I have written before about how Dr. Laura's little statement "Now, go do the right thing" has caught my attention in the past. Once again Dr. Laura's little statement hit home. I signed up for her email because I love her human stories. Yesterday I receive another email and her story just touc
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12/28/2007
In spite of a nationwide slowdown in the housing market Idaho remains one of the fastest growing states in the nation. The U.S. Census reports that Idaho was the 4th fastest-growing state in the nation in the year ending July 1, 2007.The census report shows that the fastest growing states contin
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12/27/2007
Many of you have probably seen this new lender practice but it is relatively new in our market area. Mortgage lenders are now offering to pay the mortgage insurance for a buyer for the life of the loan. The only condition is that the interest charged on the loan is higher.Let's say your borrower
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12/21/2007
I thought I had seen it all as a Realtor until today! A past friend contacted me about 2 weeks ago and is in the market for buying residential real estate. I have been emailing him several listings the past two weeks and he emailed me the MLS numbers of the homes he wanted to see last night. I
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12/13/2007
Have instant equity with this all brick 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath home with over 1,400 square feet. Home has hardwood floors in hallway & bedroom areas plus classic coved ceilings. Electric heat plus built in fireplace with insert. Home needs floor coverings, interior paint & new appliances. Great oppo
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12/12/2007
According to fourth annual Farmers Insurance Group of companies the Treasure Valley area of S.W. Idaho has been named the second most secure place to live in the United States.The report marks the third strait year the Boise City - Nampa area has been ranked among the top 20 areas in the country
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12/11/2007
To many of us go to real estate school and start working for a broker. We do everything we are told to and most of us do what everyone else is doing. We take listings the same way, market the same way and follow up closed transactions the same way.I have always preached to "Think Outside The Bo
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12/10/2007
I participated in a brain storming meeting held at our office last week where we all met to discuss our strategy for attracting buyers in our real estate market.Many ideas were shared about how to attract buyers and here was my two cents.Many of us blame the press for fueling the weak real estate
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12/04/2007
I have read a few articles that talk about the value of Realtors creating a "Brand Name" through the use of Logos and personal Advertising.In Favor of creating a "Brand Name" is name recognition, creating a household name that people can remember that will help grow a real estate business. Promo
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12/03/2007
To my home staging friends, I have written several blogs in the past about how I use Craig's List differently than most. I try to use catchy titles and right different appealing content in the body. I recently wrote an ad for a Stager friend and within 3 business days she received a lead that t
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11/28/2007
