Recently, Jane and I took a short trip to San Diego with our 2 daughters. Although the trip was brief, the four of us made great use of the time away spending quality time together. We visited the Aquarium in La Jolla, the San Diego Zoo, and even an In-N-Out Burger. But the best treat […]

Back in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, our country began using up our copper to produce more ammunition for our troops fighting in Viet Nam.  While that was necessary, it caused a shortage of copper for home construction.  That shortage led builders to look for alternatives.   First, the builders found a resource in […]

The National Association of Realtors has a document called “Code of Ethics”. All Realtors who belong to the NAR have obligated themselves to this Code. It contains duties to Buyers, duties to Sellers, and duties to other Realtors. But the Preamble to those duties provides what I’d say is a summary statement, which states, “Whatsoever […]

We recently took a trip to Washington DC (a rare event for us to leave Louisville), and we really enjoyed our a of our nation’s capitol.  During the tour, having learned that we are Realtors, our guide remarked about the ever rising home values in DC.  He said there were brief times of steady values, […]