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2010
Yesterday I listed a cute home in Coral Springs, Florida owned by friends of mine that need to sell for a relocation and of course it is a short sale. When I got there I was floored. Fresh trimmed landscaping, new mulch, house smelt Pine Sol Fresh and Clean! WOW! I don't get this from most Sho...
04/26/2010
I grew up in an aviation family which moved every 8 months to 5 years. When that is all you know, you think it is normal. Normal not to have repetitive friends, normal not to stay connected to people you loved and enjoyed. Long before the days of EMAIL, FACEBOOK and TWITTER. (On that note I ha...
04/23/2010
Every transaction has its nuisances....but each one is individualistic. Any business transaction is personal and should not be shared until it becomes public information as recorded in county documents. Beyond that it is NOBODY'S BUSINESS!! Wouldn't YOU Want to be Protected? JoyIn one word, "N...
04/16/2010
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When I left new construction sales with Coral Ridge Properties (the developer of the city of Coral Springs, Parkland and the Galt Ocean Mile in Fort Lauderdale), in "1996", it was one of the scariest moves in my life. I had a strong reputation and sales were good, but I was so unhappy with all o...
04/12/2010
I was, 26 years old, married and I arrived in Coral Springs, Florida, with a real estate license that I obtained in Jacksonville, Florida, working as a receptionist for a Property Management firm. I didn't even know what a REALTOR was, until I became one and I only became one as the result of a ...
04/08/2010
Back in 1963 when Coral Ridge Properties started to develop land in northwest Broward county (the middle of nowhere in those days)......they came up with these catchy names for their subdivisions. The CYPRESS community names didn't come along until the 1980's. Well how catchy are they? Consideri...
04/05/2010
REAL ESTATE UPDATE FOR BROWARD COUNTY & PALM BEACH COUNTYMarch 01, 2010 to March 31, 2010 Broward County includes well known cities of Coconut Creek, Coral Springs, Deerfield Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Highland Beach, Hillsboro, Lighthouse Point, Parkland, Plantation, Sunrise, Tamarac and Weston. Th...
04/05/2010
Short Sales are Here to stay for a while as long as the marketplace has declined in value, versus what is owed on a property. Michael Davis did a GREAT Job here of laying out very poignant points. Joy HOW TO EVALUATE A LISTING AGENT IF YOU ARE REPRESENTING A BUYER 1. What is your experience...
04/01/2010
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