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Who loves being on conference calls?  How many times do you really wish that you didn't ever have to be on a conference call again?  Do you ever feel like some conference calls don't serve a purpose and tend to be unneccesary? Sometimes that happens - they don't really accomplish their intended p...

Today is an interesting almost "debateable" topic of whether or not people should take advantage of privacy trees, fences or both.  Fences are nice, and they get the job done for the most part, but they aren't always nice-looking and do require maintenance every five years or so.  My fence can't ...

Man, somedays you are just out of it.  All the tiredness of a crazy weekend can really finally catch up with you on a Monday morning!  I have a nice large coffee with me right now trying to help me get through the morning right now.  I am usually fine, but today it has just gotten to me!  Phew!  ...

Stress Management.  This is an ongoing battle that every person in every profession fights.  What is the best way to handle the stress that each of us encounter every day?  People try everything - yoga, exercise, candles, perfumes, energy bracelets, gems, prayer, deep breaths, massages, ignoring ...

Cell Phones.  You can't talk about real estate without noticing that reealtors are notoriously on their cell phones.  As cell phones have evolved with the business, I find that we use our cell phones more and more everyday.  These new phones seem to break a lot easier than former phones did, don'...

Here's a question I have been wondering about lately.  In the real estate office, what do you feel is the importance or unimportance of music playing in the office?  Somedays it seems like it is the only thing that can break any sort of tension within the office is the music playing, but other da...

The Keller Williams Greater PA region hosted Short Sale Mastery in Langhorne, PA this past friday.  It was an incredible learning opportunity!  It was taught by Matt Fetick and he did a phenominal job.  The course has been well-prepared by several short sale experts brought together by Keller Wil...

The Keller Williams offices in Newark, Wilmington, Middletown and Dover in Delaware are all doing a combined family fun day/5K for the Haxton Family.  Please take a minute to read their story. On Christmas Eve of this past year, Paul and Trina Haxton were driving home from her parents home with t...

Wow!  Today is truly a beautiful day!  It's so warm outside that our office here got so warm we had to turn on the AC!  What a great problem to have!  I love warmer weather for all sorts of business reasons.  Here in Bear, Delaware, people are definitely more willing to go and look at homes when ...

Well in Bear, Delaware today, we have a day of nothing but rain.  Rain Rain Rain.  The rain always puts people in a bad mood it seems like.  For me, I can always feel when it is raining outside because of the drastic pressure change I feel in my joints.  Unfortunately, it is only pain!  There are...