I have been soooo busy getting ready for this Grand Opening!! (Oh and all the while closing so many homes in August!) We’ve had a couple of events to bring in agents because we want to get traction and build momentum at the Grand Opening with some sales! This is a weird market and I notice that buyers aren’t seeing the opportunity that’s right in front of them. Now is an amazing time to buy. ⏰ You can lock in the prices annd take and if a lower interest rate next year. Essentially we are in a buyers market. Then when interest rates continue to slide and go down, by next year they will close escrow with a lower interest rate than current rates today! So your buyer is getting the best of both worlds. That’s really tough to do in real estate, time the market. ⏰ The ‘bottom’ of the market is closer than they think. And by the time they realize they missed it. It’s too late. ⏰ Share this with your clients!! Let’s get them off the fence and create some urgency! ⏰ Right now, I really want to see more urgency in these buyers. What about you? Are you seeing a strong sense of urgency or are your buyers wanting to ‘think about it’ and ‘see what happens in the market’? ⏰ What are you seeing out there? I’m really excited to sell a lot of homes quickly at Belcourt Place! [This is my affirmation] Have prosperous weekend! 😊😘

Until 1988, many U.S. banks and lenders required a woman to have a male co-signer (husband, father, or other male relative) in order to get a business loan. This was legal until the Women’s Business Ownership Act of 1988, signed by President Ronald Reagan. That law (Public Law 100-533) made several landmark changes: - Prohibited states from requiring male relatives to co-sign business loans for women. - Established the Women’s Business Center program. - Required the U.S. Census Bureau to count women-owned businesses more accurately. - Expanded access to federal contracts for women-owned businesses. So while there were some protections earlier under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974 (which made it illegal to deny credit just because of sex or marital status), in practice, banks often still demanded male signatures until the 1988 law closed that loophole and enforced compliance. 👉 In short: before 1988, women often couldn’t get a business loan without a male co-signer — even if the law technically said they should have been able to. In the words of Kim Kardashian “I didn’t come this far, just to come this far!” I graduated in 1990 so this seems like just yesterday to me. I had no idea that women couldn’t obtain their own business loan without a male signature until 1988! Wow!! I’m so proud of us! Let’s keep going… ALL THE WAY💪💯😊