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June 24, 2011 by · Leave a Comment

Welcome to the Benchmark Realty Blog where you can search all homes in Brentwood, Nashville, Smyrna, Murfreesboro & all surrounding areas! You will also find great tips, tools and reale state information to help you on your path to buying or selling real estate in our area. Please feel free to browse around and if there is anything we can help you with then please feel free to contact our team of agents! We are always here to help you! … [Read More...]

Around the House

How To Clean Outdoor Furniture : Resin, Wood And Metal

This week marks the official start of Summer in Nashville. If your home's outdoor area has furniture in it, you'll want to make sure that your furniture is clean. In this 4-minute video from Lowe's, you'll learn tricks to keep your outdoor furniture clean, and protected from the elements. All types of outdoor furniture are covered in the lesson including metal, resin-based, and wooden. The offered tips include: Why you should never remove the … [Read More...]

The Economy

With Retail Sales And Consumer Confidence Rising, Home Prices Are Expected To Follow

The U.S. economy continues to show signs of a rebound. According to the Census Bureau, Retail Sales climbed to $329 billion last month on a seasonally-adjusted basis, excluding automobiles. January's data marks the 18th time in 19 months that Retail Sales rose, a run that's increased total sales receipts by 11 percent. This is big news because Retail Sales accounts for close to 70% of the U.S. economy. In addition, consumer confidence is … [Read More...]

Real Estate Market

Foreclosure Filings Down 19 Percent In One Year

  Foreclosure filings fell 19 percent last month versus one year ago, says foreclosure-tracking firm RealtyTrac. It's yet one more signal that the U.S. housing market may have already climbed off its bottom. According to RealtyTrac, a "foreclosure filing" is any one of the following foreclosure-related events : (1) A default notice on a home; (2) A scheduled auction for a home; or, (3) A bank repossession of a home. In looking at … [Read More...]

Federal Reserve

A Simple Explanation Of The Federal Reserve Statement (January 25, 2012)

Wednesday, the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee voted to leave the Fed Funds Rate unchanged within its current target range of 0.000-0.250 percent. The Fed Funds Rate has been near zero percent since December 2008. For the third consecutive month, the Fed Funds Rate vote was nearly unanimous. Just one FOMC member dissented in the 9-1 vote, objecting only to the language used in the Fed's official statement. In its press release, … [Read More...]

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