Renovating, repairing or painting a home, child care facility or school containing lead-based paint??
On April 22, 2010, each painter or contractor will be required to be certified in order to do contract painting and renovating of homes that were built before 1978. Federal law will require that contractors performing renovation, repair and painting projects that [...]
I was just reading a great article from the Realtor Magazine about “short sales” and what type of options that you might have as a troubled home owner if you are facing a short sale. It looks like there is going to be some help from “Uncle Sam” . On April 5th of this year [...]
Read the rest of this entry...Welcome to the newly redesigned Listing Detail Page on CBSHOME.com!
Here are just a few of the great new features available today:
Overall a better design that creates a better user experience!
You can view more photos per listing with five thumbnail photos displaying and quick links to virtual tours and guided tours.
Easily Request Information, Schedule a Showing, [...]
OK, well maybe you won’t actually be purchasing a house on your next shopping excursion but if your travels take you to the Oak View Mall, you can stop in at the CBSHome office for any and all of your real estate needs. We want to be your convenient real estate location.
Read the rest of this entry... THIS MIGHT BE THE VERY BEST TIME TO BUY OR SELL REAL ESTATE PROPERTY IN HISTORY!!
Why?
Significant government stimulus practices will be running out soon and could negatively affect interest rates, so time is quickly running out to get into the game!
By now you have heard the $8000 First Time Home Buyer and the $6500 Existing Home [...]
Many short sale and foreclosure clients believe that their ordeal is over after the sale, until the day they get the letter or phone call asking for the debt to be repaid. Sometimes a deficiency judgment will surface against a borrower whose sale did not produce sufficient funds to pay the mortgage in full. For [...]
Read the rest of this entry...Allow us to introduce those agents that have partnered with CBSHOME in 2010:
Ana Rongisch
Bellevue
Ryan Klootwyk
West Dodge
Marc Willis
Lakeside
Ginny Heberly
Pacific St.
Larissa Dobey
West Dodge
Ione Perry
Northwest
Lorrie Taylor
Bellevue
Mary Gorup
Davenport
Paul Smith
Northwest
Qiana Brown
Davenport
Tim Caldwell
Davenport
Rob Neuhaus
Davenport
If you would like to see YOUR name on this list . . . give me a call and we’ll get started showing you how we can help you sell [...]
Read the rest of this entry...On the news Sunday night they were interviewing a man who lives downtown in a tent. He was really proud of his tent and its aero dynamic features, but I couldn’t help worry that aero dynamic or not a low temperature of below zero that night would be cold. Waking the next morning, I was still [...]
Read the rest of this entry...Did you know that members of the military and certain other federal employees have additional tax credit benefits?
Members of the military and certain other federal employees serving outside the U.S. have an extra year to buy a principal residence in the U.S. and qualify for the credit. Thus, an eligible taxpayer must buy, or enter [...]
With the downturn in the mortgage, real estate, and financial markets, it is easy to look at things negatively. All the energy we put into being negative could be spent focusing on the positive. It’s my belief that if you live and work with a purpose, it won’t matter what the media says about the market, [...]
Read the rest of this entry...The IRS has spelled out the guidelines for eligibility for the home buyer credit when co-borrowers purchase a property and when unmarried individuals co-purchase a home and only one of them is eligible for the credit. Follow this link
Read the rest of this entry...REALTORS® Leann & Scott Yahnke will hold a meeting about the extended & expanded Home Buyer Tax Credit program at 7PM on Thursday, Dec. 10th at the CBSHOME offices at 3705 N. 147th St., Ste. 200. There is no cost to attend the meeting, but registration is required. To register, call Scott at (402) 657-3333.
In our contacts [...]
If you watched the TODAY show last Friday morning you may have been surprised to see a home here in Omaha was chosen as one of just a handful of properties shown on the recurring segment by Barbara Corcoran, “What Can You Buy for Under $500k”? In case you missed it, click the previous link to view.
This [...]
NAR Frequently Asked Questions
Homebuyer Tax Credit Changes
National Association of REALTORS® Government Affairs Division
500 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington DC, 20001
Question: Existing homeowner credit: Must the new house cost more than the old house?
Answer: No. Thus, for example, individuals who move from a high cost area to a lower cost area who meet all eligibility requirements [...]
I have the pleasure of serving the Realtors of Nebraska as a Director at the National Association of Realtors. There has been a flurry of activity the last 48 hours pertaining to the potential extension of the First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit as well as an adjustment to whom the updated legislation would apply. The [...]
Read the rest of this entry...Ok – we all know about it, we may even be tired of hearing and reading about it, but let’s face it, if you know someone who would benefit from the $8000 tax credit, now is the time to act. We have been chanting the mantra about the tax credit since 2008 and now is [...]
Read the rest of this entry...Our new BLOG has given us the opportunity to communicate, share, debate and celebrate! When we grow, we’ll let you know! Allow us to introduce those agents that have partnered with CBSHOME in 2009 to date:
Kristine Benson
Northwest
Stephanie Mathis
Lakeside
Beka Rayer
Lakeside
Helen Barsell
Pacific St.
Gene Vancil
Bellevue
Josh Richardson
West Dodge
Anne Cohen
West Dodge
Ione Perry
Northwest
Dottie Smith
Downtown
Susan Maiwald
Downtown
Shelly Nikodym
West Dodge
AJ Buschelman
Pacific St.
Sarah Hehn
Pacific St.
Teena Beehner
Davenport
Kari [...]
Read the rest of this entry...of interested “new Realtors” attended our Career Night on 9/10/09. A few of them have taken their prelicense courses which puts them two steps closer to joining CBSHOME! Thank you to Trudy Meyer, Sales Manager from Davenport, Judy Burford, Sales Manager from Lakeside and Terry Stork, experienced agent from our Northwest office for joining me.
If [...]
CBSHOME will host its monthly Career Night:
Thursday, 9/10/09 from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. at 11213 Davenport St., Omaha, NE
Please call me at 964-4601 or email me at monica.humpal@cbshome.com to make a reservation to attend this complimentary opportunity to learn more about a real estate career and the steps and investments to get licensed.
It would be our [...]
Is protecting the security of my clients worth the extra expense of an electronic lockbox? In my book, of course it is but there are still many agents in town that almost exclusively utilize the push button or combo lockboxes.
Think about this scenario: when an agent calls to make an appointment and the house has a combination lockbox, [...]
