Today saw the running of the first annual 7 mile Run Gloucester! road race. Over 1000 runners were expected including some with world class stature. Organizer Dave McGillivray of DMSE Sports is well known for staging well run events (pun intended!). Saucony, Gloucester Times, Dunkin Donuts and others sponsored and proceeds go to Gloucester Fisherman Athletic Association.
A friend and real estate colleague just finished telling me about her recent short sale nightmare. It seems she found a buyer for her client’s house. The bank accepted the short sale offering and was processing the sale, talking to the investor , etc. As the sale was coming together, the foreclosure process was well on it’s way and the auction date had been set. The bank sent notice to the investor telling them to postpone the auction because a sale was imminent. Read on … (more…)
Paying all of your bills on time is one good way to improve your insurance score—and, in turn, lower your homeowners insurance premiums. Read
An annual check-up on your homeowners insurance can result in a healthier policy and a healthier pocketbook. Read
Paying for more homeowners insurance than you need is a waste of money, but it can prove even more costly to get caught without enough coverage. Read
Your CLUE insurance report keeps your homeowners insurance claims alive for seven years—and that could cost you on your premiums. Read
An error in your CLUE insurance report can increase your homeowners insurance premium or even prevent you from getting coverage at all. Read
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Well, I just read the book and now feel like every time I eat any “animal based protein” I’m poisoning myself. Colin Campbell’s The China Study is full of testing evidence: on rats, mice and people. And it’s all spread out over more than 30 years. His story is compelling and really seems to make sense.
Terry Sullivan owns the RE/MAX franchise where I work and is a gear freak like me. He already got a new iPhone. Here’s his review:
Patty’s folks started the tradition when she was a little kid: making peach ice cream from scratch on or about the 4th of July. 4 or 5 years ago, we went looking for “the gear”. Google helped us find the White Mountain Ice Cream Freezer, complete with electric motor. So about $300 later (the motor was more half the cost but worth it) we were ready, or so we thought. One of the key, and I mean KEY ingredients is rock salt. Yup. Rock salt. (more…)
I took a Realtor class today called “What you need to know about today’s changing mortgage market” and left with knot in my stomach. Among other things, I learned that the Loan Quality Initiative (LQI) recently launched by Fannie Mae is an attempt to police the loan application process. The LQI requires checks and re checks of bank statements, pay stubs, credit scores and credit reports as well as owner occupancy after the closing. Not a problem, usually, because most of us are honest borrowers. The problem for even honest folk is that 2 or 3 days before the closing, the lender can run your credit again. Problem? Well, if there’s any new debt showing (maybe you had to buy tires for your car or furniture for your new house) you could easily be denied the mortgage… JUST before the closing. What a mess! And since credit reports are “histories” and usually 30 – 60 days “behind” in what they report, you could have purchased your new Pirellis or Barcalounger a month and a half ago, applied for your loan, been approved, found the condo and then learn on Wed that you can’t close Friday.
Know anybody having a problem?
Take a walk with us out on the pier. Gloucester is the oldest fishing port in the country. My 75 year old friend Eddie grew up here in town and told me he used to be able to ”step from boat to boat and get all the way across the harbor”. See our video.
My friend Tony Taliadoros is selling his Ladder 1. And it really works.Check out the video. 978-283-3331 for more info.
