http://focus.lindamiller.com Real Estate News and Information from Linda Miller Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:28:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://focus.lindamiller.com/real-estate-stress/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=real-estate-stress http://focus.lindamiller.com/real-estate-stress/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:35:05 +0000 Mike Miller http://focus.lindamiller.com/?p=346 Have you ever wondered what it is like to be involved with folks that are at their greatest stress levels? Every real estate agent can go into great detail about helping people through tough times. Packing, making tough decisions, maybe adding others issues to the mix, i.e., down sizing, illness, death or divorce--we have seen it all.]]> http://focus.lindamiller.com/real-estate-stress/feed/ 0 http://focus.lindamiller.com/observations-in-a-buyers-marketplace/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=observations-in-a-buyers-marketplace http://focus.lindamiller.com/observations-in-a-buyers-marketplace/#comments Sat, 30 Jul 2011 20:01:07 +0000 Linda Miller http://focus.lindamiller.com/?p=331 Previously I have commented on the condition of homes I had seen recently. Come on sellers....clean 'em up! What makes you think, Mr. Seller, somebody is going to love your dirt? Enough ranting....let's talk to buyers. When you, as a buyer, view a property that is less than perfect, try to see the house scrubbed and painted. You might be losing out on a great house when you quickly cross it off the list of possibilities.]]> http://focus.lindamiller.com/observations-in-a-buyers-marketplace/feed/ 0 http://focus.lindamiller.com/be-prepared-with-regular-maintenance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=be-prepared-with-regular-maintenance http://focus.lindamiller.com/be-prepared-with-regular-maintenance/#comments Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:56:03 +0000 Linda Miller http://focus.lindamiller.com/?p=325 Life sometimes catches us off-guard. It's not unusual for family situations to change suddenly and a move becomes necessary.  So many times I have discussed the need for regular updating to a home.   When it's time to sell (and there will be that time) the job of preparing for the marketplace is easier, and less costly, if there has been regular maintenance.]]> http://focus.lindamiller.com/be-prepared-with-regular-maintenance/feed/ 0 http://focus.lindamiller.com/selling-your-home-ten-tips/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=selling-your-home-ten-tips http://focus.lindamiller.com/selling-your-home-ten-tips/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:57:26 +0000 Linda Miller http://focus.lindamiller.com/?p=288 There are always articles about what to do when selling a home, but I just read one that really made sense. Read on for some great information.]]> http://focus.lindamiller.com/selling-your-home-ten-tips/feed/ 0 http://focus.lindamiller.com/what-makes-a-house-sell-in-this-market/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-makes-a-house-sell-in-this-market http://focus.lindamiller.com/what-makes-a-house-sell-in-this-market/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:30:11 +0000 Linda Miller http://focus.lindamiller.com/?p=241 This is the question every REALTOR® hears, “What makes a house sell in this market”? New family goals sometimes create an urgency to sell properties. Other sellers might be simply toying with the idea of moving. REALTORS® could categorize this thought process as “testing the market.” Statisticians delight in their data collections and while real estate professionals are leery of absorbing all negative information, we are aware that reports of larger inventories and fewer buyers are accurate.]]> http://focus.lindamiller.com/what-makes-a-house-sell-in-this-market/feed/ 0 http://focus.lindamiller.com/five-things-necessary-for-every-seller/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=five-things-necessary-for-every-seller http://focus.lindamiller.com/five-things-necessary-for-every-seller/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 15:30:07 +0000 Linda Miller http://focus.lindamiller.com/?p=212 There are five things necessary for every seller of a property! Listen, prepare, clean, repair and be flexible. Continue reading for more on each of these items.]]> http://focus.lindamiller.com/five-things-necessary-for-every-seller/feed/ 0 http://focus.lindamiller.com/on-a-sunny-day-in-february/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-a-sunny-day-in-february http://focus.lindamiller.com/on-a-sunny-day-in-february/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:51:34 +0000 Linda Miller http://focus.lindamiller.com/?p=172 I am noticing that there are more and more “for sale” signs going up in neighboring yards. Open house signs are popping up on the streets on Sunday afternoons. It must be spring. While I am busy with our Realtor association business, my priority is still helping my clients with their real estate needs.]]> http://focus.lindamiller.com/on-a-sunny-day-in-february/feed/ 0 http://focus.lindamiller.com/weather-smalltalk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weather-smalltalk http://focus.lindamiller.com/weather-smalltalk/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:30:52 +0000 Linda Miller http://focus.lindamiller.com/?p=162 Let’s talk weather - common topic. Always changing and out of our control! When we’re taught how to carry on a conversation the weather is a real “opener”. Last year our great northwest was buried in snow - really buried. I was reminded of the extent of our record breaking snow fall while looking through the tax records and saw a picture taken December 22, 2008. I couldn’t see the house!]]> http://focus.lindamiller.com/weather-smalltalk/feed/ 0 http://focus.lindamiller.com/the-newsletter-has-sprung/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-newsletter-has-sprung http://focus.lindamiller.com/the-newsletter-has-sprung/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 22:58:21 +0000 Linda Miller http://focus.lindamiller.com/?p=82 For those who aren't on my mailing list or if you just prefer to view things online, the new spring newsletter is now available. Topics include: 2009 Online Survey Results, Home Valuation and Home Upgrade: The Mudroom. Download: Linda Miller Spring 2009 Newsletter (1MB PDF)]]> http://focus.lindamiller.com/the-newsletter-has-sprung/feed/ 0 http://focus.lindamiller.com/landscaping-for-living-or-investment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=landscaping-for-living-or-investment http://focus.lindamiller.com/landscaping-for-living-or-investment/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:44:51 +0000 Linda Miller http://focus.lindamiller.com/?p=72 My flower pots are empty and screaming for attention! With great anxiousness I await the blooming trees. Then it snows! Before I get myself into a “twitter” let's talk about our landscaping. Whether considering how we live with our landscaping choices, or we are going to sell (now or in the future) here are some ideas I have gathered over the years. In fact, having just been with several different buyers recently, I'll share with you some of their comments.]]> http://focus.lindamiller.com/landscaping-for-living-or-investment/feed/ 0