I am proud to say that my husband and best friend has officially been published. And while the writing is very technical and far removed from what my focus is, I feel that his work should be posted on this site due to the relevance to higher education. First, he is in process of successfully [......Read More
Today it is official. I have submitted the paperwork to transition the corporation to a new field. 1228 Home is now doing business as Lockean, Inc. I wanted to take the time to post the meaning, intentions and objectives of the business here in hopes that those two or three loyal followers will help encourage [......Read More
I know I promised I would have my new site up long before now but it seems that life sometimes takes us down paths we didn’t anticipate. So, I am back and ready more than ever to share my thoughts. My focus has changed but I hope my rantings still give pause for thought or [......Read More
Okay, I admit it. It probably isn’t good to let your blog sit for a year and a half without any new commentary. However, my thorough disgust with the real estate market in general left me only one option in keeping my sanity….. that was to disconnect, step back and regroup. I have had to [......Read More
To no surprise, today Bloomberg mentioned Tampa as one of the worst areas for home price declines in the nation. If this surprises you, you need to take your head out of the sand. I predicted at the beginning of 2007 that prices would need to come down in Tampa by 20% and was laughed [......Read More
Growing up we sometimes fall prey to the pressure of our peers. When I was in school I can recall the need to “be cool” or “fit in” really didn’t start until middle school. These days I find my six year old twins falling victim to pressure of the latest fad. But this doesn’t seem [......Read More
Want to invest in real estate but think there isn’t a safe place to make the jump? Think again! Some Denver metro areas are swarming with investment activity. Bad press and some of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation have pushed this area close enough to the bottom that investors are quietly snatching up [......Read More
It’s a buyer’s market! That’s old news. Great deals are everywhere for buyers with money to put down and decent credit. Further, buyers are out there looking and even buying today. They aren’t sitting on the fence. Granted, there are fewer buyers than there were two years ago but that doesn’t mean things aren’t s...Read More
For long time real estate investors the media hype about the sky falling in the housing sector can be equated to the latest news on the West Nile Virus or the latest shark attack on the beach during Labor day weekend. Sure somebody was seriously hurt or became very sick but the news really doesn’t [......Read More
Bush’s subprime bailout (yes bailout) is not a surprise. He had to step in with his popularity at an all time low and the Republicans almost assured major losses at election time. At face value many are cheering his promise to help the little guy and applauding both his and Bernanke’s comments that the speculators [......Read More
