The month of March 2010 is just about over. About mid-April home sales statistics for March will be posted by the Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (MRIS) and the results will be promulgated worldwide via the Internet. Statistics will be generated and depending on which "spin" you want,
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03/28/2010
About a week ago I had to replace four tires on my Toyota Camry Hybrid. I had noticed a strange feeling in my steering and brought it to a store where I have purchased tires for another car. After spending $140 on the first tire and seeing little difference (I had asked them to check all the ti
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03/17/2010
As written in my last post, I started up (actively) my own real estate company in Fredericksburg VA. Fredericksburg Realty Inc became a player in the Fredericksburg Virginia real estate market. Now that I look back on our track record since inauguration, I feel somewhat surprised. Prior to makin
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02/01/2010
On the first of October 2009 a new face appeared on the real estate horizon of Historic Fredericksburg Virginia. Fredericksburg Realty is in business. The company was founded and operated by yours truly. Another Active Rain blogger, Dawn DeGroff, joins the company in its new location at 910 Pr
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10/21/2009
OK, the housing market in the USA is in a major hurt. OK, sales prices continue to spiral down. OK, the government is stepping in to assist homeowners who are staring foreclosure in the eye. OK, new home starts are down. The decline of the market is something that is reality! Why aren't buyers
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07/29/2008
On June 9th, 2008 my wife and I will celebrate our Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary. We married in Corning NY the day after I graduated from Alfred University in Alfred New York. My wife Carol was attending nursing school at Alfred and was studying at Corning Hospital. We left NY state and have been
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05/27/2008
Earlier in the week I was asked to attend a meeting at the Fredericksburg Area Association of Realtors® conference room. Was told that a group was meeting to discuss a blogsite for the Association. Apparently, there were some that thought that my presence on Active Rain indicated a propensity f
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05/15/2008
Last Sunday evening I departed Fredericksburg VA for a meeting of the CyberProfessionals which was to be held in Pittsburgh PA. For the first time in a long time I was not driving. I had a wonderful chauffeur; fellow Active Rainer Jim Crawford.Energized. That's how I feel. Energized!The last
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05/01/2008
Am sure that many of you have seen the programs running on TV recently where some homes had beautiful (and very costly) Christmas decorations in their yards. As a matter of fact some would probably not define there yards as yards!Well, the other day Dawn DeGroff and I were traveling around the F
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12/16/2007
Lately, I have been looking at tons of videos added to real estate listings around the country.Some are really impressive and look like they were done by professional videographers (and some were) while others look like the ones I have done (and that ain't good).Folks, that is not the purpose of
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12/07/2007
