Blog :: 09-2008

Interest rate adjustments

I want everyone to be aware that we may see interest rates drop a bit after the federal government recently took over Freddie Mac and Fannie May. Two of the largest private financing institutions available to us for home loans. Because of the not so recent mortgage industry debacle, new rules and regulations and precautions are being
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The New Economy

I am not quite sure how the new economy is going to look once the government figures out how to bail out all the companies that took part in the housing debacle, but I do know one thing. You and I are going to pay for it. It is so revolting to think of how all this came about. Too many people taking advantage of too many people. Plain and

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New state of the art website

I am proud to announce that we have recently launched our new and improve real estate web site. You can view it at www.c21-advantage.com By doing so, we have provided the consumer with the easiest way to search for homes on the internet. Take a look at our open house piece and hover over the listing. You will see where it is located and
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Mortgage Fallout

The bad news just seems to keep coming concerning the economy, the brokerage houses and the insurance companies. Right now people are thinking what else is going to happen. It is a time of uncertainty and trepidation. Most of us have never seen the economy do anything close to what it is doing right now. It is unchartered water for the big
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More Financial Chaos

I just read that Lehman Bros. was now going under. It is amazing to me how many Investment Brokers who we thought were strong intelligent companies got themselves in this much trouble. Where was the common sense? Where was the responsible management team? To me, it is nothing more than complete greed that got these companies into this mess.
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Its time for Soccer

I guess we have to admit that summer is officially over, due to the fact that my daughter has her first soccer game today. You know that I never like having to admit it, but with the game comes the passage of warmer weather and brighter skies. With that said though, I look forward to the beauty that this time of year brings to our area.

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The Big Kahuna was Here

Our Vermont Association of Realtors recently held its annual convention here in South Burlington and the President of the National Associaton of Realtors attended the event and was a guest speaker. It makes you proud that humbled when such an important figure takes the time to visit our small state to support us in our efforts to make
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Happy Trails

We just returned from our best friends wedding. It was a wonderful affair located on the water overlooking Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains. The weekend was filled with all kinds of activities including a lobster bake, a bonfire, a golf tournament and laughing yoga. We had such a great time with all our friends and the bride and
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Techonology

We are so excited due to the fact that we are so close to launching our new state of the art web site. It is really amazing how much technology we rely on in today's real estate world. When i first got in the business 24 years ago, we did not have computers to transfer information. In fact we did not have fax machines until about 4 - 5
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Labor Day

What a great day we had yesterday to spend with our families. We had a great time on the lake with our kids and two best friends. The wind was light and the sun was hot. It is always tough getting back to work following such a great weekend, but we do it. This weekend we participated in a memorial service for one of our friends who
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Fair Time

The Champlain Valley Fair is in town this week and typically that means that summer is coming to a close. School is back in session and the weather is soon to start being a bit cooler. I havent been to the fair this year, and most likely wont make the event due to my schedule much to my chagrin. I have always liked taking the kids to the
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