Optimize Your Home For Health and Stress-free Living It’s a well-known fact that our environment impacts the way we feel, act and think. I’m of the opinion (especially in this day and age) the home is the center and core for optimal health. The home is where it starts, and it is my hope that e
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01/18/2017
Home Buyers: Before Reaching the Closing Table “Be Proactive.” Once the seller accepts your offer, there are a few things “you” the home buyer should be aware of before reaching closing day. Once you “the home buyer” signed on the dotted line the real work begins. Everything from the loan pro
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01/10/2017
Taking a Closer Look “Opendoor.” I recently wrote a blog post about Opendoor. In my post, I suggested that there is a lot more to this relatively new start-up company than meets the eye. And after reading a newly posted article about Opendoor; I understated the fact! First I think it is impor
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12/16/2016
Naples Island Annual Holiday Boat Parade. Long Beach and Naples Island will celebrate its 70th Holiday Boat Parade Saturday, December 17th, 2016. The theme of the parade “70th Year a Platinum Celebration." And a platinum celebration it will be as boat owners creatively decorate their vessels wi
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12/09/2016
What Does 2017 Hold For the Housing Market? 2016 is almost in the books, and as far as the housing market is concerned, 2016 was a pretty good year. In spite of low inventory throughout 2016, interest rates for much of 2016 stayed at record lows. The housing market price growth in 2016 trucked
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12/06/2016
The Belmont Shore Christmas Parade “A Candy Land Christmas.” This year’s Belmont Shore Christmas Parade doesn’t get much sweeter than this year’s theme “A Candy Land Christmas.” Organizer Dede Rossi promises this Saturday night onlookers can expect to see plenty of red-and-white-stripped conf
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12/01/2016
What Are The Rules On Raising The Rent? Are you renting “or” are you planning on becoming a renter? If so, you should know the rules about rent increases. Those that rent will tell you “rent increases are never fun.” Yet, most renters (when it’s time to renew their lease) have to hold their b
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11/29/2016
Selling & Showing Your Home Selling some things are easier than selling others things. And there is little debate that selling a home is the most valuable, demanding asset one can sell. And to sell a home properly whether it’s an open house, private showing, or lockbox showing; your home shoul
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11/16/2016
Breaking Out The Crystal Ball For Interest Rates Under Trump’s Watch Will interest rates continue to go up or is this just and unexpected reaction to Donald winning the election? No crystal ball needed when reporting that mortgage rates have been on an upward trend for the past few weeks. But t
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11/15/2016
Forecasting The Housing Market Under Trump. The housing market is pretty complex and has a lot of moving parts. How are mortgage rates? How is buyer and seller sentiment? Are homebuilders building? How’s housing inventory? How’s the economy? To correctly predict the housing market you have to
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11/11/2016