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    Miami house sales and prices set records for 2012

    Miami home sales set new records in 2012, improving upon the record-setting 2011 and even the height of the housing boom in 2005, according to the year-end analysis of the Miami Association of Realtors (MAR). MAR found that in 2012, there were 11,463 home sales in Miami-Dade, a 7.9 percent...
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    Recovery in US housing market set to slow in 2013

    Recently there have been signs the housing sector is improving, and many economists think home building will add to economic growth this year for the first time since 2005. Analysts think house prices in the United States, as measured by the S&P/Case Shiller composite index of 20 metropolitan...
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    Any tips to make your property more appealing to buyers?

    Differentiate From the Neighbors In order to attract attention and to make your home more memorable, consider custom designs or additions, such as landscaping, high grade windows or a new roof. This can help improve the home's aesthetics, while potentially adding value to the home. Any...
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    Need Info about property maintenance

    THE LANDLORD'S RESPONSIBILITIES 1. The roof must not leak. 2. The walls must be weather-tight, and in good repair. 3. The stairs must be safe for normal use and maintained in good repair. 4. Windows and doors must be basically weather-tight, water-tight, rodent-proof, and kept in sound working...
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    Tenant is asking to renew the contract in advance

    Let's think in a positive way. Tenants want to review their contract as early as now is because they love the place. Now let us say that the landlord increase its rental fee. Talk to the tenants and explain that there is a need to increase a fee or better yet, consult a lawyer regarding the...
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    How Do Retail Sales Affect Mortgage Rates?

    A few other factors of note made a difference in mortgage rates: Continued Jobless Claims dropped to the lowest level since July 2008 Empire State manufacturing jumped to the highest level since May The Fed’s Yellen expressed support for easy-money policies to help the job market Gold...
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    Tips for Tenants

    Bring your paperwork. - The best way to win over a prospective landlord is to be prepared. Review the lease. - Carefully review all of the conditions of the tenancy before you sign on the dotted line. Get everything in writing. - To avoid disputes or misunderstandings with your landlord, get...
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    Which State Produces Least Amount of Pollution?

    The average Vermont driver puts 17,000 miles a year on his/her car. This equals 935 pounds of carbon monoxide, 13,600 pounds of carbon dioxide, 114 pounds of hydrocarbons, and 68 pounds of nitrogen oxides emitted every year. That’s nearly 7.5 tons of air pollution each year, from just one...
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    Are you a real estate Sale professionals?

    Tips to attract real estate buyers and sellers Post a status update on your Facebook page with a link back to a post or article on your blog. Do this at least 2 or 3 times a week. Tweet about something related to your niche to attract your Twitter followers back to your blog post or page...
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    Property in Buffalo NY

    I just did a quick search for you and found about 66 properties with at least 2 units in each - of course some of them would need to be weeded out - the listings go up to 50k, when i buyer lists, normally they dont expect to get the actual list price. I must warn you however there has been a...
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