Julie's Blog

Listening to daily or nightly media coverage about our economy we hear key words bounding around such as, accountability, energy, negativity, leadership, confidence.  The thought occurs to me that we all tune into the latest news on unemployment, the banking crisis, and housing initiatives becaus...

Over the last year I have shown many of my luxury listings to buyers who have genuinely asked, "Will you put me on your list for this property?" After thinking about this request, which we all receive on a regular basis, I have the following advice for all of the buyers who are looking to take ad...

I   I was most interested to catch up with one of my previous buyers this week, and was pleasantly surprised to hear they were grateful for the purchase they made in 2007.  When this delightful couple acquired their beautiful deepwater residence two years ago, they negotiated hard for the purchas...

After a week full of showings, emails, telephone conversations and meetings on my luxury inventory I found a whole new attitude surfacing--the re-emergence of a back-up contract.  I am actively encouraging this activity among the sellers and buyers that I work with on a daily basis!  Oh, no.  Alr...

 Absolutely. A potential seller I met with last week commented, "I want a broker who is going to bring energy to marketing my house and not just collect another listing."This struck me as profoundly thought-provoking, especially in light of the President's recent speech. Bringing a high level of ...

    Once again, my Mayfair International colleague in London, Nick Churton, has taken a moment to assess the first few weeks of real estate market activity in 2009 and suggests that while the economic picture may still be grave in both the US and Europe, local market activity in the housing secto...

Yes.  Such a little word, but oh so powerful. During the course of the day our spoken and written dialogues contain so many yes and no expressions.  I was thinking the other day how much more energy and negativity is attached to, "No" when sometimes, "Yes, let me look into that" would open so man...

 Sometimes we need a boost in our real estate marketing endeavors.  The National Association of Realtors offers an excellent avenue for re-charging your information batteries or directing potential buyers to a site to cement their commitment to the real estate process.  The resource?  NAR's publi...

My London colleague, Nick Churton, with Mayfair International, recently reflected on the latest interest rate news from the UK on his blog, London Calling.   I received permission to re-blog this fun piece where he compares present times with interest rates in the Year 1694.  Nick comments on the...

While a new year brings retrospection of the past twelve months and thoughts of what tomorrow may bring, right now I am reflecting on this moment.  This fantastically beautiful, sun-filled moment seated in my office just a coconut roll away from the ocean.   I finished a hard day's work doing exa...