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RECENT BLOG POSTS
One of the agents in our office listed her very lovely personal residence located in an extremely desirable neighborhood in the early summer with very few showings and little interest.  Over the months, she made several small price reductions which really didn't seem to make the phone ring until ...
11/12/2008
We've all been hearing from many individuals over the last months "Maybe things will get back to normal after the election."  We all are hopeful that consumer confidence will bolster, that the ability to obtain credit will loosen, the stock market will stabilize and people can get back to some fo...
11/06/2008
Do you every feel like you have reached a capacity for bad news and negativity from your peers, the news media and other REALTORS®?   Believe me, I'm there.  I think it is possible to thrive in tough times if we can only think of creative marketing, stay optimistic and look for new ways to do bus...
10/24/2008
Buyers, now hear this!  If you've been contemplating moving up in the housing department, now is the time.  I realize home prices have dropped and the price you receive for selling your home will be less, but so will the price you will pay for upgrading.  For example, you own a home that was wort...
10/10/2008
We have been tracking weekly sales statistics in our office for over a year now and I believe it is vital for us to have this information to compare seasonal trends, make an informed market analysis and to simply know and not speculate on what is going on in our local market. Our clients are real...
10/07/2008
Our government rescue of $Billions of bad mortgage debt and the ramifications of how that affects buyers, sellers and the REALTORS® hoping for a renewal remains to be seen.  Hopefully on the short term, new money being injected into the mortgage market, will free up the availability of mortgages ...
10/03/2008
Only a short while ago, the descriptive words "curb appeal" only meant an enticing appearance as people drove by the property.  However, in this day your first shot at luring buyers to look at your property is via the internet with great photos of the outside and interior of the home and with the...
08/15/2008
Everyone is feeling the pinch at the gas pump these days and we're all trying to coordinate our trips and excursions with more care.  Our little corner of the world on St. Simons is a place that vacationers have enjoyed renting scooters and electric cars to get around and enjoy the beauty of the ...
07/24/2008
I read a recent article in MONEY MAGAZINE that I found very interesting to consider.  I have found that the majority of my past buyers were interested in as much as square footage as they could possibly afford.  The article expressed that with energy costs rising, environmental issues becoming so...
06/24/2008
In the midst of the reports of foreclosures, tragic storms ripping through America and an abundance of other bad news, you may have missed a bit of encouragement!  The Mortgage Bankers Assn. reported that in a national survey last week, new conventional loan applications jumped by 11% and FHA mor...
06/20/2008
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