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Merry Christmas to all our ActiveRain friends and our readers. We wish you a very relaxing day with your friends and family and hope that you have been able to take some time to focus on the Reason for the Season, the birth of Jesus Christ in a manger in Bethlehem. May the blessings of the Holid...

AgentMatch is a hotly debated topic right now. I wrote about it last week - AgentMatch - Good Idea or Bad Idea? Chris Smith and Jimmy Mackin have put together an hour of discussion with Ernie Graham of Realtor.com.  Love it or hate it, but don't miss this timely topic on #WaterCooler. The video i...

You hear it often in real estate and other industries as well, I'm sure. Many agents slack off the fourth quarter as the holidays approach. They rationalize that business is slowing down with less houses on the market and less buyers to buy them. So, yawn, they will take a break, enjoy the holida...

Institutional investors continue to buy houses in the Jacksonville area, making us one of the top cities in the country for frequent buyers. In October, 22 percent of all sales were to 'frequent buyers', third in the nation behind Memphis, Tenn. at 25 percent and Atlanta at 23 percent. While the ...

Uses for That Extra Room We have been looking at some older homes that last couple of days with relocating buyers, and the question has come up a couple of times that they aren't sure what they will do with the 'extra room' that they have no use for.  The room in question is the formal living roo...

All Florida Homeowners Associations (HOAs) are to have registered with the State Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) by November 22, 2013. The purpose of this is to give the state more oversight to planned communities. The housing downturn brought delinquencies in Homeowner ...

Happy Thanksgiving! The first Thanksgiving was celebrated almost 400 years ago, so I searched for an image to remind us of those people and that time and remember why they were so thankful and why we are so thankful for their sacrifice and the many blessings our country has had for since the Pilg...

Photos Make or Break an Online Showing Tonight I was researching homes for a buyer coming in town tomorrow. In his price range, there were 50 homes to choose from. He is looking up to $200,000 and likes the 1980s ranches that are plentiful in the Mandarin area.  We are not going to look at 50 hou...

Speechless Sunday - Otto Plays Kitty   Otto is such a good sport. He was willing to let us put Kitty ears on him and even patient enough to pose for this picture. He is simply the best Sheltie ever born! Today I am thankful for the joy that Otto has brought to our family. Ready for your Santa cap...

Why Does a Short Sale Take So Long?   This is certainly a question our buyers want to know. And not only do your buyers want to know, but their family and friends want to know as well. During the long days we wait for an update and the coveted approval letter, there are many voices in the backgro...