THINK SOLD!

Yes, it's that time again….see if you clever citizens can name that door? Please leave your answer in the "COMMENTS" section at the bottom of the blog, and as always, the first person to guess correctly will will a fun gift certificate to spend during the doldrums of winter!! This charming shop is FULL of [...]

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  Good morning to all! I am sure that most of you were not holed up at home on Sunday evening, listening to your husband and children FREAK OUT about Brett Favre playing against the New Orleans Saints in an NFL playoff game… lucky for you! Good thing I have more than a few real-estate [...]

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  Monday Morning Market…. Happy Monday everyone- It is my sincerest hope that all of you have had a severe case of "Olympic Fever" for the past 1+ week! It's so amazing to see such pride of country and pride of self in these athletes! It's especially enjoyable and appreciated for me, as I am [...]

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Here it is…. for all you loyal readers out there, see if you can identify this little charmer. The proprietor is ultra-knowledgable about her business and her service is remarkable…. Because I am more of a "plain Jane" than others, she doesn't see me too often. However, if you have occasion to support her business, [...]

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        Monday Morning Market…. Happy New Year to all! This is my first official MMM of the year, so I hope I’m not too rusty to pull it off… · Active listings o   185 in number, with list prices from $139,900 to $1,795,000 · Under contract in last 7 days=     o   [...]

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(recipe originally given to me by my dear friend Mrs. Kathleen Olson of Geneva!!) Here goes: 1 ready made pie crust 3 cups cooked chicken, cut up or shredded (you can use canned chicken instead) 1 stick of butter ( I cut this down to 3/4 stick of butter!) 1 small onion, diced so the [...]

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What were the Top 10 real-estate deals of 2009?? It's not uncommon for someone to ask me, when I am out and about, "are there any REALLY good deals out there?" I am not kidding when I tell you that I am asked that question on an almost daily basis! So, in answer to that [...]

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2009 in review…. According to Teresa Keenan…… Off-Market Listings Detached Single Bedrooms # Sold % Sold Avg OLP Avg LP (Sold) Avg SP SP:LP Ratio SP:OLP Ratio Avg MT (Sold) Avg LP (Unsold) % Expd All 259 100% $398,157 $379,038 $353,591 93% 89% 194 $0 0% 2 or Less 14 100% $258,629 $240,014 $216,554 90% 84% 157   0% 3 69 100% $296,797 $280,221 $262,581 94% 88% 185 [...]

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