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2006
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My faith in human nature has been restored today. I have been writing e-mail and sending listings to a person in Puerto Rica for around 12 months now. I have never met this man and finally he informs me that he is moving to Florida and he is coming for a visit.So we arrange somethings and then he...
07/25/2006
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I don't need to explain this headline to those of you who "get it". But for those of you who don't, this is about Glenn Beck. Glenn is now endorsing my real estate firm and can be heard doing so on 540 WFLA here in Orlando.I was the sponsor of his mid life crisis tour here in Orlando and it was a...
07/24/2006
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So I put out a challenge on my radio show this week. Give me one good reason to be renting an apartment in our current market.Not surprisingly there were no takers. Rent has been going up steadily for 10 years at an average of 3% a year. SO if you were renting a $1,000 apartment right now then te...
07/24/2006
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Here in Sunny Florida we have gone from a red hot sellers market to something approaching normal with a slight favoring of buyers. This time last year we had just 3,000 listings whereas today that number has soared to an all time record of 18,500.Interestingly the buyers number about the same wit...
07/24/2006
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SO here I am on a quick visit to England and it is amazing to me how much things have changed here since I lived here some six years ago.America is still regarded as our closest friend, but when reporting on certain events in the world the language is different. For example, last night Israel bom...
07/11/2006
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Simon says: I have been saying for a while (particularly on my radio show) that the change in the housing market in Florida is something that we needed. It is also something that will not burst any bubbles here for a variety of reasons, not least of which is the number of people who move to the S...
07/07/2006
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So now Nationwide - apparently not on our side anymore - wants a 71.4% increase in premiums in Florida. The average increase in Orlando will be 50%+. State Farm wants 70% so they are apparently not a good neighbor either.Let's have a history lesson. Prior to the Summer of 2004 - and more on that ...
07/07/2006
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As you may know, I was the sponsor of Glenn Beck’s midlife crisis tour in Orlando recently. Glenn Beck has the third most listened to radio show in the USA, a nightly TV show on CNN and a magazine called Fusion. The live show consists of him on stage on his own and is a mixture of wonderfully f...
07/06/2006
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Foreign trade brings in people by the millions - and may of them want to own thier own pice of the United States.Last year some of the figures were staggering:The top five states for foreign (non-immigrant) visitors last year were: Florida -- 4,925,202 visitorsCalifornia -- 4,048,410 visitorsNew ...
07/04/2006
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Simon Says (now where have I heard that before?): The following is very interesting. I work with a lot of first time buyers and it is actually one of the greatest joys this business has - helping someone into the first home. They want the best: A national survey by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage shows...
07/04/2006
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