Category Archives: Motivational

The American Dream is within Your Reach

“Discipline is the basic set of tools we require to solve life’s problems. Without discipline we can solve nothing. With only some discipline we can solve only some problems, with total discipline we can solve all problems.”

– M. Scott Peck, M.D., The Road Less Traveled

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Patience is No Longer a Virtue…

Patience is No Longer a Virtue… it’s a national treasure. In a world of A.D.D. and A.D.H.D. and multi-channel surfing and instant replay and headline news and “feeder”-reprieve and text messaging and go-go-go we are a more efficient populace, but we are definitely not patient. Continue reading

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How Blogging Can Revolutionize Real Estate

By utilizing the realm of blogging a company can discover what their clients actually do need, and more importantly, want. They can listen. They can peek into their clients conversations and have real dialogue with them, resulting in better communication and understanding. Continue reading

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May Real Estate Market Update – In The Eyes Of A Real Estate Broker

May 2009 Residential Home Sales: 1,032 comparing to May 2008: 942. Continue reading

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First-time homebuyers must close by Nov. 30 to receive $8,000– contract not enough

If first-time homebuyers wait until November to sign a sales contract, it’s probably too late to get the $8,000 tax credit. To qualify, buyers must close before Dec. 1 – a signed contract is not enough. New construction should be … Continue reading

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Greater Tampa Market Stats – March 2009

The Facts. No Spin. I am reporting the numbers from the Mid Florida Regional MLS for Greater Tampa Association of Realtors without any interpretation, just a quick explanation. Months of Inventory for March: 11.98. This indicator shows how many months … Continue reading

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A week in review

This picture summarizes the headlines of numerous newspapers and magazines from last week.  No, this is not a joke.  I wish it was.  Negative news sells newspapers.  Newspapers depend on advertising, so without decent distribution nobody will run ads in them.  No … Continue reading

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Affordability, mortgage rates, & more

This is just unbelievable… Mortgage rates are at all time low, the whole state of Florida real estate is on sale, the number of sales are increasing month after month, the inventory is shrinking. The only missing ingredient in the … Continue reading

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The Upside of Florida Real Estate: 15 Market Positives

Let’s take a look at some of the opportunities and positive indicators for the future of Florida’s real estate market. 1. Great prices. Statewide, home prices have fallen about 20 percent in the past year. FAR statistics show the existing-home … Continue reading

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