Real Estate Musings from St Pete, Florida

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Real Estate Agent - Coastal Properties Group International - Christie's International
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2008 

Remember back a few years when Billy the Big Mouth Bass was a trendy, hot item? My husband told all of us in the family that he wanted one for Christmas, and we all thought he was joking. He's not a fisherman, and he hates kitsch. Well, he was very disappointed at not getting one, and went out an...
05/31/2008
Do you start your time on Active Rain by reading blogs, writing blogs, or checking My Page? When I opened Active Rain this afternoon and went to My Page, there among the comments was an e-mail from a buyer prospect with the message "I'm in St Petersburg this weekend and interested in looking at c...
05/31/2008
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  Ever had an airline lose a piece of your luggage? Then you stand in line  and when you finally make it to the counter, they start asking questions: brand, color, size, etc. Hm, I didn't write that down. With most of us carrying small cameras with us, it's easy to take a photo of both your chec...
05/31/2008
  Jennifer Fivelsdal posted a blog that had a photo of irisses in her garden. I love looking a beautiful flowers, but I have a black thumb and no interest in the cultivation side. Give me a book instead of a trowel any day!   A friend recently bought me three orchids, and I love the vibrant colo...
05/31/2008
For those of you who put things off until the last minute, changes to the CRS directory need to be made by June 1, 2008 -  tomorrow - that means today. If you can't find the sheets they sent you, just go online to www.crs.com and log in to make your corrections. The ad deadline has been extended ...
05/31/2008
Amazon has reduced the price of its Kindle, the electronic book reader, from $399 to $359. I don't know why they reduced it, since I think it's the best thing since sliced bread, but they have. I bought it in December and have saved more than its price on the reduced price of books. I carry my Ki...
05/30/2008
St Petersburg/Clearwater/Tampa has an increasing number of high net worth households, according to the Tampa Bay Business Journal. They quote numbers from a study by IXI Corporation, which has defined high net worth households as having a net worth of at least $3 Million. (There are lots of defin...
05/30/2008
St Petersburg is fortunate to have the Poynter Institute, a unique place that attracts journalists from all over the world for its seminars and conferences. Its goal is to serve journalists and media leaders, as well as future journalists -  to explore ethics and excellence. What should be discus...
05/30/2008
Yes, that's a SOUL sign in the window at 400 Beach, not a SOLD sign. It in the window of the space at the southeast corner of the retail portion, and must portend the coming of a Chapman/Hamilton restaurant at the corner of 4th Avenue Northeast and Beach Drive Northeast. Craig "Chappy" Chapman op...
05/30/2008
This weekend I received an e-mail correcting a fact on one of the downtown St Petersburg condominiums. I had said the units had 8 ft ceilings, and the writer actually measured - the main rooms are all just a tad under 9 feet. I have already corrected the post and checked not only this site but my...
05/26/2008
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