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2013
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One of my friends on Facebook asked, "Which one would you choose between a spoon and a fork? To which I replied, "You can use your hands instead of a fork. But you cannot use hands to replace spoon's utility. Can you scoop soup with a fork? Spoon for me." That was a simple and innocuous response...
12/29/2013
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What are the days when cash and credit card registers work the hardest? When we have to wait the longest to pay and check out for the items we buy? The days before and after Thanksgiving and before Christmas day. With Thanksgiving, shoppers main intent is to find deals and bargains, mostly for th...
12/23/2013
If someone can direct where to post this question other than using the blog platform, please do tell me. Anyway, I am asking the experts here on Active Rain to help expound on the recent changes on FHA Loans which will affect Mortgagees' loan with case numbers assigned on January 1, 2014 to Decem...
12/19/2013
Language barrier is a hindrance in an effective communication. It causes confusion, misunderstanding and sometimes, incendiary situation. She is from Uganda. I am from the Philippines. We came from different culture and soils. Our paths crossed through the will of the wind or some kind of interve...
12/17/2013
Being number one in sales does not translate into an excellent and more personal real estate service. Allow me to share this excellent blog by Jeffrey DiMuria, a realtor in Melbourne Florida. I know a Realtor who works in Texas and sells almost 400 homes a year (based on reports to the local area...
12/16/2013
A Reminder to all Home Sellers in CT. Before you convey your title in 2014, make sure that you have working smoke and CO detectors. This is a revised version of my blog Fee for Detector-Free Home in June. The details on the smoke and CO detectors bill that will take effect in January 1 of 2014 ca...
12/15/2013
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Admit it. Blogging is now a staple in our menu of things to do. In 2010, I plunged into the blogosphere using Blogger and Wordpress as my personal and professional online diary. There were no rules to follow. I blogged to write. I wrote to express. It was an art. An extension of myself. A revere...
12/12/2013
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Code of Ethics and Laws. They can really be Boring! However, if you have time for boring subject today, you are welcome to read on. "Keeping Realtors on track is like herding cats." Are we these disorganized and discombobulated individuals who trudge unclear pathways in the conduct and practice o...
12/11/2013
When I read Bryan Robertson's post back in September " Can We Stop using the term "Full-Time Real Estate Agent," it actually made me think whether to keep or remove this "Full-time Realtor" tag from my resume. But not to become contentious about his thoughts and stir any argument or deprecate...
12/08/2013
Too Much: Internet information The proliferation of real estate online resources has given the buyers the power to access real estate information like never before. They can rummage and pull online data like the sold price of homes in the neighborhood, the number of days the property has b...
12/05/2013
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