Archives for July 2009

Tax Credits for Renewable Energy Upgrades

High-tech renewable home energy features are a big topic these days, and if you’re thinking about upgrading any of your homes systems, some of these options may pay you back for a portion of your expenses, via tax credits. “My wife read about it and said, ‘We’ve been talking about doing [solar upgrades] long enough. […]

Need Your Home to Sell Faster?

Many times, home owners will tell me they want their home to sell quickly, but they’re not willing to take the leap and do some of the things necessary to REALLY place themselves above the competition. Please don’t try the approach displayed above, but do consider doing something to clearly separate yourself from the pack. […]

Pending Home Sales Continue to Climb

Some of this info may be boring, and the speakers in the video could use some flair, but overall the gist is that, according to the NAR, pending home sales have recorded a gain for each of the past 4 months, which is a trend that hasn’t been recorded since 2004. Great news for our […]

Oak Tree Estates Acreage Just Listed

If you’re looking for an acreage in the Edmond Public Schools district, you’ll want to see this one in Oak Tree Estates. Here are just a few of the highlights: 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, with mother-in-law suite. Fantastic Master Suite with australian-closet, jetted tub and separate shower, granite countertops and new paint. Cook’s kitchen with […]

OKC Among Top-10 Housing Markets

Am I beginning to sound like a broken record? Yet another report was just released, highlighting the Oklahoma City housing market as one of the best in the country with great opportunity for growth. These top markets, where home values are expected to remain level, are among those markets that did not have a big […]

Cool Time-Lapse Vid of LibertyFest Parade

If you’re like me and you weren’t able to be at the Edmond LibertyFest parade this year, or even if you were lucky enough to be there, you’ll probably enjoy this time-lapse video, which condenses the whole thing down to 2.5 minutes:

Outside the Box – How Far is Too Far?

As you know, I’m a huge advocate for outside-the-box ideas for selling your home, but some ideas are probably better left alone. Yahoo Finance recently published 5 off-the-wall ways to sell your house, which highlights a few ideas that would certainly drive your insurance agent crazy, in addition to potentially creating other problems. Numbers 3 […]

Gorgeous Warwick V Home Just Listed!

This one just hit the market and won’t last long with all of the updates the owners have made. Here are just a few of the details to get you started: 3,242 square feet – 4 beds, 3 of which have a master suite setup. 2 are upstairs and 2 are down. All bedrooms have […]

"So What Can a Home Stager Do For Me?"

So, you’re hearing more and more about how beneficial home staging is. You’re wondering “what can a home stager do that I can’t do myself?” An experienced, professional home stager can do wonders to get your home from “listed” to “sold!” in record time. Here are some of the things a good home stager should […]