Let’s say you’ve just decided to list your home for sale. You know there’s a lot to plan, but when do you start preparing to move? In a word, NOW! Stay focused and don’t panic!

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    CHICAGO, May 21 /PRNewswire/ — When it comes to getting the word out, selling a business isn’t like selling a home. During a business sale, confidentiality is of utmost importance.

    “When a business owner tries to sell his or her own business, people start to wonder,” said Rob Firestone, International Business Brokers
Association (IBBA) board member and principal and general manager of Bluestem Resources Affiliated Group of Tulsa, Okalahoma. “Just placing an ad can create mounds of uncertainty that can be detrimental to a business owner’s bottom line.”

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If you’re not a homeowner, you might be confused by the brouhaha surrounding loan defaults and foreclosures. Learn more by understanding the basic terms used to describe a mortgage.

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As you prepare to sell your home, you’ll probably consider the best way to advertise it. Surprisingly, advertising doesn’t work. But marketing does, and there is a big difference. An agent will be more involved in “marketing” your home, and here’s why.

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     Two National Surveys Find RE/MAX Agents Average More Transactions

    DENVER, May 5 /PRNewswire/ — Two industry surveys of the nation’s top
brokerages reveal that RE/MAX Sales Associates outperform their competitors
at brokerages affiliated with the major national franchises. Based on
transactions closed in 2007, The RIS Media Power Broker Survey found that
RE/MAX Sales Associates averaged 15.5 transaction sides, 39% higher than
their nearest national competitor. In The REAL Trends 500, RE/MAX Sales
Associates were also ranked the highest of all national real estate
franchises, averaging 19% more transactions per agent than their closest
competitor. REAL Trends also noted that the average real estate agent in
2007 earned 7.6 transaction sides.

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Okay, you’ve found the home of your dreams. You’ve determined how much you can afford because you’ve already been pre-approved by your lender, and your offer has been accepted. But wait. If you’re financing the purchase, like almost everyone does, you’ll actually be paying more than the final sale price of the home.

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    MIDDLEBURY, Vt., May 5 /PRNewswire/ — In the midst of all the bad news
regarding the state of residential housing and the economic woes of home
builders, there is one home manufacturer that has more than held its own in
the housing downturn. In fact, sales have increased 300% in the past year.
The company is Connor Homes of Middlebury, Vermont. The company builds
exquisite — and affordable — colonial reproduction “kit” homes that can
be shipped anywhere in the world; and the world is beating a path to its
door.

   

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