I remember in the way back days (anyone remember that phrase??) , I used to get ready for open houses by first placing an ad in the paper, putting together flyers, getting them out to the neighborhood, knocking on doors and preparing food to get buyers in the door, setting up signs either the nig
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01/23/2009
Have you given some thought to Valentine's Day yet? I have. I'm never ahead of the game, mind you. But, this year, I am so grateful...maybe leftover from Thanksigiving...that I'm still standing as a realtor. It is amazing. Life goes on, especially with the right attitude! Back to the though
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01/23/2009
Whether you voted in the last election, whether you voted for Barack Obama or not, today is an historic day. Today will change the world. This is the day that America will not have a white man leading our country. It appears from the news coverage that we are rediscovering Camelot. I remember
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01/23/2009
This is the TARP money in action. We have some hope that this will get better soon. But, in the meantime, not to beat a dead horse, but what can we expect from an industry that had only to hold out its hand and point the gun at the former administration? Our government has been bailing out the b
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01/22/2009
This is my broker's blog. He wrote this after reading Elizabeth Weintraub's blog earlier this week. We were stunned by the outright holdup but not as much as others might have been since we had already experienced Countrywide (and Bank of America's) bleeding of the consumer. Bank of America has
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01/22/2009
I read this post recently after seeing some of David's other posts. Read it carefully, I believe that he is very thoughtful and insightful. Let me know your thoughts. Agree or not, it might get you thinking. I'm a broker, and play the piano. Unlike Nero, who fiddled when Rome burned, I'm comm
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01/21/2009
Whether you voted in the last election, whether you voted for Barack Obama or not, today is an historic day. Today will change the world. This is the day that America will not have a white man leading our country. It appears from the news coverage that we are rediscovering Camelot. I remember
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01/19/2009
Just read Lenn Harley's blog, and it really made me think. I have to thank her immensely for writing about how as agents need to practive our "craft". Do you think twice when you work on these contracts for clients be they a buyer or seller? Or are you unsure? These are legal contracts. We n
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01/15/2009
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Move or get out of the way. How many of these truisms have you heard? Hardly as many as I have, I'm guessing. Life keeps going regardless of our circumstances. So, whether we like it or not, a great many changes are inevitable in the very
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01/07/2009
As I was perusing the four or five industry-related blogs and websites I read each morning to get myself motivated and my clients informed, there was this bit of cheer.... 78,179 homes were taken by lending institutions during the month of November, down 8% from October. In October - 84,868 home
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01/06/2009