Ellie Harovitz's (ellieh) Blog

Today was a great day..........not in real estate.........but a great day in America.  Today I stood in line for 4 hours waiting to vote at the Hollywood Library.  My husband and I were in line with hundreds of people - of every race and color, religion and political belief, from countless countr...

Buyers keep asking that same question and the answer for one person is not necessarily the right answer for another. Some people like to play the "waiting game" and like the risk.  By waiting, the market could turn around, inventory can be reduced, prices can get stronger and there won't be the c...

The Florida Associaion of Realtors just reported that for the first time in almost three years, Florida's existing home sales rose in September, noting a 24 percent increase in activity in the year-to-year comparison.  Sales of existing condos statewide increased 11 percent in the year-to-year co...

A new University of Florida Study finds that consumer confidence among Floridians made huge gains in August, suggesting a turning point in the economic picture. Consumers in Florida have now absorbed most of the bad economic news and have adjusted to higher prices.  There are also signs that hous...

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Well, it's July 4th and I'm celebrating Independence Day.  I wasn't born American but chose to be an American so it's my "red, white and blue" day.  What also makes today special is that I reconnected with an old friend (online, of course), which made me wonder - why do we lose touch with people ...

I attended a business meeting this morning that was most enlightening - and furthered my knowledge about how little I know about technology.  Now that I finally learned how to do a few things on the computer, they are changing it all again and everything I know is obsolete.  The problem is that i...

Why do I have visions of waking up Sunday morning and not knowing what time it is?  That's only outdone by walking around the house on Saturday and not knowing what time it is.  My husband, Skippy, likes to change the clocks in advance, so that he doesn't forget.  Only problem is that he only cha...

Well, the street is finally open and its fabulous - if you don't get stopped by the Aventura police.  It seems this has become their new favorite spot to ticket people.  For those of you familiar with the area, you can no longer go straight from the Walgreens back lot onto 27th avenue, nor can yo...

It seems that nice things really do happen through Activerain.  I received an email last night from a lovely realtor in Toronto who needs some assistance in my area.  This site is becoming a "lost and found" for me and it's always so exciting to receive an email through Activerain.  This is a gre...