Go ahead….. give it a try!   Can you name the oldest?  Your hints are 1775, and think of another word for fort!  Which one became home to railroad executives in the 1880’s? Hint: it’s our concentration of east-coast style Victorians!   Where is our concentration of California-style bungalows?  Hint:  the UA caused two “suburbs” to crop up…. can you name […]

You’re thinking your house for sale is wonderful, and you’re wondering why it’s not selling.  Here’s what buyers want, according to recent survey results from the National Assoc of Realtors:

central A/C
wood floors
lots of storage & big closets
energy efficiency

Did you know that 51% of homebuyers remodel the kitchen within a year of purchasing the home?  Interesting.
So… […]

You don’t believe that it’s a VERY good time to buy?  Here’s why I think you should get started with me today:  4 reasons. 
1. Sellers wouldn’t have their homes on the market right now if they didn’t need to sell, which makes everything negotiable!  You must have a realtor who’s not shy about lowballing […]

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How do I find a trustworthy wonderful petsitter to stay at my house while I go away for the weekend? I get this question just about weekly from my clients!  If you’re looking for someone to check in on your house and bring in the mail, or go all the way to living at your place, […]

Price right, that is price the property to sell.  There is no more "well, let’s just see if we can get the sky, the sun, the moon AND the stars for this property!"  Buyers are back; they’re coming off the sidelines.  But they’ve got nearly 10,000 properties in the inventory, and they’re going to be […]

Sick of those bundles of credit card applications in your mailbox?
Get rid of them:  www.creditsourceonline.com/optout.html
 And they’re dangerous… falling into the wrong hands, discarded without shredding… most frequent method of identity theft is those very applications that stuff your box every day!  You’ve probably done this one already, but if not:  www.donotcall.gov to stop the telephone […]

How did this home sell in 10 days in this "cooled" market?
I’ll tell you.  The seller took my advice and finished the home, rather than letting an investor have it to finish.  Fear was put aside, he pressed through, and it rewarded him with $45,000 more net than he’d have earned by "dumping" it unfinished.  […]

What does "Neighborhood Specialist" mean?  I have sold all three of these homes.  And I live in one of them.  Guess which one?  This is Historic Feldman’s neighborhood, just north of Speedway at 4th Avenue.  It’s a fabulous concentration of 20’s, 30’s and 40’s bungalows, walkable to the hip 4th Ave shopping district and to […]

What is Staging?
Think of a director, carefully selecting just the right pieces of furniture, just the right lighting… for an effect.