Ruth Ferguson's (ruthferguson) Blog

Hello Realtors.  We here in Canada and more precisely where I live here in Western New Brunswick so far have not been hit by the horrible sub-prime loan situation of the United States.  For that we must all be very happy.   I take back all the mean things I said about Mortgage Brokers who refused...

Hello again fellow Realtors.  This is just a comment and I would be interested to know how other Realtors are finding this particular situation.  I have been selling Real Estate for almost 20 years and have had more bad water tests in the last year and a half than in all the other 18.5 years put ...

Hello Realtors.  This will not surprise too many to learn, but the other morning as I was driving to our Woodstock office I was listening to the Bob and Sherri Show on the radio.  They were going over the professions where people were POORLY thought of and read from a list of most admired and res...

I will keep this short- someone somewhere might find this interesting.I guess this is mostly a helpful hint for Realtors who live in the cold winter climates.Several years at our office we staged First Day of Spring or First Day of Summer Parties at our office. We provided big trays of veggies an...

Hello readers; a phone call I just received made me think of something to share with other Realtors.   A middle aged gentleman just called me wanting information on how to become a Realtor here in New Brunswick because he had heard that I used to teach the Pre-Licencing course for the province.  ...

Hello fellow Realtors; ever have one of those days when all you wanted to do was hide under your desk?Here is something I have told some of our staff before which is a good thing to do on those days. 1) Make a list of your three most demanding  clients and force yourself to call at least one of t...

It's Cooooold out there, still here in Florenceville and Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada and I am finding that Vendors who had their homes listed all winter are getting very anxious to get things moving and some are even a little cranky because a) they need to get their house sold b) they are si...

Thank you to Larry for inviting me to this blog site.  I am new to this whole realm of real estate exposure, but welcome any kind of exchanges which help us in our business or just enlighten us for the sake of enjoyment.I think those of us who have been in the business very long (nearly 20 years ...