My New Blog

Like Manna, GLORY easily fades unless consumed, and it does not save at all, for any other day.

get it early in the day, and give it away all day.

simple.

Gentle flower, thorny stem

has time enough passed?

have you forgiven him?

The rites of spring, the full moon walks,

brand new love, awkward gropes,

blessings from above?

Can you recall the good that was,

or do stems still prick with poison love?

Gentle flower, thorny stem,

you know you must forgive him.

Alas It's true, for all this time,

The poison is within.

Gentle flower, poisoned stem.

Do I believe my Realtor? My neighbor? The newspaper? TV?

It is my opinion that real estate is highly local, and general conditions do not always apply to specific homes or neighborhoods.

Upgrades, maintenance, view, condition, size, appeal, and all those intangibles of ownership that made you buy your house also apply when you are selling.

Of course, closed similar sales cannot be ignored, and must be considered in any value statement.

But, did you know that most statistics on TV and in the newspaper are general? For instance, when it says that values are down 10% from last year, it means that the median sales price (all sales high and low) is down, for the whole county, or region. Well, that is not fair to you. Maybe your neighborhood is only down 4%. Or, maybe it is down 20%. Or not at all.

Just one 25 million dollar sale last year could skew the median value. But, alas, shocking news sells: "Why drinking water should be boiled in West Palm Beach, tonight at 10 PM". Really. Can't you just tell me now?

So, as ever, believe only parts of what you read or hear.