Flat Fee MLS, For Sale By Owner, Home Buyer Rebates » buying a home https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog Now, There's A Smarter Way to Buy or Sell Your Home - Bloomkey Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:41:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Be Market Savvy https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2009/05/18/be-market-savvy/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2009/05/18/be-market-savvy/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 19:27:35 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/?p=879 Buying or selling a home in today’s market means being up on market pricing and trends. As noone has yet determined whether we’re at the bottom of the market, still heading down or on the way back up, it’s critical to keep up with market conditions in your area, pricing and financing options. The best [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2009/05/18/be-market-savvy/feed/ 0 Home buying tax credit https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2008/12/30/home-buying-tax-credit/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2008/12/30/home-buying-tax-credit/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:54:17 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/?p=766 Home buyers have gotten a real boost from the government, but you better get started soon. The tax credit of $7,500 for ‘first-time home buyers’ ends July 1, 2009. The law defines “first-time home buyer” as a buyer who has not owned a principal residence during the three-year period prior to the purchase. For the [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2008/12/30/home-buying-tax-credit/feed/ 0 Paying for Emails? Not anymore! https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2008/06/01/paying-for-emails-not-anymore/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2008/06/01/paying-for-emails-not-anymore/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:30:09 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/?p=611 If you are a first time home seller or a first time home buyer chances are someone has given you the advice to get a realtor to help you out. The first time I bought a home, I followed this advice and found myself paying a lot of money for advice and support I actually [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2008/06/01/paying-for-emails-not-anymore/feed/ 0 Buying a Home? It Helps to Know Where to Look https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/28/buying-a-home-it-helps-to-know-where-to-look/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/28/buying-a-home-it-helps-to-know-where-to-look/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:20:15 +0000 Manager http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/28/buying-a-home-it-helps-to-know-where-to-look/ When you’re buying a home, you’ve got to be prepared. That means knowing what type of a home you’re looking for, identifying how much you’ll be able to spend on a new home, getting pre-approved for a mortgage and more. But being prepared also has other meanings. For example, you’ll want to determine whether or not [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/28/buying-a-home-it-helps-to-know-where-to-look/feed/ 0 Buying a Home? Know About Properties as Soon as They Become Available https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/25/buying-a-home-know-about-properties-as-soon-as-they-become-available/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/25/buying-a-home-know-about-properties-as-soon-as-they-become-available/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:09:09 +0000 Manager http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/25/buying-a-home-know-about-properties-as-soon-as-they-become-available/ If you’ve been planning on buying a home for a while – or even if you’re just starting to realize that home ownership is something that interests you – you’ll know that it’s not always easy to find the property that you’re looking for. This is part of the reason why some people choose to [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/25/buying-a-home-know-about-properties-as-soon-as-they-become-available/feed/ 0 Need Help Buying a Home? https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/19/need-help-buying-a-home/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/19/need-help-buying-a-home/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:06:38 +0000 Manager http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/19/need-help-buying-a-home/ You may think that buying a home is a difficult process – in part, that’s just what traditional real estate agents want you to think. The reality, however, is that buying a home is as easy or difficult as you make it. By following these simple steps, buying a home does not need to be an [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/19/need-help-buying-a-home/feed/ 0 Buying a Home? Determine What You’re Looking for. https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/08/buying-a-home-determine-what-youre-looking-for/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/08/buying-a-home-determine-what-youre-looking-for/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:20:50 +0000 Manager http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/08/buying-a-home-determine-what-youre-looking-for/ If you are planning on buying a home, especially if you are using a flat fee broker and doing a lot of the footwork yourself, it’s important to know what you are looking for. First, think about what you need in a home: Among the first things to decide is this: are you looking for a single [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/08/buying-a-home-determine-what-youre-looking-for/feed/ 0 Buying a Home? Register for Savings https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/01/buying-a-home-register-for-savings/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/01/buying-a-home-register-for-savings/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:38:32 +0000 Manager http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/01/buying-a-home-register-for-savings/ If you are buying a home – especially if you’ve just been thinking about buying a home – it’s important to recognize all of your options. You can go it alone – search for and find properties, schedule viewings, make an offer and get through the closing without the help of any real estate professionals. You can [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/01/buying-a-home-register-for-savings/feed/ 0 Buying a Home? https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/05/14/buying-a-home/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/05/14/buying-a-home/#comments Mon, 14 May 2007 13:25:16 +0000 Manager http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/05/14/buying-a-home/ If you know you will be buying a home, you need to be sure that you’ve considered all of your options. Buying a home does not have to mean using a buyer’s agent – it just means finding the right partner. When you partner with IHS Realty, you’ll find that you are able to take home [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/05/14/buying-a-home/feed/ 0 Planning on Buying a Home? https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/05/08/planning-on-buying-a-home/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/05/08/planning-on-buying-a-home/#comments Tue, 08 May 2007 12:55:05 +0000 Manager http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/05/08/planning-on-buying-a-home/ If you’re planning on buying a home, there are a number of reasons to do so with IHS Realty. IHS Realty allows you to find the home that you want: you search through listings, you schedule viewings, you have the help you need when it comes to closing and you save thousands in the form of [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/05/08/planning-on-buying-a-home/feed/ 0 Thinking About Buying a Home Online? https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/04/03/thinking-about-buying-a-home-online/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/04/03/thinking-about-buying-a-home-online/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2007 13:47:17 +0000 Manager http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/04/03/thinking-about-buying-a-home-online/ If you are thinking about buying a home online, there are a few simple steps to follow: Make a list of the qualities that you are looking for in a home: how many bedrooms, how many baths, number of floors, how much land, etc. Get a pre-approval from a lender: it’s important to know how much you [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/04/03/thinking-about-buying-a-home-online/feed/ 0 MLS Listing Key to Home Sales https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/11/23/mls-listing-key-to-home-sales/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/11/23/mls-listing-key-to-home-sales/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:50:54 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/11/23/mls-listing-key-to-home-sales/ Real Estate Agents using the MLS assisted over 75% of home buyers nationwide According to the newest study of home buyer habits by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), over 75% of home buyers now find their home through real estate agents using the Multiple Listing Service. The study entitled Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers [...]

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