Sometimes you deserve a second chance, not because you weren't fabulous the first time, but because the timing and circumstances weren't quite right. You just got overlooked." -Carol Williams
Second Chance Saturday is all about giving deserving posts more exposure. If you see a deserving post that didn't get Featured, be sure to tag Carol in the comment section of any post and watch for it in the next edition of Second Chance Saturday.
Let's Welcome Our First-Time Bloggers:
Note: We don't feature first-time blogs that aren't about real estate or those that appear to be spamming their own blogs. We consider that spamming the site.
Jay Thomas
Deimantas Maksele
Eduardo Asesor
Stay Haus
Biagio Maffettone
Sue Harris
Santika Reja
Chad Clatterbuck
Justin Ashcraft
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Achievers In Life Have More Than Talent
By: Lou Ludwig (In Memoriam)
"As I see it..."
What Are You Good At That You Never Thought To Call A Skill?
By: Steffy Hristova
"I was updating my profile on CreativeMornings.com because I was thinking of attending an upcoming Phoenix meeting. I have a creative office listing, and I thought members of a creative community might be interesting people to meet and learn from. Then something completely unrelated caught my attention: The Skills section."
Realtors: Stop Waiting For Inventory. Learn How To Create It
By: Ken Semler
"Instead of only asking, "What homes are available?", Realtors should also be asking, "What homes could we create?"
What If You Could Plan A Functional Dream House To Fit Your Life?
By: Kerri Naslund-Monday
"OK, so today we’re thinking about if you could design your life first, what kind of home would support it? The first thing that comes to mind immediately is adaptability. This dream home would have to be designed to seamlessly evolve along with your many life stages."
What One Brea Street Taught Me About Price Discipline This Week
By: Devin Todd Azbill
"How are you all separating "the market softened" from "the price was wrong" when you sit down at a Richmond or Berea listing table? Curious what signals you lead with."
An Open Letter To My Fellow Real Estate Friends
By: Carla Freund
"This week, like many weeks on social media, I read several posts from real estate agents who were hurting because they lost out on business."
The Time I Learned About Real Estate From My Real Estate Mom
By: Jacob Campbell
"I was 14, maybe 15, when I realized my mom was not just my mom. She was also my dad, my financial planner, my chef, my therapist, and the person who somehow made sure the lights stayed on while I complained about not having the right sneakers."
Will AI Replace Real Estate Agents?
By: Darren D. Delgado
"AI is advancing incredibly quickly. What we're using today may look primitive compared with what we'll have five or ten years from now."
Monday Lessons From Dorie: Don't Rush Past Your Life
By: Dorie Dillard Austin TX
"“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”…. George Eliot
Managing the Transaction Behind the Transaction In Contingent Offers
By: Debe Maxwell, CRS
"Contingent Offers are FAR more prominent than they were just one year ago. Homes are taking longer to sell, buyers have more choices and many homeowners simply cannot—or do not want to—purchase their next home before selling the one they already own."
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This Month's Challenge: Only 3 days Left!
August 2026 AR Challenge: Summer In My Corner of the World
Co-hosted by: Debe Maxwell, CRS and Carol Williams
"Summer means something different depending on where you live. For some, it's long days at the beach and ocean breezes. For others, it's county fairs, harvest season, mountain adventures, festivals, concerts, farmers markets, or family traditions passed down through generations."
Remember to check in on the AR Q&A section. We learn from each other every day.
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Don't miss the upcoming Zoom meetings.
If you don't attend these weekly sessions, you're missing out on one of the best benefits of ActiveRain membership!
11:00 a.m. Pacific time
12:00 p.m. Mountain time (Arizona same as Pacific until Nov 2nd)
1:00 p.m. Central time
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September 1st - Roundtable
Hosted by: William Piotrowski.
Open Discussion: "Golden Nuggets In Our Current Market"
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Also, be sure not to miss these ActiveRain weekly series:
Kathy Streib's Posts Just For You (Published every Sunday)
Bill Spears Ask An Ambassador (Published every Tuesday)
New to ActiveRain?
Be sure to read Getting Started on ActiveRain by Kat Palmiotti!
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