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Selling a home in today's market is a challenge.  In Leon County, FL,  both Sales and prices for single detached homes are lower this year than last.  Experts are now saying that prices may bottom out in 2011 (heard that one before?), then show small increases until 2015, when prices may increase...
07/08/2011
Any Realtor who has worked short sales can attest to the frustrating delays, lost documents, and mistakes made by the largest banks.  Many buyers' agents warn off their buyers if the lien holder is BOA, WF, or Chase and many agents won't list  a short sale if one of those three is a lien holder. ...
07/05/2011
The United States of America is an exceptional country and we're proud of our heritage. The principles set forth in the Declaration of Independence inspire and give hope to the entire world. Here's the essence: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are...
07/03/2011
Book clubs can be entertaining and enlightening. I love reading and am usually introduced to books that I wouldn't have selected myself, but end up loving and/or seeing a new perspective.  Amazon reviews for this book, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, average a 4 (out of 5) for 508 review...
07/03/2011
National Review and The Hill recently posted articles (see below) about the President's bashing of the corporate jet tax credit, noting his negative focus on it during a recent press conference.  During the conference, he made six (sarcastic) references to the corporate jet tax credit, which McLa...
07/03/2011
A Mashable.com article quotes Tom Anderson, founder of MySpace, as saying "... Google+ really seems to be primed to make good on that original premise-that everything gets better when it's social. And unlike FB, Twitter, or anyone else, Google already has the most advanced set of products. And if...
07/02/2011
Realtors know that good negotiating skills are required for success and most work hard to hone those skills.  Compromise, in which both sides give up something important and neither is satisfied with the result, isn't the ideal. Instead,  an agreement should be sought that's  satisfactory to all ...
07/01/2011
The headline above was in the paper recently with an article about  Abal Auctions. It said they will sell a house in 13 min ... for market value.   Oh, not really 13 minutes, that's just how long the auction takes. They market for 29 days first and take bids through the internet the entire time u...
06/25/2011
For a listing with new construction in an older neighborhood, there are three plans users can select from at different prices.  It's a very small subdivision of 11 lots whose plat was recorded over 20 yrs ago, but no construction was done. I created a single property website that shows the three ...
06/23/2011
I viewed the Michael Moore video, Capitalism: a Love Story yesterday. It's worth watching.  It was disturbing, but not because he brought to light anything I didn't already know, but because his conclusion was that capitalism is evil.   He suggests it be replaced by democracy. Huh? Capitalism is ...
06/14/2011
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