This past Memorial Day I wrote a post entitled Memorial Day 2011: Giving Back To a Veteran in Need. In it, I announced that my company would sell a home for a US service veteran facing hardship for zero commission. My father was a veteran of World War II and Korea, and I asked for the community t
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12/31/2011
Another year has come and gone, and the real estate industry continues to plug along under the malaise of the housing downturn that has yet to hear the word "recovery" since the 2007 Sub Prime domino was the first to fall. Our firm was only 2 at that time, and we are still standing. Actually, we'
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12/31/2011
I seldom reblog, but Doug's post speaks to the nationwide crisis of confidence that the american consumer is experiencing. Doug is in Alexandria, Louisiana, about as different fom Westchester County as you'll find. I lived in Louisiana in 1993-94 and it was a different world from New York, and in
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12/30/2011
Christmas was not long in our rear view mirror when the calls started up again today. We love inquiries on our listings; that's what we work for. However, there are calls, and then there are calls. I can tell with some calls that these folks are first time buyers and just starting out. You have t
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12/27/2011
Those of us who have short sales as part of our brokerage business can relate to Mike's frustration. Short sales allow distressed sellers to leave their home with dignity, get a fresh start, and avoid foreclosure or bankruptcy. But that's not the reason for banks to streamline the process. When
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12/24/2011
It is always interesting to shift gears from figuring out a way to get my listings on page 1 of Google for certain hyper local keywords frequented by consumers in 2012 to a question straight from 1995. Specifically, I was contacted by someone whose house recently expired unsold and we discussed t
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12/21/2011
Perhaps my colleagues can relate to the following scenario: A buyer is interested in your listing. Their agent emails you a slew of questions, and you get all the answers. There might be one of those 2nd or 3rd showings where where half a dozen extended family members come by and stay for 90 minu
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12/19/2011
