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With over 330 years of history and happenings, what better place to spend Halloween than in historic Charleston, South Carolina? Charleston has everything a fright seeker desires; from special ghost tours, costume hoe-downs, extravaganzas and more, there's something guaranteed to raise every hair...
09/26/2007
I was reading an article about vacant houses and the perception that it can give to potential buyers.  In some instances, if the house is in great shape, an empty house is ok and a buyer can visualize his furnishings in the home.  On the other hand, it can be a home that needed a lot of updating ...
09/25/2007
I know this subject gets beaten to death, but it is so easy to get off track in this business. It is often difficult to determine whether the course you have chosen is the right one, whether you should continue, adjust or abandon a certain direction or decision.  Nothing in the world can take the...
09/25/2007
Here we go again, as if we need to be constantly reminded of the difficulties remaining in the housing sector and with the credit markets.  Of course, 30 year mortgage rates are down, but they only give that a small blip in the news coverage.  Demand for previously owned homes tumbled in August t...
09/25/2007
Is this happening in your community?  I am noticing a few here and there, where the listing expired and the homeowner needed to move for whatever reason, and this was sort of a last resort, as opposed to giving the house away by continuosly lowering the price.   The glut of unsold homes and condo...
09/24/2007
I did my Open House yesterday, picking Sunday as the day, as opposed to Saturday.  People were out and about, driving around the neighborhood I was in, and I began to wonder if anyone would stop.  I had my sign out at the entrance and then directional signs to the house.  Lo and behold, a car pul...
09/24/2007
 So much is said about prospecting but statistics show that just 5 percent to 10 percent of prospects are ready to buy or sell right now.  Even with that said, it is still vital to remain in touch with them.Narrow down prospects to those most likely to use your services down the road.  Determinin...
09/22/2007
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Take a look at this new forecast from NAR.  Click on the link below to read the entire article and definitely look at the charts.  Everyone wants to know when the market will get back to normal.  Is that a word?  Anyway, Lawrence Yun, who is the Vice President of NAR research has put this forecas...
09/21/2007
Some of these are kind of cool.  If you live most of your live online, you'll appreciate these.   There are lots of good, free online tools to help you organize your life. Here are some.Take notes online: Jjot (www.jjot.com) creates online "sticky notes." After you create an account, you go to th...
09/21/2007
This sounds like good news coming our way.  The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, on Wednesday agreed to allow both companies to buy more subprime loans - a decision that NAR applauds. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will have more flexibility t...
09/21/2007
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