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19 Mar2021

Whooping with Joy 🥳 – TBG Update 3/19

Client snapshot: March, 2021 Owners decide to take advantage of opportune time to sell and low interest rates to buy and they choose to scale up from a starter home to a forever home Owners prep house and price it strategically to attract mul... Read More

15 Mar2021

A Market Like No Other 🤯 – TBG Update 3/12

One thing we all miss in the last year during Covid is open houses - being able to walk through and see beautiful homes for sale just for fun and also having buyers know that if they’re kind of sort of toying with the idea of buying a house but the... Read More

08 Mar2021

We Will Miss You Timothy Enright! 💔 – TBG Update 3/8

I got an article in my email inbox this week titled “Meghan Markle’s Marital Home Before Meeting Prince Harry Might Surprise You.” The article went on to show pictures of a house we sold at 447 S Highland in January 2020. This house is actually... Read More

01 Mar2021

Wolves Never Prosper 🐺 – TBG Update 2/28

It was super fun to celebrate our team this week at an outdoor team lunch. After a year of working remotely and doing so many virtual meetings and virtual get-togethers, it felt awesome to have lunch with each other in person. I love our team! Every ... Read More

22 Feb2021

When the Stars Align 💫 – TBG Update 2/21

I find it absolutely fascinating how often it feels like the stars align to pair buyers and sellers’ houses together so you see fate in the transaction. We see it so often over and over again and each time I marvel at the uncanniness of it. At a... Read More

12 Feb2021

Real Estate Is Like Skydiving – TBG Update 2/12

One of the most fascinating parts of working in real estate is observing buyer and seller behavior. So much of what I learn and internalize for my own way of interacting with the world is from observed behavior about humans and human interaction on m... Read More

07 Feb2021

Our City is Back 🏙 – TBG Update 2/7

There is much more demand than supply for housing in our area right now and the most common question we get these days is….do you know of more houses coming on the market for sale? For any seller thinking to sell, now is the time to capitalize on t... Read More

29 Jan2021

Take a Deep Breath & Just Jump In 🤸🏻‍♀️ – TBG Update 1/29

One of my favorite things in the world is going on listing appointments. This week all five listing appointments were fascinating. But the most unusual of all time was walking into a room full of taxidermy. The living room of this home had a do... Read More

24 Jan2021

Respect & Real Lasting Change 🌸 – TBG Update 1/24

I was studying the MLS this week to prepare for a listing appointment, and I noticed property remarks that labeled the master bedroom as the primary bedroom. At a guided showing with a buyer a few weeks ago, the listing agent called the master bedroo... Read More

18 Jan2021

Edge-of-the-Seat Excitement 🎢 – TBG Update 1/17

We have edge-of-the-seat excitement in the world of real estate right now. Properties that were on the market without offers at the end of last year are getting many showing requests, multiple offers, and backup offers with buyers waiting to see if t... Read More

08 Jan2021

Empathy & Kindness 💖 – TBG Update 1/8

There are so many buyers looking to buy right now and not enough supply. We have multiple offers on multiple properties - from properties not yet on the market to properties on the market for several months. Fixers and houses that are move-in ready. ... Read More

01 Jan2021

Happy New Year! 🥂 – TBG Update 1/1

I remember the first day of lockdown in March, my young son-in-law, Danny, announced that the goal for the year of Corona will be not just to survive, but to thrive both during and coming out of the Corona experience. There’s no question that the b... Read More

25 Dec2020

The Last Weekend of 2020 🎊 – TBG Update 12/25

I had a discussion yesterday with a large development company who is entitling a project to build multiple high end luxurious attached townhomes. I think their investment is so genius...in a world without Corona. In our old lives, it’s easy to see ... Read More

18 Dec2020

🎈 Making Dreams Come True – TBG Update 12/18

Selling real estate is so cool because it’s an up close and personal view into courageous humans navigating life’s transitions and experiencing the range of emotions that naturally go with the change. I love the humanness and the stories and seei... Read More

11 Dec2020

Remembering My Mom 🕎 – TBG Update 12/11

My mom’s Yahrtzeit is this Monday, the fifth night of Chanukah. Every year Chanukah is bittersweet and filled with extra special memories of my mom. My mom would bake a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting in the shape of a dreidel every year for... Read More

06 Dec2020

I’m a Grandmother! 🤱🏻 – TBG Update 12/6

We’re ready to launch 1038 S Stanley and it’s a really great deal at 1.2 for a 3 bedroom and 1.5 bath house with lots of character and charm, set high above the street, with a garage that’s additional living space. There’s a great outdoor pat... Read More

27 Nov2020

Abundance of Gratitude 💐 – TBG Update 11/27

This week I’m grateful for all the people who had gratitude on their minds the week of Thanksgiving and who showed their gratitude with such a full heart. I’m grateful for Bobby and Liat, the sellers at 461 N Highland, who asked me for a link to ... Read More

20 Nov2020

What Will Happen in 2021? 📊 – TBG Update 11/20

I’m so excited to show our new listing at 160 S Poinsettia by appointment this Sunday from 12 pm to 2 pm! The sellers’ parents each lived until almost 100 years old in this house! The air conditioning is updated but otherwise, most of the house i... Read More

14 Nov2020

The End of the Year is Near 🏃‍♀️ -TBG Update 11/14

November and December are always our busiest time of the year. I think as the year comes to a close, people discover that their New Year's resolution of buying or selling a house didn’t happen and it’s now or never for the year that’s ending. R... Read More

06 Nov2020

We Miss Open Houses! 💔 -TBG Update 11/6

I miss open houses so much!!!!!!!!! I love talking about real estate and meeting all the people who come to browse houses for sale just for fun! I love meeting people and discussing their house, and their plans and their dreams and their life. Inevit... Read More

30 Oct2020

Reciprocal Kindness 🤗 -TBG Update 10/30

I’m excited for my sellers at 950 S Muirfield who received nine offers and have their house in escrow for way over asking. The most desirable popular style house in our area is authentic Spanish. There is most demand for move-in ready Spanish house... Read More

25 Oct2020

Red Hot Property 🚨 -TBG Update 10/23

Our listing at 950 S Muirfield is a Red Hot Property on Redfin and we have over 20 showings scheduled in 15 minutes increments all day long on Sunday starting at 9:30 am. The house is super cute and charming and full of character and it’s so fun an... Read More

16 Oct2020

Our Favorite People 🤩 – TBG Update 10/16

Leslie Whitlock, small business owner of Leslie Whitlock Staging Company, passed away this week of complications from pneumonia and our team is grieving. Leslie was a talented creative independent stager with eclectic cool taste. I enjoyed working wi... Read More

09 Oct2020

My Favorite Dish 🍞 – TBG Update 10/9

We recently took over an expired listing that was on the market for six months with another agent. We kept the price the same but we redid the staging, the cleaning, and of course all the marketing and the overall presentation of the listing. Within ... Read More

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