I have spent many years selling and refurbishing vintage homes in Historic neighborhoods, such as San Francisco, Healdsburg and Santa Rosa and on the East coast. In Northern Virginia, I was on the committee to establish Historic Designation for Fairlington Villages, built by the government to hou
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01/25/2010
In my opinion, this blog is EXACTLY what our policy makers need to hear and see if we are going to stabilize the housing market. Be sure to watch the Steve Colbert report at he end...a little humor helps! Thanks John...wonderful post.While news stories, articles, and blogs continue to be written
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01/18/2010
I wonder how many of you are like me? You know...watching the clock ticking away (always in the middle of the night) as I try to find solutions for clients..what about this .. what about that..well if we could All agree with this, then we could work out this other issue. I KNOW I'm not alone.
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01/08/2010
I have to admit to some ambivalence about the heavy snow storms that have dumped close to two feet of snow from the North Carolina mountains to Boston in the last couple of weeks. We experienced several major snowfalls when we lived in the Washington D.C. area ... and I miss them because they b
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12/29/2009
Why Today's Recovery Is Jobless..Krugmann's answer....HOUSING. Prior to 1990, recoveries from recession, as measured by industrial output, were closely correlated with the return to higher levels of employment and a generally healthy job market. Since the recession from 1990 to 1992, the pattern
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12/28/2009
The wreaths we take for granted as part of the Christian celebration of Christmas have an ancient and multi-cultural history. In the late 18th and early 19th century in Northern Europe and America, wreaths of evergreen branches came into use as symbols of everlasting life and other Christian id
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12/18/2009
thanks Sandy...This is empowering for people who feel hopeless.This is an excellent article to pass on to anyone who is in default or thinking they may be in the future. I think the fact that so many ARMs are going to reset in the next couple of years is going to make a huge difference in our bus
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12/17/2009
Built in 1999, this home offers a blend of architectural style and finish. An eight foot, six panel door opens onto a tumbled marble entryway and gracious center hall leading to the kitchen/family room. All Electric Profile appliances, gas cook top, double self-cleaning oven, microwave oven and w
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12/15/2009
Animal Shelters are always under financial pressure and they, and other, non-profit organizations are having an especially hard time in an economy that is 8 to 9 million jobs short of full- employment! People, facing an uncertain economic future, naturally cut back on giving to private charitie
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12/14/2009
In further reference to the mortgage lending, loan modifications and the foreclosure crisis you might want to look at this article in the New York Times by David Streitfeld. It is a good summary of the problem and the implications of the affects that this is having on the overall economy. You
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12/14/2009
