Blogs By Bruce

Being at the tail end of the "Boomers Generation," I am concerned about our retirement lifestyle. Does size matter? Our current home was comfortable while we raised a family, now the nest is empty. How many rooms to we have to heat in winter and cool in summer?  We actually live in about 1/2 our ...

I was looking at a few news posts today and the whole issue of customer service came to my mind. I have, in my greater-than-half-century lifetime had the opportunities to live and work in 'those far away places with the strange sounding names'. As a result, I have learned this:#1 - There's no pla...

I've just learned about the newest Michael Moore film called sicko. It talks about health care in the good ol' US of A. He claims that we are ranked 37th in health care world wide! The source of this "Los Angeles Times "We are the wealthiest country in the world. How ever can we have people who a...

From iVillage.com Here a few ideas you can use at home to reduce your carbon footprint See the Light Efficient 'fluorescent' light bulbs use less than half the energy to produce the same amount of light than traditional 'incandescent' bulbs. The US Department of Energy has estimated that over 400...

My Wife Cheryl and I share this listing. It's a beautiful spot in Crestwood Village I in Whiting, NJ. This Lakewood model has a combination Living Room Dining Room. Downsizing from a much larger place will be easy in this spacious home. New Kitchen and Bathroom Flooring, Storm Doors, Sprinkler He...

Good Morning friends. The information I am sharing here is in no way an attempt for me to gain remuneration, credit, or recognition (but I will accept my 200 blog points :-) for the post). I saw on the ABC news, a story about someone who was mis-lead about getting their free annual credit report...

Hello everyone. I maintain our broker's web page and am constantly looking for content that will bring folk to us. Today I found a great resource to the service minded realtor. The folk at the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA Initiatives) found HERE have a great checklist which can be used t...

I recently had the opportunity of attending a meeting at our local board office. The meeting was about the Future of the MLS specifically, and in general the role of the realtor in the future. What will our role be in 3 - 5 - 7 - or 10 years? Not having been a realtor for all that long, I have no...

There were several comments made on my ePro post yesterday and I wanted to address them all together.In a prior "life" before Real Estate I served in corporate America as a Programmer/Analyst. One of the very first lessons I got regarding programming was not to know everything, rather to know whe...

   Hey everyone! Do you know about the e-PRO Certification Course? It is an educational program unlike any other professional certification or designation course available, comprehensive and Interactive. It is sponsored by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of REALTORS® and is specifically designed to help...