On a beautiful Cincinnati weekend, I toured all five of the 2009 Homearama homes. In the coming days, I’m going to be posting my review of each home here on my website. In case you don’t already know me, I’m a local Realtor with the AmyBSells Team and Keller Williams Advisors, with several national certifications. (Read more about me here.) For the last several years I have been saying it’s time for a scaled-back, more realistic and attainable version of the Homearama show. This year, I think it’s exactly right. While it’s always a nice fantasy to tour a home in the one to three million... [more...]

If you’re planning on updating one of the major components in your house that affect energy efficiency, consider purchasing something that meets high enough requirements to earn you a tax credit. It’s becoming common sense that if you are choosing a new appliance or even lightbulbs, that you’ll want to pick those labeled Energy Star for the most efficiency. Well, there’s also components like windows, heat pumps, furnaces, insulation and others that can have the energy star rating (of different degrees). And if you’re willing to figure out the details when choosing... [more...]

I am excited to announce that the AmyBSells Team is now associated with Keller Williams Advisors Realty. What does this mean to my loyal clients and customers? Well, nothing really changes for you, except that we hope to provide an even better experience for you when you buy or sell a home. Why the move? Keller Williams is a company that emphasizes education and training, which will allow me and my team to continually sharpen our skills and improve techniques. Training happens weekly in state-of-the-art training room in the local office, as well as virtually through webinars, online conferences... [more...]

On Tuesdays this month, Wells-Fargo is holding workshops for first-time buyers. This is a great opportunity to go ask questions and get information if you are thinking about buying your first home. AND these workshops are totally free. My lender, Sharon Natarus, passed on some info to me about these workshops. If you are thinking of taking advantage of the first-time home-buyer $8,000 tax credit, you should seriously consider attending to learn the details, because the deadline for application is drawing very near and you’ll want to be comfortably inside of that deadline (November). Sharon... [more...]

The newest consumer confidence index numbers were released on August 25, and the result is positive. The Conference Board, a New York-based business research group, reported the index rose to 54.1 in August from 47.4 in July. The “present situation” index rose from 23.3 in July to 24.9 today. These numbers are based on surveys sent out to 5,000 US households, and is designed to gauge exactly what it sounds — a consumer’s confidence in the market. The numbers might sound a little meaningless, but a consumer’s confidence in the market is very significant. If a consumer... [more...]

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