In talking with many co-workers, clients, family and friends in and around the holidays I learned of failed business plans, chronic illnesses, personal problems, financial woes, and enough troubles I think even I could write a book of Lamentations.But you know what I have discovered in life? Ther
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12/31/2007
I drive around neighborhoods a lot that I hope some day to pick up more listings in or to show prospective buyers that these particular homes are great places to live if they meet their needs. With the onset of the holidays home sales just seem to take a natural slowing down before things pick up
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12/31/2007
In chatting with others about rehabbing houses as well as staging topics, and just overall getting a house ready to sell as a homewowner or flip as an investor, I thought it was very similar to turning the page on the calendar in the new year. Before you get started on the new project, developing
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12/30/2007
As the year draws to a close in the real estate world and life in general, we will hear those who want to start with a fresh slate make all sorts of resolutions and goal setting. Unfortunately, overriding those good intentions we have at a subconscious level a doubting voice which thinks we reall
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12/25/2007
The pundits are out in full force again as Christmas gets closer and closer talking about the housing projections for the upcoming year. Talk about the doom and gloom crowd. Basically it's the same old story that the housing slump will continue, borrowing standards will be stricter, buyers will r
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12/24/2007
In watching last minute shoppers scurrying around for that one more perfect gift it made me think that often what people need at Christmas and throughout the year is not so much the material of the world but something more on a deeper level. I call it the greatest gift of all.The greatest of all
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12/23/2007
In driving around looking at pre-owned homes that seemed to be on the market longer than normal I wondered what else could the Seller and Realtor do to make the home sell?Many Sellers do forget about curb appeal in preparation of their property. A little light landscaping can be the finishing tou
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12/22/2007
Sometimes REALTORS and SELLERS in today's marketplace just need to adjust to new realities. You might say they need to see the world in Black and White.As in selling real estate in Black and White. A subtle, yet straightforward reminder about what just
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12/21/2007
In sending out Christmas cards this year as well as forwarding humorous email links on seasonal greetings to Realtors, Title Company officers, and lenders, I noted how subconsciously I was screening the recipient as to whether I could reveal more of myself than I thought appropriate. Throughout l
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12/21/2007
In working with buyers many Realtors have noted over time that the U.S. family structure has been changing from the "Leave it to Beaver", "Father Knows Best", nuclear family to many singles and other family categories.Many new home buyers are single women, either who have always been single or ar
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12/20/2007
