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Take a "Whole House' Approach to cut your energy usage and you can increase your comfort and lengthen the lifetime of your home's appliances and systems  ... 


What's "phantom power" .. sounds creepy?  
Well it's costing you money ...

And that room that's always too hot in the summer, and freezing in the winter ... does it really have to be that way?

Since most of us will be staying in our current homes, it's all the more reason to make your home the best it can be .. most efficient, most comfortable a place to call home and relax.   And with today's economy .. how about making your home as cost-effective as possible?  Why spend more than is absolutely necessary?

We're pleased to continue Lark's Homeowner Advocate Webcast Series with a new discussion energy efficiency authorities, Les Lazareck  of The Home Energy Connection and Tracy Foglesong of The Energy Conservation Group. 

There's much more to efficiency than changing your filters and turning the thermostat up.  Les and Tracy will dispel some myths and give
you low cost, do it yourself tips to increase your comfort and cut your energy usage.  Find out what an energy audit is and how to take control of your home.

Listen to this, and other Webcast replays from our Homeowner Advocate Webcast Series

The Whole House Approach to Home Energy
Lark Willilams interviews HRES Certified Home Energy Raters, Les Lazareck and Tracy Foglesong 
click here to listen in. 

What to do if you're behind on your mortgage payments.
Lark Williams interviews Peter K. Brown of Flagship Financial Group
click here to listen in.

Connected Contractors Bring You More Bang For Your Buck
Remnant Carpet ..  it could be a solution

Deal with a contractor who is well connected, and you’ll likely get A LOT of extra value. A well-connected contractor is a solution provider. They tap their extensive range of resources and connections to help you get your project done right, and on budget. 

In these times, we’re seeing companies who you'd think are competitors, actually work together behind the scenes to get the job done, to meet budgets, to find solutions. What a stress reliever to have these networks of experienced, well connected contractors on your side. 

For example, Tom Chisholm, President of Awesome Flooring, Inc. a Las Vegas based flooring company, showed us how remnant carpet pieces can often be used for a single room situation for a fraction of the sq. ft. cost. 

Because of his connections he can sometimes get a remnant piece to fit the need, and charge a flat fee for the carpet and installation. Tom says it takes a good connection and a little luck with the timing.  >> more

Attention Home Sellers: 
Short Sales .. Low on Price, Long on Time

Everyone knows a lot of people have lost a lot of equity and refinances are out of the picture, but it’s certainly a buyers market. 

In that world, sellers who are trying to get involved with buyers right now have to compete with the bank owned / foreclosure properties.  The problem with that for buyers is that they're dealing with banks, not realtors.  So banks don’t have to respond within 72 hrs as in a real transaction that occurs with a selling agent and a buying agent.  Banks can sometimes takes up to 100 days to even get an answer back to find out if they’ll settle on the price that’s been accepted. 

Even if you're a seller in this buyers market, 
you're able to compete with those prices. 

A lot of buyers are eager to get in and buy while the market is at a great interest rate and purchases out there are 30 – 40% below what they were a year ago.  Unfortunately, after they’ve made an offer, waited 90 days and the bank doesn’t make up their mind, the buyer withdraws their offer and are basically looking for a true seller or homeowner, and avoiding the foreclosed properties, bank owned properties or short sales.  
Submitted by:  Peter K. Brown Flagship Financial Group  >> more

Editor's Note ...

We're so glad to be back!  We'll be updating this site twice monthly.  And we sure hope to hear from you!  Tell us what topics and issues you'd like us to address here.  We want to be YOUR Home Value Solution!

Your Striving Editors,

Stacy Button and Lark Williams

ps.  email us at:  editor@citysharenetwork.com

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