Create and start a block party to meet your neighbors By Philip A Raices - August 1, 20180 54 I was lying in bed the other day, thinking of a topic to convey to my readers and voila, it popped into my mind. Years ago, people had block parties to stay in touch with neighbors and socialize; bri
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08/03/2018
You are contemplating selling or are currently cleaning out your clutter and throwing stuff away to put your home out onto the market.You are so focused on the cleaning, updating, fixing that maybe you haven’t spent enough time in figuring out where you are going to move?That’s one of the most cr
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07/27/2018
By the time you read this column Passover and Easter will have been celebrated by us once again, and year after year the traditions will continue, hoping for more peaceful times going forward.This column will not address real estate up front this week but some important crucial and critical issu
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04/06/2018
By Philip A Raices -Saturday, March 31, 2018 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter First, a little history as to why people were forced to do short sales and the reasons behind it all.About 12 years ago, a majority of subprime mortgages began their slide to an “under water” position, meaning thei
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03/31/2018
You are now planning to put your home on the market, but you have a lot of stuff and accumulation of things over the years and most likely are not going to take everything with you when you finally move.The question arises, are you going to procrastinate and wait for a buyer to sign your contrac
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01/11/2018
Do you ever wonder what happens when the sale or purchase of a home occurs from the first day and into the future of ownership and the amazing benefit to our local and U.S. economy?Well, here is the scoop! You first have to consider, that you had already hired a moving company, assuming you had
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01/02/2018
A majority of us have long ago graduated college and went on to big and better things whether it be a job or starting a business.Fast forward today, the same situation is occurring, but with a few glitches and potholes confronting our millennials and Generation Xer’s and others too!Burdened with
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01/01/2018
By Philip A Raices December 23, 2017 We had our first snowfall 2 weeks ago and it was kinda nice to see those snowflakes finally fluttering down to christen the beginning of our 2017-2018 winter. Of course, I waited til the next day to shovel, since I actually had a lazy streak that nigh
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12/23/2017
Over the last few years inventory of available homes, co-ops, condos and townhomes has obviously decreased to an astonishing 30-year low, mainly due to a 35-year high in demand and also more and more individuals deciding to “age in place, and not putting their homes on the market.We are at less t
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12/23/2017
1. What is your home really worth? The correct selling price on a home is vital. Too high and it won't sell and you'll lose the best prospects. Too low and you may actually lose money. 2. How do you qualify a prospect? When prospects inquire about your property and you are tempted to enter into a
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