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            20 Ways to Save Money on Homeowners’ Insurance :  20 Ways to Save Money on Homeowners’ Insurance By Hillard Grossman Most money-saving tips have a secondary side effect, such as increasing out-of-pocket costs after a disaster or no coverage at all for something you may need.

The Ever-Changing Landscape of Real Estate: How Monetary Policy Shapes Supply, Demand, and Pricing Introduction The real estate market is a dynamic and ever-evolving landscape shaped by numerous factors, including technological advancements, demographic shifts, and economic conditions. However, one of the most significant and influential factors that constantly plays a pivotal role in the real estate market is monetary policy. In this blog, we will explore how changes in monetary policy can impact the supply, demand, and pricing of properties and how it has evolved over time. Understanding Monetary Policy Monetary policy refers to the actions taken by a country's central bank, such as the Federal Reserve in the United States, to manage and control the money supply and interest rates to achieve specific economic objectives. Central banks use various tools, such as open market operations, reserve requirements, and discount rates, to influence the availability of credit and the overal...

The Abed Group Heritage Palms Golf and Country Club: A Luxury Golfing Experience in Southwest Florida Heritage Palms Golf and Country Club is a world-class golf and country club in Fort Myers, Florida. The club features two championship golf courses, a state-of-the-art fitness center, and a variety of dining options. The golf courses at Heritage Palms are designed by renowned golf course architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr. The courses are challenging but fair, and offer stunning views of the surrounding area. The North Course is a par 72 course that measures 7,100 yards from the back tees. The South Course is a par 72 course that measures 6,900 yards from the back tees. Both courses are open to the public for play, but membership is required to enjoy all of the club's amenities. In addition to the golf courses, Heritage Palms also features a state-of-the-art fitness center, a variety of dining options, and a full-service spa. The fitness center is equipped with the latest cardio and ...

First-Time Buyers Back Despite Challenges They now make up 45% of all homebuyers, up from 37% last year, even as affordability issues persist. Repeat buyers may have pulled back due to rising interest rates.                                                     First-time Buyers Back Despite Challenges CHARLOTTE, N.C. – First-time home buyers have returned to the housing market, and those who can afford a home are finding success after years of setbacks. The share of buyers purchasing a home for the first time has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels. First-time buyers now represent 45% of all buyers, up from 37% of buyers surveyed last year, according to Zillow’s 2022 Consumer Housing Trends Report. If they can overcome affordability challenges, first-time buyers could be well positioned to continue increasing their share in today’s shifting market, with more opti...

Compete, Don't Compare "Remember who you are!"   Janet Evans, one of the greatest freestyle swimmers of all time, owns 45 National Titles, four gold medals, and three world records. Just before the race for Olympic qualification on the Atlanta Team her coach, Mark Schubert, pulled her aside. Coach Schubert said to her, "Don't forget who you are."     At the U.S. Olympic Trials, Evans was surrounded by younger and perhaps hungrier swimmers. One said she thought the 24-year-old Evans was scared of the other competition. So as Evans walked to the starting blocks for the 400-meter freestyle, her coach took just a moment to remind his swimmer of her credentials. Don't forget who you are - compete, but don't compare!     Janet Evans went out and made her third Olympic team, winning the 400-meter freestyle in splendid fashion. Janet Evans, with Coach Schubert's help, learned that winning means excelling at being you.     The former Cleveland Browns'...

Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman - not the attitude of the prospect. - W. Clement Stone There are four basic strategies on which your phone success depends - Have a reason for calling. Have something to discuss that motivates the person at the other end to want to listen. Be prepared to respond. Be mentally and physically "ready to strike." Follow a prepared script. Know what you are going to say and how you are going to say it. Your early words are critical to your success. Be brief and convey a certain sense of urgency. This you do by speaking a bit faster and louder than normal. Here are 12 proven ways to develop your phone effectiveness. Review these often: Maintain a positive attitude about using the phone. Choose a private place to make your calls. Organize your calls. Seek some common ground with the person at the other end of the line. Build and use a script. Introduce yourself, your company and state the purpose of your call immediately...

You are the Firm! "I don't know what your destiny will be but one thing I know, the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve."   Dr. Albert Schweitzer Always be mindful of your aura of influence. Professionals in selling always identify themselves with their companies. They never say "the company," it is always "we." Prospects or clients cannot talk about your company without including you. You cannot refer to your company without including yourself. In your prospects'/clients' eyes, you do more than represent the firm --  you are the firm .   Here's a quotation we saw at the reception desk of a Dallas hotel some years ago. It describes the influence of a single individual.    "An institution may spread itself over the entire business community. It may employ all kinds of people . . . but the average person will almost always form a judgment of it through contacts with one indiv...

                    Virtue is its own reward. There's a pleasure in doing good that sufficiently pays itself." It's too bad we can't all read our obituaries and determine how other people view our life. There is at least one exception to this and that is Alfred Nobel. Nobel was the wealthy Swedish businessman who established the Nobel Prize. He had invented dynamite and became one of the world's largest producers of explosives. When his brother died in a test of explosives, a newspaper mistakenly printed Alfred's obituary instead of his brother's. It read:   "The Merchant of Death is dead . . . Dr. Alfred Nobel, who became rich by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before, died yesterday."   When Alfred read it and saw that his life amounted to so much destruction and killing, he was devastated. He decided to do something to benefit humanity, and he used his fortune to establish the Nobel Prize for ...

Stamp It With Excellence! "The secret of success is to do the common jobs uncommonly well."  John D. Rockefeller, Jr. There is an indescribable superiority added to the character and fiber of the salespeople who consciously put the trademark of quality on their work. The mental and moral effect of doing things accurately, painstakingly and thoroughly can hardly be estimated because the processes are so gradual, so subtle. Every time you obey the inward law of doing right, you hear an inward approval. On the contrary, every half completed, the careless, slipshod job that goes out of your hands leaves its trace of demoralization behind and excellence becomes impossible.  There is great power in holding a high ideal of your sales work. Selling as a way of life teaches many lessons. One of the most important is that you are not paid for whom you know or for what you know.  As a professional salesperson, you're paid for the quality of service you provide with wh...

"Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win."   Nadia Comaneci, Romanian Olympian My theme for the year is   "2020 - WHEN DREAMS BECOME REALITY "!  Resolve to spend the bulk of your time in green-time activities - setting appointments and conducting selling interviews with potential customers and current clients. Most of what we do in sales is beyond our control. Our customers make the rules. Our job is to show up and do our best.   The nature of the beast is that any number of a thousand things can kill a sale (sometimes two thousand).   When asked what went wrong or why we failed to get the business, we have to train ourselves to make the shortest answer possible.   Excuses, no matter how valid, are not the business we are in. Our business is sales, and that means moving on to the next call without looking back.   The more calls we make, the more sales we make.   We know that the clock only moves ...