Choosing Exterior Brick, Stone and Colors

Unless you are purposely trying to create a Southern Colonial look for your home, it seems that most clients have graduated from red brick to one that includes warmer earth tones and tumbled antiqued textures. Do not misunderstand me, red bricks are beautiful in the right home with the right style. But lack of imagination [...]

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Style Without Breaking the Bank – Design Smart

Thank you for all that responded to the poll! Most of you decided that a model home needs to show design style without breaking the bank. So, I allowed myself a mid-upgrade budget, without over improving the home where the appraisal would be compromised and standard features would be disguised. Ok, we want style: Traditional, [...]

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Designing a Model Home

    I am going to give you a blank check with a challenge. Build a new model home. At first, the excitement of the design savvy begins to tingle and warm our creative juices like that first taste of a rich Cabernet, and we start thinking and acting like a design diva. We want [...]

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Senators Agree to Extend First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit and Grant Additional Tax Credit to Repeat Buyers

Yesterday afternoon we received wonderful news. The first-time homebuyer tax credit which was set to expire at the end November could now been extended to April of 2010. Buyers would have to sign a contract by the end of April, and close on their home no later than June 2010.In addition, a new $6,500 credit [...]

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