Some simple ways to update your home and help boost the value:

http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/10-cheap-ways-to-boost-your-sales-price-by-spring.html

Check out the new iPad from Apple:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/01/27/tech/main6147151.shtml?tag=stack

Thinking of buying your first home, need more space, or downsizing now that that the kids are out of the house? Right now is a great time to buy a home.  The home buyer tax credit is still in effect and prices are still at a long time low.  Throw in the low interest rates and the timing couldn’t be better. Rates are on there way up, so if you are on the fence you may want to think about starting your search soon.

Give Coldwell Banker Timberline a call or e-mail today and we can help you find the right home for your needs. Happy hunting!

Follow this link to see Jim Gillespie speak yesterday on Fox News. He discussed the state of real estate including the home buyer tax credit and the current mortgage lending standards.

http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/3965326/good-time-to-buy-a-home?playlist_id=87185

Don’t miss the first Street Beat concert of the winter next Wednesday, January 13th. The Wailers are always a great time!

View the full schedule at the link below:

http://www.vvf.org/vvf/info/events.entertainment.streetbeat.aspx

http://ahswarranties.com/ahs/realogy/cb/documents/PDFs/2009-1161-CB-FTHB-Guide.pdf

http://www.frontdoor.com/Buy/House-Match-Trading-Up/55313

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUKzK5-d25I

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=120283