Protect Your Trees!

Water Water Water!
The extreme heat and lack of rain can create a big problem for your
trees and shrubs. Trees will become stressed and start to dropping leaves.
Other signs are brown curling leaves, evergreens browing and yellowing of the tips
of the needles, Dogwoods turning brown and dying, River Birches dropping leaves,
Burning bushes turning red and dropping leaves, increased insect activity, and
branches dropping from otherwise healthy trees are all signs of lack of water.
Living Plants are up to 90% water. A mature tree can lose hundreds of gallons of
moisture in a day.  So Water Water Water!

The Price Is Right

Real estate agents will work with you to determine a listing price when you decide to put your home on the market, it helps to understand the process agents use to reach that figure. Although methods vary, there are a few common steps.

The agent will prepare a CMA(Comparative Market ANalysis), whichcompares your home to similoar homes in your area that recently sold, homes that are currrently on the market, and homes that didn't sell. They will formulate a base price from data and factor in additional positives or negatives( for instances, if your home has a deck or a finished garage, the base price -your home's initial value would rise.
Then they consider the market conditions. In a buyer's market, your price might need to be a little lower than the base CMA price in order to reduce its time on the market and have a higher probability of selling. In a seller's market, the listing price can be a little higher.

A good agent will be able to walk you through the number and explain the strategy behind settling on a give listing price.