The bad news keeps on coming…

Here’s a sobering bullet that I read on the “Seeking Alpha” news feed: •Home prices spiral. U.S. home prices fell the most in at least 17 years and are under continued downward pressure from the highest foreclosure rate on record. According to Federal Housing Finance Agency data released yesterday, home prices are down 5.9% from […]

Pricing Strategy to Sell Your Property

Last week I cut out a piece from the Wall Street Journal titled “Get Real With Your House Price” and of course because it caught my eye, I wanted to share it. For a long time I have felt like a salmon swimming up stream when discussing pricing with sellers in this market. My advice […]

Why I love the Berkshires – Part II – I can raise chickens!!

And Happy Chickens produce Amazing Eggs!!!One of my favorite chickens is named the “Growler” for her distinct growly voice. She has found her own nightly perch in the rafters of our horse shelter. She lays blue eggs. Upon rising, she jumps down and greets me at the back door for her special treats – stale […]

Hunkering Down during a Snow Storm

There’s something romantic and comforting about a snow storm when you don’t need to travel and you can sit inside and watch the snow blanket the landscape, see the birds hovering around the feeders and “hear” the wonderful silence of a snow storm. With meetings cancelled and phone service down (thankfully my cable is still […]