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My blog covers whatever is on my mind. It travels the spectrum from Real Estate in Northern Virginia, local events, market reports, neighborhood data, business profiles and personal stories, and once in a while just some random craziness. I hope you enjoy it, and please feel free to drop a note.
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Shenandoah Valley, VA 1st Quarter Market Report 2025 The first quarter of 2025 has seen mostly negatives numbers for the Shenandoah Valley real estate market. When comparing closed sales, pending sales and active listings, three out of four locations have only negative or neutral numbers: Winches...
04/06/2025
“Mommas don’t let your babies grow up to be clueless.” Oh, that is so true. I recently had an event happen with our real estate company that made me speechless. In our real estate brokerage, we do sales, but we also do property management. In the 30 years of managing other people’s property, I fe...
03/14/2025
I have a basic philosophy in life. Be the person you would want to work with. That is simple, right? Well, today I had an up-close look at how that looks in real life. I had a closing in a community an hour away. When I arrived, I was ahead of my clients, so I spent 20 minutes or so checking and ...
10/10/2024
I recently read a wonderful article from Christina Horton entitled, “If you don’t like your results, you need to change your system.” Amazingly simple, but very wise advice. In the real estate world, “systems” are the promised path to success. “Use this system and you’ll receive 20 new leads in 2...
07/17/2024
Shenandoah Valley Real Estate Market - 1st Six Months 2024The Shenandoah Valley real estate market continues to improve over the first six months of 2024. Year to date sales have increased 9.2% over the same period in 2023. The five localities that make up the local market, Winchester City, Frede...
07/08/2024
I attended a cancer research fundraiser recently. The featured speaker was exceptional. Her name is Courtney Clark, and if you have a chance to hear her, it will be well worth your time. She shared a series of personal stories about the detours life throws at us, but there was one line she shared...
05/04/2024
Offer the gift that is priceless.When my wife and I were younger, we had an aha experience that changed the course of our lives. In our early mid-thirties, we saw numerous people we knew pass away shortly after retirement. One of my friends lived 12 days after he clocked out for the last time. So...
04/09/2024
Good News for the Shenandoah Valley, VA Real Estate Market 1st Quarter Report 2024Good news for local real estate! The Shenandoah Valley, VA real estate market is showing positive numbers for the first quarter of 2024. The five different localities (Winchester City, Frederick, Clarke, Warren and ...
04/05/2024
Thirty-four years ago, I started an adventure. No, I did float down the Amazon or climb a mountain (though some days seemed like it). I didn’t buy an island or fly on the Space Shuttle, no, I started investing in real estate. OK, too much build up? Hear me out. If you’ve tried something you had n...
02/20/2024
When I was a teenager, I was a lifeguard during the summer months. That happened for about four summers. Fortunately, I never had a serious rescue. Sure, a kid here and there got in a little trouble. Sometimes they would go a little too long before taking a rest. On occasion, I would jump in and ...
02/05/2024
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