urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fsbo fsbo fsbo 2008-08-20T14:35:01Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fsbo:50974 2008-08-20T14:35:01Z 2008-08-20T14:35:01Z <br> <p><a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/files/2008/08/fizber-in-egypt.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="379" alt="Fizber in Egypt" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/files/2008/08/fizber-in-egypt-thumb.jpg" width="504" border="0" title="" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/files/2008/08/fizber-in-england.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="379" alt="Fizber in England" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/files/2008/08/fizber-in-england-thumb.jpg" width="504" border="0" title="" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/files/2008/08/fizber-in-italy.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="379" alt="Fizber in Italy" 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title="Click me to hide the sites." href="#">Hide Sites</a> </div> </div> <p style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 3px;"><b>Originally published at <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/20/fizber-around-the-globe/">For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Blog at Fizber.com</a>. Please leave any <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/20/fizber-around-the-globe/#comments">comments</a> there.</b></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fsbo:50924 2008-08-20T13:53:05Z 2008-08-20T13:53:05Z <br> <p><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="147" alt="" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/files/2008/08/gardbl-truckbg-thumb.jpg" width="240" align="right" border="0" title="" />With home values decreasing recently, more than ever you want to be sure that any home improvements you make will help add value.</p> <p>A long know fact in the real estate industry is that the smallest and least expensive home in a neighborhood typically gets a higher appraised value per square foot than the largest and most expensive home in the same neighborhood.</p> <p>With housing prices soon to reach a bottom and begin increasing again (real estate typically moves in 7 to 10 year cycles), now is a great time to buy a classic fixer upper and add long term value by making the right improvements to your home!</p> <p>But with so many potential home improvement projects, how do you know which investments to make?</p> <p>If your home does not have a garage, adding one can be another good investment to increase resale value; especially if you live in a northern location with a cold climate. For warmer climates, the return on investment may be less significant than other home improvement projects.</p> <div class="social_bookmark"> <a title="Click me to see the sites." href="#"><strong><em>[Bookmark It]</em></strong></a> <br /> <div class="d" style="overflow:hidden"> <br /> <a href="http://blinkbits.com/bookmarklets/save.php?v=1&amp;source_url=&amp;title=" title="Add to BlinkBits"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/blinkbits.png" title="Add to BlinkBits" alt="Add to BlinkBits" /></a> <a href="http://blinklist.com/index.php?Action=Blink/addblink.php&amp;Name=&amp;Description=&amp;Url=" title="Add to BlinkList"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/blinklist.png" title="Add to BlinkList" alt="Add to BlinkList" /></a> <a href="http://www.bloglines.com/sub/" title="Add to Bloglines"><img class="social_img" 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title="Click me to hide the sites." href="#">Hide Sites</a> </div> </div> <p style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 3px;"><b>Originally published at <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/20/add-a-garage-to-increase-home-resale-value/">For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Blog at Fizber.com</a>. Please leave any <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/20/add-a-garage-to-increase-home-resale-value/#comments">comments</a> there.</b></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fsbo:50584 2008-08-20T13:41:26Z 2008-08-20T13:41:26Z <br> <p><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="garage cleaning" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/files/2008/08/garage-cleaning-thumb.jpg" width="194" align="right" border="0" title="" />The garage is a classic junk area. As you go through cars, bikes and motorcycles, you end up with used items that you figure you might someday use. You can often have old oil lying around, used tires that you figure you could turn into a swing or planter. Because you are often tired after working on your car or bike, you leave things lying around, making it even more difficult to start the next project. </p> <p>Start with shelving units and wall hanging units. 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title="Click me to hide the sites." href="#">Hide Sites</a> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/20/dont-overlook-the-garage-when-getting-your-home-ready-to-sell/#more-852">Read the rest of this entry &raquo;</a></p><p style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 3px;"><b>Originally published at <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/20/dont-overlook-the-garage-when-getting-your-home-ready-to-sell/">For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Blog at Fizber.com</a>. 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Garages are now an extension of living space and have moved away from a total utilitarian function.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/files/2008/08/garage-doors-06.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/files/2008/08/garage-doors-06-thumb.jpg" width="240" align="right" border="0" title="" /></a> Many buyers want a garage that offers organizational systems featuring bins, pull-out drawers, baskets, shelving, cabinets, workbenches and closets. </li> <li>Wall hooks for hanging up garden tools and bicycles keeps clutter off the floor and eliminates the need to stack things in a corner. </li> <li>Extra space in the garage that can be used as a workshop or hobby room is a delightful bonus for those seeking more space. </li> <li>Some want an auxiliary playroom for children, especially if the home has no attic or basement. </li> <li>Buyers want enough room to 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to Connotea" /></a> <a href="http://del.icio.us/post?url=&amp;title=" title="Add to Del.icio.us"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/delicious.png" title="Add to Del.icio.us" alt="Add to Del.icio.us" /></a> <a href="http://de.lirio.us/login/?action=add&amp;address=&amp;title=" title="Add to De.lirio.us"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/delirious.png" title="Add to De.lirio.us" alt="Add to De.lirio.us" /></a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/post?url=&amp;title=" title="Add to Diigo"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/diigo.png" title="Add to Diigo" alt="Add to Diigo" /></a> <a href="http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&amp;url=&amp;title=" title="Add to digg"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/digg.png" title="Add to digg" alt="Add to digg" /></a> <a 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alt="Add to Fark" /></a> <br /> <a href="http://feedmelinks.com/categorize?from=toolbar&amp;op=submit&amp;name=&amp;url=&amp;version=0.7" title="Add to Feed Me Links"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/feedmelinks.png" title="Add to Feed Me Links" alt="Add to Feed Me Links" /></a> <a href="http://extension.fleck.com/?v=b.0.804&amp;url=" title="Add to Fleck"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/fleck.png" title="Add to Fleck" alt="Add to Fleck" /></a> <a href="http://FriendSite.com/users/bookmarks/?u=&amp;t=" title="Add to FriendSite"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/friendsite.png" title="Add to FriendSite" alt="Add to FriendSite" /></a> <a href="http://furl.net/storeIt.jsp?t=&amp;u=" title="Add to FURL"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/furl.png" title="Add to FURL" alt="Add to FURL" /></a> <a href="http://www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=edit&amp;output=popup&amp;bkmk=&amp;title=" title="Add to Google Bookmarks"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/google.png" title="Add to Google Bookmarks" alt="Add to Google Bookmarks" /></a> <a href="http://www.kaboodle.com/za/selectpage?p_pop=false&amp;pa=url&amp;u=" title="Add to Kaboodle"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/kaboodle.png" title="Add to Kaboodle" alt="Add to Kaboodle" /></a> <a href="http://www.linkagogo.com/go/AddNoPopup?url=&amp;title=" title="Add to LinkaGoGo"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/linkagogo.png" title="Add to LinkaGoGo" alt="Add to LinkaGoGo" /></a> <a href="http://www.maple.nu/submit.php?url=" title="Add to Maple"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/maple.png" title="Add to Maple" alt="Add to Maple" /></a> <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/bookmarklet/add?url=&amp;title=&amp;description=" title="Add to Ma.gnolia"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/magnolia.png" title="Add to Ma.gnolia" alt="Add to Ma.gnolia" /></a> <a href="http://www.mister-wong.com/index.php?action=addurl&amp;bm_url=&amp;bm_description=" title="Add to Mister Wong"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/misterwong.png" title="Add to Mister Wong" alt="Add to Mister Wong" /></a> <a href="http://www.netscape.com/submit/?U=&amp;T=" title="Add to Netscape"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/netscape.png" title="Add to Netscape" alt="Add to Netscape" /></a> <a 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href="http://www.rawsugar.com/tagger/?turl=&amp;tttl=" title="Add to RawSugar"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/rawsugar.png" title="Add to RawSugar" alt="Add to RawSugar" /></a> <a href="http://reddit.com/submit?url=&amp;title=" title="Add to reddit"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/reddit.png" title="Add to reddit" alt="Add to reddit" /></a> <a href="http://www.rojo.com/add-subscription/?resource=" title="Add to Rojo"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/rojo.png" title="Add to Rojo" alt="Add to Rojo" /></a> <a href="http://www.simpy.com/simpy/LinkAdd.do?href=&amp;title=" title="Add to Simpy"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/simpy.png" title="Add to Simpy" alt="Add to Simpy" /></a> <a href="http://www.sk-rt.com/submit.php?url=" title="Add 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class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/squidoo.png" title="Add to Squidoo" alt="Add to Squidoo" /></a> <a href="http://www.sphere.com/search?q=sphereit:&amp;title=" title="Add to SphereIt"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/sphereit.png" title="Add to SphereIt" alt="Add to SphereIt" /></a> <a href="http://www.spurl.net/spurl.php?url=&amp;title=" title="Add to Spurl"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/spurl.png" title="Add to Spurl" alt="Add to Spurl" /></a> <a href="http://taggly.com/bookmarks.php/pass?action=add&amp;address=" title="Add to Taggly"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/taggly.png" title="Add to Taggly" alt="Add to Taggly" /></a> <a href="http://tailrank.com/share/?title=&amp;link_href=" title="Add to Tailrank"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/tailrank.png" title="Add to Tailrank" alt="Add to Tailrank" /></a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/faves?add=" title="Add to Technorati"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/technorati.png" title="Add to Technorati" alt="Add to Technorati" /></a> <a href="http://www.thisnext.com/pick/new/submit/sociable/?url=&amp;name=" title="Add to ThisNext"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/thisnext.png" title="Add to ThisNext" alt="Add to ThisNext" /></a> <a href="http://webride.org/discuss/split.php?uri=&amp;title=" title="Add to Webride"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/webride.png" title="Add to Webride" alt="Add to Webride" /></a> <a href="http://www.wists.com/t.php?c=null&amp;r=&amp;u=&amp;title={text}" title="Add to Wists"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/wists.png" title="Add to Wists" alt="Add to Wists" /></a> <a href="http://myweb2.search.yahoo.com/myresults/bookmarklet?u=&amp;t=" title="Add to Yahoo My Web"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/yahoo.png" title="Add to Yahoo My Web" alt="Add to Yahoo My Web" /></a> <br /> <a style="font-size:90%;text-align: right; " title="Click me to hide the sites." href="#">Hide Sites</a> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/20/obtaining-a-mortgage-online/#more-846">Read the rest of this entry &raquo;</a></p><p style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 3px;"><b>Originally published at <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/20/obtaining-a-mortgage-online/">For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Blog at Fizber.com</a>. Please leave any <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/20/obtaining-a-mortgage-online/#comments">comments</a> there.</b></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fsbo:49598 2008-08-20T11:57:44Z 2008-08-20T11:57:44Z <br> <p>According to a recent research made by pewinternet.org, features ranked most useful among homebuyers searching for a home on the Internet were virtual tours and detailed neighborhood information, both viewed as very useful by more than four out of five buyers.&#160; </p> <p><a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/files/2008/08/online-tools.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="online tools" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/files/2008/08/online-tools-thumb.jpg" width="517" border="0" title="" /></a></p> <div class="social_bookmark"> <a title="Click me to see the sites." href="#"><strong><em>[Bookmark It]</em></strong></a> <br /> <div class="d" style="overflow:hidden"> <br /> <a href="http://blinkbits.com/bookmarklets/save.php?v=1&amp;source_url=&amp;title=" title="Add to BlinkBits"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/blinkbits.png" title="Add to BlinkBits" alt="Add to BlinkBits" /></a> <a href="http://blinklist.com/index.php?Action=Blink/addblink.php&amp;Name=&amp;Description=&amp;Url=" title="Add to BlinkList"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/blinklist.png" title="Add to BlinkList" alt="Add to BlinkList" /></a> <a href="http://www.bloglines.com/sub/" title="Add to Bloglines"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/bloglines.png" title="Add to Bloglines" alt="Add to Bloglines" /></a> <a href="http://blogmarks.net/my/new.php?mini=1&amp;simple=1&amp;url=&amp;title=" title="Add to Blogmarks"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/bmarks.png" title="Add to Blogmarks" alt="Add to Blogmarks" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogmemes.net/post.php?url=&amp;title=" title="Add to Blogmemes"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/blogmemes.png" title="Add to Blogmemes" alt="Add to Blogmemes" /></a> <a href="http://bluedot.us/Authoring.aspx?u=&amp;t=" title="Add to Blue Dot"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/bluedot.png" title="Add to Blue Dot" alt="Add to Blue Dot" /></a> <a href="http://www.bumpzee.com/bump.php?u=" title="Add to BUMPzee"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/bumpzee.png" title="Add to BUMPzee" alt="Add to BUMPzee" /></a> <a href="http://co.mments.com/track?url=&amp;title=" title="Add to Co.mments"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/comments.png" title="Add to Co.mments" alt="Add to Co.mments" /></a> <a href="http://www.connotea.org/addpopup?continue=confirm&amp;uri=&amp;title=" title="Add to Connotea"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/connotea.png" title="Add to Connotea" alt="Add to Connotea" /></a> <a href="http://del.icio.us/post?url=&amp;title=" title="Add to Del.icio.us"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/delicious.png" title="Add to Del.icio.us" alt="Add to Del.icio.us" /></a> <a href="http://de.lirio.us/login/?action=add&amp;address=&amp;title=" title="Add to De.lirio.us"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/delirious.png" title="Add to De.lirio.us" alt="Add to De.lirio.us" /></a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/post?url=&amp;title=" title="Add to Diigo"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/diigo.png" title="Add to Diigo" alt="Add to Diigo" /></a> <a href="http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&amp;url=&amp;title=" title="Add to digg"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/digg.png" title="Add to digg" alt="Add to digg" /></a> <a href="http://www.dotnetkicks.com/kick/?url=&amp;title=" title="Add to DotNetKicks"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/dotnetkicks.png" title="Add to DotNetKicks" alt="Add to DotNetKicks" /></a> <a href="http://www.dzone.com/links/add.html?description=&amp;url=&amp;title=" title="Add to DZone"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/dzone.png" title="Add to DZone" alt="Add to DZone" /></a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=" title="Add to Facebook"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/facebook.png" title="Add to Facebook" alt="Add to Facebook" /></a> <a href="http://cgi.fark.com/cgi/fark/edit.pl?new_url=&amp;new_comment=&amp;new_comment=&amp;linktype=Misc" title="Add to Fark"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/fark.png" title="Add to Fark" alt="Add to Fark" /></a> <br /> <a href="http://feedmelinks.com/categorize?from=toolbar&amp;op=submit&amp;name=&amp;url=&amp;version=0.7" title="Add to Feed Me Links"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/feedmelinks.png" title="Add to Feed Me Links" alt="Add to Feed Me Links" /></a> <a href="http://extension.fleck.com/?v=b.0.804&amp;url=" title="Add to Fleck"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/fleck.png" title="Add to Fleck" alt="Add to Fleck" /></a> <a 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href="#">Hide Sites</a> </div> </div> <p style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 3px;"><b>Originally published at <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/20/online-tools-used-by-those-who-use-the-internet-in-their-housing-search/">For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Blog at Fizber.com</a>. Please leave any <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/20/online-tools-used-by-those-who-use-the-internet-in-their-housing-search/#comments">comments</a> there.</b></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fsbo:49224 2008-08-20T11:43:27Z 2008-08-20T11:43:27Z <br> &lt;/p&gt; <h4>Total mortgage loan applications submitted online in Q1 2008</h4> <p>&#160;</p> <p><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="113" alt="" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/files/2008/08/mortgage-thumb.jpg" width="244" align="left" border="0" title="" />The Internet has changed all aspects of the home buying process, and that includes the way we shop for mortgages. These days, you can shop for a mortgage quote online to save a lot of time and energy.</p> <p>Online lenders can often tell you whether or not you have been pre-approved within 24 to 48 hours after you submit your application. 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title="Click me to hide the sites." href="#">Hide Sites</a> </div> </div> <p style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 3px;"><b>Originally published at <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/20/more-people-are-getting-their-mortgage-online/">For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Blog at Fizber.com</a>. Please leave any <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/20/more-people-are-getting-their-mortgage-online/#comments">comments</a> there.</b></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fsbo:49013 2008-08-20T11:11:11Z 2008-08-20T11:11:11Z <br> &lt;/p&gt; <h4><i>YouTube, MySpace Profiles Considered Free Advertising, Realtors Say</i></h4> <p>&#160;</p> <p><b>LAS VEGAS &#8212; </b>Home prices have drastically dropped in the Valley because of the foreclosure crisis, which &#8212; according to real estate agents &#8212; makes it a perfect time for younger homebuyers to take advantage of the price cuts. </p> <p><img style="margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px" src="http://pulse2.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/youtube_myspace.png" align="left" title="" alt="" /> </p> <p>But the downswing in the market also means real estate agents have to change their marketing strategies to stay on top. </p> <p>Forget the fliers and print ads, agents who are looking for a new market of homebuyers are logging on. 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title="Click me to hide the sites." href="#">Hide Sites</a> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/20/realtors-use-internet-to-attract-young-buyers/#more-839">Read the rest of this entry &raquo;</a></p><p style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 3px;"><b>Originally published at <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/20/realtors-use-internet-to-attract-young-buyers/">For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Blog at Fizber.com</a>. 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Web"><img class="social_img" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/yahoo.png" title="Add to Yahoo My Web" alt="Add to Yahoo My Web" /></a> <br /> <a style="font-size:90%;text-align: right; " title="Click me to hide the sites." href="#">Hide Sites</a> </div> </div> <p style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 3px;"><b>Originally published at <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/18/the-power-of-your-garage-when-selling/">For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Blog at Fizber.com</a>. 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title="Click me to hide the sites." href="#">Hide Sites</a> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/18/tips-for-showing-a-small-house/#more-836">Read the rest of this entry &raquo;</a></p><p style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 3px;"><b>Originally published at <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/18/tips-for-showing-a-small-house/">For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Blog at Fizber.com</a>. Please leave any <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/18/tips-for-showing-a-small-house/#comments">comments</a> there.</b></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fsbo:48376 2008-08-18T09:45:19Z 2008-08-18T09:45:53Z <br> <p>The hardest part about a buyer&#8217;s market is the education of the seller.&#160; Sellers are slow to move from one market to the other, not willing to drop prices by $5,000, $10,000 or even $25,000 to bring the price in line with what the market currently demands. </p> <p><a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/files/2008/08/house-prices.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="183" alt="house_prices" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/files/2008/08/house-prices-thumb.jpg" width="244" align="left" border="0" title="" /></a> </p> <p>Most Sellers can only remember what it was like when they bought the house a few year&#8217;s earlier &#8211; it was a Seller&#8217;s market then and they had to bid up by 5 or 10 percent and had to put down a lot of money.&#160; They just can&#8217;t fathom the fact that now the Buyers will get to come in and bid 5 to 10 percent below their asking price.</p> <p>Here are some strategies that will work in a market that is becoming competitive from the Seller&#8217;s perspective:</p> <p><b>Drop the Price</b></p> <p>Pretty simple, but it works. 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Please leave any <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/18/what-to-do-in-a-buyers-market/#comments">comments</a> there.</b></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fsbo:48007 2008-08-13T09:25:57Z 2008-08-13T09:46:15Z <br> <p><a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/files/2008/08/turtle-house1.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="151" alt="turtle_house" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/files/2008/08/turtle-house-thumb1.jpg" width="240" align="left" border="0" title="" /></a> </p> <p>I posted several articles about the importance of a photo in today&#8217;s real estate marketing. 90% of buyers now use the internet in search for a home. If buyers don&#8217;t see any proper picture of a property they often do not look further at the property information available. </p> <p>I understand that in some cases there are <em>no photos</em> available for the <em>property</em>. However, why post a turtle photo instead? 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title="Click me to hide the sites." href="#">Hide Sites</a> </div> </div> <p style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 3px;"><b>Originally published at <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/13/home-photo-that-left-us-amazed/">For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Blog at Fizber.com</a>. Please leave any <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/13/home-photo-that-left-us-amazed/#comments">comments</a> there.</b></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fsbo:47840 2008-08-13T09:03:46Z 2008-08-13T09:03:46Z <br> <p><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="182" alt="" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/files/2008/08/pounds-thumb.jpg" width="244" align="left" border="0" title="" /> A POPULAR schoolteacher has stunned friends and family by leaving over &#163;1 million to charity in her will. <br />Martha Calvert &#8211; who taught Sir Fred Goodwin - passed away in December last year aged 96, and her recently published estate has revealed the true extent of her wealth.</p> <p>Miss Calvert, an only daughter, and brought up in Renfrew, was an outgoing and admired figure in the Paisley community. 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title="Click me to hide the sites." href="#">Hide Sites</a> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/13/relatives-amazed-to-learn-spinster-kept-1million-secret/#more-825">Read the rest of this entry &raquo;</a></p><p style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 3px;"><b>Originally published at <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/13/relatives-amazed-to-learn-spinster-kept-1million-secret/">For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Blog at Fizber.com</a>. 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Please leave any <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/13/more-homeowners-owe-more-than-their-homes-are-worth/#comments">comments</a> there.</b></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fsbo:47303 2008-08-13T08:19:58Z 2008-08-13T08:19:58Z <br> <p><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/files/2008/08/santa-clara-county-thumb.jpg" width="210" align="left" border="0" title="" />Nearly five times as many homeowners in Santa Clara County lost their properties to foreclosure last month than in July 2007, signaling there&#8217;s no end in sight to the local mortgage crisis. 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title="Click me to hide the sites." href="#">Hide Sites</a> </div> </div> <p style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 3px;"><b>Originally published at <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/08/housing-law-housing-and-mortgage-relief/">For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Blog at Fizber.com</a>. Please leave any <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/08/housing-law-housing-and-mortgage-relief/#comments">comments</a> there.</b></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fsbo:46636 2008-08-08T11:22:05Z 2008-08-08T11:22:05Z <br> <p><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/files/2008/08/homeowners-insurance-thumb.jpg" width="219" align="left" border="0" title="" />In 1968, the median cost of buying a home was just over $15,000. A gallon of regular gasoline cost $0.34. A first class stamp cost a nickel, and people shopped for everything the old-fashioned way: They visited the nearest store, loaded up the shopping cart, and took their goods home. </p> <p>What a difference forty years makes. In June of 2008, the median existing single-family home price was $215,100. A postage stamp costs $0.42. And gas is over $4.00 a gallon. </p> <p>But consumers have also made great strides. Today, virtually anything can be purchased online and delivered to the buyer&#8217;s doorstep, with only the click of a mouse and a credit card. &quot;Middlemen&quot; have largely been eliminated in booking travel, investing in stocks, and countless other consumer transactions. And consumers have benefited by saving money. </p> <p>This is not the case for consumers who sell their homes with real estate agents. </p> <p>&quot;According to independent research, more than 20% of consumers are now trying to sell their homes by owner, and that&#8217;s a good thing,&quot; said Greg Healy, Vice President of Operations of ForSaleByOwner.com. </p> <p>&quot;But that also means most home sellers are still doing it the old way - and still, effectively, giving up six percent of the equity in their homes in commissions. 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title="Click me to hide the sites." href="#">Hide Sites</a> </div> </div> <p style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 3px;"><b>Originally published at <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/08/1968-vs-2008-are-homesellers-better-off/">For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Blog at Fizber.com</a>. Please leave any <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/08/1968-vs-2008-are-homesellers-better-off/#comments">comments</a> there.</b></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fsbo:46505 2008-08-07T13:23:18Z 2008-08-07T13:23:18Z <br> <p><strong>Do you think your house is worth as much today as it was last year?</strong> </p> <p><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="165" alt="home value" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/files/2008/08/home-value-thumb.jpg" width="244" align="left" border="0" title="" />With all the gloomy news about the tanking housing market, one would think most people would be equally pesimistic about the value of their homes, but surprisingly a new study shows most people believe their home is worth the same or even more this year. </p> <p>The survey, by the real estate Web site Zillow.com, said people must be either in denial or not paying attention because, nationwide, 62 percent of people think 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title="Click me to hide the sites." href="#">Hide Sites</a> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/04/when-youre-the-noisy-neighbor/#more-812">Read the rest of this entry &raquo;</a></p><p style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 3px;"><b>Originally published at <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/04/when-youre-the-noisy-neighbor/">For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Blog at Fizber.com</a>. Please leave any <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/04/when-youre-the-noisy-neighbor/#comments">comments</a> there.</b></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fsbo:45127 2008-08-04T16:41:37Z 2008-08-04T16:41:37Z <br> <p><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="noise" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/files/2008/08/noise-thumb.jpg" width="242" align="right" border="0" />The U.S. Census Bureau notes that noise is Americans&#8217; No. 1 complaint about their neighborhoods. Noise levels have risen sixfold in major U.S. cities in the past 15 years, and automobiles are the largest source of noise and not just in the cities, but can also be found in the countrysides, as well as forests. The noise pollution from the cities is carried over via people bringing their noise with them and has become virtually inescapable. </p> <p>Countries that have expressed concern and outrage over these types of noise pollution include Germany and some of it&#8217;s other European Union&#8217;s members, such as Great Britain, Italy. 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title="Click me to hide the sites." href="#">Hide Sites</a> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/04/noise-is-americans-no-1-complaint-about-their-neighborhoods/#more-805">Read the rest of this entry &raquo;</a></p><p style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 3px;"><b>Originally published at <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/04/noise-is-americans-no-1-complaint-about-their-neighborhoods/">For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Blog at Fizber.com</a>. Please leave any <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/08/04/noise-is-americans-no-1-complaint-about-their-neighborhoods/#comments">comments</a> there.</b></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fsbo:44965 2008-07-31T12:26:02Z 2008-07-31T12:26:02Z <br> <p><strong><a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/files/2008/07/homeowner-with-dog.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="180" alt="homeowner with dog" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/files/2008/07/homeowner-with-dog-thumb.jpg" width="240" align="left" border="0" /></a> Why don&#8217;t home buyers like your pet?</strong> <br />- Nervousness. Pets make some people very uncomfortable. Not everybody grew up with a family pet or enjoys outings at the zoo. Fur and four legs does not a human make. <br />- Fear. Real and irrational. It&#8217;s not only dogs that instill fear in people. All kinds of silly wives&#8217; tales and superstitions involve cats. <br />- Inexperience. 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title="Click me to hide the sites." href="#">Hide Sites</a> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/07/31/selling-a-house-where-pets-live/#more-803">Read the rest of this entry &raquo;</a></p><p style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 3px;"><b>Originally published at <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/07/31/selling-a-house-where-pets-live/">For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Blog at Fizber.com</a>. Please leave any <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/07/31/selling-a-house-where-pets-live/#comments">comments</a> there.</b></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fsbo:44693 2008-07-31T12:10:55Z 2008-07-31T12:10:55Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fsbo:44293 2008-07-31T11:57:42Z 2008-07-31T11:57:42Z <br> &lt;/p&gt; <p><strong>Review of Home Staging: The Winning Way to Sell Your House for More Money</strong> </p> <p><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="174" alt="Barb-Schwarz152x170" src="http://fsbo.fizber.com/files/2008/07/barb-schwarz152x170-thumb.jpg" width="156" align="left" border="0" />Barb Schwarz, the dynamo founder of home staging, might have easily been the next Barbra Streisand if she hadn&#8217;t pushed aside her singing talents to pursue interior design and a real estate career. Or so she says. </p> <p>&quot;When I first said the word &#8217;stage&#8217; in 1972 to a client, I never dreamed I&#8217;d be having this interview or the business I&#8217;ve been able to build,&quot; says Schwarz. She started with a client whose home had been listed with somebody else and on the market for six months without a nibble. 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Please leave any <a href="http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/07/31/powerhouse-barb-schwarz-rules-home-staging/#comments">comments</a> there.</b></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fsbo:44158 2008-07-31T11:50:00Z 2008-07-31T11:51:11Z <br> <p>In buyer&#8217;s markets, it is especially important to pull out all the stops and make your home stand out among the sea of inventory on the market. Ask yourself why a buyer would choose your home over all the other homes for sale.</p> <p> <b>Poor Condition of Your Home</b> <p>Check out your competition. If 90% of the homes in your market are not selling, then your home needs to outshine the top 10%. Look at the homes that are pending sales because that&#8217;s your current indicator. Sold comps could be two to three months in arrears of market movement. You want to know what is happening right now, and pending sale data will tell you which homes are selling.</p> <p>Apart from preparing your home for sale, consider its condition. 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