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Category: Jackie’s thoughtsAs I look back over my life, one of the most profound lessons I’ve learned was to not “catastrophize.” The president of our company, L. B. McKelvey, one day told me that I “catastrophize.” I asked him if that was a word. OOPS! He said: “It doesn’t matter! What matters is that you begin to [...]
Real estate: It’s time to buy again Posted by Shawn Tully, senior editor-at-large March 28, 2011 5:00 am A new study by Deutsche Bank measures affordability in two ways: first, the share of income Americans are paying to own a home. And second, the cost of owning vs. renting. On the first metric, the analysis finds that [...]
If you’ve ever heard me speak, then you know how passionate and committed I am in trying to make a difference in people’s lives. My journey takes me down many paths and I am blessed to meet so many of you along the way. One of whom impacted my life 7 years ago…a young woman, named Lynn. [...]
As I ponder on this wonderful time of year and reflect on the past year, I think of my family & friends. I get to see my family and geographically close friends, but there are so many of you who have blessed my life that I won’t see. Thank you, from the bottom of my [...]
As I travel around the country teaching, pricing is my most popular class. My approach to pricing is very different, but more importantly, the new strategies and dialogues are practical and easy to implement. Just change a word here and there and presto, the seller’s are more realistic. The word I want to focus on [...]
We all know that over 80% of the buyers begin their search for homes on the Internet. Those of you who are familiar with my “Market Postitioning…Dartboard Approach…Shopping Cart…and Long List” know that all of my dialogues and statistics used to educate sellers today revolve around the impact that Internet shopping has created regarding the [...]
