Superbowl Friday Update
January 30th, 2009
Categories:Real Estate News
Here is this week’s Friday follow up.
Today weren’t getting away from all the market news and going with some market trends and some useful tools.
Here’s a list of what’s included:
- My Money, My Home, My Future
- Latest Home Buyer Trends
- Home Fads That Are Falling Out of Style
- Goodbye Granite Counters, Hello Cork!
- Using Color Psychology on You Home
My Money, My Home, My Future
This is a great government site, loaded with information to help home buyers in today’s market. The website breaks the information and resources into three categories; saving money for buying a home, establishing financial stability as a homeowner, and achieving financial security for the future. I hope everyone can find something of use on this site. – http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page?_pageid=73,7620944&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL 
Latest Homebuyer Trends
Check out what homebuyers are rating the most important features, when it comes to their home purchase. http://styledstagedsold.blogs.realtor.org/?p=268 Home Fads That Are Falling Out of Style Remember walking through new homes and seeing the desks in the kitchen that looked perfect for a laptop, perhaps the digital version of a cookbook? Well it appears, that little nook in the kitchen turned out to be a great spot to pile crap, and homebuyers aren’t as keen on kitchen desks anymore… see what else has changed. http://styledstagedsold.blogs.realtor.org/?p=273
Goodbye Granite Counters, Hello Cork!
Believe it or not, the new countertop trend appears to be cork. If you’re not keen on cork, consider bamboo, concrete, quartz, or even IceStone… just watch out for the price tag on the Ice Stone… check out all the details here. http://www.realtor.org/rmohome_and_design/architecturecoach/articlearchive/0902_architecturecoach_countertops 
Using Color Psychology On Your Home
Who would have thought someone would actually take the time to perform a study, to test if painting a room with “food colors” like celery green or red would increase a person’s appetite? Check out the other useful tips and ideas: http://www.realtor.org/rmohome_and_design/articles/2009/0902_househome_colorpsych
Have a great weekend and Go Cardinals… hey, i’m from AZ, gotta support the home team.
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