{"id":6433,"date":"2011-03-25T16:53:47","date_gmt":"2011-03-25T21:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhgrealestateblog.com\/?p=6433"},"modified":"2024-12-30T11:13:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T16:13:05","slug":"week-in-review-what-we-liked-from-the-week-that-was-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhgrecareer.com\/bebetterblog\/week-in-review-what-we-liked-from-the-week-that-was-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Week in Review: What We Liked From the Week That Was"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Florida was one of the hardest hit markets during the real estate bust and <a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2011\/03\/18\/real_estate\/florida_vacant_homes\/index.htm\">troubles still remain<\/a>, but towns along the Atlantic coast in the Sunshine<strong> <\/strong>State are starting to see signs of a recovery.\u00a0 Sales in some of the state\u2019s beach resort areas are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2011-03-23\/naples-rises-from-florida-housing-swamp-as-wealthy-buyers-return-to-market.html\">up over 30 percent over last year<\/a>.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/realestate.aol.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/21\/texas-real-estate-market-gets-a-kick-of-the-spurs\/\">The Lone Star State <\/a>has also reported increased home sales in its major cities over the past six months. Here\u2019s to hoping the rest of the country will follow! <strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In the wake of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/money\/economy\/housing\/2011-03-21-existing-home-sales-fall.htm?loc=interstitialskip\">disappointing housing sales<\/a> in <a href=\"http:\/\/norris.blogs.nytimes.com\/2011\/03\/23\/rip-new-home-sales\/?ref=realestate\">February<\/a>, some economists remain optimistic that the resulting discount on houses will entice undecided consumers to jump into the buying game.\u00a0 Some analysts expect this spring to be more successful than that of 2010, even without the tax credit, reports <em><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052748704355304576214732393603612.html?KEYWORDS=wotapka\">The Wall Street Journal.<\/a> <\/em>The first time homebuyers who are moving forward are discovering that the <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052748704021504576211033235038812.html?mod=WSJ_RealEstate_RIGHTTopCarousel\">starter home<\/a> is not what it used to be \u2013 it\u2019s bigger.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">From first time homebuyers, to retirees planning a new stage of life\u2026<a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052748704254304576116471507613288.html?mod=WSJ_RealEstate_LeftTopNews\">According to a survey,<\/a> 49 percent of those who will move will cross state lines, citing cost of living as the primary reason. So where do they see themselves flocking?\u00a0 The Carolinas top the list, followed by Florida, Tennessee and Arizona.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to <a href=\"http:\/\/realestate.aol.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/18\/curb-appeal-the-sellers-edge-in-todays-market\/\">AOL Real Estate,<\/a> curb appeal has an important psychological effect on potential home buyers, as the buyer will enter the front door with a positive outlook if the outside of the house is well groomed.\u00a0 If you need a little inspiration, get motivated with these <a href=\"http:\/\/realestate.msn.com\/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=23864377\">front yard makeovers. <\/a> If the inside needs an update, take a page from <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052748703555404576194953047730300.html?mod=WSJ_RealEstate_LeftTopNews\">decorator Mario Buatta<\/a> who says the easiest way to \u201cszoosh up a room is with slipcovers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Saturday, people around the globe will go dark for the Earth Hour initiative, a campaign designed to address the <a href=\"http:\/\/ibnlive.in.com\/news\/earth-hour-vidya-balan-for-saving-the-planet\/146892-3.html\">problem of climate change<\/a> and energy conservation.\u00a0\u00a0 Even the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lasvegassun.com\/news\/2011\/mar\/23\/las-vegas-strip-casinos-mark-earth-hour-saturday-n\/\">bright lights of Las Vegas<\/a> will go dark on its infamous Strip. \u00a0Will you turn your lights off?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">If this dark hour inspires you, check out ways to practice <a href=\"http:\/\/realestate.msn.com\/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=28027454\">environmentally conscious gardening<\/a>, including how to water your yard efficiently.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">We lost a Hollywood legend, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2011\/SHOWBIZ\/03\/23\/elizabeth.taylor.charity.work\/\">AIDS activist<\/a> and entrepreneur this week when the legendary <a href=\"http:\/\/yourlife.usatoday.com\/sex-relationships\/story\/2011\/03\/What-Elizabeth-Taylor-taught-us-about-love-passion\/45242090\/1\">Elizabeth Taylor<\/a> passed.\u00a0 She will certainly live on through her work for years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida was one of the hardest hit markets during the real estate bust and troubles still remain, but towns along the Atlantic coast in the Sunshine State are starting to see signs of a recovery.\u00a0 Sales in some of the state\u2019s beach resort areas are up over 30 percent over last year.\u00a0 The Lone Star [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[2161,2421,2741,12421,12941,15051,19381,20051,23321,25571,41801,41921,42301,42671,42941,43051],"class_list":["post-6433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary","tag-aol-real-estate","tag-arizona","tag-atlantic-coast","tag-earth-hour","tag-elizabeth-taylor","tag-florida","tag-homebuyers","tag-housing-sales","tag-las-vegas","tag-mario-buatta","tag-sunshine-state","tag-surveys","tag-tax-credit","tag-tennessee","tag-the-lone-star-state","tag-the-wall-street-journal"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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