Shari Posey's Diary of a Mad Realtor
Being a successful real estate agent (Realtor) is so much more than listing homes and showing them to buyers.
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2007
My husband and I were out taking a walk today and passed by apartment we had wanted to rent many years ago. It was kind of decrepit then and now it is even worse. We laughed today but back then we were just starting out and it didn't seem bad--in fact, it was a little out of our price range. We e...
10/26/2007
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There are hundreds of blogs about the "housing bubble" or the "lender implosion." I've participated in some of these blogs but most of the time it seems like there is very little debate or insight beyond the news headlines. However, the other day I found a blog of savvy investors from around the ...
10/26/2007
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Yesterday a young couple came into my open house and we chatted. They said they are open house junkies but they know they will never be able to afford a home on two teacher salaries. I didn't ask them how much they make but I know entry-level first-year teachers in our area make about $50k per ye...
10/14/2007
Tomorrow is the 5-year anniversary of the low point of the U.S. stock market when the S&P 500 bottomed out at 777 before it began a 5-year bull market run that reached 1558 last Friday and appears to still be climbing. What's interesting abou this is the Buiness Section of the USA Today on 10/10/...
10/09/2007
Most people think that a foreclosure home is always a great deal. Logic would tell you that the banks want to get rid of their properties quickly. Unfortunately, logic rarely occurs in big corporations!Most of the bank-owned properties (REOs) I see come on the market, including the ones that I re...
10/07/2007
The Crazy World of Real Estate in California...or ANYWHERE in the World!