Steve Florio of Mortgage Family often emails real estate agents some really good stuff! I really liked his advice June 20, 2011. He quotes Ralph Marston as follows, "You can choose your thoughts. And you can choose, for a while, to be free of those thoughts." Those are the first lines of 6 pa
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06/21/2011
Steve Florio Of Mortgage Family sends out an informative email from time to time. I especially like his June 13, 2011 "Monday Motivator." He says, "You always behave on the outside in a manner consistent with the picture you have of yourself on the inside." He goes on to say, "For example, if
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06/15/2011
1. As you walk into each room, think of light and space. Picture in your head what doesn't feel good and realize it's got to go. Picture the room clutter free and beautiful. If you are feeling closed in, there is probably too much in the room. Even if it's nice stuff, it could detract. Reme
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05/17/2011
I have a client that seems to have a 6th sense when it comes to real estate. She purchased beautiful land NW of Cedar City years ago, in spite of her husband's objections, because she knew it would go up in value. When everyone thought real estate development land would keep on going up for yea
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05/12/2011
Kent Reid of MGM Funding sent the following Mortgage Market News for the week ending May 6, 2011. With his permission, let me quote, "Weaker than expected data helped mortgage rates improve for most of the week, but Friday's Employment report then surprised to the upside, causing mortgage rates
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05/06/2011
Many times people ask me, "What does ERA stand for?" ERA stands for "Electronic Realty Association!" Here's why: Many years ago, ERA Real Estate developed the ability to electronically send information on their homes for sale to another office in another state in only 6 minutes. Since fax mac
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04/18/2011
According to Utah Association of REALTORS (UAR) statistics for Iron County in January and February, sales are up and the median price is down. More buyers are buying for less money. Is that a trend for most of the nation? I realize 2 months isn't enough to tell. I feel positive about the futur
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04/08/2011
According to an email I received from Steve Florio at Mortgage Family on March 24, 2011, "Mortgage interest rates reversed course this week, rising as the U.S. Treasury began selling off mortgage-backed securities and investors' optimism about the U.S. economy overcame concerns about global event
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03/25/2011
This news is exciting for the real estate industry. The above is a quote from Steve Florio of ERA Mortgage. He emailed me on March 10, 2011, "Applications for home mortgages jumped to the highest level in 3 months last week, buoyed by improvements in the job market, an industry group said on We
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03/17/2011
Yes, it's true. I do occasionally take overpriced listings even in this strong buyer's market. However, I tell the seller like it is first. If the seller agrees that they will reduce the price if we don't get any action in 2 weeks and an offer within 30 days, I confess I market the home at the
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03/02/2011
