Dear friends and colleagues,

As this year winds down and gives us pause to reflect over the past twelve months, we see the real estate market starting to come back and only the strong Realtors that weathered the market are still standing. We’ve seized this opportunity to increase our skill level tremendously so that we may not only celebrate a wonderful holiday, but will also be ahead of the game when the part-timers decide to return to real estate!

"7 tips to thrive this holiday season." We came across this article online and wanted to share it with you. We’re in the midst of the holiday season and some of you may be grasping for sanity. Read these tips!

A degree or two here, a penny there... Here are a few tips for lowering your utility bills and increasing your energy efficiency around the house. Click here!

Pending home sales have risen for nine months in a row, a first for the series of the index since its inception in 2001, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Homes Sales Index, an indicator based on contracts signed in October, increased 3.7 percent to 114.1 from 110.0 in September, and is 31.8 percent above October 2008 when it was 86.6. The rise from a year ago is the biggest annual increase ever recorded for the index, which is at the highest level since March 2006 when it was 115.2.  Read more here.

Needed… Can food and frozen turkeys.  This year, as we do every year, we collect food items for the Mississippi Gulf Coast Battered Women Shelter. This year the shelter is asking for any type of can food, frozen ham or turkeys, for their shelter’s Christmas and Holiday meals.  If you wish to donate any items, please bring them to our office or call us at 228.274.0002 and we’ll pick up your donations.  The shelter will pick up our donations on the afternoon of the 22^nd (Wednesday). Thank you for your donations.

Contributed by Al & Dee Allegue
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