home: Cell phone conversations
- 08/25/06 01:51 AM
Having just read Jenny's blog about cell phones in Publix, I wanted to tell about 2 times the cell phone has impacted me. I had listed a beautiful new home in a 55+ community. It had never been lived in and the owners were willing to wait for the highest offer (the old days). I was shopping at a local clothing outlet and overheard a woman talking to someone who was apparently a sibling. She was telling that sibling about my listing and how she hoped her parents would decide to buy it as they really loved it. They never did make an offer (3 comments)
home: Blog topic #1 Real Estate Bubble
- 08/23/06 05:30 AM
In the tiny town of, Hernando Beach, FL, our prices soared for the last 3 years as they did in most areas of the country. We are a waterfront community with access to the Gulf of Mexico. Our sales have slowed considerably. There were several newspaper articles driving business up to us from the Tampa/St Pete area as we were so much cheaper than down south. Lots of investors did a great deal of flipping of properties. There was a buying frenzy for building lots and there are too many of them available. I think the bubble has burst in relation (3 comments)