What ever happened to the idea featured in the New York Times in November 2006 regarding the Resurgence in Cleveland? Here is the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/08/realestate/commercial/08cleveland.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=meds%20and%20eds&st=cse&oref=slogin Well, I was chatting with some enl
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08/11/2008
I check each week to see if we have hit the bottom yet... I'm never quite sure--what I do see are value opportunities all over! This real estate market is incredible! There are bargains to be had by any investor with the courage to jump now and make an opportunity happen in their favor! Take a l
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08/04/2008
Barbara Corcoran has just written a wonderful new book entitled "Nextville: Amazing Places to Live the Rest of Your Life". This book has wonderful summaries of hundreds of great places to retire... Her website http://www.barbaracorcoran.com has a link to this book. (If you look into Cleveland,
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08/04/2008
This is an incredible time to be a buyer... the $7500 tax credit for first time homebuyers will create an interesting opportunity for many people to achieve the dream of home ownership. Here is a link to today's New York Times article regarding the provisions of this new law: http://www.nytim
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07/31/2008
I just recently converted from PC to Mac, and I love it... only two problems... my MLS and Top Producer... these are the only two pieces of my real estate business that are not Mac compatible. To solve this problem, I use a program called Parallels... to moderate success. For a short period, I
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06/12/2008
Blackberry versus Palm Treo versus Apple iPhone for real estate redux Please join in on the debate!!! I wrote this blog a while ago, and many of you commented... This Monday, Apple just announced the launch of their new iPhone 3G (third generation)... looks really amazing! So: Which is better
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06/12/2008
Wonderful news: Six Shaker Heights High School students have been awarded National Merit Scholarships! Read the article in Monday's Cleveland Plain Dealer: http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/05/shaker_students_score_national_1.html These National Merit Scholars are part of the high-achieving Cl
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05/13/2008
Buyers are sitting in the catbird seat in this market, and making out like bandits. They have so many choices; interest rates remain very low; prices continue to fall in this market, as the Law of supply and demand economics rules without fail. These buyers today are finicky, choosing to walk a
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02/28/2008
This photo taken by Greg R. Benson, a Keller Williams agent, at our Family Reunion 2008 in Atlanta. What is so remarkable about these numbers is the efficiency that can be gained, the momentum that can be created, by having so many agents in one single office... costs for overhead, staffing, com
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02/17/2008
This photo taken by Greg R. Benson, a Keller Williams agent, at Family Reunion 2008 in Atlanta.We all know this is a difficult market, and surely no one is surprised that part-time agents, and inactive agents, are exiting the industry in droves. Dues are coming up for renewal, and NAR will have
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02/17/2008
