HomeGain recently released the results of their 2012 National Home Ownership Satisfaction Survey. Over 1,400 homeowners were asked about their satisfaction with owning a home and price appreciation or depreciation.
Results were interesting:
72% were satisfied with owning a home
24% of satisfied homeowners said price appreciation was the primary reason for satisfaction, with the remainder listing other reasons for satisfaction
Other reasons for satisfaction included pride of ownership and freedom to control home improvements and upgrades.
Homeowners who purchased within the last three years were most satisfied
Of the 28% of unsatisfied homeowners, …
If your clients are interested in or would make a good fit for a clubhouse community, you will be very pleased to see the WaterGrass Club really starting to take shape. Construction began in early November on this community clubhouse, and things are really moving along. We’re sure your clients will be impressed with the WaterGrass Club!
The Club features a meeting/gathering room for community member use, a catering kitchen, and an office. The highlight of The Club is the resort pool, featuring a zero entry section, a splash park, and …
As the holidays approach, it’s fun for your clients to imagine themselves living in a home during the next holiday season. Standard Pacific Homes has a beautiful Tapestry II home that will be available for delivery in December for only $189,900. From the moment your clients see the kitchen, they will be inspired for their holiday parties they will be hosting there next year.
The 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home spans 1,744 feet. The kitchen overlooks the breakfast area and great room for easy entertaining. Kitchen highlights include:
Upgraded 24″ Maple Cabinets
Stainless …
As a realtor, you’ll agree it is important to know your homebuyers and understand their expectations when it comes to buying a home. So it may be important to know that approximately 2 in 5 (42 percent) of prospective home buyers think that home values appreciate by 7 percent per year, according to a recent study conducted by Zillow. The reality is that appreciation of 2-5 percent is typical of a normal home market.
The potential homebuyers polled, though, were correct more than 65% of the time. A few other areas …
We are excited to announce the groundbreaking of The WaterGrass Club on Thursday, November 3, with an anticipated opening date of Memorial Day 2012! This community clubhouse will be a highlight to those living in the WaterGrass community, complete with a pool, meeting/gathering room, catering kitchen, and office.
The resort pool is sure to be a favorite destination spot for families on warm days. All ages will enjoy the refreshing water, zero entry for the little ones to enjoy, and a splash park for running around and having fun! The pool …
We’ve written before about how realtors can use online videos to enhance their listings. If you take video, as a realtor, you can shoot virtual tours of your listings, take customer testimonial and self-promotional videos, and more.
And new data from comScore suggests that it is becoming more important than ever. The comScore August web video ranking report included these interesting stats:
In August alone, YouTube had 162 million unique viewers, VEVO had 62 million and Facebook had 51.6 million.
Total video views across all sites hit their highest level at 6.9 billion …