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Its been a crazy winter so far.........we set all kinds of records for 'most snowfall' this year...........I know many most of you believe that We Are The ARCTIC FRONT ....sigh....that our real estate consists of selling...
and that our pets are
nevertheless...the Pacific North West......Or British Columbia's South West is really the …
The market’s slow. The public’s slow. Coincidence? Well, yeah, since the public’s collective IQ was slow even when the market was moving.
All right down to business, kind of. So if you’re a slumlord, a slow real estate market means you’re stuck with your slum rental properties. A slow economy means …
One of the tenets of being a professional REALTOR is knowing your market.
How can someone possibly help their client buy a property in an area that is unknown to them 75-100 miles away in a very different environment?
I often ask myself this question when I receive calls from agents some distance …
Divorce is not the only "Relationship Related Real Estate Niche". Why not pitch to newlyweds? Kim made some valid points here.
Myrtle Beach Real Estate by Mirela Monte Join the Optimist Group!
Via Kim Daugherty,McKinney REALTOR, Broker/Owner (d + b real estate): 2009 will be the year for many couples to …
Breaking up with my boyfriend on Christmas day was not the way I had planned it. Moping around the house, sobbing for my lost four year relationship was not the way I wanted to end the year and definitely not the way I wanted to bring in the New Year.
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I have some thoughts on short sales... Are they slick and shady... or smart and savvy? I think in the end, it depends... the thing I can say with a good amount of certainty, is they are not going away in 2009...
"Short Sales" in real estate are a very complex and unfamiliar transaction for Buyers. This article give you the information you need as a Buyer to understand Short Sales and how they work. Not understanding them can cost you a great deal of time, money and disappointment. Learn the inside of …
There I was late last night watching Desperate Housewives recorded earlier on my DVR. I was forwarding past the commercials when something caught my eye. It was a commercial for Pepsi which looked suspiciously like an ad for something or rather someone else.
Enough is Enough Already
Enough Already with all the spin and lies and general bull$%^&! The year of 2008 is dead and gone and I am always upbeat, but I am sick to death of what passes for right or legal in this world.· We have a President elect who …
When you are looking to buy a home in Orange County, or anywhere else for that matter, it is critical to drill down into the numbers for the sector of the market that you are looking at. Orange County numbers are wonderful benchmarks to know, but our market is made …
Old Tappan, Bergen County New Jersey sales analysis of homes sold in 2008. The data shows a decline of 30.5% in over all sales volume from high year. Average sales price declines from high year by only 5.39%,while median price declines by only 9.55 percent from high year. The growth of …
Our great government should consider a new economic stimulus and bailout program for millions of homeowners facing foreclosure over the coming months.Along with lowering gasoline prices nationwide, congress should also seriously consider a measure to give gasoline discount coupons to Americans who can't refinance, and who are about to be …
I posted this to a blog and I was encouraged by a friend to post this to the community:
Many agents are start up agents, new entry, new affiliates, and don't have the financial advantages of our more affluent realtors. It's difficult for them to compete.
Even though fuel costs are predicted by …
Facebook is the new hot ticket in marketing. Previously, I rattled on about advertising on FB, but now let's talk about Facebook Business pages.
Facebook lets you create pages to promote your business. But the functionality is still pretty limited. Here's a synopsis of our experience with FB Business Pages. …
I'm not the only one who was shocked and dismayed at the recent news that top chocolate companies are taking the cocoa butter out of chocolate, and replacing it with…yuck....vegetable oil!
It's being driven by cost, of course, and Hershey is one of the candy makers that thought changing ingredients …
If you are falling behind on your mortgage or facing the possibility of foreclosure, there is help! Four clinics are being offered so you can meet with a HUD counselor who will help you discuss options to foreclosure. Please click on the link to view a flyer about the documentation you …
I am asked this question almost daily! In our area foreclosures are keeping the prices of homes down, way down! 30% down in fact. Banks do not want to keep these properties and will reduce the price to below market value to sell them. Buyers are looking for bargins, of course, …
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