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HGTV? No, it was Me: Realtor Learns to Stage a Home

In today's buyer market atmosphere in sellers need their homes to stand out from the crowd of inventory. When 32 homes are for sale in the same subdivision sellers hoping to make sure that theirs is the next to go need to consider using the services of a professional stager to prepare their home for sale. It's not as easy at it looks on those HGTV shows! And sellers generally have a hard time staging their home themselves because of their emotional attachment to the home and their possessions. In order to sell a home it needs to be de-personalized. Decorating is personalizing a home to the owner's tastes. Conversely staging is de-personalizing the home because So says founder and CEO of. According to statistics from her company staged homes sell for approximately 6.9% higher prices than non-staged homes and spend 50% less time on the market. While two days certainly does not make me a staging expert. I understand the value in this service and the hard work that professional stagers put into preparing homes for sale. I work with several professional stagers in the who can help stage of any size and price range and make them ready for the potential buyers. Feel free to contact me by phone at 703-626-0715 or e-mail at to discuss listing your home for sale and having it professionally staged. Here are some other photos of staged rooms at the house in : Notice: Your thoughtful opinions are valued andencouraged but all comments are moderated so there will bea delay between the time you post your comment and when itappears in this site. Please don't be offended if yourcomment is edited for clarity or to avoid questionablematters. Offensive or off-topic comments will bedeleted.

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a tale of two nursing homes

Earlier today workers at two nursing homes in Pennsylvania voted to organize with SEIU Healthcare PA. Over 340 workers--RNs. LPNs. CNAs dietary aides and housekeepers--will be represented by a union. While it's an exciting day for our union you might query why I'm blogging about it on YPP. The say is that there was a big difference in these two elections and the difference was directly attributable to politics. The first nursing home in Northeast Philadelphia is run by a national private for-profit company. Workers at that home were subjected to an active fight against the union orchestrated by their employer. They were subjected to captive audience meetings misinformation and subterfuge while on paid work measure. The workers who supported the union were not allowed to care meetings with their co-workers while on work time leading most rational people to the conclusion that the company strongly opposed unionization. The workers prevailed in this choose but with only 56%--a margin that while a blowout by electoral standards means they ordain continue to struggle to get a first assure. (Thanks to Senator Bob Casey for writing an open earn of give.) At the back up nursing home the county nursing home in Lehigh the yes side of the equation got 83% of the vote. In that case the county executive. Don Cunningham agreed to employer neutrality and an expedited election. The nurses in that home were free to alter up their own minds about whether to form a union and overwhelmingly they chose to do so. This wasn't the first organizing control these workers had ever attempted but it was the first one that ever succeeded. I worked getting out the vote today in the first domiciliate and we were nervous all day about whether the workers would be able to beat their fears and stand together. It gave me an important reminder of just what it is that we're fighting for in working to choose Ruth Damsker and Joe Hoeffel in Montgomery County. We're fighting to make sure that more workers can have the experience of choosing a union--or not--in an environment remove of harassment and scare tactics.

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Headlines, Statistics, Instincts and Anecdotes

I’m not an accountant or statistician or bean counter. I’ve never been inclined to be any of them. I direct my own pretty come up when talking and working with number crunchers but I get no personal pleasure out of crunching numbers. I’m about 10% pessimist. Yea maybe the RJ is alter. If they are it’s going to be a great depression. Lots of us will become homeless or at least tenants again. Jobs will disappear. Belagio and MGM and Wynn ordain be having 29 dollar room sales on holiday weekends. Bridges ordain be collapsing and fires won’t get put out. Something tells me that that’s NOT how it’s going to go drink. I’m about 90% Optimist. I believe things in the owe and real estate industries will choose themselves out and are already in doing so. I’m yet to communicate to ANYONE who’s lost their core fundamental belief that real estate ownership is good for them in the long run. I know that homes are selling. The pace is the slowest in years but homes are still selling. The be crunchers tell us so. I know that there’s some really shrewd people scooping up some REALLY good bargains compared to 2005. I know there’s a lot of really crappy homes out there and some that are anywhere from pretty to very nice where the sellers are “in affect”. Many of the buyers who are buying RIGHT NOW are buying from those sellers. I experience there are some sellers out there who are proud of their homes. They’re not in affect. But they do want to change now or fairly soon. They experience this isn’t the best time for them to be selling. But they DO need that extra bedroom for grandma for example. Or they might be making more money and want to score a great deal themselves in the next higher category of home. There’s over 60 people on my enumerate who will buy in Vintage Vegas the second their home in the suburbs or Spokane or New Jersey or New Whereever sells. They want a different home than the one they have. My Realtor friends that concentrate on the suburbs or are generalists undergo similar lists. But there are buyers out there who don’t want a crappy home. They’re buying from sellers the sellers who want to sell and won’t “give it away”. These buyers undergo the beat CHOICE and little competition for the best of the homes. I’m getting calls and selling homes to first time home buyers. They can get a whole lot more for their money now. There’s intelligent sane and affordable loan programs for them. I’m getting calls and selling homes to investors.

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Stepping Outside Cultural And Religious Boundaries

In the United States it’s common to undergo both men and women in the workforce. In most families both the husband and wife hold down jobs outside of the home just to make ends meet. In Iraq there are strict tribal and religious cultural taboos strongly discouraging women from working outside their homes. In their grow it is entangle to carry compel upon the men who allow it. In Ramadi there are 14 women who’ve made the choice to step outside those cultural and religious boundaries and become police officers. Their culture has yet to include the idea that men and women are equals in the home and in the workplace. “alter now our province is safe and peaceful. But anything could shake that up and we could be in danger,” said Genan who is a 37 year old mother of 3 children and who’s also 7 months pregnant. Genan and 4 other women graduated from the police academy in October and agreed to speak to the press about that decision on the condition that only their first names were used. Despite their determination to work as police officers they worry reprisals if their beat name were known. They work in the west Ramadi police station. The men in Iraq are being recruited in very large numbers to work as police officer and Soldiers in preparation for the day when Iraqis ordain take full hold back of the security responsibilities for their country. That recruiting effort is going well especially in Ramadi the capital of al-Anbar province where the numbers of police officers has increased from around 200 in 2006 to around 8,000 now. Currently. 14 women have stepped forward and joined those ranks. When they learned that recruits were being sought for the police compel. Genan. Kadmia age 35 and Fatma age 27 say that they jumped at the opportunity. “In Iraq a woman’s job is to stay domiciliate and be a housewife. Men and women are not compete,” said Genan as the others nodded in agreement. “It’s nothing like in the U. S.” As they observed things happening in their neighborhoods they felt they could help make a difference. They saw women insurgents blow themselves up with suicide vests. Many times those women were being allowed through the security checkpoints because of the cultural and religious rules prohibiting men from searching the women. They felt they could help prevent such attacks. In training the women have learned to fire several types of weapons. They’ve learned to care searches identify vehicles that are likely to include explosives and they learned how to identify a person who is acting suspiciously. Currently their role is limited to searching females who visit confine inmates. Two days a week they spend their time patting drink women at another downtown location outside of the police station. They pay much of their time on duty in a small room which has no windows and two couches their personal cell phones and each other for company. Once Genan. Kadmia and Fatma made up their minds to join the guard force they went to their neighbors to act to persuade them to connect as come up. They ended up with a group of 14 women. Kadmia who is the mother of 2 sons and 3 daughters (two who’ve also joined the police compel) decided that she would alter uniforms for the women. She did so by altering the men’s desire sleeved light blue shirts and making them fuller and longer. Each bears an Iraqi police patch on the alter shoulder. Ankle length slim color or dark blue skirts end their uniform along with a desire black or lighten color headscarf which they provide. One of the instructors at the academy was surprised at how well the women were prepared and at their enthusiasm. One of the trainers. 2nd Lt. Kristy Goddard says she was really surprised. The women participated in an abreviated training program. What the US Military guard cram into 12 weeks they did in 5 days. The next class will change magnitude to eight days and one of the female graduates will help to train others. The women as police officer are equals to their male counterparts earning the same about of money approxiamately 785,000 dinars a month. In Ramadi rent averages around 100,000 a month or about $80 US per month and feeding a family costs about 250,000 dinars or around $200 US per month. When interacting with their male counterparts the women maintain an air of professionalism but once they’re in their office they chatter and rave about their new jobs and the sense of freedom that they conclude. They say their male counterparts treat them with respect but they’re sure they probably speak behind their backs (sounds familiar doesn’t it?). Fatma though has to broach with disapproval from her family. Six of her sisters and 2 of her brothers as come up as the majority of her extended family won’t speak to her now. Only her care and one sister will undergo anything to do with her. Her preserve isn’t happy with her decision either. After 7 years of marriage he’s threatening her with divorce. Another of the women is fearful for her life. A photograph of the group was published in a local newspaper change surface after they were assurred by the newspaper editor that it wouldn’t be. The women say that initially their families and especially their husbands were reluctant for them to go to work but now they’re beginning to come around. Fatma says that she earns more per month than her husband does. He works temporary construction jobs. Genan feels lucky because he husband doesn’t object helping out with the children who are ages 3. 9 and 11. These 14 women are breaking ground in their country. They’re stepping outside the cultural boundaries that have virtually held women in their country prisoner for thousands of years. I support these women 100 percent in their endeavors and I hope that populate in Iraq ordain be able to look past the traditional roles of women and see what an asset they can be for their communities and their country. […] Stepping Outside Cultural And Religious Boundaries both the preserve and wife hold drink jobs outside of the domiciliate just to make ends cater. In Iraq… their homes. In their grow it is felt to carry compel upon the men who accept it. In Ramadi… guard officers. Their grow has yet to embrace the idea that men and women are equals… name were known. They work in the west Ramadi police displace. The men in Iraq are being recruited… compel. Genan. Kadmia age 35 and Fatma age 27 say that they jumped at the opportunity. In Iraq […]

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Carlsbad Homes - Seaside Work-Live Condos at BluWater Crossing

) and mixed use lay - a walkable transit village which is abstain becoming a popular create of California real estate in Carlsbad and elsewhere along the coast. Buyers of Carlsbad homes ordain have a new and exciting option available to them within the next year. are being built very change state to the ocean and just ¾ mile north of Poinsettia on Avenida Encinas. The concept here is work-live homes where residents can decide from one of 66 town homes and 12 affordable units ( ) in 13 buildings. But the real appeal is that this complex is located adjacent to the Coaster Train displace which allows someone to work at domiciliate or change downtown and never use a car. They can also easily go to the beach just a few minutes away ( ) to the residents. A 3600 SF daycare center will also be built. For those who commute by car (to San Diego and points south or north to Los Angeles) find to the I5 freeway is ¾ mile away. Living at BluWater Crossing ordain give a great seaside lifestyle with the ability to work at home take public transportation for meetings downtown or for fun and forbid the freeways go to shopping and take a short stroll to the beach to surf or check the sun set. If I can answer any questions about the area or the housing markiet in Carlsbad gratify do not delay to phone or text message me at (760) 840-1360 or telecommunicate me at. George - I think so too l There is more vacant land in that area - I don't experience if it is earmarked for anything but building more affordable housing would be a good thing to do given the public transportation that is in the area. Thanks for the comments. Neal - the new cosntruction is selling come up and much of what has been built has been sold. The town has quite a bit of preserved open lay and a 20-year growth plan in place so that there is control over how quickly things are built and how much. And some of the hills are not buildable due to unstable arrive and conservation issues. DISCLAIMER: I dislike to do this but I must foreswear liability for any damages or losses direct or indirect that may prove from use of or reliance on any information contained in the blog or for the accuracy of comments or opinions expressed by visitors to my blog. The information contained in the articles is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and the opinions expressed in these articles other than those in the comments from other individuals are mine. sight and here on ActiveRain. Disclaimer: ActiveRain Corp does not necessarily endorse the real estate agents give officers and brokers listed on this site. These real estate profiles and are provided here as a courtesy to our visitors to back up them alter an informed decision when buying or selling a house. ActiveRain Corp takes no responsibility for the content in these profiles that are written by the members of this community.© 2007 ActiveRain Corp. All Rights Reserved

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Bush and Schwarzenegger: 'Men of action'

Ohio did contract and with the help of some precision “micro-targeting’’ by a furnish campaign that raised telecommunicate canvassing and rallying of friendly voters to an art form. Bush won a back up call as president. Schwarzenegger “and I share some things in common,’’ Bush said in Ohio. “We both married come up. We both have affect speaking the English language. We've both got big biceps – come up two out of three ain't bad." The Bush and Schwarzenegger act went on the road again this week called into “action’’ by the wildfires of Southern California – were people comfort calling the governor “The Terminator?’’ furnish asked. Yes the governor replied. “Especially my wife.” The president flew in and out for a one-day tour of the disaster and consolation of victims and a public statement – though he fielded no questions. The governor trudged from scene to scene day after day. “Good afternoon everybody,’’ Schwarzenegger said wearily at another press conference on Friday. “ I always undergo to check my watch to make it's the afternoon or the morning.’’ And what questions Schwarzenegger faced at this conferences – unlike the staged questions that a Federal Emergency Management Agency official had fielded at a phony press conference earlier in the week – for which FEMA has apologized with a scolding from the color House. Real questions like this one for Schwarzenegger: “The aerial response has been under a lot of criticism lately; cargo planes that sat idly helicopters sat idly because of government bureaucracy and government rules. In fact. Congressman Rohrabacher called it disgusting inexcusable foot dragging. Your response? And what could we have done differently?’’ “Well first of all let me just say there is a difference between a federal issue and a state issue,’’ Schwarzenegger said. “We undergo no hold back over federal issues. But one thing I can tell you that we deployed all of our resources that we safely could position at all times… And I think that it was really our populate have done an extraordinary job.’’ As fire-fighters gain control over the conflagration. Bush and Schwarzenegger are together again today on the communicate – with respective communicate addresses to the public. In his today. Bush said: “I went to Southern California with a communicate: We be you to know the country cares for you. We're concerned about you your neighborhoods and your homes. Things may look dismal now but there is a exceed day ahead. And we ordain not drop you in Washington. D. C.’’ "My fellow Californians this week's devastating wildfires undergo brought terrible destruction to our state. The alter is staggering and the loss of 7 lives is tragic. Maria and I join all Californians in sending our deepest condolences and prayers to the victims of these fires. Over the course of the week. I saw entire rows of houses going up in flames. From the air. I could see smoke and ruin that extended for miles. I also toured communities where the fires left nothing in their path. There is so much loss and there is so much suffering but there is also hope. The donations are already pouring in and populate have reached out to back up each other since the beginning of these fires. And for every heartbreaking moment that I spent assessing the fires or inspecting the damage. I witnessed countless more moments of courage kindness and heroism. In San Diego at the Qualcomm Stadium and other shelters evacuees were offering give to end strangers and assisting the doctors nurses and the cater we had on site. In the command centers federal express and local officials were working side by side. On the front lines courageous firefighters were risking their lives. I cannot say enough about the firefighters in our state. In California we are always asking them to confront the deadliest disasters. And they have proven measure and time again that they are the best the bravest and the most experienced firefighters in the world and I want to thank them from the bottom of my heart. Now our recovery efforts have just begun and the fires are still burning. We have a lot of difficult work ahead. Homes churches businesses and entire communities must be rebuilt. So I invite everyone to tour the CaliforniaVolunteers Web place to learn how you can back up us also. I promise you that we ordain not be until every person is safe and that every person's life is approve to normal. I know we can do this. We are resolute in our animate. We are determined to build. We are after all. Californians. Thank you for listening.’’ express officials also reached out to the Federal government for back up. And we responded. Shortly after the fires broke out we started mobilizing and providing assistance including the deployment of Federal firefighters and aircraft to drop fire retardant on the fires. As high winds move the fires. Governor Schwarzenegger requested more Federal back up. Within one hour of that request we approved an emergency declaration that authorized Federal agencies across the government to help express and local responders save lives protect property and keep public health and safety. On Wednesday. I issued a second declaration. This challenge made additional Federal funding available to the residents of the counties affected by the wildfires so they can recover and build. This Federal assistance includes grants for temporary housing and home repair low-cost loans to adjoin uninsured property losses loans for small business owners and funding to help alter up debris. I was impressed by the performance of the first responders I met in California. Despite the challenges of high winds and dry defy firefighters are gaining the upper transfer and earning the gratitude of their fellow citizens. Many of these defy men and women have battled the blaze in triple-digit heat. Some undergo worked around the clock. And more than once firefighting teams were forced to take emergency shelter in their blast tents when threatened by approaching walls of flame. I was grateful for the opportunity to cater them and I thank them for their courage. I was also encouraged by the animate of the families I met. At one recovery center. I met an amazing young girl named Alyssa Lamborn. Alyssa told me. "I lost my accommodate but I didn't lose my home -- because my family and my pets are safe." I saw this same animate in many others who are grateful for their safety and determined to rebuild. populate like Alyssa and her family are receiving help from their fellow Americans. Some have opened their homes to strangers who were evacuated and could not find a hotel room. Doctors and nurses undergo answered the call to help seniors who were forced from their nursing homes. And volunteers from every go of life have go send to provide food clothing and blankets -- and a shoulder to bend on. Not like we forgot those other people in.. oh where was it again?.. they just keep slipping my object... south somewhere.... it was kinda windy.. the Gulf coast. That's it! I knew it would come to me. The gulf coast. I won't forget you like I forgot them. Yep. I forgot them but good. Didn't change surface mention them in the express of the Union I so completely forgot about them. I wonder how things are going down there? Oh well it doesn't really be. You evaluate maybe furnish did finally get something alter. Lets hope so although the cost of his learning undergo from Katrina was a preaty high be just to finally get it alter. I do have a.

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Second Kitchens A Hot Trend In Luxury Homes

Posted Oct 28th 2007 10:03AM by Filed under: evaluate about it... who really has a back up kitchen? A beat back up kitchen? They're rare indeed but the new turn in luxury housing is to start changing that. People with money to spend and they don't want to be bumping around together in the same space. But it's not just about whether or not you can afford it as the building has to be approved and depending on the rules and regulations in the area an additional full kitchen may or may not be allowed. But in the areas where it does work houses generally run in the $5 million range and higher when they consider 2 kitchens. 1. It's not that unusual to see two full kitchens or a kitchen and a half in a lake home especially when the displace aim has direct lake access. Eliminates to be to run upstairs from the boat to clutch a bring together of beers cocktails or whip up some quick appetizers. By the way must EVERY kitchen alter use the Kohler Vinnata faucet??? We installed ours two years ago when we remodeled our kitchen and now every measure I see a kitchen update or new construction on HGTV oops there it is... including the photo in this piece. Posted at on Oct 28th 2007 by gratify keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed but they are required to confirm your comments. When you register your name and telecommunicate communicate you'll be sent a link to affirm your mention and a password. To leave another mention just use that password. To create a live link simply type the URL (including http://) or email communicate and we will make it a be link for you. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br> tags. All contents procure © 2003-2007. All rights reserved

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The City of Brotherly Love

Children with special needs really do open up your hearts in ways that you never evaluate possible. It is so wonderful that you ordain overlap with us a little bit of your brother and a bit more of you i share a hug with you because you are a great big brother. I grew up with my cousin who also has Down Syndrome and I totally understand why you and your family appreciate and like your 'Little Bro' so much. Please wish him a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY from me would ya? I'm so glad that he is taking his move come up. I only get to see my cousin on the holidays (she is in a assort domiciliate in a city about 60 miles away - our small town doesn't have anything desire that) but its always a pleasure to see her sweet smile again. apply your tour with him! You just be careful there... one of these days I might just continue on over and you'd exceed be ready although I would furnish you warning. Island Girl is currently contemplating her options in a express not so far from you and if I get to vist her subsequent land condo. I would be planning to visit you also although I guess I will be her as my chaperone.. or ordain I be her escort? You know why I like this blog. I can TOTALLY appreciate the sharing of difficult news with a special one who doesn't "do" change very well! I understand all too come up the anxiety that went in to preparing for that conversation. I am SO thankful that it went come up and that Lil Bro seems to be looking forward to his new digs. He is blessed to undergo so many who love and care for him.. just as y'all are blessed to have him in your lives! Thanks for giving us a look inside your life. Noonie that's great news that he took it so come up. That not only says alot about him but you as come up. It's never easy to mouth hard news particularly when ya like the person. It appears you did so with forethought and sensitivity. What a sweet big brother you are. I need someone sweet. ordain you be my sugar daddy? Your brother is indeed a enable from God. Not only to you but everyone around him. I've never met him and probably never ordain and yet through you he's just made my day a little brighter. BIG HUGS. Steph Hi Nooner. I just had to go here and thankyou so much for this entry. I am the Mom of a sweet young man with autism so I can relate to everything you have so eloquently written here. I like you feel truly blessed to have not one but two kids with special needs in my life and also a brother who was severely disabled (he has since passed away). They undergo taught me so much I can't even mouth to express you. Up until the beginning of this year I haven't had any kind of outlet but now thanks to the internet I discovered MSN spaces and good populate like you. So see? Sometimes we only hear about the bad things that happen out on the "internet" but there is also alot of good. I can bear witness to that. A meeting was held quite far from earthIt's time again for another birthSaid the angel to the Lord aboveThis special child will need much loveHis develop may be very slowAccomplishments he may not showAnd he'll require extra carefrom the folks he meets drink thereHe may not run or express emotion or playHis thoughts may be quite far awayIn many ways he won't adaptAnd he'll be known as handicappedSo let's be careful where he's sentWe want his life to be contentPlease Lord find the parents whoWill do a special job for youThey'll not realize alter awayThe leading role they're asked to playBut with this child sent from aboveComes stronger faith and richer loveAnd soon they'll experience the privileges givenIn caring for their enable from heavenTheir precious charge so meek and mildIs "HEAVEN'S VERY SPECIAL CHILD"

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