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Kids say the darnedest things!

October 19, 2009

Today’s Blog post is not really brought to you by me. It’s really the work of Little Jack Brown, age 8. We hope to see Jack follow in the footsteps of his Dad and Grandpa and keep selling those houses into the 3rd generation!

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There’s an App for US.

October 6, 2009

So…….little known fact for you all. You can get all Coldwell Banker listings on an iPod or a Blackberry. Specially formatted, even.
Read about it here.
Get the app in the iTunes store.
Pretty exciting, eh?

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Everybody needs a Grandpa like this!

October 1, 2009

Often, as I am working on files at the front desk in our office Mr. Calvin will sit down to talk. Mr. Calvin is the Lord’s way of making up for the lack of a Grandfather during my formative years. He is the original Spinks in Spinks Brown & Durand and he is one of [...]

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Real Estate by the Numbers: January – August 2009

September 30, 2009

One of the primary reasons that our firm has implemented its blog is to provide timely information to our customers and the general public regarding this area’s residential market trends and activity.
 Previously, this information has been difficult for the public to obtain.  John Erskine, an American educator, once said that “Opinion is that exercise of [...]

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A Snake in the Grass

September 30, 2009

There once was a REALTOR who became overly aggressive.
You might say their desire to win became strangely obsessive.
For many a year they blended right in,
for it was difficult to tell foe from friend.
In the end the truth came around
for there was no hiding that rattling sound.
People will see just who you are,
and being a snake [...]

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Thinking Pink!

September 25, 2009

How to tell something big is about to happen downtown…….watch the fountain!

Breast Friends for Life is hosting Paint the Town Pink tomorrow morning. Find out all the details at the LaGrange Chamber website right here!
Thanks to Tracy Spinks for the awesome photo!

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Paddle by and get your flyer!

September 25, 2009

Ben Yates has sent in some photos from a listing we have on West Point Lake!
If you’re interested in what this house looks like on the nice, dry, warm and cozy interior….you can find out here.

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Roy Spinks, Roving Weather Reporter.

September 24, 2009

Today this little gem appeared in my Outlook inbox: “A little water is a sea to an ant.”
 It’s not just the ants, buddy.
 Right now I am looking out the window at a beautiful blue sky. Fall has always been my favorite time of year, and there is something about the light in late September that [...]

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Just fax it.

September 24, 2009

“Just fax it.” 
Those were the words that began the technological revolution for me.  While certainly not as poignant as the sentence spoken forty years ago by the Apollo 11 crew, “Tranquility base here.  The Eagle has landed.”, this phrase has nevertheless been a milestone as our company navigated the increasing barrage of technological opportunities available.
 The [...]

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