Well, it's official, the buying orgies of the 80s and 90s have finally caught up to us, there is just have too much stuff in our collective lives. Do you know about Freecycle? Green, thrifty fun and SAFE. National, AND local. You/your clients can reclaim space in the house by finding a home for t
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01/29/2012
There are three elements I find that absolutely flummox most people about their home. They realize it's important, but can't visualize-or rationalize spending money on-anything beyond the basic. Which is really too bad, because none of these elements need to cost a lot of money, The right choic
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01/29/2012
Word Of The Week is about a thought-provoking word, and often an image that calls to me, this weeks' word is TIMING. I find understanding how other people see things, what they find interesting and important to be both enlightening and inspiring. Photography can tell you a lot about what another
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01/29/2012
Did you hear the one about the guy who died, then arrived at his post-earth destination? He was given a tour...first, he saw an enormous room, filled with long tables, benches on either side. The benches were filled with people who were trying to eat. Unfortunately each only had a spoon that was
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01/24/2012
As noted in an earlier post, in this market outlandish or unexpected does not sell. With one possible exception. Many different and unique visuals come to mind when hearing the words 'contemporary style house'. Which is part of its appeal. Which IMO is what makes it the trickiest of architectural
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01/23/2012
Welcome back to Word Of The Week, where random thoughts about the power of a single word are shared. ASK is deceptively short and simple. ASK is about need, or want, but it's not weak or needy. ASK is both DIRECT and PRO-ACTIVE. Have you ever delayed asking, looking first for an indication of a
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01/21/2012
There is a reason why keeping things simple is often the best solution. I've seen this video about 30 times and still laugh. ENJOY!! <>
01/17/2012
In our market most of the new construction are from tear-downs. For some properties that is really the only option, but for those that just testimonies to what they 'can' do-it breaks my heart. Came by this via a re-blog from Santa Fe expert Emily Medvec, so going to continue the thread. I am dis
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01/15/2012
Each Word Of The Week looks at the extraordinary power of a familiar word, this week that word is TRUST. Lot of bantering about this word lately. It's a word that is so universally understood, hard to define, and with many manifestations. It feels strong and established, sturdy and dependable...y
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01/15/2012
The scene from the classic movie NETWORK keeps coming to mind in all this madness...where Peter Finch urges us all to lean out of our windows and yell. Yelling and otherwise protesting is not bad, but educating yourself, and showing up to vote works best. WHat has been in place for eons does no
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01/10/2012
