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Last weeks report by the National Association of Realtors, stated existing home sales for the month of September rose 5.5%. It was the largest increase in more than five years. The report went on to say housing inventory at the end of September had fallen 1.6% to 4.27 million existing homes avail...

barcelona sites 1 While visiting Barcelona, I took a few tours of the city.  Unfortunately, they were on a bus, and sadly the buses don't make unscheduled stops.  I managed to get a few shots of interesting sites, but they had to be from the inside of the bus, and you may notice some reflections...

The 20th Annual Ruskin Seafood Festival welcomes you to E.G. Simmons pristine waterfront park right on Tampa Bay featuring Sun, Fun & Seafood! The Seafood Festival is South Hillsborough County's largest community event with over 18,000 in attendance in 2007! Fabulous Seafood & More! Feast on sav...

Homeowners who harden their homes against storm damage are realizing a substantial premium reduction on their Homeowners Insurance. We had hurricane shutters installed on our windows, doors and sliding glass doors two years ago. When our Insurance police renewed we were given a credit of over $50...

While visiting Barcelona, Spain, we took a tour of  Park Guell, also known as Guadi Park.  The park was designed by architect Antoni Gaudí and built in the years 1900 to 1914. The park, now opened to the public, was originally commissioned by Eusebi Güell who wanted to create a stylish park for ...

The Board of Directors of Hope Fund for Children are sponsoring their Fall Omelet Breakfast and Bingo Saturday, November 8, 2008. The event will be held in the Florida Room of Sun City Center's Main Campus, located on North Pebble Beach Blvd. from 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM. Attendance by Sun City Resid...

Thanks for the post and endorsement, BB. I am happy to join you in your effort.Hi folks. My good friend and fellow ActiveRainer, Margaret Rome, is getting close to launching her first book "Real Estate the Right Rome Way". I'm sure most of you know Margaret but if not....stop over and check out h...

Do you know Florida and maybe other States too, measure State growth by monitoring electrical service hook-ups? I didn't! Actually, I never gave a thought to what source was used to make the determination. For the first time since University of Florida researchers began keeping track, 40 years ag...

In today's volatile financial market we in Sun City Center are fortunate to have the presence of RCB, Royal Bank of Canada. RCB, a well positioned financial institution, maintains an office locally. In addition to traditional banking services, RCB offers a variety of mortgage products to local as...

I spent a good portion of last week calling owners of properties I have listed, many of which live out of town. The calls were to maintain contact and to up-date them on the happenings over the last month. I regularly appraise them of current market conditions, showing activities, etc. Conveying ...