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FEBRUARY MARKET SNAPSHOT FOR CAPITAL REGION A brief overview of the real estate market in February 2012 for the Capital Region of New York State. Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 12:00 AM on 02/07/2012		More
What a Realtor Will Do For You There are many important reasons to use a REALTOR®. Some of the duties your REALTOR® will perform for you include: For Sellers: Walk you through the process of selling your home from beginning to end. Provide information about the prices for which comparable properties have sold and analyze data for you to gain a true comparison. Make suggestions for what you can do to make ... Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 12:00 AM on 10/25/2011		More
KIDS' TAKE ON REAL ESTATE Buying your first home can be overwhelming, and I am here to help. Coldwell Banker and its network of real estate agents worldwide plus more than 100 years in real estate supports my efforts in helping first time home buyers realize their dreams and become homeowners. Coldwell Banker Real Estate asked some children what their thoughts were on various aspects of real estate. ... Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 12:00 AM on 09/20/2011		More
CBPP September 2011 Market Snap Shot An overview of the real estate market for the Capital Region of New York State for September 2011. Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 12:00 AM on 09/13/2011		More
Capital Region Skinny - August 2011 See What's happening in NY's Capital Region Real Estate Market...as provided by the Greater Capital Association of Realtors Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 12:00 AM on 09/06/2011		More
UPDATING TO SELL As a professional Home Stager and Realtor, I frequently meet with homeowners who are considering selling – a little too late. Often homeowners decide to prepare their homes for sale by painting and updating, before inviting me in. Colors and styles change. The days of all-white, very neutral homes are gone. Light fixtures can make an otherwise great home show very dated. Shiny brass fixtures ... Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 1:42 PM on 01/12/2011		More
CBPP Market Snap Shot June 2010 As predicted by real estate market experts, the Capital Region real estate market rebounded in June 2010 over May 2010. Click the video link for all the latest details: Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 9:23 AM on 07/16/2010		More
COLDWELL BANKER PRIME PROPERTIES MARKET SNAPSHOT- MARCH 2010 - UPDATED An overview of the real estate market for the Capital Region of New York Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 1:59 PM on 04/23/2010		More
IT ALL DEPENDS The signals are out there: home sales are picking up and prices are slowly ascending. However, recovery isn't obvious everywhere yet. Most markets are still seeing the cheapest homes selling fastest, while mid-range homes are taking longer, and upper-end properties are languishing. Whether buying or selling, your best strategy in this dynamic marketplace depends on which tier your ... Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 12:36 PM on 04/15/2010		More
CAPITAL REGION MARKET SNAPSHOT - MARCH 2010 An overview of the real estate market for the Capital Region of New York Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 11:10 AM on 04/13/2010		More
The Capital Region "Skinny" - March 2010 The Spring market has arrived and delivered a whopping 20% increase in sales in February. What this means is that both buyers and sellers have returned to the market ready to take advantage of low interest rates, the Home Buyer tax credits and a great supply of available homes for sale. Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 3:28 PM on 03/26/2010		More
Is Your Home Ready For An Emergency? From the Home Safety Council ~ The kitchen is perhaps the most potentially dangerous place in the house, because it’s where water, electricity - and in some cases, natural gas - all come together. Make sure you have a fire extinguisher handy near the stove, and make sure everyone in the house knows how and when to use it. You should never fight a fire if it compromises your ability ... Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 2:08 PM on 03/16/2010		More
Just 6 Weeks Left To Claim The Homebuyer Tax Credit The deadline for purchasing a home in order to qualify for the extended and expanded Home Buyer Tax Credit program is fast approaching. Homebuyers must be under contract to purchase a home no later than April 30, 2010; the home must close no later than June 30, 2010. “Move up” buyers (those who own a home and have lived in it for 5 of the last 8 years) may be eligible to receive a ... Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 3:03 PM on 03/02/2010		More
Make Some Lemonade It’s probably no surprise that homeowners who have faced the ordeal of foreclosure feel a certain measure of shame or guilt about their experience. Whether or not those feelings are warranted, it's hard to survive the process completely unscathed. What is surprising is the recent development of "buyer's guilt." Some who are fortunate enough to afford to take advantage of a low-priced foreclosure ... Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 9:47 AM on 02/26/2010		More
IRS Form 5405 Needed To Claim Homebuyer Credit The Internal Revenue Service has released a new form that eligible homebuyers must file in order to claim the first-time homebuyer credit this tax season. The new form and instructions follow the extension and expansion of the homebuyer tax credit in November. In addition, there are now documentation requirements to deter fraud and ensure taxpayers properly claim the credit. With the release of ... Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 3:03 PM on 02/08/2010		More
STARTING YOUR SPRING GARDEN It's not too early to being planning your spring garden...see below Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 12:56 PM on 02/01/2010		More
10 Inexpensive Ways to Wow Buyers Now is the time for home owners contemplating a spring sale to spruce up their properties in anticipation of what Mike Larson of Weiss Research calls a potentially vibrant home-selling season. "If you have been beating your head against a wall, this is going to feel a lot better,” he says.Here are 10 cheap ways to make a property more attractive to shoppers: Improve first impressions. Touch ... Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 1:46 PM on 01/29/2010		More
Tax Credit Ignites Early Spring Selling Season The home buying season is starting early this year, thanks to the expanded first-time and move-up homebuyer tax credit.Typically, the busiest time for home shopping starts in March and continues through May, but this year buyers who want to take advantage of the tax credits have to hold a signed contract by April 30 and close the deal by June 30.That is getting people off the couch. "The tax credit ... Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 10:07 AM on 01/25/2010		More
IS NOW A GOOD TIME TO BUY OR SELL A HOME? Click the video link to hear Jim Gillespie, CEO of Coldwell Banker Real Estate on his assesment of the housing landscape. Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 12:25 PM on 01/21/2010		More
Breaking News on the Homebuyer Tax Credit The Internal Revenue Service has released a new form that eligible homebuyers must file in order to claim the first-time homebuyer credit this tax season. The new form and instructions follow the extension and expansion of the homebuyer tax credit in November. In addition, there are now documentation requirements to deter fraud and ensure taxpayers properly claim the credit. With the release of ... Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 12:25 PM on 01/21/2010		More
ATTENTION NYS HOMEOWNERS - HAVE YOU APPLIED FOR YOUR STAR EXEMPTION? STAR is New York State's School Tax Relief Program that includes a school property tax rebate program and a partial property tax exemption from school taxes. All New York State homeowners who live in their home - whether it's a condominium, cooperative apartment, manufactured home, farm dwelling, apartment building or mixed-use property - are eligible for the STAR exemption on their primary residence. The ... Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 1:59 PM on 01/11/2010		More
How To Prepare Your House For Sale Disassociate yourself from your home. Make the mental decision to "let go" of your emotions and focus on the fact that soon this house will belong to someone else. Look toward the future. De-personalize. Pack up those personal photographs and family heirlooms. You don't want buyers to be distracted by personal artifacts. You want them to imagine their own photos on the walls. You want buyers to ... Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 1:51 PM on 01/06/2010		More
Mortgage Points: To Pay or Not To Pay Should you pay discount points when you get a mortgage? To answer that question, you have to estimate whether you'll keep the mortgage past the “break-even point” – the time when your accumulated monthly savings from lower monthly payments exceeds the amount paid up front. What is a mortgage discount point? One point is equal to 1% of the loan amount, paid upfront at closing. You ... Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 12:23 PM on 12/30/2009		More
EXPANSION OF THE HOME BUYER TAX CREDIT The President has extended the $8,000 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit and now expanded it to include a $6,500 tax credit for Move Up Buyers has caught the attention of many. Click this video for some of the pertinent details of the tax credit: Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 2:06 PM on 12/17/2009		More
LOCAL FOOD BANKS NEED OUR HELP! You may not see it but it is happening...right here in our communities. Families that used to be able to feed their families now need the help of food pantries. At this time of year many of us are thinking about how are we going to provide presents to our families. What if we were a family whose hope was just for a meal on the table for the holidays? Imagine looking ... Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 3:35 PM on 12/14/2009		More

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