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Tiffany DuBose, R PB
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Having a Great Month!
Tiffany DuBose
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Your
Happiness is My Success!
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Copyright © 2009
Realty Times
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Real Estate Outlook:
Recovery Underway
The
pattern gets clearer week after week: We
are looking at a slow-motion housing
recovery that is itself feeding into a
broader economic recovery that should
have us out of recession later this
year.
Now that's not to ignore the fact
that there are markets in the country
that still face very challenging
economic dynamics - with no real
turnaround in view yet on housing sales,
prices and unemployment.
But the national numbers are
telling us something important, and they
increasingly look positive.
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Take the last new home
construction starts and permits
reports. Your local paper or the
network news may have said
housing starts dropped again,
but that was misleading.
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Key to Earning Energy-Efficiency Tax Credits
Homeowners
now can claim up to $1,500 in expanded
energy-efficiency tax credits for remodeling
their principal residence to reduce energy
consumption. Available until the end of 2010,
the revamped Existing Home Retrofit (25C) Tax
Credit helps consumers save two ways: on their
costs and on their utility bills.
"Remodelers can help find the best methods
of saving energy in your home with an
assessment, like a home energy audit," explained
Greg Miedema, CGR, CGB, CAPS, CGP, a remodeler
from Tucson, Ariz. "Tightening the house to
reduce air leakage by adding insulation, fixing
ducts, and installing a more efficient heating
and air conditioning system can help save on
energy bills today while also reducing next
year's tax bill."
The expanded federal tax credit refunds 30
percent of the product replacement cost up to a
total of $1,500. It can be used not only for
HVAC
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Finding the Perfect Neighborhood
A
home is not an island.
The surrounding neighborhood is just as
important because it can have a big impact on
your lifestyle -- safety, available amenities,
and convenience all play their part, according
to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
NAR also says you can keep your home value
buoyed if you find the right neighborhood.
And you can find the right neighborhood by
getting information direct from the best sources
-- rather than from second hand and often
incomplete data bases professing to offer you
one stop shopping for all your neighborhood
checking needs.
Make a list of the activities -- movies,
health clubs, churches -- you engage in
regularly and stores you visit frequently. See
how far you would have to travel from each
neighborhood you’re considering to engage in
your most common activities.
Check out the school district. The education
department in your town can provide information
on test scores, class size, percentage of
students who attend college, and special
enrichment programs. Even if you don’t have
children, a house in a good school district will
be easier to sell in the future.
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Homes Adopt
Streamlined Electronic Functionality
Tight
economic times don't seem to be dampening the desire to
streamline electronic home improvements. According to
The Custom Electronic Design and Installation
Association (CEDIA), 2009 looks to be a promising year
for electronic home upgrades in the areas of energy
efficiency, mobile home management, flat panel display
adoption, digital transitioning, and wireless
integration.
"Housing prices and new home construction are at an
all-time low right now. Instead of trying to sell, many
homeowners have turned to retrofitting their homes and
investing in comforts that will make their home more
enjoyable," said Utz Baldwin, CEO,
Daily News and Advice
Read about the events shaping the
Real Estate market today, find current interest
rates, or browse the extensive library of advice
and how-to articles written by some of the top
experts in Real Estate. Updated each weekday.
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Tiffany DuBose
E-mail:
tiffany@aprhi.com
Web:
http://www.aprhi.com
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Aloha Paradise Realty Inc.
(808)
674-2371
94-1036 Waipio Uka Street 110
Waipahu, HI 96797
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