Tim's Blog

This has been a tumultuous year for me.  A lot has happened and a lot more is going to happen.  Yet, through it all, I have been supported by friends and family in ways I had not anticipated.  I have many things for which to be thankful; many friends for whom to be thankful.  Chances are, so do y...

It's my fault.  It's my grievous fault. I have broken one of my own cardinal rules - Thou shalt be consistent in thy posting.   It has been almost 2 months since I last posted, and that is not acceptable.  It is not a valid excuse that I have been hit with a series of family health issues.  It is...

I got a call recently from one of our office managers.  It seems one of her agents took a call from a consumer warning us about one of our listings on Craig's List.  It seems when the consumer contacted the "owner" she got a reply indicating that the owner was out of state; however, if the consum...

Last Friday morning, I was browsing through my company's web site (www.NewEnglandMoves.com) and I came across a listing that was particularly interesting to me.  The property description noted that there were deed restrictions because it was an historical property, so I emailed the listing agent ...

ActiveRain is a great community.  It's a great place to network, make professional connections in real estate and affiliated businesses, pick up a few tips, and even get some serious advice.  However, it is potentially only part of your Internet Footprint.  In fact, it probably should be just one...

I read this article the other day. It contains several points that we've been trying to make for months now.  Among them, if the price is right the property will sell!  The article looks in detail at a property which was priced correctly to generate so much buyer interest that they had multiple o...

Suppose when you get home from work tonight, you learn that your clothes dryer is broken.  What would you do? Well, many of us would probably begin researching a new dryer online.  Perhaps going to GoodHousekeeping.com or ConsumerReports.com to learn a little, or perhaps straight to Sears.com or ...

You can't sell what you don't buy.  I've repeated that phrase in front of real estate professionals all across New England.  In front of small groups and large, new agents and experienced, managers and owners, I've said it, repeated it, preached it.  But what does it mean? You can't sell what you...

I just read this article on CNNMoney.  It talks about the "housing implosion" and how the Case/Shiller Home Price Index is predicting a continued price drop in 75 of the 100 markets in their list.  OK, sounds pretty bad and, in fact, being in the business we see some of the worst of it first hand...

It seems the bad news concerning the housing and mortgage markets far outweighs the good.  However, the impression I get is that's mainly due to the coverage choices the various news sources make.  Bad news sells, so they report more bad news. Finally, here is an articlefrom the Providence Journa...