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2013
Where's the FLOOD of Foreclosures . . . Does the Shadow Inventory Really Know?? "The Shadow" was a pulp series of novels written in the 1930's. Later, "The Shadow" was turned into a radio broadcast of high acclaim and other media ventures. This crime-fighting hero, AKA "The Shadow" had psychic p...
04/28/2013
Being a Fiduciary Is Not a License to Lie on Behalf of Your Client Believe it or not, there are a few people who just don't know what a Fiduciary is. So before getting into the point of this post, let's look at Fiduciary. A Fiduciary can be a LICENSED PROFESSIONAL who is working for a client, in...
04/27/2013
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Did I miss something? I'm wondering when the winners will be announced. Were they?? I LOVED this contest because I was so sick when it started -- with pneumonia, then I got pleurisy. I loved this challenge because NOW I'm back at the gym when I was waiting the entire length of this challenge t...
04/26/2013
I'm so very flattered to have inspired Paula Hathaway. Rarely do I inspire . . . anyone! LOL I've been inspired by folks and I think this is the first I've actually received this compliment! THANKS PAULA!! I didn't know about Seth Godin's book "Small is the New Big" and will check that out. P...
04/24/2013
Hillsboro Real Estate Market Report March 2013 March 2013 Real Estate Market Report Hillsboro, OR EBA Portland, LLC March 2013 Feb 2013 Jan 2013 Y-T-D Active Listings 385 418 433 -- New Listings 184 153 145 484 Pending Sales 198 167 117 469 Closed Sales 142 96 94 344 Averag...
04/23/2013
They are VOTING TOMORROW!!! Protect Mortgage Interest Deductions in Oregon -- Urge Your Legislator to VOTE NO on HB 2456 Send your message TODAY, then come back and read the post: CLICK --------> NO TO HB 2456 HB 2456 is a BAD piece of . . . legislation. ANY legislation that is geared to REDUCE...
04/23/2013
I'm re-blogging this, and I also wanted to introduce Bill Zumwalt, if you're not familiar. Doing away with ANY of the mortgage interest deductions -- on second homes, on yachts (oh, I only wish I was in that tax bracket) -- is NOT going to help real estate, nor the owners of real estate. I've wor...
04/22/2013
The One Thing: Going Small . . . Then Emerging the Opposite of Small This post is about The One Thing, Chapter One, written by Gary Keller with Jay Papasan. The first chapter is SO perfect -- so spot on -- for me at this juncture in my life. After reading this chapter, it truly reinforces how s...
04/22/2013
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Charita Cadenhead has a weekly post, which is always featured on ActiveRain's front page (so you can't miss it!). She features new members to ActiveRain, typically their first post or one of their first. This week I read a very good one, thanks Charita, by Derrick White. The "love/hate" relation...
04/21/2013
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Town Homes DO NOT Have Yards . . . I love meeting new people. I am not sure if there is something in the water, but of late I have had the pleasure of meeting a few rather interesting folks. A few days ago, I was showing a town home. It is priced very well for the market, it is in a good locat...
04/20/2013
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