Bracing myself for possibly the most difficult six months ahead. . .

A Woman Should Have
by Pamela Redmond Satran

A woman should have…one old boyfriend she can imagine going back to and one who reminds her of how far she’s come…

A woman should have…enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own, even if she never wants to or needs to…

A woman should have…something perfect to wear if the employer, or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour…

A woman should have…a youth she’s content to leave behind….

A woman should have…a past juicy enough that she’s looking forward to retelling it in her old age….

A woman should have…a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra…

A woman should have…one friend who always makes her laugh… and one who lets her cry…

A woman should have…a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family…

A woman should have…eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a recipe for a meal, that will make her guests feel honored…

A woman should have…a feeling of control over her destiny…

Every woman should know…how to fall in love without losing herself…

Every woman should know…how to quit her job, break up with a lover and confront a friend without ruining the friendship….

Every woman should know…when to try harder… and when to walk away…

Every woman should know…that she can’t change the length of her calves, the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents…

Every woman should know…that her childhood may not have been perfect…but its over…

Every woman should know…what she would and wouldn’t do for money or love…

Every woman should know…how to live alone… even if she doesn’t like it…

Every woman should know…whom she can trust, whom she can’t, and why she shouldn’t take it personally…

Every woman should know…where to go…be it to her best friend’s kitchen table…or a charming inn in the woods…when her soul needs soothing…

Every woman should know…what she can and can’t accomplish in a day…a month…and a year…

Should be an interesting week!

Libra Horoscopes

(Sep 23 – Oct 22)

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For the Week of Oct 14th, 2013 — Expect a major shake-up in your love life this week. On Wednesday, a conversation between you and your partner might open the door to a newfound mutual understanding and awareness that previously eluded you. Then, Friday’s Lunar Eclipse in your 7th House of Commitment will bring things to a crashing climax. A relationship turning point is imminent, and whichever way you go there will be no turning back. Will it be an ending or a new beginning? Wednesday’s dialogue might give you the answer.

 

So far, the wunderkind is wonderful at following directions.  I asked despite early signals he might arrive before his due date that he wait until he was fully developed, he did.  I asked that he think about reserving his own special birthday with both his father’s and mine at the second half of last month, he did.  I pointed out a birthday on the 13th might be not-so-great-mojo, so far, so good.

The house is as clean as an overdue woman can make happen, and have reached the uncomfortable point when even work emails and lead follow up is out of the scope of my attention span.  Looking forward, as baby G’s Realtor for life, to him moving out of his current studio digs and into something with some more room and though I have loved the creation of growth of this fantastic life, I’m looking forward to no longer being a duplex.  😉

JBOR Election and Affiliates night.

 

A brief explanation.  The last few years have had progressively more fun themes for our annual Jacksonville (NC) Board of Realtor’s election and affiliate night. This year was more or less a night at the Emmy’s/Hollywood evening.  So, folks were encouraged to dress as characters. . .I was thrilled to manage to squeeze into something non-maternity for a night but I think had I done a youtube video of me trying to get into some spanx (spoiler, I wasn’t successful) whilst getting ready would have easily scored more views than that cat riding the roomba.  ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLt5rBfNucc)  Safe to say, especially if you have European heritage and have assisted your Grandmother making sausage, a nine month pregnant woman trying to get into “smooth wear” basically looks like fifty pounds of sausage trying to get into ten pounds of casing, alternate image, a python who ate a deer.

Adapt and overcome!  😉

Jacksonville’s Board of Realtor’s election night-more photos to follow?

The last few months I have felt like I have been riding the bench professionally during a great game.  I managed to pull it together for last night’s festivities which, despite the contractions and sore feet and being overheated, made me feel a little more myself for a night which was a nice change of pace.  Everyone is joking that “once the baby arrives, you’ll be exhausted and it will slow you down”- they’ve obviously not experienced a difficult pregnancy.

Looking forward to launching some new projects and ideas and having my new right-hand-man by my side.  Subletting my body for the last year has given me time to fill MANY notebooks. . .big plans and goals for the future!

Today is also my birthday.  I had a talk with baby Garrett- included the philosophy my folks instilled that early is on time, on time is late and late is unforgivable.  I buffered the delivery and birthday conversation with the pointer that with both his father and my birthdays close to the due date, it would be lovely if everyone kept separate special days.  Last week we made it through a harvest moon, a packed labor and delivery department at the hospital and his father’s birthday.  This week I cleared my docket and rearranged a few big plans in anticipation since we are making very slow and steady delivery process.  The average first birth is fifteen hours, so reaching mid-day on my birthday I feel I’m safe to guess that we are in the clear but ANY TIME from here on out would be lovely.  Baby G, I’ll take a rain check for a day with no nausea, and getting to take a quick nap on my stomach as a present from you.  🙂

Hope you have big things brewing too!  Cheers to planning for an amazing sis-bang-boom to send out 2013 and to putting things in place and in motion for an even more amazing 2014!

Sometimes a bhag (google it) falls in your lap, which gives you a taste to conquer more!

Shifting market

 

Things are changing daily and weekly in ANY real estate market and the best analogy I have found is that real estate is just like the weather, it’s very local in nature.  What is true for one zip code or neighborhood isn’t the same for one down the road.  Commercial development, road construction, school zone changes, rates of bank owned homes all can change resale numbers and price per square foot valuations on properties.

Our local Jacksonville/Onslow County/Eastern NC market is affected by these changes as well as the rate of plus ups or cut backs of military bases.  We are blessed with a ton of new construction on Camp LeJeune (new ranges and more, and increased treatment options for wounded warriors and retirees at the local Naval Hospital) and MARSON base improvements as well as new assignments to MCAS New River . . .we aren’t sure what the future holds but we can read market indications and prepare any client to move best with the flow of the market so things are advantageous as possible for the most beneficial outcome.

Cheers to changes and preparing as best we can!

McKenzie Johnson Laurence- spelling matters today, apparently.

Year to date real estate market snap shot for the Onslow County NC area.

 

Residential Unit Sales Ranking By Office

 

Statistics from Jacksonville Board of REALTORS®  MLS (Onslow County Areas 1-7)

 

January – June 2013         

 

Total Number of Residential Sales “Sold” YTD 6/30/2013 = 1407 (1428 in 2012)

Decrease of 21 or Down 1%  

Total Number of Active Residential Listings = 2477

 

Total Number of SF and NC 1,2,3 “Sold” YTD 6/30/2013 = 1199 (1268 in 2012)

Decrease of 69 or Down 5%

Total Number of Active SF, NC 1,2,3 = 2041

 

Total Number of NC 1,2,3 “Sold” YTD 6/30/2013 = 681 (812 in 2012)

Decrease of 131 or Down 16%

Total Number of Active NC Residential Listings = 733

 

Total Number of SF 1,2,3 “Sold” YTD 6/30/2013 (NOT INCLUDING REO SALES)= 350 (395 in 2012)

Decrease of 45or Down 11%

Total Number of Active Re-Sale Residential Listings = 1217

 

Total Number of  REO SF 1,2,3 “Sold” YTD 6/30/2013 = 168 (61 in 2012)

Increase of 107 or Up 175%

Total Number of Active REO Re-Sale Residential Listings = 91

 

 

OFFICE RANKING INFO  (ONSLOW COUNTY Areas 1 – 7 all types)

 

Rank	Office	Units	Volume	Units	Volume	Units	Volume	% Volume
		Listed		Sold		Total
1	Keller Williams	128	$24,854,341	122	$23,012,451	250	$47,866,792	9.83%
2	Coldwell Banker Fountain	131	$24,753,650	64	$12,087,228	195	$36,840,878	7.57%
3	Century 21 Sweyer	101.5	$16,053,422	115	$18,076,075	216.5	$34,129,497	7.01%
4	Coldwell Banker Sea Coast	94.5	$15,351,749	107	$17,940,166	201.5	$33,291,915	6.84%
5	C-21 American Properties	66	$9,882,689	138	$19,440,378	204	$29,323,067	6.02%
6	C-21 Champion	47	$7,230,820	112	$18,415,169	159	$25,645,989	5.27%
7	HomeTeam	52	$9,415,762	57	$9,013,797	109	$18,429,559	3.78%
8	Non Member Selling Office	0	$0	94	$18,405,192	94	$18,405,192	3.78%
9	Treasure Realty	46	$12,664,379	20	$4,130,011	66	$16,794,390	3.45%
10	Prudential Hometown	44	$7,357,600	49	$8,788,788	93	$16,146,388	3.32%
11	C-21 American Properties West	73	$10,289,300	36	$4,682,700	109	$14,972,000	3.07%
12	Landmark Real Estate Group	19	$7,402,570	28	$6,661,200	47	$14,063,770	2.89%
13	Choice Jacksonville Realty	60	$6,683,160	49	$5,583,035	109	$12,266,195	2.52%
14	RE/MAX Home Connections	45	$8,663,296	17	$3,442,036	62	$12,105,332	2.49%
15	Fonville Morisey & Barefoot	39	$9,386,506	9	$2,289,876	48	$11,676,382	2.40%
16	Castro Real Estate Group	35	$6,592,204	24	$3,891,639	59	$10,483,843	2.15%
17	RE/MAX  Home Connections II	75	$7,096,084	27	$2,979,992	102	$10,076,076	2.07%
18	DR Horton Inc	32	$7,623,776	6	$1,411,743	38	$9,035,519	1.86%
19	Courtney Carter Homes	22	$4,194,764	21	$3,572,485	43	$7,767,249	1.60%
20	Cold Banker Sea Coast Surf City	10	$2,410,500	20	$4,003,746	30	$6,414,246	1.32%

 

         Total “Active” numbers as of July 8, 2013

 

 

This information was pulled directly from JBOR MLS. Please feel free to call with any questions.

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