Real Estate: Three Key Actions to Consider in Today's Market
1: Your Primary Residence – Rent vs. Buy? For those who are confident in their job and have their personal finances in order now is the time to buy. The combination […]
A Few Things To Keep In Mind If You Are Selling Your Home In 2012:
General Information, Have MoneyListing your home now rather than waiting for the start of the traditional spring home-buying season could be a smart decision.On average there are fewer homes for sale in January/February […]
Real Estate Update
General Information, Have MoneyThere is often conflicting information in the news regarding real estate. As always it is necessary to take a closer look and determine what is really going on in your […]
REAL ESTATE, THE FAMILY HOME AND THE 40/70 CONVERSATION
General Information, Have MoneyThe financial crash has shown many of us that even “the best laid plans” may not work out. Retirement next eggs have been decimated and equity in the family home […]
HOME OWNERSHIP STILL MAKES SENSE
General Information, Have MoneyIt has been well-reported recently that the median American household’s net worth has dropped 29 percent. In an article by Jay Papasan of Keller Williams Realty International he makes the […]
So is 2013 a time to make your move?
General Information, Have MoneyThose Looking to Trade Up. At these low interest rates you can make the move to a larger home and lifestyle you’ve always wanted. Even if you didn’t recoup all […]
Trends to Watch:
General Information, Have MoneyPrices are Rising. According to the S&P Case/Schiller Index prices were up 4.3% nationally over the last year. Although the Queens/Long Island region has seen less growth because of distressed […]
Buying or Selling a House – 5 Important Factors to Consider When Choosing Your Agent
General Information, Have MoneyThe typical real estate transaction has so many facets and involves a myriad of details that to work with just any agent can cost you time and money – not […]
There truly is a vacation for every personality, just like there is “a lid for every pot”.
General Information, LifestyleMy goal, for the immediate future of my travel posts with “Time To Play” is to share some bucket-list, over-the-top, dreamvacation choices and to also explore some budget, closer to […]
A VACATION FOR EVERY PERSONALITY. . .
General Information, LifestyleI want to thank Doreen for inviting me to be share my insights about travel with her “Time to Play” audience. Since this is my first post, I’ll start with […]
WHAT A TRAVEL AGENT CAN DO FOR YOU!
General Information, LifestyleTravel and happiness: As I said in my first article, those words go together, kind of like peanut butter & jelly. For my second post on Time To Play website […]
HOW LONG SHOULD YOUR NEXT VACATION BE?
General Information, LifestyleTravel is intoxicating, the more you do, the more you want to do. My husband, Chris & I were able to test this theory recently by traveling for nearly a […]
Every Vacation Experience is Different (or should be!)
General Information, LifestyleWe often get the question, “What trip would you take?” I want our clients to understand that Chris and I believe everyone is different. There is no “one size fits […]
A Little Goes A Long Way
General Information, Lifestyle“My clients have been using our Cruise Planners/American Express Trip Registry product more and more often to celebrate milestones in their lives and I just had to share it with […]
Identify your sources of retirement income
General Information, Have MoneyOnce you have an idea of your retirement income needs, your next step is to assess how prepared you are to meet those needs. In other words, what sources of […]
Estimate your life expectancy
General Information, Have MoneyThe age at which you retire isn’t the only factor that determines how long you’ll be retired. The other important factor is your lifespan. We all hope to live to […]
Decide when you'll retire
General Information, Have MoneyTo determine your total retirement needs, you can’t just estimate how much annual income you need. You also have to estimate how long you’ll be retired. Why? The longer your […]