Posts Tagged ‘video blog’

Michael Ackerman, a Seattle real estate broker who works for Coldwell Banker Bain, video blogs about ways to keep your home cool this summer. Many people do not have air conditioning, and Michael shares helpful tips to keep your home at its coolest even without it. If you have any comments or questions, please send your email to michaelackerman@cbbain.com or visit www.mackerman.com.

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Michael Ackerman, a Seattle real estate broker who works for Coldwell Banker Bain, blogs about how the value of your home may increase by how close it is in walking distance to neighborhood amenities. A study done by a non-profit group has found that a home’s value may increase by $3000 for every point the home receives on the “WalkScore” point system. If you have any questions or comments, please send your email to michaelackerman@cbbain.com or visit www.mackerman.com.

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Michael Ackerman, a Seattle real estate broker who works for Coldwell Banker Bain, video blogs about ways to make your house more “Green” or earth friendly. Michael has just received his “Earth Advantage Institute” certificate and is anxious to share what he learned. In this blog, Michael shares 2 easy ways to conserve water in your home. This will not only save you money, but will also be kinder to the earth! If you have any comments or questions, please send an email to michaelackerman@cbbain.com or visit www.mackerman.com.

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Michael Ackerman, a Seattle real estate broker who works for Coldwell Banker Bain, video blogs about a wonderful website: www.walkscore.com. This site is completely dedicated to letting you know how close all the commercial stores, shops and restaurants are to any home in the country. Simply enter the desired address in the search box, and this site will give you a “WalkScore” between 0-100. The higher the score, the closer the home is to all the fun commercial stores in the neighborhood. If you have any questions or comments, please send an email to michaelackerman@cbbain.com or visit www.mackerman.com.

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Michael Ackerman, a Seattle real estate broker who works for Coldwell Banker Bain, video blogs about the new Department of Licensing Law that started as of July 1st 2010. Real estate titles have changed. Agents are now known as brokers, fomrer brokers are now known as managing brokers, and former managing brokers are now know as principal managing brokers. If you have any questions or comments, please send an email to michaelackerman@cbbain.com or visit www.mackerman.com.

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Michael Ackerman, a Seattle real estate broker who works for Coldwell Banker Bain, video blogs about the Homebuyer Tax Credit Extension. Congress has just passed a bill that extends the closing deadline date from June 30th 2010 to September 30th 2010. Only transactions that were mutually agreed upon by April 30th 2010 are eligable. If you would like to comment, please send an email to michaelackerman@cbbain.com or visit www.mackerman.com.

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Michael Ackerman, a Seattle real estate broker who works for Coldwell Banker Bain, video blogs about the importance of touring homes when it is light out. Homes and neighborhoods may appear better in the evening or at night, so make sure you always tour homes with your real estate broker during hours when you have plenty of natural light. If you have any quesions or comments, please send your email to michaelackerman@cbbain.com or visit www.mackerman.com.

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Michael Ackerman, a Seattle real estate broker who works for Coldwell Banker Bain, video blogs about why you should tour homes together if you are a couple. There is something magical that happens when you experience finding your new home together that cannot be duplicated if you see it at separate times. If you have any comments or questions, please send an email to michaelackerman@cbbain.com or visit www.mackerman.com.

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Michael Ackerman, a Seattle real estate agent, video blogs about what happens on closing day. In Washington State, we have escrow companies close real estate transactions. Michael discusses what services the escrow companies provide to facilitate the closing of various sales transactions. This can differ from state to state so check with a local Realtor to see what is commonly practiced in your area. If you have any comments or questions, please send an email to michaelackerman@cbbain.com or visit www.mackerman.com.

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Michael Ackerman, a Seattle real estate agent, video blogs about how he provides an individual website for each listing that he takes. Online marketing is growing at a speedy pace, and this absolutely applies to the real estate market. Where did you go the last time you were interested in a home or a condo? The internet, right? Michael feels this brings extra value to his clients as his listings have a chance to reach more people through effective internet marketing. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to send your email to michaelackerman@cbbain.com or visit www.mackerman.com.

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