Monthly Archives: March 2013

In DC’s tight market, home buyers go extra mile to find possible sellers

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Epstein and Bixby, nevertheless, managed to purchase a house in Cleveland Park by asking their real estate agent, Marjorie Dick Stuart, to try another strategy: wooing people whose homes they like but that aren’t for sale.“The only reason we were able to get this place is that Marjorie found it for us before it went on the market,” Epstein says. “If we had waited, then there would have been multiple bids.”Inventories in the Washington area are even tighter than they were a year ago. As Read more [...]

Two New Homes Listed on the Market in Huntingdon Valley

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Looking for a new home? Does the Huntingdon Valley area have everything you're looking for in a place to settle down? Then come celebrate the beginning of March by checking out these Open Houses this weekend. The following homes are listed on AOL Real Estate. 291 Casey Cir., Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006 $349,800 - Price Reduced 4 Bed, 3 Bath 2,064 Sq Ft Sq Ft Lot Single Family Home Brokered By: Coldwell Banker Hearthside-Northampton Open House: Sun 3/3, 12 PM - 3 PM 322 Wyndmoor Ln., Huntingdon Read more [...]

Check out the Hottest Seller’s Markets: Prices Are Rising by Double Digits …

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Aerial view of Sacramento, California. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Anyone who cares about real estate is probably familiar with the terms “seller’s market” and “buyer’s market.” It’s all about who’s got the upper hand. In a seller’s market there’s strong competition for the houses available for sale and prices are pushed upward – sometimes dramatically. In a buyer’s market, it’s the reverse: There is often an excess of homes available for sale, buyers Read more [...]

Facebook’s Policies: for or against misogynism?

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— Reuters (File Photo) While India and the rest of the world protest heavily, both on the streets and online, against yet another crime committed against a woman – many Pakistanis celebrate their team’s victory in an ODI series against India, and consider it analogous to that same crime that is being protested. Using the word ‘rape’ as part of an analogy to describe overwhelming power over others in situations, is gaining greater acceptance these days. Many youngsters, especially males, Read more [...]

California/Nevada Festivals and Events

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The winter snowpack looked good in December, but the past two months have proved to be record-breakers in the dry column. Still, optimism remains high, the snow makers have been churning out white stuff, and the annual North Lake Tahoe SnowFest will go on as scheduled, beginning tonight and running through March 10. Ski events and parties take place all around the North Shore. Here are some popular happenings:• At the base of Squaw Valley's KT-22 tonight at 6:30, participants in the "torchlight Read more [...]

Beyond the Hedges: Jacobses sell one of their three North End homes

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After acquiring Raymond Floyd’s Palm Beach house in a $21.21 million deal last fall, hedge-funder Joseph M. Jacobs and his wife, Michelle, have sold 259 Merrain Road for a recorded $4.712 million. The buyers of the North End house were securities executive Lee Fensterstock and his wife, Ann, according to the deed recorded earlier this month.The sale leaves the Jacobses with two North End lakefront properties: the former Floyd house at 324 Plantation Road, bought through a revocable trust, and a Read more [...]

Listed village house in Suffolk

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This Grade II listed timber-framed property sits in the heart of Stratford St Mary in Suffolk and has good links to London Courtlands is a pretty village house near Manningtree in Suffolk with south-facing gardens. Thought to date from the early 17th century, the property had a Georgian façade added subsequently to the original build. The interior is well proportioned, and period features include a fine Georgian staircase (and a secondary staircase), beamed ceilings, exposed wall timbers and Read more [...]