Turn Your Home Into Brawlmart

If you’re selling your home, turn it into “Brawlmart” by scheduling multiple showings on the same day at the same time. To sell your home in our market, you need to turn it into “Brawlmart.” Allow me to explain. Each year, whenever Black Friday rolls around, you’ll occasionally hear stories about fights breaking out in
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Story Time With Gary: Don’t Try This Home Improvement

There are certain home improvements that you should just leave to professionals. Here’s a story about one of those. Welcome to another edition of “Story Time With Gary.” Today I want to talk to you about a home improvement gone wrong. Years ago, one of my agents had a client who invited her over to
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Kunsthaus Graz

the friendly alien (Kunsthaus Graz) by Rosino is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Move over, E.T. there’s a new alien in town! The Kunsthaus Graz was nicknamed “the friendly alien” by architects Peter Cook and Colin Fournier. Located in Graz, Austria, this biomorphic structure makes a striking contrast to the traditional surrounding buildings. Inside you’ll find contemporary art ranging from the 1960s to today. About 119,479 square feet
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Hallgrímskirkja

2010-08-17 - 100L3976 by Clem is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Reminiscent of a rocket ship, Hallgrímskirkja (Ha-grims-cure-keeya) is the 6th tallest structure in Iceland and located in its capital, Reykjavík. It is named after Hallgrímur Pétursson, one of their best-known poets. Designed by state architect Guðjón Samuelsson in 1937 it took 41 years to complete! Samuelsson was influenced by Scandinavian Modernism, or Functionalism. Another strong
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What Good Is a Lender’s Letter?

Are pre-approvals worth the paper they are written on? Today we are taking a closer look. Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale Is a pre-approval letter from a lender worth the paper that it is written on? I
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Casa Vicens

BCNCVC032 by Jon Ander is used under public domain
The overwhelmingly elaborate Casa Vicens is something only an architect as skilled as Antoni Gaudí could hope to realize. This home in Barcelona, Spain was the world-famous architect’s first significant commission as a young man. In 1883 Manel Vicens i Montaner, a stock and currency broker commissioned Gaudí, 31 years old at the time, to
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Swallow’s Nest

Swallow's Nest, Crimea, Russia by Fr Maxim Massalitin is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
The Swallow’s Nest hangs precariously over a cliff above the Black Sea, however, it didn’t always do so. Located in Yalta, Ukraine its origin dates back to about 1895. The first owner is said to have been a former general who constructed a small wooden dwelling there. Later it was owned by A.K. Tobin, doctor
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You’re On Candid Camera

A growing number of homeowners are putting surveillance equipment in their home for showings. Here is what you need to know about this as a homebuyer. Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   Here is something you should
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Seed Cathedral

UK Pavilion ( Seed Cathedral ) by >littleyiye< is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Don’t mistake this unique structure for gigantic fuzzy dice! It may look soft but the bio-inspired Seed Cathedral actually features 60,000 acrylic plastic “hairs” which extend from every surface. It was designed by Heatherwick Studio, a London-based architectural firm. This unusual structure blends art with architecture and creates a unique experience for the visitor. Standing
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Our Market Is Still (Incredibly) Very Hot

 The lower the price range, the hotter our market is. Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale How is our San Diego market? That’s a question I get asked virtually every day, so I’ll give you a quick
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