Year: 2016
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Northern Virginia Communities With NEW Model Homes
Read more: Northern Virginia Communities With NEW Model HomesSelling new homes comes with an unfair advantage: professionally decorated model homes! Make sure you add these new additions to your tour schedule in the Stafford, Gainesville, Ashburn, Aldie and Winchester areas. Stafford Shelton Woods in Stafford (Map it!) Tour the newly opened Donovan model, recently featured as a Home of the Week on NewHomeSource.com!…
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Popular 6 Years Running: the Alison Floor Plan
Read more: Popular 6 Years Running: the Alison Floor PlanAre your clients looking for a two-story home with upstairs bedrooms and ample opportunity to personalize? Add the Alison to your must-show list! This popular plan is a time-tested favorite in the Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountains, Southwest and Mid-Atlantic region, thanks to its open entertaining spaces and abundant curb appeal. Typical specs (may vary by…
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Why Sell New Homes? Lower Insurance Premiums!
Read more: Why Sell New Homes? Lower Insurance Premiums!Are your clients weighing new and resale homes in their search? Clue them in on this lesser-known benefit of buying new: newly built homes typically have lower insurance premiums than older homes. Many factors are used to determine homeowners insurance rates, including the home’s location, risk factors (e.g., swimming pools and trampolines on the property)…
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Tight Housing Inventory? Let Us Help!
Read more: Tight Housing Inventory? Let Us Help!Is today’s tight housing inventory putting a damper on your spring sales? Don’t forget about new construction! Not only can we build personalized new homes for clients who have a flexible timeline, but we may also have spec homes ready for move-in near you. Click your sales region in the list below to see what’s…
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Masterplan Near Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Read more: Masterplan Near Joint Base Lewis-McChordJust east of Spanaway and west of South Hill is a pocket of Puyallup that’s home to the Amber Meadows masterplan. Famous for its spectacular daffodil farms, Puyallup has a lot to offer Tacoma-area homebuyers: a scenic small-town atmosphere, a variety of community festivals and activities, a historic downtown shopping district, a bustling farmer’s market,…
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Good Reads for Real Estate Agents
Read more: Good Reads for Real Estate AgentsIf you’ve enjoyed Homebased, be sure to check out our sister blog for homebuyers, Homeward! Recent stories include… Prepping your home for a real estate photographer This article may help you coach your clients for the day of their photo shoot. Let us be the ones to tell them to pack away their knickknacks and…
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Meet the Multigenerational Robert Floor Plan
Read more: Meet the Multigenerational Robert Floor PlanAvailable at premier communities in the Phoenix, Tucson and Orlando areas, the Robert floor plan offers approximately 4,000 square feet of luxurious living, all on one floor. This design is so popular, we’ve modeled it at four Phoenix-area communities. The Robert is one of our Modern Living collection, a line of floor plans designed for multigenerational…
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Bay-Area Groundbreaking: a Rousing Success!
Read more: Bay-Area Groundbreaking: a Rousing Success!Last week, we celebrated the groundbreaking of Mulberry, our new community in Rohnert Park, Northern California. The ceremony was attended by over forty of the community’s movers and shakers—Mayor Gina Belforte, city council members, the City Manager, members of the planning commission and the media. “We are thrilled to see construction begin. Amidst a lot…
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Listing Typos: Good for a Laugh; Bad for Business
Read more: Listing Typos: Good for a Laugh; Bad for BusinessBetween touchscreen keyboards, overzealous autocorrect and the average agent’s hectic schedule, it’s a wonder there aren’t more typos on the MLS. But, when they do happen, they can be a big buyer turn-off. Redfin® teamed up with the grammar experts at Grammarly® to survey just how important a polished real estate listing is to homebuyers.…
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New Townhomes in Redfin’s Hottest Baltimore Neighborhoods
Read more: New Townhomes in Redfin’s Hottest Baltimore NeighborhoodsIf the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore is your sales turf, prepare for an uptick in interest! Redfin ranked this quirky quarter at #8 on their list of 2016’s hottest neighborhoods (and #1 in Baltimore). The brokerage based its predictions on current growth in page views and favorites on Redfin.com. We can’t say we’re surprised. Hampden…