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real estate: The Real Estate Market after the Election - 07/26/08 12:45 AM

What do you think the real estate market will do after the election in November? If Obama wins? If McCain wins? I can turn on the television and hear from the talking heads exactly what the outcome will be and how it will affect us. I can hear that in two … (6 comments)

real estate: 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)

real estate: A Bucket of Worms - 07/19/08 06:34 PM

Well, why not bring up a few questions about the coming presidential election and the effects the election will have on real estate...and everything else? There is a lot at stake in this one....
Will we stay in Iraq, or leave?
Will taxes rise or fall?
Will Americans panic, or regain their … (1 comments)

real estate: 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)

real estate: 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)

real estate: 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)

real estate: 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)

real estate: The worm has turned - 01/18/08 07:00 PM

I must report this bit of information to all of you real estate types who imagine that the market has dried up forever. In the past two weeks, we have sold two of our six personal properties in Texas, not far from Houston, and interest in the remaining four is very … (15 comments)

real estate: 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)

real estate: Southwestern Style Home in Northwest Florida - 12/05/07 12:51 AM

Here is a home I recently listed in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. It is the most unique house I've ever been inside. What you see from the outside is only a teaser; the real excitement is the work inside. This home was built with so much attention to detail that upon … (10 comments)

real estate: Southwestern Home in Northwest Florida - 12/05/07 12:47 AM

real estate: Thank your Lucky Stars - 11/01/07 12:34 PM

Another hurricane has come and is going. Noel is moving up the eastern coast and not expected to cause a lot of damage. There will be wash out from waves, and some folks will suffer, but the vast majority of us have dodged another bullet. At the beginning of the hurricane … (16 comments)

real estate: Topsail State Park, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida - 10/30/07 05:14 PM

Topsail State Park, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, is a must see for visitors to northwest Florida, Destin, Sandestin, or Miramar Beach. Campers return year after year. They bicycle, play shuffleboard, fish, swim, hike at the beach and on the park trails, cook out, socialize, and seem to thoroughly enjoy their vacations. … (0 comments)

real estate: SOLD-Santa Rosa Beach Florida Waterfront home for sale, great investment - 10/28/07 12:12 AM

Number 1 is the view of Choctawhatchee Bay, the boat lift, the dock, and the two sun decks

Number 2 is this lovely functional fire pit. Surrounded by friends or family, on a cool evening, with winds blowing safely from the south out across the bay, this setting makes … (0 comments)

real estate: Water front home in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida - 10/28/07 12:00 AM

Number 1 is the view of Choctawhatchee Bay, the boat lift, the dock, and the two sun decks
Number 2 is this lovely functional fire pit. Surrounded by friends or family, on a cool evening, with winds blowing safely from the south out across the bay, this setting makes for a … (0 comments)

real estate: From Kansas to Destin, in this classy ride - 10/21/07 08:37 PM

I happened across this beautiful 1957 Chrevolet in Destin Communs, today, and just had to stop, quick draw my trusty digital camera, and get the drop on the target!! Is this a beauty! Now, here's the best part. The owner caught me dead to rights photographing his Chevy, and assessed me … (15 comments)

real estate: Annual Pilgrimage from Topeka, Kansas, to Destin, Florida, in a '57 Chevy - 10/21/07 08:33 PM

When you run across a beautiful 1957 Chrevolet, well, you just have to stop, quick draw your trusty digital camera, and get the drop on the target!! Is this a beauty! Now, here's the best part. The owner caught me dead to rights photographing his Chevy, and assessed me a charge … (1 comments)

real estate: The rains came and left a beautiful sunset in Florida - 10/19/07 10:57 PM

This beautiful sunset filled the sky this evening in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. I rushed to get my camera, but the sky was changing so fast this was all that was left before I could take any pictures. It was truly magnificent a few moments before. I hope you enjoy these … (25 comments)

real estate: 'The Secret' - 10/15/07 09:27 AM

Okey, here goes... Did anybody out there read 'The Secret'? It's a motivational treat about the 'law of attraction'. I don't think I'm giving too much away to make the book less interesting, because you learn from early on in the book that the law of attraction is the secret. What … (12 comments)

real estate: New clients in the Florida market - 10/14/07 12:52 AM

While out on normal Saturday afternoon rounds of studying the Destin, Sandestin, and Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, Real Estate market, a Florida Real Estate agent encountered a group of mindless potential clients who seemed to have lost their heads over the extraordinary deals available in Florida panhandle. The clients, though shoeless … (4 comments)

real estate: Driftwood Estates, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida - 10/12/07 03:39 AM

This sign greets you at the entrance to Driftwood Estates, located approximately four miles north of the Sacred Heart Hospital at the intersection of Highway 98 and Mack Bayou Road. Driftwood Estates is the northernmost tip of the peninsula into Choctawhatchee Bay. The young development is convenient to shopping and restaurants … (3 comments)

real estate: Keep your Powder Dry - 10/09/07 11:05 AM

In the Florida Real Estate market, things happen fast. A hurricane can send prices through the floor. A couple of beautiful eventless summers can send prices through the ceiling... Sure, it's all tied to the economy and world events, disasters, the directions the media chooses to drive us towards, such and … (6 comments)

real estate: Nick's Seafood Restaurant in Freeport - 09/30/07 06:04 PM

Nick's Seafood Restaurant, located at 7585 State Highway 20 West, Freeport, Florida 32439, needs no introduction for locals. Located on Choctawhatchee Bay, the restaurant is accessible by boat, as well as State Highway 20. Nick's is a landmark in the area. Banty roosters wander freely about the external premises, and indoors, … (7 comments)

real estate: Moonlight in Florida - 09/27/07 11:38 AM

May I offer you one more reason to consider living here with us in northwest Florida? The moon is setting in the west, over a pier on Choctawhatchee Bay, while city lights are visible from Destin, Sandestin, and Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Come morning, dolphins will frolic in the bay, the … (7 comments)

real estate: Dolphin feed in Choctawhatchee Bay, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida - 09/19/07 03:38 PM

This is not really a great picture, but what you are seeing is dolphin churning up the water in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. They circle and herd mullet until they get the mullet all grouped together in a tight little bunch. Then they take turns tearing through the group to feed. … (1 comments)

real estate: Florida Real Estate Mushrooms - 09/17/07 11:18 AM

The Real Estate market mushrooms in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida! Frogs are excited about the noticeable increase in housing and are moving from the swamps to the residential luxury of northwest Florida. Alice is ecstatic and has disappeared down a rabbit hole, and the Mad Hatter is has gone absolutely mad. … (1 comments)

real estate: The cat who ate the grapes... - 09/17/07 09:32 AM

So, who ate all the grapes, and what is this in the grape bowl?? This little lady, born June 20, 2007 in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, is about to celebrate her three month birthday. Her name is Bijou, and her job is to accompany her Florida Real Estate co-worker, that's … (1 comments)

real estate: Roses from Santa Rosa Beach, Florida - 09/16/07 08:49 AM

These beautiful roses live only a few days on the plant, then the pedals fall to the ground, and new flowers replace the old ones. They produce almost year around. This variety, which I could not identify if my life depended on it, grows into a tall bush, easily four … (4 comments)

real estate: Chez nous a Santa Rosa Beach en Floride - 09/15/07 08:04 PM

Ce bateau fait presque sept metre de longeur, avec un moteur de cent et cinquant chevaux a l'exterieur. Il est parfait d'aller pas trop loin en mer, pas plus que quinze kilometres si il fait beau. Si il ne fait pas beau, il faut mieux rester dans le baie. C’est mon … (4 comments)

real estate: Sunset over Midbay Bridge between Niceville and Destin, Florida - 09/15/07 07:33 AM

These photographs were taken on September 14, 2007. We were having some well-deserved rain during this period, and the skies were particularly beautiful. The second photograph below was taken a few minutes after the first, and both were taken from our home in Driftwood Estates, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. The … (2 comments)

real estate: Another Santa Rosa Beach, Florida rose for you! - 09/14/07 03:28 PM

This beautiful rose was first grown in Houston, Texas, then moved to Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. Happy in its new home, this beautiful variety produces beauty during several months of each year. We have friends in Destin and Sandestin who grow beautiful roses effortlessly. We find that roses grown on waterfront … (2 comments)

real estate: Flowers in Santa Rosa Beach, Destin, and Sandestin, Florida - 09/14/07 12:11 PM

There are so many beautiful flowers that grow in Florida, it would be impossible for just me to photograph them all, but if you help, we can make this a beautiful site to visit!! Florida Real Estate Agents will do well to remind their clients from out of state how naturally … (1 comments)

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