Issues with credit and appraisals, as well as frustrations with the industry infrastructure causes Builder Confidence Index to slip, again - WASHINGTON, March 18 – Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes paused for a third consecutive month in March, with a two-point
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03/18/2013
I hear that phrase, "it's all in the numbers", often when agents are discussing real estate. It’s all in the numbers – you need so many suspects to get so many prospects in order to get so many clients, so that you can get so many listings or buyers, so that you can close enough deals to make so
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03/16/2013
The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can't find them, make them. – George Bernard Shaw I have a whole raft of sayings by Shaw that I keep on hand for inspiration and reflection. This saying is one of Shaw’s inspirationa
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03/11/2013
I had posted the final numbers for February before leaving on vacation and now have posted the real estate sales in my market areas for the first 10 days of March. Continuing the trend that has been evident since the beginning of the year, the total number of sales in February and the first part
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03/10/2013
Tomorrow, March 9, is the date for the 10th annual Women's Enrichment Day at the White Lake Middle School at 1450 Bogie Lake Rd in White Lake. This event is organized by the Highland - White Lake Business Association and features workshops, shopping and lots of fun for area women. It's a day of n
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03/08/2013
“Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you.” (Dr. Seuss) from a recent post by Jack in the Jack’s Winning Words blog. I like today’s saying because it serves to reinforce that people should just try to be themself. Too many people seem to be trying t
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03/03/2013
The Village Fine Arts Association (VFAA) has put out the call for artists and musicians to participate in the 12th annual Poety Art Night (PAN) on Saturday, April 13, 6:30 p.m. in the Milford Public Library Community Room, 330 Family Drive . Milford. Tickets will be available at the door -Adults
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03/01/2013
One of the pieces of advice that I always give new agents who are just starting out is to visit a local dollar store and buy an old fashion hand mirror. I told a new, younger agent this earlier this week and his immediate reaction was, “Why is my hair messed up or do I have something on my face?”
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02/27/2013
“Get the right perspective. When Goliath came against the Israelites, the soldiers all thought, ‘He is so big. We can never kill him.’ David looked at the same giant and thought, ‘He is so big. I can't miss.’" (Russ Johnston) – from the Jack’s Winning Words blog. I get the opportunity to h
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02/24/2013
Norman, W Werner 248-763-2497 Michigan Monthly Market Report - February 2013 January started at full speed. The activity level matched the spring markets of 2010 and 2011. The result, of course, is an even tighter listing market, since homes are selling faster than new ones are coming on t
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02/22/2013
