florida: Real Estate Bubble - 01/25/09 10:47 AM
It seems to me, that with all of the tax dollars that we taxpayers are graciously offering to banks and financiers in the form of 'government' bailouts, we are simply diluting the dollar more and more, which equals inflation. Now that we are all inflated, and soon we will inflate even … (4 comments)
florida: Place Vendome, Paris, November 2008 - 01/11/09 03:22 PM
Place Vendome, in front of the Ritz Hotel, where Princess Diana spent here last night a while back.
This tree, made of glass and lights, and many others covered the plaza like a small forest.
My business there was to reconnect with French investors and real estate companies. I display their … (3 comments)
florida: Only 350 Shopping Days Left before Christmas, 2009 - 01/08/09 01:08 PM
So, it's time to get busy with some serious research about where you want to be calling home for Christmas 2009. Lots of things are happening. Interest rates are advertised at 5.1% over 30 years, the housing market is loaded with great bargains, unemployment is high - if you are unemployed, … (6 comments)
florida: Happy Labor Day - 09/01/08 01:38 PM
Happy Labor everyone! Hope you are all enjoying your day off, coupled with the weekend. Here in Driftwood Estates, on the Northwest Florida Gulf Coast, Santa Rosa Beach, near Destin, Miramar Beach, Fort Walton Beach, and across Choctawhatchee Bay from Niceville, we all have a close eye on Gustavo. No direct hit, … (1 comments)
florida: Driftwood Estates, Santa Rosa Beach, coastal living at its best - 08/27/08 12:28 AM
Driftwood Estates is a little-known jewel in the crown of coastal living. Located in Santa Rosa Beach on Choctawhatchee Bay, only minutes from the Gulf of Mexico, Driftwood Estates enjoys boating, fishing, biking, convenient shopping, restaurants, a new hospital, several inland lakes, and a county party currently under construction. Watching the … (4 comments)
florida: Federal Interest Rates vs Consumer Interest Rates... - 08/25/08 12:18 PM
Can we open a dialog about interest rates...?
Question: Why is it that when the 'Fed' lowers interest rates and none of this discount ever reaches the consumer?
When the Fed lowers an interest rate, it is doing what, exactly? Is the Fed just lowering the amount of interest it charges to … (3 comments)
Isn't that breathtaking?! When you have scenery like this to work with, you don't need to be a great photographer.
Can … (5 comments)
florida: Sunset from Driftwood Estates, Santa Rosa Beach, Walton County, Florida, near Destin and Sandestin - 08/01/08 09:18 AM
Hi, sunset in late July, from Driftwood Estates in Santa Rosa Beach, Walton County, Florida, across Choctawhatchee Bay, Mid-Bay bridge, Destin, Sandestin, Fort Walton Beach. Sunsets are spectacular all year long, and change by the second. Choctawhatchee Bay widens across the intracoastal waterway which goes from Pensacola all the way up the east coast to Virginia. … (0 comments)
florida: Holding the Bag - 07/25/08 01:07 PM
Is the Florida Real Estate Market Improving? We've been hard hit here for lots of reasons. Prices got rediculously high and were supported by appraisals, lenders, Realtors, and buyers. Then the second shoe fell, and reality stepped in. We've had the flood of foreclosures, short sales, auctions, etc. Lots of buyers … (2 comments)
florida: Lions roam free in Santa Rosa Beach - 07/21/08 10:25 PM
These two young lionesses, JouJou on the left, Bijou on the right, have been seen hunting food in the jungles of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. Generally, these beasts prey on small lizards, large flying animals such as butterflies and and sparrows, and have occasionally taken down a green or black snake. They appear affectionate … (7 comments)
florida: ActiveRain is Growing in Walton County, Florida - 07/19/08 05:16 PM
About a year ago, I began to experiment with ActiveRain following an invitation from a coleague in the mortgage business.. I had asked a question, which my coleague answered, but she also referred me to ActiveRain to gather more data about my concerns...
Since then, I learned many things here, and … (3 comments)
Why, there are more colors here than you find in a rainbow! And the insects, and lizards, and birds, and bees,... they're just everywhere you look! I really need to get a picture of … (7 comments)
florida: More reasons to live in Florida - 04/28/08 12:31 AM
Looking northwest from the shoreline in Driftwood Estates, reveals one more testimony to the logic of living in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. Now I ask you, can there be a more peaceful, tranquil place in the world? Where dolphins frolic in Choctawhatchee Bay, birds of all sizes and shapes fill the … (6 comments)
florida: Spring is Sprung - 04/06/08 09:22 AM
Spring is sprung, the flowers, the insects, the birds, the fish, it seems everything has come alive and active. Even the grass grows again - and here in Florida, it's the prolific Pennywort, or Dollar Weed, as we call it. That's the one you can't seem to stop from growing... Mortgage … (2 comments)
florida: Bayfront home in Santa Rosa Beach, FL - Sold - 03/13/08 11:35 AM
Thanks to so many of you who asked about the home I had listed in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, with 100 feet of waterfront, 300 feet deep, a boat lift, two sun decks, sea wall, trees, etc.. Quite a nice home indeed. I have been busy doing open houses for the … (3 comments)
florida: The Long Arm of ActiveRain - 02/09/08 03:58 PM
Here is sit in the Hotel Daunou near the Opera in Paris, France, at 10:45 pm in the evening, while at home in Florida, it is only 3:45 pm, Saturday... Across the street is Harry's New York Bar, mixer of some of the best (and most dangerous) drinks on the planet. … (10 comments)
florida: Wind and Rain in Northwest Florida - 12/15/07 05:17 PM
Today was 'Open House' day for the house I showed you on Choctawhatchee Bay. The weather this morning was beautiful, save for a little too much humidity. Then came a few droplets, then the winds, then the torrential downpour. It's just another of those wonderful reasons to live on the northwest … (10 comments)
florida: Pot of Gold - 12/12/07 11:17 AM
Someone asked if the fog had cleared here in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. Well, not completely, and we expect it back daily for awhile, but that's not all bad. I just took a picture of the rainbow which developed as the the fog is clearing around 11:00am local Santa Rosa Beach … (19 comments)
florida: Soupy Wall of Fog in Northwest Florida - 12/10/07 11:40 PM
Today has been the foggiest day I can remember. Just one big bowl of soup! It rolled in from the Gulf of Mexico like a big land-born cloud. You could see it coming as a huge, white, soupy wall. I was on my motorcycle and headed toward the main highway, US … (3 comments)
florida: Red Tide Comes from the Sahara Desert? - 11/12/07 09:46 AM
I made a quick little blog about the annoying effects of the 'Red Tide' here in Santa Rosa Beach and Destin, Florida, along the Choctawhatchee Bay shorieline. The blog received several responses from others who have experienced the unpleasant effects of Red Tide. One AR blogger, Deborah Broughton, Jacksonville, Florida, responded that the … (7 comments)
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It seems to me, that with all of the tax dollars that we taxpayers are graciously offering to banks and financiers in the form of 'government' bailouts, we are simply diluting the dollar more and more, which equals inflation. Now that we are all inflated, and soon we will inflate even … (4 comments)
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