Lisa A. Norton's (lisanortonrealestate) Blog

Since the beginning of 2009 just about every agent, lender, or title agent I have spoken with have all said the same thing....increase in activity.  At first no one wanted to speak about it too much in case it was just a fluke and would disappear, but it hasn't!  My partner, Robbie Fenn, and I ha...

I am the chair of our Realtor Outreach Committee for the Emerald Coast Association of Realtors in Northwest Florida.  We have for the last 3 years been assisting our local auxiliary Marine Corp in the local Toys for Tots campaign.  Last Friday we had our kick off meeting and it was awesome!  I wa...

Last week I wrote about becoming the driver of my own bus and I was very motivated.  Yesterday I put it into action as I started barreling down the Positive Parkway at full speed! Let me explain.... I have been working with a couple for over a year to find the right vacation/retirement property f...

Yes, that is right I have decided in order to become a better agent I must become the driver of my own bus.  Thank you Jon Gordon for opening my eyes!  Yesterday I attended a Women's Council of Realtors meeting here at NAR in Orlando and the guest speaker was auther Jon Gordon.  Jon wrote the boo...

I am just beginning to wonder if it is just me or are there others who have found that in this slower market many agents are getting slower as well?  Living and working in a resort/vacation destination along the Emerald Coast of Northwest Florida, we have a lot of properties that are also on vaca...