Douglas County Real Estate Market Trends For March 2013
Greetings: Will our country ever be safe from Terrorists and their deadly attacks! What happened at the Boston Marathon was horrific and I as a former combat Marine am angry over it. I ran 2 Marathons and as you finish you have a lot of joy and sense of accomplishment which these two brothers destroyed
Douglas County Real Estate Market Trends for February 2013
Happy Easter! For us Catholics, we are happy to learn that the Cardinals have elected a new Pope and he is from the Americas’. Pope Francis the First appears to be the Vicar of Christ that is needed to take the challenges of the Church and the World on. He appears to be a man
Douglas County Real Estate Market Trends for January 2013
Greetings: The U.S. economic outlook for 2013 shows signs of improvement according to the latest data from the office of the Department of Labor. Real GDP is expected to grow 2.2% in 2013 and 3.0% in 2014. Consumer confidence is expected to rise to 78% up from 69% in 2012. Unemployment is expected to hover
Douglas County Real Estate Market Trends for December 2012 and End of Year
Congress and the President are at it again. It seems as soon as we avoided the fiscal cliff, we are facing the dreaded showdown about raising the debt ceiling. With the same bold minded Congress and President we can expect the same result. You can be assured that the next four years will be a
Douglas County Real Estate Market Trends for November 2012
Greetings: Cathy and I want to wish all of you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! As we all reflect on the actions of this past year, we soon realize what a confused and precarious world we live in. Yes, there were many tragic events that occurred in 2012
Douglas County Real Estate Market Trends for October 2012
Our elections are over! I am sure that some of your candidates won and some of the issues you voted on passed and some lost but at least we were able to exercise our fundamental right to cast our votes. Remember, that is why we go war, “to protect our freedoms and the right to
Douglas County Real Estate Market Trends for September 2012
We are nearing the end of what some are calling, “The most important election since Ronald Regan and Jimmy Carter.” I would encourage all of you to please vote, especially for our local and state wide ballot measures and candidates. We have some very capable people running for election and re-election. As a student of
Douglas County Real Estate Market Trends for August 2012
Greetings: Not only has the weather been hotin Douglas County but residential sales are hot as well. It has been over 5 years since accepted offers or closed sales posted totals higher than the numbers recorded for August 2012. The 131 pending sales were +28.4% higher than the 102 pending sales in 2011. In just
Douglas County Real Estate Market Trends for July 2012
The 2012 Douglas County Fair has come and gone with mixed reviews. They reported that attendance was down but revenues were up. We did have a booth there and many of our listings were featured. This is a great venue to let people know about our seller’s properties and the current market conditions in Douglas
Douglas County Real Estate Market Trends for June 2012
The National debate for President is already heating up and we have over 4 months until our elections in November. No wonder the American voter feels overwhelmed by the time they get ready to vote. As we all know, we are very fortunate to choose our President to become the leader of our country. I
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Neil D. Hummel
Principal Broker, Owner