Super Cool Home Improvement Apps
May 16, 2012 By
Whether you are beginning to decorate your whole house or someone who is constantly making home improvements - here are ten really cool iphone apps that will help save time and keep you organized.
- Dream Home — This app contains beautiful high quality photos of fantastic interior designs to keep you inspired. There is no internet required (other than for updates), they add more photos on a weekly basis and the slideshow navigation is very easy.
- Houzz Interior Design Ideas — Easily browse 200,000 high quality interior design images. Houzz is a one-stop shop for inspiration. This app gives you full access to their photo libraries and can save images to virtual idea books.
- Palettes – This app is perfect for both creating and maintaining color palettes because you can grab color schemes from photographs or websites, can manually add colors using different color models and can store as many palettes as you want.
- Benjamin Moore Color Capture – See a color somewhere that you just love? Take a photo with this app and it will automatically create a palette from a selection of Benjamin Moore paints. You can then save the search and add notes.
- Sherwin-Williams ColorSnap — Snap a photo and get instant Sherwin-Williams paint recommendations. You can store and share what you find.
- Fabric Stash — Take a photo of your fabric swatches and save them in this mobile inventory. You can include details like yardage in stock, and can organize by color, style, project, etc.
- Space Planning Tool — Have you ever found the perfect piece of furniture only to discover upon delivery that it doesn’t fit? That won’t happen again with this app. You can input room dimensions and create floor plans, make shopping lists, input fabrics/colors/finishes, and more.
- Photo Measures — Take a photo of an object or room and write the measurements directly over it, thereby keeping all your measurements in one mobile place and removing the need for elaborate sketches.
- iHandy Level – A lifesaver for hanging pictures or shelves. Make sure your angles are straight with this nifty (and free) digital level.
- Handy Man DIY – You’ll never have to do math again with this app! Just input/store room measurements and the app will calculate how much paint, flooring or trim you need for a project. You can also watch useful and detailed how-to videos for a wide array of projects.
Potomac Yard – Special Deal
May 11, 2012 By
The largest new mixed use development in Alexandria is now 20 percent sold and interest from buyers continues to grow. I recently toured some of the models. Prices range from he $500s for a luxury condo to the $900s for the largest townhome. Delivery dates are set for winter 2012 and spring 2012.
Don’t make the mistake of purchasing new construction without a buyer’s agent. I will represent your interests and negotiate the best possible deal for you.
If you are interested in purchasing a property at Potomac Yard I can offer you $1000s in cash towards your closing costs or upgrades. Contact me for details
Developers consider Potomac Yard to be a village within a city. Located just south of Reagan National Airport between Route 1 and Potomac Avenue, the 167 acre development will include 1.8 million square feet of office space, 325,000 square feet of retail, 1,683 residential units, 300 hotel rooms, and possibly another Metro station to Alexandria.
Looks Like A Seller’s Market
May 10, 2012 By
The latest stats are in and we are clearly experiencing a seller’s market right? Well sort of. Inventory is down 15 percent over the same time last year and with unprecedented low interest rates there are more buyers in the market than there are sellers. This has created what appears to be a seller’s market. As interest rates increase and more sellers enter the market we expect this to level off and look like a more “normal” market.
The chart below reflect the current absorption rates and is a clear snap shot of our market.
The Absorption Rate is calculated by dividing the Under Contracts by the sum of the Actives + the Under Contracts, since the Under Contracts were available during the prior month.
EXAMPLE:
Actives = 3,000
UC’s = 1,000
Rate = 1,000(UC) divided by UC+A (3,000 + 1,000)
1,000 divided by 4,000 = 1/4= 25%
• When the rate is above 33%, it begins to look like a Seller’s Market,
above 50% properties often generate multiple bids
• When the rate is below 20%, it begins to look like a buyer’s market,
where even well-priced homes receive off-price offers.
• When the market is between 20 and 33%, the overall market seems
to be ‘in balance’.
