Doug Brown's (debsr77652) Blog

When I moved here from Massachusetts in 1995, I remember walking into the Cape Crab and Steakhouse located in the Coralwood Mall. The Crab House, as I called it, was a hangout for local people to have a few drinks and relax after work or on the weekends. The food was great, the prices were right,...

That's right, almost time for Football season. I have enjoyed watching the Olympics over the last 10 or 12 days, I have been boring myself with baseball, but now I can start getting excited about football. I am a big College fan, and next Thursday evening my college team will kick off their regul...

Sometimes I sit here and wonder if short sales are really worth the aggravation and headaches that some of these lenders put us realtors through. You would think that after a year or so of lenders having to deal with customers that owe thousands of dollars more than a home is worth they would be ...

Limbaugh nailed this one. This article was emailed to me yesterday! Incredible, unforgivable and shameful: Read Below   Love him or loathe him, he nailed this one right on the head.......... By Rush Limbaugh: I think the vast differences in compensation between victims of the September 11 casualt...

Existing home sales for April, 2008 compared to April 2007 were up 41% according to an article in the local newspaper on Saturday. To read the full story, please click on the link below. http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080524/RE/805240470/1076/HOMESCAPE99

Living in SW Florida causes major concern when it comes to fresh water. In most years, the time frame between January and June causes major concern for fresh water levels. I have seen wells go dry, massive fires, lakes start to dry up, etc. So each and every year the SouthWest Florida Water Manag...

I wanted to share this little bit of information with all Realtors who are dealing with lenders on short sales. In most cases, the lender or lenders will not tell you what they will accept for a price until after an offer is made by a potential buyer. Do your homework. Price the home right. Put t...

I was doing a little research on MLS today, and the numbers of Sold and Pending Sales in Cape Coral, Fl. is on the rise.As of today, in the last 60 days, Single Family Homes only, 616 Pending Sales and 469 Sold Homes.As of today, in the last 30 days, Single Family Homes only, 452 Pending Sales an...

Let it Rain. I moved to Cape Coral, Florida in 1995, and I can honestly say I have never seen it rain this much in the latter part of March and early April like I am seeing this year. By no means am I complaining. The threat of fires in way down, the grass is green, my pool is full and I don't ne...

Does this sound familiar, they owned their home for years, then they refinanced, now they could lose it all. I was reading the AARP bulletin today, and they had a great story on how folks are struggling with their mortgages. What has happened to folks and the mortgage industry is just unbelievabl...