More Dawn Thomas posts

Friday, October 18, 2013

7 Landscaping Mistakes That Wreck Curb Appeal

October 16, 2013

“Don’t let badly designed or maintained landscaping wreck your home’s curb appeal. Here are pitfalls to avoid. Clumsy, neglected, and hodgepodge landscaping not only hurts your home’s curb appeal, it can cut the value of your property and make it harder to sell. Real estate appraisers say bad landscaping is a buyer turnoff that can increase the [...]

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Homeowners: ready for home improvement but are the banks?

October 15, 2013

Many financial institutions are still hesitant to loan homeowners money for ‘improvements’ to their homes as that type of lending is what aided in the crash of of a few years ago. While banks are hesitant, homeowners are ready to get their projects back on track and so is their equity-will the banks budge in [...]

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How to conduct an energy audit on your home

October 14, 2013

“Saving energy is not only good for the earth; it’s good for your pocketbook. A professional energy audit is the best way to go, but you can also conduct a DIY audit that may reveal the main areas of your home where energy efficiency can be improved. Regardless of if your home was built in the [...]

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Beyond the Headlines- What’s Happening in Real Estate Pt 52

October 11, 2013

The Dawn Thomas Team is constantly trying to keep our clients and the inquiring public up to date on the goings-on of the Real Estate Market. These days there is so much information coming out daily that it’s hard to keep it all straight and not miss important articles. We’ve recently written about sellers, buyers, taxes and loans-all of these things [...]

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Sellers: China has loosened money restrictions and why it matters

October 10, 2013

Today we share with you an article that senior vice president and managing officer of Intero, Alain Pinel wrote entitled, Shanghai Express. So much has been said about international buyers and investors but the biggest chatter has come from China. Although there is a large number of Chinese buyers with enough money, until very recently it’s been hard for [...]

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Interest Rates: what effect are they having on the Real Estate market?

October 9, 2013

We have another great article from Gino Blefari, the Founder and President of Intero Real Estate. This one is entitled, Low Interest Rates Continue to Fuel Housing. Much ado has been made about interest rates and how there small rise mid year would have devastating effects on the Real Estate market. The biggest question is: has it? [...]