REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Building a Home Is a Bargain These Days

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Building a Home Is a Bargain These Days

Feel free to give me a call, send an email, or a text with any questions. Thanks!Becky Behrens

The Weather is Finally Warming up...

For those of you out there that are weekend warriors, here are some projects you might enjoy. Although this weekend I'll be watching some baseball at JUCO!

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  Outdoor Lighting for Curb Appeal and Safety

  Well-planned outdoor lighting improves curb appeal, safety, and security for your home. Read
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  5 Tips for Inspecting and Maintaining Your Garage

  Routine maintenance will help your garage retain its value and keep it trouble-free for decades. Read
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  Save Water and Money with a Rain Barrel

  Using rain barrels to harvest rainwater from your roof is a simple, low-expense solution for conserving water and saving on your water bill. Read
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  Fast Fixes for Common Gutter Problems

  Maintaining gutters is the most important thing you can do to prevent water from damaging your house, and keeping them in shape is an easy homeowner task. Read
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  Water Heaters: 5 Tips for Saving Energy

  Water heating accounts for up to 25% of household energy costs, but there are inexpensive things you can do to increase efficiency and reduce energy bills. Read

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Feel free to give me a call, send an email, or a text with any questions. Thanks!Becky Behrens

Rental vacancy rate drops by 1.6 percent | GJSentinel.com

Here is another good sign that our local economy is doing better. Cabela's opened last night, Exxon and Halliburton have both been hiring...slowly, but surely. I'm not saying there is going to be a boom, but things are looking better.

Rental vacancy rate drops by 1.6 percent | GJSentinel.com

Feel free to give me a call, send an email, or a text with any questions. Thanks!Becky Behrens

Now is the Time to Buy, Investment Firm Says

This article is based on data from the 80's, one of my favorite decades! So it has to be true, right??

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Now is the Time to Buy, Investment Firm Says

Just A Reminder....

... the tax credit expires tomorrow!!!! As many of you know, the tax credit for home buyers ends tomorrow. This includes the $8,000.00 tax credit for First Time Home Buyers and the $6,500.00 tax credit for "move up" buyers. It's not too late if you have something in mind and want to get a contract in place prior to the April 30th deadline. You only need to be under contract by April 30th. You then have until June 30th to close the transaction. This obviously doesn't leave much time. Today could potentially be a very busy day for buyers as they try and get sellers to agree to contracts. If you really want to take advantage you only have until end of business tomorrow and hopefully you've already found a house and you're ready to make an offer.

Feel free to give me a call, send an email, or a text with any questions. Thanks!Becky Behrens

Tax Credit Extended???? and 5 Costly Mistakes First-Time Buyers Make

So this week I have had three people tell me that they heard or saw on the news that the the First-Time homebuyer tax credit was being extended. I haven't heard anything about this, to the best of my knowledge this tax credit is expiring. This means that if you want to take advantage of the $8,000 tax credit for 1st time home buyers or the $6,500 if you have lived in your current home for 5 or more years, then you have until April 30, 2010 to have a house under contract. FYI, that is in 5 days!!!

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-5 Costly Mistakes First-Time Buyers Make

Feel free to give me a call, send an email, or a text with any questions. Thanks!

Becky Behrens

Home sales turn around | GJSentinel.com

This is the trend we have been seeing and it is really encouraging!


Home sales turn around | GJSentinel.com