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  • What's Hot on HousingWatch This Week
    Filed under: News, EconomyTyler Perry can afford to buy big ol' pink mansions no matter what interest rates are doing, but this week brought great news for the rest of us. Lower rates were hot news on HousingWatch this week. See what else our readers were interested in. 1. Tyler Perry Buys $40M Atlanta Mansion as $7.6M Teardown Hollywood heavyweight Tyl […]
    Liz Hawthorne
  • What's Hot on HousingWatch This Week
    Filed under: NewsSmaller houses, lower down payments, and deep discounts on big ol' pink mansions. See what else our readers were interested in this week on HousingWatch. 1. Florida Real Estate: Nearly 50% of Jacksonville Homes Are Underwater Though its East Coast location has kept Jacksonville more or less safe from the oil spill, all is not rosy with […]
    Liz Hawthorne
  • What's Hot on HousingWatch This Week
    Filed under: NewsIf you're shopping for a Florida property, a second home, or some Jersey-fied shwag, this is your week. Read on to see why, and to see what else was hot on HousingWatch this week. 1. Berkeley's Hot, Florida's Cold, Says New Real Estate Report Berkeley Calif. is the hottest market in the country -- though you'll be left co […]
    Liz Hawthorne
  • What's Hot on HousingWatch This Week
    Filed under: NewsWith the estate of the late Dennis Hopper grabbing the top spot, this week's HousingWatch headlines were (almost) as hot as the East Coast. See what other steamy news was brewing this week: 1. Dennis Hopper's Venice, Calif. Estate Hits Auction Block The enormous (almost 5,000 square feet!) house of recently deceased actor Dennis Ho […]
    Liz Hawthorne
  • What's Hot on HousingWatch This Week
    Filed under: NewsMortgage defaults and foreclosure scams and a foreign invasion, oh my! It was another wild week here on HousingWatch -- see what our readers thought was interesting over the past 7 days: 1. Adam Carolla Selling His 'Overbuilt' L.A. Hills Home for $1.3M Professional funny guy Adam Corolla is looking to unload his L.A. home more than […]
    Liz Hawthorne
  • What's Hot on HousingWatch This Week
    Filed under: NewsWith amenities ranging from squirrel condos to full-blown recording studios, we've featured properties with a little something for everyone in recent posts. See what else was hot on HousingWatch this week. 1. Denver's Bizarre Mayoral Home: Its Fate Now in Question A debate is brewing in Denver about the fate of a mansion donated to […]
    Liz Hawthorne
  • Congressmen propose extension on closing date for federal tax credit June 16, 2010
    Last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he would support a measure to give additional time for first-time home buyers to close on their purchases and still receive a tax credit for up to $8,000. Repeat buyers were also eligible for a credit of up to $6,500. Buyers had until April 30, 2010 to have a [...] […]
    Sharon
  • Home improvements have begun at the White House June 14, 2010
    There are many homeowners across our country postponing the sale of their home due to the precariousness of the housing industry. Because a home sale is not imperative, some owners are choosing to make home improvements, either by their own hand or by hiring professionals. The White House, which theoretically will never be for sale, is [...] […]
    Sharon
  • Real estate markets on Gulf shores impacted by BP oil spill June 11, 2010
    When viewing news footage of the marine and wildlife damage due to BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill, it’s easy to make the connection between that carnage and the loss of income to those who make their living directly from the water. Shrimpers, oyster harvesters, commercial fishers - among others - have been unable to work their trade and are [...] […]
    Sharon
  • Increased consumer confidence could lead to higher home prices June 10, 2010
    According to The Conference Board, economic confidence is as high as it’s been since August 2007 - four months before the start of the recession. Americans are optimistic again. As the theory goes, confidence matters to the economy because as confidence increases, consumer spending follows. Consumer spending accounts for 70 percent of [...] […]
    Erin
  • April 2010 shows a rise in new home construction June 8, 2010
    The U.S. Department of Commerce issued a report last month stating new home construction rose nearly 41 percent, when compared to the same time frame a year ago. Privately owned housing starts were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 672,000, which is 5.8 percent above the March estimate of 635,000. That rate is the highest since October 2008. New constr […]
    Sharon

The Winner of the 8 Granite Lake, Saratoga iPhone Giveaway is...

… waiting for you,  uploaded to YouTube and ready for viewing. Find out who won the iPhone gift card at our Broker Open House at 8 Granite Lake Drive in Greenfield Center, Saratoga.

8 Granite Lake Dr, Greenfield, Saratoga; pictures just don't do it justice…

We had a great time showing off the place and [...]

Saratoga Realtors give 8 Granite Lake Drive 44 thumbs up at Broker Open House

First, it’s important to say thank you to everyone who attended our Broker Open House at 8 Granite Lake Drive in Greenfield Center, Saratoga. We had an excellent turnout for such a miserable weather day. In total, 22 people attended and 16 registered for the iPhone drawing and the $1000 bonus. Ten of you filled [...]

Let it rain for our Broker Open House at 8 Granite Lake Drive in Greenfield Saratoga, the show must go on.

Well, it’s going to rain on Tuesday, the day of our open house at 8 Granite Lake Drive in Greenfield, Saratoga. In case you missed my last post on the topic the Broker Open House will be held from 12-2:30. Here’s the link to the post with all the info including the news about our [...]

Nature abhors a vacuum, even in little ol' Malta.

Here’s a link to a TU Blog post about the development getting underway in Malta. http://cli.gs/Z7XMqz

I’m glad someone is attempting to break the deadlock and move the ball down the field. At least the Malta plan has a core downtown scheme that will be a place for people and not simply strip mall [...]

March 30: Win a Free iPhone 3Gs at our Brokers Open House; 8 Granite Lake Dr, Greenfield Center, Saratoga

On Tuesday March 30, I’m giving away a brand new Apple iPhone 3GS (a $215 value iPhone gift card) free to a lucky broker (or agent) at our Open House at 8 Granite Lake Drive in Greenfield Center, Saratoga. The open house will take place 12:00-2:30. The iPhone will be given away to a licensed real [...]

Confessions of a former Saratoga Springs Realtor, or...

Carl Casselman a former realtor in Saratoga Springs NY looks back on how his experience changed his [...]

How to move to Saratoga, find a new home and hold on to your sanity.

Here’s a new guest post, from a new guest, Abby Endres. Abby is the president of Lift Marketing. Abby and her family are new to Saratoga and are in the process of looking for a home. I asked Abby to write a guest post on her thoughts about how to approach house hunting in a [...]

We can learn something in Saratoga from this young couple in Brooklyn.

A young Brooklyn couple uses ingenuity to turn ordinary to [...]