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My wife and I have had the privilege of attending an NAR convention in New Orleans 3 times.  (And now that I'm on that subject, hats off to NAR for not canceling the convention after Katrina.) If you haven't been there, I would encourage you to go.  This year's entertainment is "Earth, Wind and F...

We just recently had a lender come to our sale meetings that specializes in manufactured home loans and does nothing else but.  (For many years, the joke in our office was " why tour it, just tow it past the office.") Since we're in a survival mode, I've encouraged my agents to seek out listings ...

Staging has been one of the best ideas in real estate over the past few years.  I'm totally impressed with the results.  It sure in the heck beats the old "put it in the MLS" standard. So let me ask you this. You have a good listing in a bad location. The neighbors aren't "tidy", the fences into ...

Here in Washington State, Pierce County has been paving and chip sealing every road in sight.  I guess it's good for the economy - if you're in the road business. Question?  Are these roads leading to new jobs?  Or to my listing?

One of our friendly competitors has been forced to close their office - due to the tough economic times we face. We were fortunate enough to get 7 of them to "cross the street" and hang their license with us. It's great to have new survivors in our midst.