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Recording your documents will cost you more starting December 2009

Fees.  It’s an interesting word and many people don’t know just how many fees are involved in a real estate transaction.  Lender fees, title fees, inspection fees, notary fees, administrative fees, recording fees, if you’ve ever looked at a settlement sheet you’d be amazed

Monday Fit Bit – Cut out those liquid calories!

Happy Monday Everyone!  This week’s Fit Bit from Mickey Glick  has the simplest solution yet to losing weight, don’t drink your calories!  Check out the tips listed below

Inspector’s Corner – Fall Maintenance Tip 3 of 6

Another Friday has come, it’s time for your next helpful tip from Matt Steger, with WIN Home Inspection!  Today’s tip deal with a commonly overlooked maintenance item, the chimney.  Don’t forget, call Matt Steger at 717-361-9467 for all of your home inspection needs!

Extending the Home Buyer Tax Credit – So Close, Yet So Far Away

Here is the headline from the AP Story that ran yesterday “Senators agree to extend homebuyer tax credit”.  Look spretty good, doesn’t it?  Reading that, you would think we were in the clear, tax credits for everyone!   Well, I hate to rain on everyone’s parade, but we s

Senate Voting today on amendment to extend the $8,000 First Time Buyer Tax Credit

According to a quick release from The National Association of Realtors today, the Senate is voting on an amendment to Extend Unemployment Insurance Benefits.  In this bill, there is an amendment titled “Dodd-Lieberman-Isakson Amendment to Extend and Expand the $8,000 First Time Homebuyer Tax

Monday Fit Bit – Strength Training can ease your pain!

Happy Monday Everyone!  It’s time once again for the newest Monday Fit Bit from Mickey Glick at Body and Soul Fitness Studio.   This week Mickey, wants you to know that back pain can be addressed through strength training: STRENGTH TRAINING 5 TIMES MORE EFFECTIVE THAN AEROBICS AGAINST LOW

Tax credit hoops? What hoops?

I saw an article posted on Rismedia the other day (http://rismedia.com/2009-10-15/8000-tax-credits-hoops-frustrate-house-hunters/) that was picked up from the Orlando Sentinel.  The reporter (Mary Shanklin) titled the article “$8,000 Tax Credit’s Hoops Frustrate House Hunters”.  She

Using The 99 Cent Effect to Sell Your Home Faster

The 99 Cent effect, maybe you’ve heard of it, maybe not, but did you ever wonder why prices end in 99?  Turns out there is a proven psychological effect (dating all the way back to 1800’s) with prices that end in 9.  Researchers at the Rutgers School of Business found that prices endin

INSPECTOR’S CORNER: FALL MAINTENANCE, TIP 2 OF 6

Time for another Tip from Matt Steger at WIN Home Inspections, any questions call Matt at !  Enjoy! This week’s maintenance tip sends us outside to check your roof, gutters and downspouts, and the grounds  around your home.

HOUSE VOTES 416 – 0 IN FAVOR OF EXTENDING FIRST TIME HOME BUYER TAX CREDIT FOR ARMED SERVICE MEMBERS

The House of representatives passed a bill 3590 on October 8, 2009 that: “…. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt members of the uniformed services, the Foreign Service, and employees of the intelligence community on official extended duty service from the recapture requirements of th