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GREEN HOMEOWNERS Green Homeowners are more satisfied with their Green Home, then their previous more traditionally built home.Among those that purchased green homes, 63% are motivated by the lower operating and maintenance costs that come with energy-and resource-efficient homes.Research also fou...

Can I sell my house myself??? Right now 10% of homeowners handle their own sales. But in order to join the ranks of successful ones, you need to realistically assess exactly what's involved.The routine parts of the job involve pricing your home accurately, determining whether or not a buyer is qu...

I don't know about you, but I'm have trouble keeping up. It is like a freight train headed for me. I watch in total awe that the "stuff" others can do.I decided to take matters into my own hands and knowing that it is critical to keep up: I went to the book store and purchased INTERNET FOR DUMMIE...

Have you ever been to the Catskills??? Recently or many years ago?ONCE UPON A TIME the Catskills were a renowned resort area. It was the "place" to go, it was on the top of everyones list. Whether it was summer, weekends, winter, it didn't matter. The entertainers were always there. It was a fami...

Have you ever worked directly with a celebrity??? I had the OPPORTUNITY to.Quite an interesting person!! The first thing I was told was that he did not want to be recognized. This didn't appear to be happening. However, he then become quite upset that no one knew him. OH WELL!!!One of the funnies...

This is a description of the poverty level of people in Battambang Cambodia.Battambang,Cambodia: Site of Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot - You can see what effect this regime has had on the people.  These events were so recent, they are still trying to recover.   Pol Pot killed over 1.5 million people - ...

The following ads are from a Realtor Magazine from Christchurch & Canterbury, New Zealand.My son is traveling around the world and is sending me Real Estate literature from the various countries.I thought it would be interesting  to see ads from the various countries and to see if I could try som...

These are the numbers expected to attend this years Realtors convention in Las Vegas.I am an advocate of real estate conventions. This years convention in Vegas will be NOVEMBER 13 thru November 16th. Registrations begin May 3rd. $300 for early-bird members.Make the commitment to attend. I'm sure...

All this talk about Sub-prime, foreclosures,market conditions, and other doom & Gloom stories surely will bother the inexperienced agents.However, those of us that have been through these market conditions before, realize that listings will increase and the buyers that have been waiting for Real ...

Remember when we prospered by NOT giving out information?? We would not give the address of the home advertised in the paper: that way the consumer would have to MEET us in the office for more info.All this is gatekeeping is ancient history. New agents will not know what we were thinking!!Social ...