September Shake-Up?
Posted on Sep 23, 2022
I don't know if you're the same, but September finds me shaking things up a home. At least a little bit.
This year's September shakeup victim was my 15 year old son. I'm not normally that Mom who goes in and makes the kids' beds, or picks up their laundry. They're expected to take care of that stuff themselves.But eventually it all becomes too much...
Armchair Experts
Posted on Aug 26, 2022
Armchair real estate experts are all over my listing ads lately.
Mostly people who have zero plans to ever own a home. Or who haven't bought one since the year of our Lord 1995.
YES, the pimple in our real estate market has popped. But we're not in a crash.
If you've been waiting for homes to become more affordable, then this is the market you've been...
Was this the Year?
Posted on Aug 12, 2022
Were you planning to buy a new larger home?
If you're like many, the summer is dragging on and you've been too paralyzed by news of interest rate hikes to do something about it. Its time to do something about it!
The Quite region real estate market grew a giant "pimple" between November 2021 and February 2022. Prices climbed to unbelievable heights...
Normal.
Posted on Jul 05, 2022
Such a boring term for a world that's conditioned to click on the most sensational or scary headlines.
Here are some normal facts for you about our normalizing real estate market. Real estate markets are cyclical. The last 2 years we've been an upward cycle and we reached the top of it in February.
A correction isn't a crash.
Inflation is running hot...
A correction isn't a crash.
Inflation is running hot...
Bee-ing Real.
Posted on Jun 20, 2022
In the spring, the entire goal is to keep the girls healthy and with enough space to produce new bees.
A crowded colony is going to leave to find a bigger place. And they really don’t care what interest rates are doing at the time.
The Queen Bee lays up to 1500 eggs per day.
Things get hot and crowded FAST.
Who decides when it’s time...
Cherry Picker
Posted on Jun 09, 2022
Cherry-picker.
Lekkerbek.
[That's Dutch for cherry picker. Sort of.]
Picking the easiest and best. The tastiest. Avoiding the difficult things that make you uncomfortable.
For years I've been putting myself through some pretty hard things at CrossFit Belleville in the name of fitness.
I've figured out what I'm good at. More than once I've 'cherry-picked...
