Posts tagged: real-estate
Luxury in Whistler, BC
By DIY Maven
This property, located in Whistler, BC, is on the market for a cool 7 million bucks. And you know what? Between the architecture, the view and the scent of the fir trees that surround it, it just might be worth every penny.
Home Staging, Before and After
By DIY Maven
Home staging expert Diane Keyes is the author of This Sold House, a practical guide to staging your house for sale in today's market. She takes a common sense approach that any homeowner can embrace. From designers to realtors to HGTV personalities, the book gets glowing praise. » READ MORE
For Sale: Lance Armstrong's Texas Ranch
By DIY Maven
We all know you can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she chooses to decorate his or her house. What Lance Armstrong's house suggests is that he's the kind of person who likes order and doesn't tolerate b.s. It also suggests that he appreciates luxury of the masculine sort. I wonder if the furnishings are included in the price tag...which was just reduced to 10.5 million.
9 Room Makeovers that Sell Houses
By DIY Maven
Frank Lloyd Wright Homes for Sale
By DIY Maven
If you'd like to live in a work of art of historical significance, you can with the help of the Frank Lloyd Write Building Conservancy. Besides being your one-stop-shopping experience for everything Wright, the website also features Wright homes currently for sale. Right now there's 19 to choose from. Three practically in Curbly's backyard: The Lovness Estate in Stillwater, the lovely Lindholm Residence in Cloquet, and my personal favorite the
Ferris Bueller House For Sale
By DIY MavenThe Ben Rose House, also known as Cameron's place, is for sale. Located at 370 Beach Street, Highland Park, IL, the mid-century minimalist glass and steel structure is cantilevered over a ravine affording it remarkable views. At $2,300,000, the glass garage is included, but, alas, a » READ MORE
Donald Does Dubai
By DIY Maven
Have you seen Palm Jumeirah? One of the three man-made palm-tree-shaped islands in Dubai with no less that 48.84 miles of shoreline? Wether we like the idea or hate it, we can bet Donald Trump is p.o.'d that he didn’t think of it first. The evidence: he’s putting up the Palm Trump International Hotel & Tower on the island’s trunk. Besides being a 368 room hotel, it will also house 388 apartments. Although I couldn’t find leasing and/or sa » READ MORE
Determining Home Value?
By SurlyWe are selling our first house. We've got a couple interseted in our house but it's not really "on the market". I wanted to do some work first, but not repairs just updates, etc... If I was to put it on the market I'd for sure call my realtor and work with him. If these folks are to buy the house I will sell the house directly to them sans realtor. The potential buyers are in sort of a hurry and I need to come up with an asking price. I've got » READ MORE
Buying a New Home
By ChrisjobHome blog Shakhammer has a useful article to prepare yourself for your new home purchase. As the article states, "you just cannot walk down to the realtor and buy the first house that you see..."
Read the full article here, and then check out Shakhammer's source from the New Homemaker.
The US Dept. of Housing and Urban development also offers these tips.
Top 10 Tips for Flipping a House
By sofkinsBuying, renovating and selling a house for profit, known as house flipping, is the latest buzzword in real estate. There is no magical formula to ensure success at flipping houses. However, there are essential tips to help investors earn more money.
1. Do not get emotional about house flipping. It is after all a business. If the numbers do not work, proceed to the next property. Some investors commit the mist » READ MORE
Your First Home Purchase.
By Chrisjob
Did you buy for the next three years? Five years? Seven years? Ten? Forever?
If you didn’t already have children, and planned to, did you consider the school district, though having school-aged children was at least six years away? Likewise, did you look for extra bedrooms for potential family expansion?
Were you more concerned with the inside or the o » READ MORE
Expert Advice: Stage Your House and Sell for More
By brunoIf your toilet paper is laced with gold, you’re probably not the type who needs to worry about getting your home ready to sell. But if you’re like most Americans, you don’t have golden T-P, and you don’t have a ridiculous amount of money to spend on prepping your home for a sale.
Cindy Lin, owner of Staged4More, believes staging can sell homes faster and at higher prices. And she doesn’t think it should cost you an arm a leg (or precious- » READ MORE
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