Archives for April 2010

What Your Painter Wishes You Knew

Over the years I’ve seen some pretty amazing transformations take place in clients’ homes, largely because of the painters who changed the entire mood of the space with a well-applied change of color. While designers work very hard towards making those transformations occur in a timely manner, at an affordable cost and without hiccups, sometimes the client is their […]

Will the Home Buyer Tax Credit Be Extended?

If I had a dime for every time I’ve been asked this question over the past 2 weeks, I could take that much-needed vacation and not skip a beat, but unfortunately, I don’t have those dimes any more than I have a definitive answer. I do have my opinions, but they’re just that… opinions. HOWEVER, […]

New Home Sales on the Mend

The big debate over the past couple of years has been ‘has the real estate market hit bottom and is it finally back on the rise?’ It’s not hard to find negative news out there if that’s what you’re looking for, but with so many positive numbers coming out of so many markets around the […]

Beautify Your Yard for FREE

Here’s an easy freebie for ya! Last week, we launched the new Platinum Partners Facebook page, and we thought it’d be fun to do a few giveaways to get the word out. Here’s how it works: From now through next Monday (April 12th, 2010), each time we hit a 100 mark of fans (100, 200, […]

Why the Rush to Get Your House Listed?

There’s some craziness going on in our market that I’ve found myself explaining to several of our clients this week, so I thought it’d be a good idea to share it here. If you’re thinking about putting your house on the market, I know you don’t want to be rushed, but right now, you can’t […]