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Real Estate News

• Debate over biofuels, food supply intensifies
• Straw houses gaining acceptance despite concerns
• Seller financing can be disastrous in down market
• Broken washer, dryer no reason to withhold rent
• Lender not happy putting wife's name on title
• Disabled tenant wants larger unit at reduced price
• Homeowners with little equity struggle to pay off debt
• Cordless drill a great Father's Day gift
• Don't decide on mortgage until knowing all fees
• Despite housing crunch, boomers still buying in Mexico
• Home inspection advice called 'anti-Realtor'
• Selling mom's condo becomes long-distance nightmare
• Home buyers: There's more to purchase offer than price
• Home-sale commissions too high, seller says
• Lenders wise to beef up default-risk reserves

Marlene Alford REALTOR

Coldwell Banker Advantage Real Estate

Celebrate Real Estate

I am a West Virginia native eager to assist you with all of your real estate needs. My goal is to provide you with my professional service and expertise. What makes my approach so successful is my efforts on providing exceptional service to you. Being committed to my clients is of the utmost importance to me. To learn more about my creative marketing skills and my customized marketing plan I will prepare for each client I represent contact me at 304-541-7277.

Serving the Kanawha, Putnam and Cabell Counties

It Pays to Work with a Professional! Everyone's heard the old saying, "If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself." While this is true in many circumstances, it might not be the best practice to follow when selling your home. Handling complex legal issues, offering security when dealing with strangers in a home, properly staging a house for sale and effectively marketing the property are all tasks best executed by a knowledgeable real estate professional who has the expertise, and more importantly, the time to do these things well. Using a professional real estate sales associate can bring big rewards. According to the National Association of Realtors, the median "for sale by owner" selling price of a home was 20 percent lower in 2003 than the median sales-associate assisted selling price. When it is time to sell your home, let me handle the details and give you the best opportunity to get the right price for your home.

Is your home a discount property? Then why list with a discount broker? Before you list your home, choose a real estate company with track record of selling houses for a better than average price, in a faster than average timeframe. Ask four questions to find out how their performance compares to the local MLS averages. 1. What's your average selling price? 2. What percentage of your listings actually sold in a last 12 months? 3. What's the average amount of time it took to sell these listings? 4. What's your list price to sale price ratio? Call me & I'll make sure you get the right answers!

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