Part Four- Buying a green home: guide and tips when looking to buy a green home
October 19, 2010 by kirsten · Leave a Comment
This is the fourth part of a series on buying a green home. Included are some environmental and energy saving tips to consider whether you are looking to buy a new home or update the home you currently live in. Check back often for more tips or to view the first three articles in this [...]
Part Three- Buying a green home: guide and tips when looking to buy a green home
September 27, 2010 by kirsten · Leave a Comment
This is the third part of a series on buying a green home. Included are more environmental and energy saving tips to consider whether you are looking to buy a new home or update the home you currently live in. Check back often for more tips or to view the first two articles in this [...]
Sarasota August 2010 Real Estate Market Statistics
September 20, 2010 by kirsten · Leave a Comment
As I work at my office annex (in the backyard,next to my pool), summer is winding down and we Floridians are looking forward to autumn. The humidity is starting to break, leaving us with gorgeous mornings which to savor our coffee on our lanais. Comfortable evenings to enjoy a stunning sunset from the beach, experience [...]
Part Two- Buying a green home: Guide and tips when looking to buy a green home
September 16, 2010 by kirsten · Leave a Comment
Last month I started this article on buying a green home. This is the second part of that series. Here are some more environmental and energy saving tips to consider whether you are looking to buy a new home or update the home you currently live in. Remember- if you are getting ready to sell [...]
Buying a home in Southwest Florida? Tips for making a strong offer
September 13, 2010 by kirsten · Leave a Comment
You may have heard that the real estate market is slow, stagnant, a buyer’s market or that Florida is “on sale”. Well, that may have been the case in the past but the times they are a changin’. Sure, prices are a lot lower than they have been in years but if you want to [...]
Currency Exchange Made Easy
September 3, 2010 by kirsten · Leave a Comment
Moneycorp are currency exchange specialists. They are the competition to the banks when it comes to exchanging currencies and transferring funds. Their experts will monitor the currency markets on your behalf – achieving the best possible rate of exchange. Using Moneycorp – The main benefits: Highly competitive exchange rates No commission or receiving bank charges* [...]
Buying a green home – Guide and tips when looking to buy a green home
August 20, 2010 by kirsten · Leave a Comment
Looking to buy a home soon? With green builders becoming more popular, it is becoming increasingly easier to find a home that is more eco-friendly and less burdensome on the environment- not to mention healthier for the inhabitants. This is going to be a 6 part article on buying a green home. Consider environmental issues [...]
Low U.S. home prices, high loonie make it a good time to be a Canadian snowbird in Sarasota, FL
August 18, 2010 by kirsten · Leave a Comment
TORONTO – Aug. 6, 2010 – Mary and Ron Ethier long believed a getaway home in the Florida sun would remain a retirement dream, but when a recent real estate turnaround opened the border to a growing flock of snowbirds, the couple suddenly saw an opportunity too tempting to pass up. “We just felt with [...]
Sarasota July 2010 Real Estate Market Statistics- return to pre-tax credit numbers
August 13, 2010 by kirsten · Leave a Comment
As expected, property sales in the Sarasota real estate market in July 2010 slowed to pre-tax credit numbers following the expiration of the federal $8,000 homebuyer incentive. Property sales in July 2010 stood at 525 total sales, declining 47.8 percent from the June 2010 figure of 776 sales. The sales figure was much closer to [...]
Living Green Tip for Sarasota FL- Lemons
August 2, 2010 by kirsten · Leave a Comment
Since so many of us in Florida have lemon trees in our yards (or our neighbors yards), I thought these tips on how to utilize them were handy. Isn’t it incredible how we have so many environmentally harsh cleaning chemicals in our homes when nature already offers most of what we need! Ant deterrent Pouring [...]
