Blog :: 11-2008

With Confidence comes Calm

I am not a financial analyst or profess to be, but what I do know for sure is that the economy needs some sign of hope in order for the chaos to subside. If you watch the seven o'clock news you certainly come away feeling depressed. The doom and gloom they promote is enough to send all of us to counseling whether we need it or not.
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The First Snow

Well today was the first significant snow that we received that actually affected travel early this morning in nearby Williston. I left Burlington at 7:30 am with a few flakes seen intermittingly on may way to an 8:00 appointment in Williston only 15 minutes away. What a difference 15 minutes makes. As soon as I hit the middle of Williston,
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The Healthiest City in the US

Well, it's official, Burlington, Vermont was just declared the healthiest city in America by one of the pollsters out there. I have been talking about this for a long time. We live in a wonderful area with so many opportunities to exercise and take advantage of our surroundings. It truly is nice to see that we are getting recognized on a
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Great Buys

There are some incredible buys out there right now and the interest rates have dropped about a half a percent this week. The rates are highly volatile right now and there is no predicting what they may be doing in the future with the economy in such disarray. In fact, our prediction is that they may ultimately go up causing the anticipated
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Gas Relief

There always seems to be two sides to every story and that is what we are going to talk about today. The bad news is that the economy is taking one on the chin, with the mortgage debacle, the economic doldrums and the increase in unemployment numbers. With that said, there is a bright spot with the cost of gasoline. In the past year we have
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Election Results

The United States and Barack Obama made history yesterday in his winning the Presidential election. What an incredible time to be an American. Whether you voted for him or not, I think everyone should be proud of what he accomplished and what America was willing to do with courage and forthrightness. It wasn't that long ago that this would
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Travel to Burlington

Recently, there was a great article in the New York Times about outstanding places to visit and Burlington was the featured place and destination. It was fun to see them highlight a number of venues that I have talked about in the past, and the ambiance of the Church Street Market place. It really is such a quaint and diversified setting,
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Video Tours

Today's real estate market has changed from years ago and consumers have access to more information than ever before. With that said, there is always one common denominator that we have found for people searching for homes on the web. They love pictures. Not only pictures, but home virtual tours. If a picture says a thousands words than the
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Our First Snow

We had our first light snow here the other day, just in time for Halloween. Ok, that's not funny, but we did. It was odd to see the white blanket of cold as I headed East towards Williston. Burlington did not get any to cover the ground, but we got to see snow flakes. When I was driving downtown in the early morning, I saw what looked to be
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