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I should preface the story by explaining this happened back in 2008, when buyers were a hot commodity with a plethora of listings to consider. The buyer and seller negotiated back and forth until we were all cross-eyed with changes. Finally, the buyer accepted the seller’s counter … kinda, sorta. There was one small addition on what I had been told was a signed-off contract. The buyer suddenly decided she had to have the seller’s desk chair in the home office, a personal item that had not previously been mentioned anywhere in the contract. After peeling the sellers off the ceiling, I quickly realized their indignation wasn’t just about venting. They were seriously willing to kill the deal. They were that mad. Their anger was about to lose them a well-qualified buyer and a strong offer in a weak market. We all know the homebuying and selling experience is stressful and fraught with emotion; however, when those emotions run high, sometimes clients will make a decision that isn’t ...

Do you have an edible garden or farm animals? Do you live in a farmhouse or decorate as if you do? Whether you’ve got more raised beds than bedrooms, count barn animals as part of your family or have rescued a dilapidated barn, we’d love to see pictures of your home. Check out some of the unique farmhouses from around the world that have been featured on Houzz. Yours could be next! Share your farmhouse: Upload photos to the Comments section below and tell us about your home. Your space may end up as a My Houzz feature, covered by one of our editorial photographers. Corynne Pless Save to Ideabook Email Photo Fox Heart Farm. Mark and Kelley Ash of Horton, Alabama, built their family’s colorful shotgun-style farmhouse on a 9-acre property. Pictured here is their kitchen, built with salvaged wood from Kelley’s grandmother’s home and a restored washboard sink found on Craigslist. Their farm is host to a number of animals, including three horses, one donkey, five ...

  You could literally be washing soap (and money) down the drain. Suspicious that you've been using too much soap in your laundry? Follow these guidelines to get it right every time.   1. Choose the detergent that works with your machine. Today, many detergents are formulated for both regular and high-efficiency machines, but some brands, like Tide and Gain, still offer separate product lines. Pick the wrong one, and you may end up with too many suds in your clothes. 2. Make sure you're measuring. The instructions on your detergent's packaging are accurate guidelines -- it's when you ignore them that errors occur. "Don't pour in your detergent without measuring," says Carolyn Forte, the director of the Home Appliances and Cleaning Products department in the Good Housekeeping Research Institute. "Eyeballing the correct amount is more difficult than you think. You'll get it wrong." If measuring into your detergent'...

Address: 645 West End Avenue #4C / 137 Riverside Drive #1A Price: $1,795,000 $1,799,000 Maintenance: $2,437 $2,343 Beds, Baths 2, 2 2, 2 Look at pictures and vote for the co-op you would buy >> 7 images <div class="gallery loaded"><a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/04/02/which_prewar_upper_west_side_coop_would_you_rather_own.php"><img src="http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/533c3b53f92ea16f60027f1e/73367347.jpg" width="500" height="362"></a><br /><a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/04/02/which_prewar_upper_west_side_coop_would_you_rather_own.php" style="font-size: 9px; text-align: center;">Click here to view the full photogallery.</a></div> ↑ 645 West End Avenue , a full service building by 92nd Street, offer this Classic Six with a (probably small, but the floorplan isn't included) maid's suite and a wood-pan...

While the housing market is feeling some wobbles right now, leading economists say there is no cause for concern that, one, the market is in a bubble and, two, there is a chance of that bubble popping soon. The reason for this conclusion is primary due to doubts that there is even a bubble in the first place. More than 4 million residential property owners regained lost equity in 2013, primarily due to home price gains, but as a result, the market is starting to talk of a bubble, CoreLogic ( CLGX ) most recent MarketPulse report said. However, rising home prices are not the only angle to look at the housing market. “Because most homeowners use their income to pay for a home mortgage, there is an established relationship between income levels and home prices,” Mark Fleming, chief economist with CoreLogic, said. “In the long run, home price growth cannot be sustained above income growth because housing would become unaffordable, demand would decline and home price growth woul...

We asked for them , and you gave them to us. From a tractor tire to a toilet tank, you’ve shown us unusual places where, with the right soil, some water and maybe a drain, edibles will grow. Save to Ideabook Email Photo Lack of landscaping doesn’t seem to stand in the way of your edible gardening efforts. Check out these 14 alternative places where Houzzers are growing crops and see if you get inspired to finally make use of those old blue jeans. 1. In a toilet. Not to let any good vessel go to waste, Houzzer drewsigner shared photos of a friend’s old toilet that now has carrots growing in its water tank. Save to Ideabook Email Photo Save to Ideabook Email Photo 2. In a vintage ice chest. Though it’s winter now, user dordesign ’s herb garden takes full advantage of a vintage cooler in summer. If only all raised beds came with their own bottle opener. 3. In a concrete sink. Houzz user Shari showed us how she grows basil and other edible...

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Home values in the Northwest Corner have been skyrocketing in the past decade and more than doubled property prices in some communities, according to a new report. Median Prices Triple The report shows median home values in Salisbury to be up almost 160 percent from 13 years ago, followed by Sharon at 120 percent. This growth far outdistances the 80 percent average of both the rest of the county and the state. The housing data profiles were compiled by the Partnership For Strong Community, a non-profit organization aiming to end homelessness, develop healthy neighborhoods and to create more affordable housing opportunities for workers, young professionals and families. Data were drawn from the 2000 Census, the American Community Survey (2007-11, 2009-11 and/or 2012), 2-1-1 data from the United Way of Connecticut, population projections from the Connecticut State Data Center, foreclosure data from the Warren Group, and Affordable Housing Appeals List data collected by the Connecticut De...

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Since 1973 a significant number of crises have occurred across the globe – many of them related to the real estate market. The primary event for the first major global crisis that began in the spring of 1973, was the crash of the housing market . This crash affected banks, as well as state economies extensively. Local economies such as the city of New York - which technically went bankrupt in 1975 – barely managed to remain “above water”. The Japanese development boom of the 1980s ended with the collapse of both the stock market and real estate market. The excesses in the real estate market in the Nordic countries, created the 1992 crisis in their banking system. The 1997-1998 collapse in eastern and southeastern Asia was triggered by excess urban development. The latest and most serious crisis began in 2008 and was due to the subprime market collapse. This crisis threatened the global financial system with chaos . Market participants who a few years earlier seemed to be swimming in s...

Permits to build new U.S. homes climbed 6.2% in October to the highest level in more than five years, mainly because of a big increase in applications to construct apartments and other multi-family dwellings. Bloomberg Homes under construction stand at the Gale Ranch housing development by Shapell Homes in San Ramon, California. The number of permits issued last month rose to an annual rate of 1.03 million from an upwardly revised 974,000 in September, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Permits are a barometer of future demand for new housing, though not all applications lead to immediate construction Applications for buildings of five units or more, a volatile sector that often seesaws, shot up 17%, with virtually all of the demand in the South and West. Yet applications for single-family homes, — the bread and butter of the housing market — rose less than 1% compared to the prior month. Investors traded up shares of the country’s three largest home builders Tuesday, ...

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Applications for purchase loans dropped a seasonally adjusted 1 percent for the week ending Nov. 8 compared to a week earlier, and were down 6 percent from a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey. Applications for refinancings were down 2 percent from the previous week.  The MBA’s survey showed interest rates climbing to their highest level in a month, with the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage with a balance of $417,000 or less rising to 4.44 percent from 4.32 percent a week earlier. Source: mbaa.org. - See more at: http://www.inman.com/wire/purchase-applications-still-lagging/#sthash.4R7gfTaY.dpuf

Remember Michael Jordan's massive Chicago mansion he put on auction this month ? Bovada put out odds on what he'll get for it. Yes, you can bet on what Michael Jordan will make from selling a house. America is awesome. Well, OK, you can't actually bet here. So not really America. The internet, though. How much will Michael Jordan's Highland Park estate sell for at auction? Over/Under 24.5 (Million) We thought it would be a few million. We were wrong. Kobe Bryant could buy that house with his salary this year and still have room left over to pay for a rookie contract in the NBA. Sometimes the money involved in this stuff just blows my mind. http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/24204263/