by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 19, 2018 | Global Buyers + Foreign Investment
The NAR has released the latest Profile of International Activity in U.S. Residential Real Estate. It shows that foreign buyers bought 266,800 residential properties, a decrease from 284,000 from the previous 12 month period. The major foreign buyers continue to be...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 13, 2018 | Home Buying, Home Ownership
Feng shui is a Chinese philosophy that has the goal of achieving an auspicious and harmonious environment. It is important to Chinese-Americans, with 86% of those surveyed saying that feng shui will play a role in a future home-buying decision, and 79% saying they...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 11, 2018 | Home Ownership
Here are some of the styles of older homes you will encounter in the South-West: Craftsman. Smallish single story with full or partial-width porches framed by tapered columns, overhanging eaves, and exposed roof rafters. Similar to, but usually slightly bigger than,...
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by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 7, 2018 | Home Buying
1. Check permits and their cost. Find out if the work to be done requires a permit and how much that permit costs. Factor the cost, time and aggravation of permits into your plans. 2. Determine whether you will supervise subs or hire a general contractor to do so. If...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 4, 2018 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
Although Doberman Pinchers started out as the Marines’ official combat dog, by the end of WWII they were replaced by German Shepherds (see my blog Dobermans Flunk Out of the War). An example of why Dobies were dropped is the experience of Clarence Rea when out on a...
