For both buyers & sellers, brokerage agency is an important piece of their real estate transaction. This is how a Realtor can represent either a buyer or seller. The "standard" (meaning what the state presumes to be the most popular form of agency) is Transaction Brokerage (brokerage and agency
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01/27/2014
I know not everyone can get to every convention or meeting that they want to - heck, three weeks ago I had plans for RE Bar Camp in Jacksonville, FL, but out of town buyers shifted their schedule so I had to shift mine. Being here at FR Mid Winter in chilly Orlando this week motivated me to do a
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01/24/2014
Beauty is in the eye of beholder - right? Who is the beholder when your house is on the market? There are two: the seller and the buyer. A way we differentiate what stays with the house here in Northeast Florida is the seller's disclosure, and it's vital this form be filled out to be as accurate
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01/23/2014
Chickens are now legal in Jacksonville, FL. After months of citizen input and City Council meetings, a trial program for the next 18 months will test how 300 households handle getting their eggs from their very own chickens in their very own backyards. I became familiar with the chicken issue, an
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01/22/2014
This is inspired by a few recent parking lot incidents, thankfully, none of which resulted in anyone getting hurt. Here in Jacksonville Beach, we have (apparently) some unique parking lot layouts with multiple access points, which leads to drivers "interpreting" how they can navigate from the ent
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01/21/2014
I just met a photographer at my new listing to take photos. Why don't I just take those photos myself? Because I don't have a $7000 camera like he does. I don't have the same "eye" he has. I don't have the professional photo editing software he has. I don't have the skill he has. I know I "could"
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01/21/2014
I have an oceanfront condo listing that I'm listing with another agent in my office. It's priced at $1.4M, has gorgeous ocean views from almost every room (with the exception of the baths & the closet) and is a full floor unit, so you own the entire floor. It's elevator access only by a key or a
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01/19/2014
"The Beaches" *Market Update Residential Units Dec. '11 Dec. '12 Dec. '13 Dec. '13 vs Dec. '12 New Listings 122 109 169 +55% Sold Listings 121 147 162 +10% Total Active 816 651 603 - 7% Months Inventory 6.74 4.43 3.72 - 16% Residentia
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01/18/2014
I know my year is off and running, and we all have multiple things to juggle. The multiple things can be a hindrance to some of us at times with the sheer multitude of details we are responsible for, personally & professionally. I've found it most effective, for me, to have a to do list (yes, I d
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01/16/2014
Many real estate offices have individual work space (cubes or offices) for agents, with a "bull pen" area in the office that has workspace and computers on a first come/first served availability. I have worked in the bullpen area, usually using both the iPad and a desktop (some things in our MLS
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01/14/2014
