1. Six Reasons to Use a Realtor
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... of market conditions. Before making a decision about whether to go it alone, it is important to have a realistic idea of what is involved in the biggest financial transaction most of us are likely to make. ...

2. No Time like the First Time
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... narrowed your search, talk to a real estate professional that serves the community you’d like to call home. ERA® associates are trained to guide you through your purchase every step of the way. Our Web ...

3. When the Brood leaves the Nest
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... their community. A major decision you are probably facing is determining exactly what you would like your next living arrangement to be. Unlike generations in days past, today it is nearly impossible to ...

4. Service Is Golden: Real Estate Programs to Put Seniors' Minds at Ease
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... in years or even decades, selling a beloved family home, maintaining rental properties, and navigating related tax issues are all special considerations that call for special service. For reasons like ...

5. Playing It Safe: Security Measures for Homesellers
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... any valuables or lock them away before an open house or other showing of your home. Never leave an answering-machine message telling when you aren't home, and never divulge sensitive personal details like ...

6. A Good Showing: Dressing Your House for Sales Success
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... should be in sparkling condition – these rooms are known to be what makes up many home-seekers' minds. Removal of odors like pet smells and smoke will lessen distractions for customers you want focusing ...

7. Age Differences: Old Homes vs. New
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... materials (like lead paint and asbestos), while new homes can include ones more recently recognized (like arsenic in outdoor wood and formaldehyde in carpets). But either can still be your dream home, ...

8. The Price Is Right: Finding Home Financing to Suit Every Budget
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... homeownership dreams, it's good to know they can become reality sooner than you think, and important to get the best guidance you can on how. If you believed you couldn't afford to buy, information like ...

9. First Time's the Charm: Tips for Beginning Homebuyers
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... every income. For example, ERA Mortgage offers more than 100 different loan products, and one is likely to fit your unique financing needs. Once you've gained confidence in that area, it's important to ...

10. The New Urban Neighborhood: Brownfield of Dreams?
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... like this coincides with the environmental interests of both city and suburban officials: having a population within a few public transit stops or even in walking distance of work and recreation reduces ...

11. Getting It Right the Second Time: To Remodel or Not to Remodel
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... current neighborhood that you'd like to do as much as possible to avoid moving, or are you ready for a change of area? Can your family take the strain, and your business the disruption, of a project that ...

12. Career Path: Becoming a Realtor
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Real estate professionals and customers alike give a good deal of thought to what the Realtor® can do for the homebuyer or seller. A question that may not get asked as often is why Realtors® do what they ...

13. Doubling Your Investment: Do Income-Generating Properties Pay?
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... conditions, get interest rates lower than those who do not. (A professional like those at ERA Mortgage can tell you more.) Of course you'll want to decide if the demands of being a live-in landlord are ...

14. Rooms for Improvement: The Joys and Challenges of Fixer-Uppers
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The house that needs work – it's not for everyone. But then, the secret of real estate success, for both a professional like me and a potential customer like yourself, is finding the one home that's right ...

15. New Kid on the Block: Moving With Children
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... time to focus on their problems, too, but it's also one of the most crucial times to keep their concerns in mind. Sometimes what seems like a major disruption to grownups is viewed as an adventure to ...

16. When a Home is Not a House: Condo Pros and Cons
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... start for first-time homebuyers who would like to build equity for a house purchase a few years down the road. Condo sales are growing, too, reaching record numbers and also outpacing single-family homes ...

17. Confidence Builder: Make the Most of Newly-Constructed Homes
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... your home's resale value. He or she can also help you to familiarize yourself with the new neighborhood; guide you throughout the construction process; and get you set up with crucial services like moving ...

18. Save More Than Energy: The Cost-Efficient Home
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The energy-efficient home is moving from the horizons of futuristic planners to the agenda of current homeowners. It's not so much a matter of newer technologies – though alternate energy sources like ...

19. Empty Nests and Full Houses: Remodeling for Departing Kids and Returning Parents
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... them to move back in with their grown children and in-laws. Extended families (including grandparents raising their grandchildren) have also become more commonplace. Situations like these can pose the ...

20. Making Your (Dog) House a Home: Moving With Less Stress for Your Pets
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... developments ahead – the move itself is stressful for pets and people alike, though this too can be minimized. If you're flying, check ahead to see which airlines allow pets as "carry-ons." The cargo bay ...