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Woody Allen

Are You a Good Parent? One Simple Test

Quick!  Name Your Kid’s 3 Best Friends “80% of success in life is showing up.” –Woody Allen First, give credit where credit’s due:  I got the idea from the terrific FX series, “The Americans” (I just discovered the 3 year-old show, and am on a tear watching old episodes). In the (very) poignant scene, a lonely,...
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(More) Hemorrhaging at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

Legacy Losses — or Fresh Red Ink? If a sweater was 96.5% navy, do you think it would look navy-colored? And if a chocolate bar was 96.5% dark chocolate, could the manufacturer bill it as dark chocolate? And if the chance of precipitation was 96.5% . . . would you carry an umbrella? What’s with...
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The Virtue of Proximity

Attending to Listings There are Realtors who’ll take a listing no matter how far afield is. I’m not one of them. Like Woody Allen’s line about 90% of life just being about showing up, a good chunk of doing a good job as a listing agent (representing Sellers) is simply being attentive. And it’s a...
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