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Sunday, November 09, 2008

Alaska real estate News

Alaska real estate News

November 9, 2008

Anchorage AK Homes for Sale

Bill Babylon: http://www.getrealalaska.com/

Can't Sell Your Home? Why Not Rent it?
It may not always make sense to sell your home. If that's the case, renting it could be a good option. But understanding the rental process and using expert help will alleviate extra stress. FULL STORY ->

Weaker Job Market Leads to Lower Mortgage Rates
Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.20 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending November 6, 2008, down from last week when it averaged 6.46 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 6.24 percent. FULL STORY ->

Investor Report: Home Investors Booming
The economy may be flat, but it's boom time for investors who know how to buy houses at fire-sale prices, fix them up and sell or rent them out. FULL STORY ->

All Marketing, All the Time: What's New in Smart Design
Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American essayist, philosopher, poet, and leader of the transcendentalist movement in the early 19th Century once said, "build a better mouse trap and the world will beat a path to your door." How can a property owner differentiate visually from the competition through creative marketing strategies enhanced by smart design? FULL STORY ->

U.K. Building Company Looks to Lime for Sustainable Building Materials
The Linford Group, a Birmingham, United Kingdom-based building company, is looking back at natural products and techniques that have actually been around for hundreds, if not thousands, of years, as its vision for the next generation of 'better-than-zero carbon' sustainable building materials. The company is working with Abingdon-based specialists Lime Technology to explore ways of cutting the industry's carbon footprint by using hemp and lime in place of concrete and cement. FULL STORY ->

20081108 Alaska real estate News

Maybe it is time we all moved to Alaska

Maybe it is time we all moved to Alaska

Anchorage AK Homes for Sale

Bill Babylon: http://www.getrealalaska.com/

Bill Babylon
Direct: 907-273-7531
e-mail address: Billybabs AT gmail DOT com

Prudential Jack White/ Vista Real Estate
3801 Centerpoint Drive 200
Anchorage, AK 99503
Fax: 907-562-5485
Cell: 907-351-4762

Welcome to your one-stop source for real estate services covering the South Anchorage area. Real estate is one of the most exciting investments one can make, and it should be a fun and rewarding experience. Here you'll find everything you'll need to buy or sell a home, as well as learn about the market value of homes you may own in the area. It is my goal to provide you with superior service at all times, so please tell me more about you! Learn About Me.

Hello and thank you for visiting! It is my goal as your full service real estate company specializing in the South Anchorage area, to provide you with superior service at all times.

Here are some things you might like to know about my brother-in-law Bill Babylon:

An experienced leader and manager

Retired from active service with the US Army after 29 years. Managed a $50 Million business with 1200 employees during my last 7 years of service.

Experienced a dozen relocations during this career.

Reviewed construction progress on new homes for the last 3 years as a subcontractor to Northrim Bank’s Construction Loan Department, familiarizing me with the new home market in the Anchorage area.

An active member of the community

Currently serving as Treasurer of Amazing Grace Lutheran Church.

Served as Treasurer for Boy Scout Troop 209 in Anchorage, for 2 years. Still active on the Troop Committee. Conduct Scout training for the Personal Management Merit Badge.

An ethical real estate professional

Member of the Anchorage Board of Realtors®.

Acquired over 35 hours of continuing real estate education in the past 6 months.
As a holder of the Prudential Real Estate eCertified® designation, I apply the latest technology solutions to meet my clients' real estate needs.

I do what’s right for my clients—not what sells!

I am ready to help you find your next home!

Buying a home? I look forward to helping you select the home of your dreams by taking time to listen to your needs and desires.

Selling a home? My real estate expertise and many effective marketing programs will give you the exposure and edge you need to sell your home quickly for top dollar.

20081108 Maybe it is time we all moved to Alaska

Friday, July 25, 2008

Parents Can Help Ease the Burden By Mara Lee Special to The Washington Post Saturday

Parents Can Help Ease the Burden By Mara Lee Special to The Washington Post Saturday

See also: 20080719 Mom's House, Your Responsibility by Mara Lee, Special to The Washington Post

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2008/07/moms-house-your-responsibility-by-mara.html

Related: Business and Economics, Business and Economics Wills and Estates, Children Parenting and Intergenerational studies, Real Estate, Real Estate property management

By Mara Lee Special to The Washington Post Saturday, July 19, 2008; F02

There are things parents can do to make it easier for their children to handle their affairs after they die or if they should become unable to manage them.

Most important: Tell them where everything is. Where's your will? Where do you have bank accounts, stock holdings or safety deposit boxes? Where are those statements? Where are your tax records? Your utility bills?

Read the rest here: Parents Can Help Ease the Burden

Mom's House, Your Responsibility by Mara Lee, Special to The Washington Post

Mom's House, Your Responsibility by Mara Lee, Special to The Washington Post
Special to The Washington Post, Saturday, July 19, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/18/AR2008071801413.html

Labels:
Business and Economics
Business and Economics Wills and Estates
Real Estate
Real Estate property management
Children Parenting and Intergenerational studies

With the experience of 25 years in the property maintenance business, I thought the article that follows – and the companion piece, “Parents Can Help Ease the Burden,” by Mara Lee, was an excellent introduction to a difficult subject…

Managing the home after a parent dies can be fraught with difficulties. Here's a guide to bringing about a successful sale.

By Mara Lee, Special to The Washington Post, Saturday, July 19, 2008; F01

Carylin Waterval's mother had no will -- and no time to prepare one.

At 63, she was diagnosed with lung cancer and died within three weeks, leaving behind a small business and a four-bedroom house in Ashburn. Waterval, who lives in Alexandria and whose brother lives in Texas, found herself in charge of all the financial paperwork -- bank accounts, stock holdings, tax records and unpaid bills. Even though Waterval, 42, is an accountant, she found the volume overwhelming.

Selling a house after a parent's death can be a lengthy and daunting undertaking. Household bills still have to be paid. Then there's the matter of deciding who wants what, how to ship it to them and how to dispose of the rest. There's finding a real estate agent, deciding how to present the house and arriving at a price. And all this work may have to be done from out of town.

Until you sell the house, you have to manage it.

Read the rest here: Mom's House, Your Responsibility