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Visit a rustic river town for a delightful weekend. Old Homosassa will come alive for the 33rd Annual Homosassa Arts, Crafts & Seafood Festival sponsored by the Homosassa Civic Club. Juried art shows, exhibits and holiday gifts. Southern delicacies, fresh seafood and arts and crafts booths. Dates...

A property tax relief plan awaits Florida voters when they go to the polls on January 29th.Monday night, state lawmakers passed a constitutional amendment to cut property taxes. The agreement came after the House reluctantly passed a take-it-or-leave-it compromise that the Senate offered.The prop...

Here are a few safety tips for Halloween:Make sure your yard is clear of such things as ladders, hoses, dog leashes and flower pots that can trip young onesBattery powered jack o' lanterns candles are preferable to a real flamePets get frightened on Halloween.  Put them up to protect them from ca...

I am thinking about doing this online class to earn my TRC and I was wondering...Who has this and has it benefited you at all.  Usually I do the classes more for the knowledge but I also want to try to get some referrals out of it.  Since I earned my PMN I have received several referrals but I ha...

I am looking for a speaker on blogging, if you know of one please send me their information.  Thanks

With so much inventory on the market, agents and sellers are getting very creative with incentives.  I have heard and seen  everything from a Mustang to a Big Screen TV! We have always had sellers and agents that offer down payment assistance or home warranties but it just seems to be getting cra...

I always recommend home warranties.  If I have the seller I recommend they offer one as an incentive and if I have the buyer we ask the seller to pay for one, if they do not then I recommend my buyers purchase one. Not only does it make the buyer feel all warm and fuzzy but it saves the sellers m...

"I want to pay a higher real estate commission." By the look of disbelief on my Realtor's face, they were words she hadn't heard often in the housing downturn. I could almost read her mind: You're asking $20,000 less than you want for the house and you're sacrificing more money? We agreed to a 6....

Just back from the Women's Council of Realtors® Leadership Retreat and it was awesome.  2008 Florida State President, Rosemary Mahoney and here leadership team put on an amazing retreat.  It was based on the book The Energy Bus and there were some top notch speakers.Not only was it motivational b...

Well I will be leaving tomorrow for the Florida State Chapters Leadership retreat.  I am so excited, as a state committee chair last year I got to attend for the first time and it was amazing.  2007 State President Sherri Meadows and her team put together an amazing weekend. As one of the 2008 DV...