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2013
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Open Houses Are Not Just For Realtors. ActiveRain just put out a challenge for July titled "Crowdsourcing the Way to an Amazing Open House". I am not a Realtor so I am at a little bit of a disadvantage here, but I plan to participate anyway. There have been some fantastic blogs written so far b...
06/29/2013
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We Need To Prioritize Our Clients. Bob Stewart has come up with a new challenge for us this month after his interview with RE/MAX Co-Founder Dave Liniger. Bob has provided 5 clips from his interview with Dave Liniger, and is asking us to pick one of the clips to write a blog with our thoughts a...
06/28/2013
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Create Your Own Graphics with CorelDraw. I have read several blogs through the years I have been a member of ActiveRain about website with free graphics. This blog is not about where to get free graphics, it is about how to make and customize your own graphics. For those of you who are not fami...
06/27/2013
It Is Time To Put The Past Behind And Move On To The Future. To this day I am still approached by Realtors, as well as other people in general blaming Subprime Loans for all the foreclosures that we are still going through. While I do not disagree that Subprime Loans WERE a major factor for man...
06/26/2013
Children with Autism and Aspergers have very specific needs, especially those in their teenage years. Autism and Aspergers impact each child differently and at different levels. This presents challenges for parents who have a teenage child with Autism or Aspergers. Parents of Autistic teena...
06/26/2013
The frustrations with Short Sales just keep on getting better. Below is a battle the Ed Silva is currently going through with Bank of America. BofA is a huge bank, and it does not make any since to me why they would be farming out their Short Sales. The more people that get involved in anythin...
06/26/2013
CHFA Eliminates Federal Recapture Tax On All CHFA Mortgages. One of the negative features of a Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) Mortgage has always been the Federal Recapture Tax Provision on CHFA Loans. This Provision has been pointed to by many Brokers and Lenders who are NOT ap...
06/25/2013
Summer has just begun in Middletown, CT., but Fall is already around the corner and that means Middletown Tigers Youth Football In Midlletown Ct 2013. The Middletown Tigers Youth Football Program is a very large program in Middletown, Ct., but even a program of this size has limited spots for...
06/25/2013
Has The Long Awaited Increase In Interest Rates Finally Arrived? Interest Rates had been steadily going down for much longer than I expected them to. The thought of the Interest Rate on 30 year fixed rate mortgages not only going below 4%, but actually declining to the low 3%'s is something tha...
06/24/2013
Kids are out of school for the Summer this week in Middletown, CT., and parents will be looking for activities for their kids to do. The Park & Recreation Department Day Camps In Middletown, CT. are an excellent way to keep your kids busy for a majority of the Summer. The Park & Recreation D...
06/24/2013
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