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Something about the first of January brings on soul searching. A time to look and analyse the year that just finished and to make plans, goals and resolutions for the new. And since it's been about a year that I've been blogging, it seems a good time to explore why. Writing comes natural to me...

A couple of weeks ago I was in the middle of showing a house when the phone rang. I continued to show the house, pointing out the deep closets and hardwoods in good condition, when the answering machine turned on. "This is Joe. Leave a message," we all heard. "This is a collect call from...

I often tell my clients that the closing date on a purchase contract is much like a baby's due date. Not very many babies come into the world on their due date and not many houses close on the exact date in the contract. "If you have to pick a perfect moving day, what would it be?" is generally...