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Location:  Urbana, Illinois Price:  $296,000 The Skinny:  Thanks to the glass walls surrounding the courtyard of this late-'60s dwelling, you can peer from the entryway all the way through the wall of glass in back, out onto the fairway of the Urbana Country Club's 18-hole golf course. Which isn't quite nature unspoiled, but the view is still a beautiful one. Champaign-area architect  John Replinger  designed the three-bedroom home, which was bought in 2009 for  $252K  and beautifully rehabbed by and artist and an architect. According to  the listing,  the landscaping of the yard was inspired by the work of modernist landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx. There's also a vegetable garden to the side, and the makings of a good rock garden in the courtyard. Part of the restoration included refinishing the hardwood floors, and blessedly, did not include gutting the kitchen and bringing in a granite countertop, as they often seem to with ...

Bedford   NY Weekly Real Estate Report 9/3/2013 Homes for sale 85 Median Ask Price $1,650,000.00 Low Price $419,000.00 High Price $14,500,000.00 Average Size 4849 Average Price/foot $410.00 Average DOM 145 Average Ask Price $2,036,182.00 Bedford New York Real Estate | Bedford NY Homes by Robert Paul Realtor » Blog Archive » Bedford NY Weekly Real Estate Report | RobReportBlog | Bedford Homes

You can spend a mid-summer’s evening watching Shakespeare’s  A Midsummer Night’s Dream  at Westmoreland Sanctuary this weekend. The 60-minute, family-friendly adaptation will be performed four times: Friday, July 26 at 6:30pm; Saturday July 27 at 2:00pm and 6:30pm;  and Sunday July 27 at 1:00pm. The grounds will open 90 minutes ahead of the performances for picnicking.  The evening performances will end with a marshmallow roast around a campfire. Tickets are $17.50 for Westmoreland Sanctuary members and $20 for non-members.  Contact Michele Miller at  MMiller@WestmorelandSanctuary.org  for more information. Bedford New York Real Estate | Bedford NY Homes by Robert Paul Realtor » Blog Archive » Outdoor Shakespeare Festival In Mount Kisco Starts Friday | Bedford Real Estate

“Its capitalist!” So goes the Cuban real estate description of a great house to buy. After President Raul Castro eased restrictions in 2011, the housing market is beginning to boom, though underground maneuvers are of course part of the wheeling and dealing. HAVANA — At an informal housing market on Havana’s historic Paseo del Prado, Renaldo Belen puts the hard sell on a prospective buyer under a tree hung with hand-lettered signs advertising homes for sale. A house near Boyeros, the avenue to the city’s airport, is being offered for the equivalent of $120,000, with all the amenities. “The house is beautiful. It has four bedrooms, a pool with a bar and a fountain with a lion’s head on top. Look,” says Belen, pointing to photos on the sign, “water comes out of the lion’s mouth.” Pausing for dramatic effect, Belen, one of the many touts, or “runners” working at the market, delivers what he hopes will be the coup de grace. “This place needs no work. It is of capitalist constru...

“Its capitalist!” So goes the Cuban real estate description of a great house to buy. After President Raul Castro eased restrictions in 2011, the housing market is beginning to boom, though underground maneuvers are of course part of the wheeling and dealing. HAVANA — At an informal housing market on Havana’s historic Paseo del Prado, Renaldo Belen puts the hard sell on a prospective buyer under a tree hung with hand-lettered signs advertising homes for sale. A house near Boyeros, the avenue to the city’s airport, is being offered for the equivalent of $120,000, with all the amenities. “The house is beautiful. It has four bedrooms, a pool with a bar and a fountain with a lion’s head on top. Look,” says Belen, pointing to photos on the sign, “water comes out of the lion’s mouth.” Pausing for dramatic effect, Belen, one of the many touts, or “runners” working at the market, delivers what he hopes will be the coup de grace. “This place needs no work. It is of capitalist constru...

Swimming can be great exercise and a lot of fun, not to mention an exciting sport at the Olympics. But the chlorine used in most pools can have some negative side effects, not the least of which is reliance on toxic (and finicky) chemicals. Chlorine’s damaging effects on hair are well known, but few people realize that a number of studies have linked inhalation of the chemical by swimmers to increased asthma rates (in fact a new Irish study published this April reported a significant link between the number of years a boy had been swimming and the likelihood of the child being wheezy in the past year.) A Norwegian study also documented an increased risk of wheezing among children who swim in pools before 6 months of age. Further, in an unpleasant reaction, pee and sweat in water can react with chlorine to form toxic breakdown products known as chloramines. For health, environmental and aesthetic reasons, a lot of people have expressed interest in alternatives to chlorine pools, an...

Some summertime savings could be headed your way as new energy projections show a decrease in electric bills this summer,  The Wall Street Journal  reports. According to the  U.S. Energy Information Administration , the average household will pay $395 for electricity in June, July and August, a solid 2.5-percent decrease from last summer. Assuming these projections hold true, this will be the third summer in a row with lower electrical spending. But unlike the last two summers, this drop in bills has nothing to do with lower electricity rates. Lower temperatures are the reason Americans use less air conditioning and pocket some extra cash. After three blistering summers, government forecasters are saying that this summer’s temperatures will align more with the average levels. Since air conditioning is the main culprit for larger electricity bills in the summer, households can turn off their AC units and find other ways to cool off homes, causing the ...

You are not hiring a Realtor to put a sign on the lawn, an ad in the paper, and hold an open house. You can do this yourself. You are hiring a Realtor to provide you with maximum exposure to the greatest number of qualified buyers for your home. Supply and Demand You’ve heard of supply and demand? The more potential buyers at your supply, the higher a priceyou can demand. The absolute number one tip I can give you to help you get the most money possible for your home is this: make sure you get full Multiple Listing Service (MLS) coverage. Don’t look at any offers until you are sure your home is on the MLS computer. I will say this again… Bedford New York Real Estate | Bedford NY Homes by Robert Paul Realtor » Blog Archive » Real Estate Number One Selling Tip | Bedford Real Estate

Yolanda Barnes, director of research for  Savills , an organization that focuses on international real estate, comments: There’s a great deal of interest in New York, which is seen as relatively cheap compared to other global cities.” As such, foreign investors who are looking for a new home, who need a vacation spot, or who work on an international level and want to set up a home base in the United States, are turning to New York City as a wonderful place to invest in luxury real estate at a fraction of the cost when compared to the price tags associated with other global locations, such as London. Bedford New York Real Estate | Bedford NY Homes by Robert Paul Realtor » Blog Archive » New York luxury real estate is booming | Bedford Real Estate

Data from the  Obama Administration ’s May scorecard revealed  continued improvement  in housing, yet officials warn that a full recovery will still take more time.   “As the May housing scorecard indicates, the Obama Administration’s policies and actions over the last four years to speed housing recovery are continuing to show important signs of progress,” said the  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development  Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs Kurt Usowski.   He added, “In the first quarter of 2013, homeowners’ equity grew by more than $815 billion, reaching its highest level since the first quarter of 2008.”   Annual home prices increased to the highest level since the housing bubble burst in mid-2006, with the  S&P Case-Shiller home price index up from 146.6 in March to 148.7 in April. Year-over-year the index is up from 134.1 in April 2012. Bedford New York Real Estate | Bedford NY Homes by Robert Paul Real...

For all those  super cautious people  in the world, they have to be wondering if it is time to enter the real estate market. Should you consider a move today, or is waiting prudent? I would think that if you are happy with where you live, then  now is not the best time to buy a home . But if you have been  contemplating a move , you might want to consider these two very strong arguments that support now as the best time to buy a home. When Should You Enter The Real Estate Market There are personal reasons that should be the most important factors when you determine the best time to  buy a home . But once you determine that you are ready to move and want to time the market, consider the message from the two graphs below. Some Home Values Are Rising  - After six long years of declining home values, it appears the trend has turned for homes priced below $250,000 in Tallahassee. While  high end homes are still dealing with over-supply and...

The housing recovery is now 54% back to normal in April, down from 56% in March due to the sharp drop in new home starts.  Trulia ‘s Jed Kolko writes that construction starts dropp to 853,000, down 16% from March. Existing home saled inched up slightly month-over-month, while non-distressed sales increased 25% year-over-year. The delinquency rates + foreclosure rates dropped sharply to the lowest level since September 2008. To read the full report from Trulia  ($29.47  0.2% ) , click  here . Bedford New York Real Estate | Bedford NY Homes by Robert Paul Realtor » Blog Archive » Housing recovery falls back to 54% back to normal | Bedford Real Estate

Bedford NY Weekly Real Estate Report 5/16/2013 Homes for sale 90 Median Ask Price $1,392,000.00 Low Price $419,000.00 High Price $14,500,000.00 Average Size 4806 Average Price/foot $397.00 Average DOM 96 Average Ask Price $1,998,283.00 Bedford New York Real Estate | Bedford NY Homes by Robert Paul Realtor » Blog Archive » Bedford NY Weekly Real Estate Report | RobReportBlog

Bank of America Corp. is getting ready for a new run in the mortgage lending business after pulling back nearly two years ago, the Wall Street Journal reports . Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) retreated from home lending in 2010 and 2011 as it worked to raise capital. But at the time, declining interest rates and federal housing programs were causing a surge in refinancing, helping rival such as Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Read more at the Wall Street Journal. via bizjournals.com

Source: The Australian BUSINESSES exposed to the international marketplace are having a hard time with the Australian dollar trading above US105c, but the economy is much the richer for the rerating by global capital of Australian investment opportunities. Foreign investment is pouring into Australia at a faster rate than ever before, at a time when globally, foreign direct investment flows are either flat or declining. To date, the money is overwhelmingly going to resource projects, but an analysis of Australia's appeal to foreign investors by ANZ foreign currency strategist Andrew Salter shows real estate is a major destination with potential to become much larger. Mergers and acquisitions, which have been quiet for the past year, could also attract a lot more global capital over the year ahead. There is a temptation to see the high value of the currency as something that world markets have "done to us" and ...

Homeowners in California are buying fake documents to delay foreclosures on their properties, a local paper reports. Prosecutors in Stanislaus County, California, have cottoned on to the practice and begun cases against four homeowners. The four are accused of filing phony court documents - claiming the debt has been repaid or changing a trustee - in an attempt to stall foreclosure proceedings. "It comes to a point where enough is enough. How many breaks can we give these people?” Jeff Mangar, a prosecutor with the district attorney's fraud unit, told The Modesto Bee . Staff handling filings are now aware of the practice and tip off investigators. The counterfeit court filings are available online - for a fee - from websites claiming they can tie up banks in administrative proceedings for years. A website reviewed by the Bee claims none of its 2,600 customers have made a mortgage payment in the past two years. via securingindustry.com

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Average sold price for Bedford NY area real estate  |  Bedford NY Homes $1,156,482    Armonk $1,073,578    Chappaqua $1,328,948    Bedford $885,537       Pound Ridge $621,120       North Salem $649,194       South Salem $788,487       Mount Kisco $1,279,570    Bedford Hills via trulia.com

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