GRANT ME ONE PREMISE - REFERRALS ARE WONDERFUL. THE ONLY THING MORE WONDERFUL ARE GOOD REFERRAL AGENTS.That premise granted, the adventure just begins when you have a buyer or seller referral and need a good agent to whom to refer that prospective buyer or seller client. I make buyer referrals
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06/06/2007
AND EVERY CONSUMER GETS ONE BAD HOME BUYING OR SELLING EXPERIENCETHAT is when buyers and sellers learn, from experience, that when they buy or sell again, perhaps they should work with the advice of someone who is trained and experienced to buy and sell real estate. Yes, the Internet has made th
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06/05/2007
PREPARE FOR A VERY, VERY SLOW RECOVERY IN THE HOUSING MARKET.I found it unfortunate that Chairman Bernanke included "Subprime Lending" in this his report on the housing market this morning. The subprime lending market effects real estate sales to a degree but I don't believe that the subprime le
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06/05/2007
LIVING IN THE COUNTRY CAN BE EXCITING.THINGS ARE USUALLY PRETTY QUIET IN THE LOVETTSVILLE COUNTRYSIDE.The most exciting thing going on in front of my house is my next door neighbor riding up the road or back on horseback. Or, occassionally, a neighboring cow or two will get out and feed on the l
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06/04/2007
HUSBAND LIVING AND WORKING IN WASHINGTON, D.C. - WIFE AND CHILDREN LIVING IN LONDONConsider a gentleman who lives and works in Washington, D.C. and has been commuting every few months to visit his wife and 3 children in London and has been doing so for 12 years. Today, this buyer made a smart mo
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06/03/2007
FOR ACTIVE RAIN MARKET MARKET WATCHERS, THE BELOW INFORMATION COMPILED THIS A.M. SHOWS THAT "THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME". REAL ESTATE IS A GOOD INVESTMENT, ALWAYS HAS BEEN AND APPARENTLY ALWAYS WILL BE. The price trend is UP for Spring 2007 real estate in the Homefinder
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06/02/2007
WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON WITH GOOGLE BACKLINKS?I saw a significant backlink update in January 2007, but, since then I haven't been able to detect any significant changes in the Google l Backlink count on any of my web sites. HOWEVER, while the number doesn't change, the actual backlinks changes r
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06/01/2007
