Santa Claus has departed Fredericksburg Virginia and other points on the east coast. He has probably completed his trek across North America by now.Soon little people will awaken (if they have not already) and begin urging moms and dads to join them at the Christmas tree. Oh how well, and fondl
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12/24/2006
Perhaps some of the AR community have seen the news about one of Virginia's congressmen commenting on a Muslim congressman-to-be expressing his intention to take his oath of office using the Koran rather than the Bible.The longer I listened to commentaries on the subject, the more confused I got.
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12/22/2006
Ever heard it said that the real estate market is always slow this time of the year?It there any truth to it?How do you determine if it is true? What are the signs you look for?Well, since we are not up to our ears in showing and listing property right now, we thought that we might like to exami
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12/22/2006
My friend Brett Ellis in Ft Myers Florida had a posting on his blogsite about the increasing number of foreclosures in his marketing area.I mentioned to Brett that we were not seeing many in the Fredericksburg Virginia yet.A few weeks ago my daughter Dawn and I were curious about a listing we had
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12/21/2006
A few minutes ago I read a very interesting blog posting by Sharon Simms of St Petersburg Florida. Sharon had written a very short piece on the Kenwood neighborhood in her hometown.Sharon is a very clever writer and superior real estate professional. She is also a caring and sharing lady.All of
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12/19/2006
Several years ago, while our eldest daughter was living in Cordova, Tennessee, we were very fortunate in being able to see a wonderful community effort in a holiday display. The magnificent "show" was at Shelby Farm. One drove their car through the winding roads of the farm and scores of scenes
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12/19/2006
Just read through a series of responses to Kristal Kraft's posting on REO propterties. Read a very interesting response that stimulated me.The comment had something to do with the grass being in need of cutting and the agent being responsible for it. What?If one of my non-REO clients' grass nee
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12/16/2006
Last night (I think it was) there was a survey being take by Lou Dobbs of CNN fame.The question was something like this "Do you object to someone saying 'Merry Christmas' or 'Happy Hanukkah' to you?" The results were quite overwhelming - about 97% if I recall correctly, had no objection.Lou Dobb
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12/15/2006
There has been a great deal of talk in professional journals, national newspapers and on national TV about the state of the real estate market.Just today, one of my clients told me that her friend in Northern Virginia told her that the market was getting better! My client asked me if the real es
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12/15/2006
This past weekend the holiday festivities began in Historic Fredericksburg Virginia!An annual highlight is the Candlelight Tour of selected homes in downtown Fredericksburg. This year the weekend included an added attraction. The National Park Service had a commemoration of the 144th anniversar
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12/15/2006
