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2010
I have been around pretty much since the advent of dirt. And I have to be honest, I recieved a reply from yesterday's blog entry, ATTENTION LISTING AGENTS ,that left me speechless. Being of Irish decent, I don't find myself afflicted with that problem very often. Luckily, it didn't leave me finge...
01/27/2010
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OK, I normally try not to vent here. But I'm afraid that if I don't, the top of my hairless head may very well blow off. So here goes: Attention Listing Agents!!! Attention Listing Agents!!!... The slightest bit of professionalism would be greatly (and at this point, refreshingly) appreciated. Yo...
01/26/2010
Southern California is seeing steady, month over month gains in housing appreciation. If you enjoy reading that as much as I do, I'll write it again, just so you don't have to go back. Southern California is seeing steady, month over month gains in housing appreciation. What is even more impres...
01/19/2010
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How many of you have been out house hunting and seen some bank owned properties that look like this: They are usually the ones that the "creative" REO agent describes with terms like " Needs a little TLC" or "Handyman's Delight". In reality, the description should be "Bring your own hand sanitize...
01/18/2010
Read The Time Magazine Account of The Historical Speech Here Several years ago, I heard George Raveling, former University of Iowa & USC basketball coach, give his fascinating, first hand account of the events prior to /during/ after one of our country's most important speeches. George Raveling ...
01/15/2010
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MUSIC TO MY EARS Signs of life in the home-building industry - latimes.com Who would ever have thought it? The thrill of street closures, the sweet sounds of construction crews pounding away at what-the-hell o'clock in the morning and giant vehicles full of lumber&roof tiles...it's starting again...
01/13/2010
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In a surprising move, The Federal Reserve of New York has apparently hired all forward thinking rocket scientists currently available in the U.S. Further proof of this was an article appearing in today's Wall Street Journal. To the shock of the banking world, home loan modifications are actually ...
01/07/2010