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How do you get rid of PMI?

Do you have private mortgage insurance on your mortgage? If you have a conventional loan and you put less than 20% down when you bought, you probably have mortgage insurance...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Crock Pot French Onion Meatloaf

“In the end, it’s about human connection. When we relate to those around us by understanding their back stories and their circumstances, we improve the way we work, the way...
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Gfci

How to test a GFCI device

A ground-fault circuit-interrupter (GFCI) is a life-safety device designed to help prevent electrocution. They’ve been around for over 50 years, and they’re required all over the place in new construction...
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MIA Exhibit… modern art and politics

From antiquity to the present day, artists have drawn inspiration from the political climate, perhaps nowhere more evident than in Germany about 100 years ago. A current exhibit at the...
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Movers Carrying Sofa From Moving Van To House

How to move smoothly to a new location with practical tips for success

For home buyers and sellers, especially seniors considering downsizing, moving to a new location can feel like a tug-of-war between excitement and pressure. The biggest tension often isn’t the move...
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Weekly real estate market update 3/20/26… the #1 reason buyers walk away

With a major snow storm last weekend dumping about 11 inches of fresh snow, it would have been surprising if showing stats didn’t fall. Everything was suspended for a few...
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Waiting For Interest Rates

Fed Meeting

The Federal Reserve met this week and held rates steady as expected. The bigger question is what is said after the meeting when Chairman Powell gives his speech. Chairman Powell...
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Wednesdays Unplugged 3/18/26 – Scandinavian Almond Bars

“That’s the gift of winter: it’s irresistible. Change will happen in its wake, whether we like it or not.” – Katherine May NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It’s my...
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Why I became a Realtor

I have been interested in houses and neighborhoods all my life. When I first got my driver’s license, I didn’t gather as many friends as I could into my car…...
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February 2026 real estate market update… in a holding pattern?

New listings inched up compared to last year in February, but only by 0.4%… as pending sales fell 3.5% and closed sales fell 9.4% compared to last year, even more...
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