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5 Tips for Winter Tire SafetySafety on the road is important all year, but winter weather calls for extra caution behind the wheel to keep you and your passengers safe. That's why many auto safety experts urge motorists to keep road safety top of mind this winter and switch to tires specifically ... Posted 2 minutes ago

5th Annual Winter Snow Ball Benefit Dinner Dance Supporting the Thea Bowman Center and Haiti Outreach Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014 St. Michael Woodside Hall 5025 Mill Rd, Broadview Heights Ohio 44147 Featuring The Dan Zola Orchestra Hors D'oeuvres at 6:00P.M. Dinner at 7:00P.M. Dancing 8:00P.M. to 1... Posted 2 minutes ago

  Should I Put My Home On The Market During The Holidays?   A seller asked me this question and his home sold in one day.   Why put your home up for sale now at the holidays? The main reason is that not many people want their home on the market now; less homes on the market will give yours a n... Posted 3 minutes ago

Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Announces New 2014 Loan Limits. FHA’s Office of Single Family Housing published Mortgagee Letter 2013-43 today, which announces that on January 1, 2014, FHA will implement new Single Family loan limits for Title II Forward Mortgages as detailed in the Housin... Posted 5 minutes ago

As a real estate agent, I must get that question three times a week. And why wouldn’t I? After all, people are buying homes and chances are they’ll need repair work or construction. Who better to ask than a real estate agent, right? Surely, the agent would know a good contractor. The answer i... Posted 6 minutes ago

The Luxury Home Market around Lake Travis real estate remains very strong and still moving in the Lakeway, Spicewood, and Bee Cave home sales. There are three zip codes that are on the south side of Lake Travis, 78669 which is the Spicewood area, 78738 for most of Bee Cave, and the 78734 for Lake... Posted 8 minutes ago

Zillow's 2014 Housing Predictions At the end of the year I find myself fascinated by predictions about the future, as I am sure you do too. Year end forecasts are made as quickly as they are forgotten. Do you remember any substantive predictions for 2013? What the future holds has been been predi... Posted 8 minutes ago

The wintery blast waited until after The Retirement party Wednesday, December 4, 2013 for “Our Chief”, Vanessa Bivens, with the NW Coldwell Banker United Realtors office. We all have mixed emotions because we hate to see her leave but understand her move to CO is a good thing and is the begin... Posted 9 minutes ago

Living Downtown - Denver Lofts - November 2013    Living in Downtown Denver you have a multitude of choices.      The distinction of a Denver loft is the exposed duct work, 9+ foot ceilings, sometimes the ceilings are concrete, exposed brick walls, and very open floor plans.    Some Loft... Posted 9 minutes ago

 HOME INSPECTOR USA Ants are among the most prevalent pests in households, restaurants, hospitals, offices, warehouses, and virtually all buildings where food and water can be found. While mostly harmless to humans, ants (especially carpenter ants) can cause considerable building damage.  Inspe... Posted 11 minutes ago

Dominion Valley Country Club - Haymarket, VA - Homes for Sale - Market Conditions - December 2013   Dominion Valley - Haymarket VA  Home Search     Real Estate Price Trends For Dominion Valley Country Club Resale Homes - Haymarket, Virginia- December 2013 The average resale sold price for a s... Posted 14 minutes ago

When Facebook Says it All About a Local Realtor We always say what Facebook shows yesterday to friends is spread to the world tomorrow whether you want it out and about or not.  And some real estate agents just never learn when they have 3000 friends that a video one posts on facebook will make ... Posted 14 minutes ago

I know today that predictable and safe are counter productive to faith and growth. I do not need to know the outcome to take a leap of faith. If I did then it would not be faith, would it? I will continue to leap knowing that where I land and how far each leap takes me is in God's hands and is b... Posted 15 minutes ago

What does the Buyer Agency Agreement Say?? Who Owes Whom???? I love this.  I know from experience that far too many agents take advantage of the "exclusive" part of the BA Agreement.  I get cries from help from home buyers who have a BA agreement, but their "agent" doesn't return their phone ca... Posted 15 minutes ago

Dominion Valley CC - Haymarket, VA - Carriage Homes Market Conditions - December 2013                 Dominion Valley - Haymarket VA Home Search                         Real Estate Price Trends For Dominion Valley Country Club Carriage Homes - Haymarket Virginia for Dece... Posted 20 minutes ago

Haymarket, Virginia - Townhomes for Sale - Market Conditions – December 2013     Haymarket VA Townhome Search         Real Estate Price Trends The average sold price for a Townhome as of December 2013 for Haymarket is $352,658 . Home Sales and Demand Trends The average time for a tow... Posted 24 minutes ago

John Meussner has a great post which was just pointed out by Bob Craine.  It reminds all of us that success is a journey and not a destination.  When you reach one goal set another goal.  This is especially helpful for this time of year as we plan 2014.   Monday Motivation (evening edition) -... Posted 26 minutes ago

Snow Cancellations in Gaithersburg   It is snowing in Gaithersburg, Maryland this morning and there are lots of cancellations.  You will want to check before trying to reach meetings and events this morning. Be careful if you must be out and about. If you have the choice, it may be a good time ... Posted 27 minutes ago

Haymarket, Virginia - Homes for Sale - Market Conditions - December 2013                             Haymarket VA MLS Search     Real Estate Price Trends For Haymarket Virginia: The average sold price for a single family home as of December 2013 for Haymarket is $526,... Posted 29 minutes ago

    "Health Savings accounts (HSAs) are like personal savings accounts, but the money in them is used to pay for health care expenses.  You own and control the money in your health savings account.  The money you deposit into the account is not taxed.  HSAs and high-deductible health care pl... Posted 30 minutes ago