Let's face it, we all live our lives based on our own perceptions and experiences. And, that is OUR reality! But, for some, is that TRULY the reality of what is going on in the world today? Not necessarily. But, maybe that's EXACTLY the way they like it! Some don't really want to see, hear or f
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11/22/2008
According to the Melbourne Association of REALTORS here in Brevard County Florida Statistics for October 2008: For single family residential units: There were 561 new listings. This is a decrease of 27.61% from October 2007 of 775 new listings. Year to date there were 7516 new listings. There
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11/21/2008
Rich Mielke and Nancy Larson both tagged me yesterday for this MeMe. They are both active bloggers here on Active Rain and I love to read what they have to say in their posts. Here is the way it works: 1. Grab the nearest book. 2. Open the book to page 56. 3. Find the fifth sentence. 4. Post t
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11/20/2008
According to the National Association of Realtors Florida still leads the nation in the number of foreign homebuyers it attracts. From May 2007 to May 2008 one in four international buyers made their puchase here in Florida, just over 25%. California ranked 2nd and Arizona ranked third. These b
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11/19/2008
Due to Tropical Storm Fay in August of this year Brevard County School students here in Florida missed 4 days of school. It was determined that these days must be made up. 2 of the make up days were put on the calendar for December 22 and December 23, 2008! Parents, students and teachers were
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11/19/2008
In one week we will celebrate Thanksgiving. It came so quickly this year, in just the blink of an eye. Time just got away from me. It's at this time of year we must truly take a moment out of our busy lives and take time to reflect. We have so much to be thankful for. My sister, Jean and
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11/18/2008
This article began by writing about how to save money in these tight economic times, And, I realized that pinching pennies and being a millionaire are interrelated topics. I have known people that lived through the Great Depression. They remember it well. These people learned to pinch pennies. An
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11/18/2008
The City of Melbourne Florida is working on an $835,000 program to improve our the quality of our drinking water. 2000 miles of underground water lines will be flushed out. The goal is to remove any unnecesary sediment in the lines. Old iron and steel lines will be removed where necessary. The
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11/17/2008
I recently read an article regarding taxes on short sale and bank foreclosure properties. I found it interesting, as the last several buyers that I have worked with have purchased homes that were either bank owned or getting ready to be bank owned. New owners hope that their new home will be asse
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11/17/2008
Days come and go and life seems to fly by. We go through our day to day motions, but do you know where you are going? Are you headed in the right direction? Are you on the right path? Or did you lose your way and get side tracked? Maybe you didn't even know you lost your way... Yesterday we ce
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11/16/2008