Even though we are seeing a reduction of inventory and some moderate price stabilization, the road to recovery is still blocked with many obstacles. But one of the most often overlooked impediments in areas that experienced extremely high development in the early 2000s is this: A lot of houses we...

09/04/2012

Dear SEO Company: Thanks for filling out my contact form!

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Dear SEO Company: Thanks for filling out my contact form! But I will not be using your services in the near future. As a matter of fact, I would not consider your company in this lifetime or any that follow. In your brief interaction with me I already know all that I need to know about your compa...

09/03/2012

Labor Day, the end of Summer, and real estate sales!

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The Labor Day Holiday is typically considered to be the end of Summer. And although the calendar indicates that there are three more weeks until the Equinox, we all seem to “fall” into Autumn mode! School is back is session, college football has begun, and the gardens are withering after a bounti...

09/02/2012

The rays of hope that beckon us!

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O’ beams that stir the sullen soulWith rays of hope that make one whole.Past rocky shores the beacons steerTo havens safe and bright and clear! (R Weisser 2012)Beyond every dark cloud is clear weather. Life is cyclical. We could never truly enjoy pure joy and exhilaration unles...

09/01/2012

Some of my favorite photos of the year. (So far!)

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Writing a daily blog post has some excellent side effects. Since a good photograph can really illustrate the point, I am always on the lookout for new subjects for my lens. It’s good to be driven by a goal. You are motivated to do things that you might not otherwise undertake. And I don’t travel ...

08/31/2012