Annie's Blog

You might think that my thoughts are turning to pulling a good book out ...grabbing a cup of coffee and settling in for a wonderful afternoon of being lost in words. On the contrary I have been calling expired listing and it feels more like I am a therapist  than REALTOR ! The situation so many o...

At a Realtor Meeting almost a year ago we were asked if we were counting distressed sales  in our Comparative Market Analysis. No one raised a hand to indicate that they were doing that. Yesterday the same group of Realtors was asked the identical question. Every Realtor in the group raised their...

  Does anyone know how hard we work ?  It is easy in this market to become negative about this business ! And then you have one good week and life is wonderful again. Sometimes those wonderful times seem far and few between ..... But this week has been particularly affirming. A couple whose home ...

There is something infinitely reassuring when someone has known you all your life, knows your deepest, darkest secrets, and still likes you. Now I am not talking love you ....like you. There is a serious difference between the two things. One is a choice and the other pretty much an obligation if...

Why do my clients affectionately  call me THE STAGING NAZI ?......Because I am ruthless ! My sellers are not going to leave a penny more than necessary on the closing table. STAGING DOES NOT HAVE TO COST TONS OF MONEY !  Easy inexpensive fixes are fresh neutral coats of paint..... But more than t...

IN THIS MARKET ? You have got to be kidding! Your home is the largest single investment you probably are  going to make EVER! Why do you think you are qualified to present it to the public, determine its value, negotiate, do the paper work to take it to closing? Admittedly this is not Rocket Scie...

You have seen the shows......STAGING IS THE RAGE ! Don't be fooled ! Staging can cover up so much. Yes, this is the cutest little home you have ever seen.!The photographs are simply wonderful.Consider if you have staged as many homes as I have and you have an artistic eye, you can really put some...

Last entry I stated that it took so little to not be a frumpy looking old woman. Now that I have officially passed into the 6-0 status I can with authority talk about old women. And I apologize for that off hand remark. It is so easy to look at others and immediately see how they could correct th...

The first time I saw Dolly my new Boss and I were having a scrumptious meal at Regazzi's in North Miami. She naturally assumed I was her ex neighbors new paramour. Wrong ! As chance would have it I moved into the condo above hers and we became fast friends. Not a day goes by that I do not think o...

The past 2 week have been horrendous. Besides dealing with anxious buyers and sellers there is just this undercurrent of hysteria that seems to be seeping in to all we do.  Fannie,Freddie, AIG, The Stock Market .....the price of food....gas.....it is enough to question life as we know it .Yesterd...