Greetings from Amanda Wilson, PA

Profound Statements 1. In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress. -- John Adams 2. If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed. -- Mark Twain 3. Suppose ...

  THE GOOD NEWS IS--INVENTORY IS GOING DOWN IN BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA AND THE PRICE PER SQUARE FOOTAGE IS GOING UP!  AND...REALTORS ARE GETTING BUSY AND BUYERS ARE COMING IN...AND THE GOOD DEALS ARE GOING FAST... OUR MONTHS OF INVENTORY HAS DECREASED FROM 40.4 MONTHS IN JANUARY 2008 TO 16.1 MONT...

and felt blesssed.... I felt blessed to be alive--the sun is shining...the birds are singing. I felt blessed to have a job that I truly love--being a realtor--helping people find their dream homes! I felt blessed to have such a wonderful group of friends and family that support and care for me. I...

That was the headline in today's Wall Street Journal!  The U.S. economy showed additional signs of stabilization...Hooray!  In another WSJ article, on the same, page was the headline, "Economists See a Rebound in September."  Now, I had to ask myself a question, "why September?"  Are these the sa...

In December, I received an offer of $150,000 CASH on a short sale listing with a list price of $180,000.  The lawyer handling all my short sales forwarded it to the bank.  In January, the bank countered at $167,000.  The buyer walked. In February, I received another offer of $130,000 (financed) o...

This is a great-read article in the WSJ today--It goes into depth about why the housing crash ruined the financial system but why the dot.com collapse did not!  It looks back at the Great Depression, as well as other recessionary periods, and gives thorough comparisons....It also helps explain ho...

This information is certainly worth sharing:  SHORT SALES Want to save yourself aggravation and know the "real deal" with short sales - you may want to read the following tips.  As we all know, the handling of the short sale process depends on the seller's financial scenario, who owns the loan, t...

FACT:  When mortgage rates fall to a record low, housing affordability surges to a record high. First-Time Home Buyers--have much more flexibility when entering into the real estate market because they are not concerned about selling their existing home--and given the low housing prices and all t...

FACT:  THE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX is at the highest level of affordability in history. WHAT IS THE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX? Standard established by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) to gauge the financial ability of consumers to buy a home. A reading of 100 means a family earnin...

http://www.southbeachrealestateblog.com/2009/03/31/im-your-miami-beach-real-estate-agent/   Ok....Here it is....had to reblog this one...but it's funny and I laughed out loud!  I'm not your realtor...I'm your slave.....sometimes we work so hard for our clients and do so much more than we would th...