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2014
Remember back when, during the days when the words "short sale" were all over the place including here on Activerain? The first agents to catch onto this phenomenon billed themselves as "the experts" and well they should have because they blazed the trail for the rest of us. BUT WE WERE NOT FAR B...
02/28/2014
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This single ELDERLY lady called me one day to say she was interested in buying a home. She was the tenant of another transaction that I had worked on and, now that the house was being sold out from under her, she needed to find a place to live. She had talked to her son about helping her out, and...
02/28/2014
Spring is when the real estate market is supposed to pop, probably because buyers and sellers are getting in the mood to make a change. The flowers come out, the sun climbs a little higher in the sky, and it is generally warmer outside. But this year during the entire winter, it has been unseason...
02/27/2014
From what I hear, there are a lot less short sales being transacted right now because there has not been an extension to the Mortgage Debt Relief Act that expired at the end of 2013. When a client comes to you and says they want you to handle a short sale, how do you handle it as their Realtor? H...
02/26/2014
Too many women take their health lightly because we are always on the go, and shrug off symptoms mentioned in Liz Wallace's blog herewith. There never seems to be the right time to go for a physical, but if we feel "out of shape" and before starting an exercise regimen, do it! It's almost the ...
02/26/2014
It's so easy to get caught up in getting specific tasks done each day working towards the goals you have set for yourself this year. At what point do you step back and evaluate what you have done so far? Frankly, I had not planned to do so this early in the year; however, I had actually started t...
02/21/2014
Today is an absolutely gorgeous day here in Carmel-by-the-Sea so naturally I headed down to the Ocean just like everyone else here. Yes, this is a morning ritual with many visitors and locals. And if you can't get there in the morning, you certainly need to do so at Sunset. But I digress. I notic...
02/16/2014
Last night, I was invited to a private party at an art gallery here in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Because it was Valentine's Day, it was dubbed as a "singles party", yet a lot of couples showed up as well. Mary Titus, gallery owner and artist, knows how to throw a party with excellent wines and food. Sh...
02/15/2014
On Valentine's Day there is a big focus on LOVE and in Carmel-by-the-Sea, more often than not, it comes in big bundles of fur. Yesterday, I saw these beautiful Newfoundlands being fawned over outside the Doud Crafts Fair gallery. Being such a doggie town, you will find that perfect strangers will...
02/14/2014
Last night, I was invited to the Carrie Theis campaign kick-off at La Playa Hotel in Carmel-by-the-Sea for her bid to the City Council. Carrie was appointed to finish out Paula Hasdovac's term on the City Council a couple of years ago. So this is Carrie's first campaign for a full 4 year term. I ...
02/13/2014
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