Tim L. Ramey's Blog

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Real Estate Agent - RG Realty Group

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2013 

Weekly Update The first full week of 2013 market data looks a lot like most of 2012 did. But let's go beyond the obvious. Consider this: Americans formed substantially more new households in 2012 than we built, which is partly responsible for the ongoing declines in active listings. Our populatio...
01/31/2013
TWIN CITIES AREA   DEC '12 DEC '11 Percent Change(compared to one year prior) New listings 2,853 3,377 - 16% Active listings 11,875 17,416 - 32% Months supply 2.90 5.00 - 42% Pending sales 2,962 2,776 + 7% Median sales price $168,202 $145,000 + 16% Cumulative days on the market 108 141 - 23% Aver...
01/27/2013
23 Easy Ways To Make Your Home Sell Faster   Throughout the Home 1.      Open the draperies, pull up the shades, and let in the sunlight. 2.      Create a positive mood.  Turn on all lights, day or night, and install higher wattage light bulbs to show your home brightly. 3.      Remove clutter fr...
01/13/2013
Weekly Update The results are mostly in, and the evidence is overwhelming. Housing not only outperformed most other sectors of the economy, but for the first time in half a decade, there was meaningful market recovery in 2012. For 2013, a few things seem likely. Expect interest rates to remain lo...
01/08/2013
Five Tips to an Organized, Clean Kitchen A clean kitchen creates the ideal space for Zen cooking. Who wants to prepare an intensive meal in a cluttered mess? And as far as hygiene, letting the dust settle in your kitchen is a recipe for disaster. Below are some tips for keeping an organized and c...
01/03/2013
Top 10 Ways to Guarantee Your Business Success This Year And Every Year In The Future!   1.     Haul out your dusty Business Plan.  It is not too late to get out your business plan from last year and see how you did.  You will be surprised. 2.     Determine your best Sources of Business.  Remembe...
01/01/2013