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Sell Your Home Fast: 21 Staging Tips

If you are looking to sell your home fast and would like to generate top dollar, pay close attention to the 21 staging tips presented in this article. These tips are sometimes very difficult to bring up with prospective sellers, but time and time again I’ve seen sellers heeding this advice sell their homes quickly … Read more

Important STAR Tax Information for New York Residents

New legislation requires all homeowners receiving Basic STAR Tax exemptions to register with the New York State Tax Department in order to receive the exemption in 2014 and subsequent years.  That’s right, just when you thought you’d done everything necessary to secure your STAR Tax savings on your primary home, New York State is requiring all … Read more

Bay Shore Open House

Bay Shore Open House 877 Manor Lane Bay Shore, NY 11706 July 21 From 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. Hi, this is Glen Hagen of Douglas Elliman inviting you to a very special open house, this Sunday 7/21/13 from 1-3PM at 877 Manor Lane in Bay Shore. This Southwood Manor Colonial has been greatly expanded … Read more

Buyers’ Homes Accidentally Demolished

January 5, 2013 at 11:45 am Demolition of dreams: 12 Detroit homes razed by mistake By Serena Maria Daniels The Detroit News From The Detroit News: https://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130105/METRO01/301050343#ixzz2I4JD3VyN Kristine Diven and Micho McAdow bought a home for $500 at a tax auction that  was accidentally demolished.  (Ricardo Thomas / The Detroit News) Detroit — Kristine Diven … Read more

2007 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act Extended

Well we averted a catastrophic event with Congress allowing for an extension of the 2007 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act to January 1, 2014. Had this law NOT been extended, anyone forgiven debt from the “short sale” of their principal residence, from agreeing to a “deed in lieu of foreclosure,” or having their property foreclosed, … Read more