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Home ownership is in reach more than ever before.The current buyer's market is presenting more opportunities than we have seen even 3 years ago.The smart buyer is taking advantage of the market and will reap the benefits of the smart move a few years down the road.The "Do's and Don'ts" of making ...

Happy Holidays to the Active Rain Family.Thanks to each and everyone of you for the education, input and helping words each of you have contributed over the past few months since I was born into this great family.You are the conductors for many people you don't realize that you may have touched i...

Is the "blame game" part of life with someone you know?The blame game comes in many forms. It has become easier to point a finger at the many aspects of whats happening in the economy. Meanwhile there are four fingers pointing right back at us.Blame Games I've heard lately are:The economy is taki...

Are you having a lazy day? There seem to be more and more of these as we approach the holiday season.After all the running around, preparing for Christmas parties it seems as though everyone is bushed by the end of the day.It's about time for some you time. Take the time to enjoy yourself, get ca...

Buyer's Christmas Poem'Twas the night before Christmas, and in need of a houseThe buyer was stirring, just a computer and mouse;The thoughts of Dream Home with chimney they dare,In hopes that a Realtor soon would be there;The children were nestled all snug in their beds,While visions of their own...

It's the season of giving. Now's the time to give your extended Active Rain Family the gift of a "Tip".Tipping during the Holiday Season is not uncommon. We all give a little monetary or food gift to co-workers, the postman, newspaper delivery person, our favorite server at the restaurant, and no...

Working yourself to the bones is not uncommon for the Professional Real-estate Agent. It's time to work smarter-not harder! If you are an outside the box thinker and care about the clients well being, read on.With the influx of homes on the market, the Real-estate Professional has more demands pl...

Life is full of curve balls. The economy we are currently dealing with has and will continue to provide more curve balls to our lives.Curve balls in baseball are thrown at the home plate, just when the batter thinks they will connect, the ball mysteriously takes a turn.Many people are presently e...

Construction of new homes have officially fallen to the lowest level in 16 years. While this may help existing spec home sales, the drop will continue to erode the economy.Single-family home starts were reduced to an annual rate of less then 830,000 units per year, at one point this number was ne...

With the amount of Real-estate Professionals all working towards the same goal of landing listings, buyers and clients  how do you stand out in the crowd?Today, the Professional has to dare to be different, or risk the fact of appearing to be the same as every other agent they compete against. Lo...