Opinion

The trend in Florida is for Realtors to be Transaction Brokers. This means that they are to remain neutral in all transactions and not advocate for either the buyer or the seller. This means they do not owe any loyalty or obedience to either party. They must be honest, fair and account for any mone [Read More]

As a Realtor many people think I have it made, sell a house and collect the money, easy right. What most folks don't know is the hours and hours of school as well as the necessity of passing the end of exam test before being afforded the certificate necessary to take the state test. Did I menti [Read More]

Ape nature, being what it is, sometimes leaves me scratching my head. It's true that some Big Hairy apes won't treat people of different genders or races equitably. That has been one of our "caveape" lingering habits from which I hope we evolve soon. Nonetheless, why on earth anyone thinks they can [Read More]

Before you buy a home, one of the things worth looking at is whether the prospective community where that house is located has any type of community building efforts in place. Community building focuses on connecting people with common interests and goals that can also improve the overall tenor of t [Read More]

Lemmings, thats really the only word that I can come up with that accurately portrays the overall feeling. I honestly dont know why people are not rioting in the streets. Corporations are killing us all. One way or another this now, human entity, Corporation, controls our lives and destroys our worl [Read More]

Some apes have gypsy blood and yearn to travel. In choosing where to go, sometimes certain mis-perceptions arise that may keep the Hairy Ape from adventuring out of his or her comfort zone. That's truly a shame, as you can miss a whole lot of the world that way!For example, a few years ago we travel [Read More]

Its never been done before. All through this oil spill we hear from BP how its never been done before at this depth.To which I have to say, Why not?What youre telling me BP, is that you never even considered testing these procedures prior to a real emergency. How hard would it have been to text this [Read More]

Amendment 4 will mean higher property taxes and higher costs for all of Florida’s working families. Voters will be asked to vote on every project, not only the big development projects but also on all minor or technical changes to their local comprehensive plan. In the last four years alone, [Read More]

Existing home sales are on the rise. Sales have increased in 44 states from 1 year ago. Thirty one of those states have shown a double digit increase, two states have remained the same, while only four states have shown a decrease. Sales of single family homes in Florida rose 24% in the first quart [Read More]

I have an update to the Subway vs. Coney Island saga! It appears that this situation has caused quite an uproar in the City of Brooksville, including a "Brooksville Boycotts Subway" Facebook page, complete with almost 500 members! Letters have been sent, boycotts have been threatened, Brooksvillians [Read More]