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How to Assess the Real Cost of a Fixer-Upper

Trying to decide whether to buy a fixer-upper house? Follow these seven steps, and you’ll know how much you can afford, how much to offer, and whether a fixer-upper house is right for you. 1. Decide what you can do yourself TV remodeling shows make home improvement work look like a snap. In the real world, attempting a difficult remodeling...

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Pending Home Sales on the Rise

Following a sharp drop in the months immediately after the expiration of the home buyer tax credit, pending home sales have modestly risen, according to the National Association of Realtors. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator, rose 5.2% to 79.4 based on contracts signed in July from a downwardly revised 75.5 in June, but...

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Ruhl&Ruhl REALTORS Participates in Student Hunger Drive

Ruhl&Ruhl REALTORS proudly collected 10,947 pounds of food for the 2010 Student Hunger Drive Corporate Challenge and earned the prize for the Most Creative Company at the annual Clucky awards.  “I am so proud of our company’s participation in such a wonderful community organization,” said Caroline Ruhl, President of Ruhl&Ruhl REALTORS....

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Health Care Bill Includes New “Real Estate Transfer Tax”

A few months ago, a health care bill turned the country upside down on the subject of the “National Real Estate Transfer Tax.”  Both sides have argued whether or not the new “Real Estate Tax” exists.  Some might even be asking what a Transfer Tax is.  Unlike property taxes, real estate transfer taxes are state and local taxes that are...

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Ruhl&Ruhl REALTORS Announces New Cedar Rapids Office

Caroline Ruhl, President of Ruhl&Ruhl REALTORS, is pleased to announce the addition of a Cedar Rapids Office. Ruhl&Ruhl is the 96th largest residential real estate company in the country in sales transactions, according to the National Association of Realtors. They are the largest real estate company in eastern Iowa. Cedar Rapids will...

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Mike Wendt Assumes Role as Ruhl&Ruhl General Sales Manager

Caroline Ruhl, President of Ruhl&Ruhl REALTORS, is pleased to announce that Michael R. Wendt II has assumed the role of Ruhl&Ruhl General Sales Manager. Wendt, who has worked at Ruhl&Ruhl for two years as the Legal Compliance and Customer Relations Manager, will continue his current duties for the company in addition to being the...

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Tax Credit Deadline Extended

After a close call with the deadline, Congress has passed an extension of the Homebuyer Tax Credit closing deadline until September 30, 2010.  The extension applies only to transactions that have signed contracts in place as of April 30, 2010 that have not yet closed.  This new deadline applies to both the $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers...

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Ruhl&Ruhl REALTORS Critiqued by Peers

Ruhl&Ruhl REALTORS was recently visited and critiqued by leaders of 15 real estate firms from all different areas of the United States. Brokers came from Raleigh, North Carolina; Reno, Nevada; Los Angeles, California; Burlington, Vermont, and points in between to help make Ruhl&Ruhl an even better company. “The entire group was very...

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Head Shave for Hospice

After nearly six months of growing his hair (and many hairstyles, much to the ado of his agents!), Jeff Hefel, Ruhl&Ruhl’s Dubuque Manager, posed the following challenge: Raise $2,000 for Hospice of Dubuque and I will shave my head – raise it by June 1, and I will wear a Mohawk for a week! After raising $2,230, here are the results!...

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