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3 reasons to be thankful you're in real estate this year
This Thanksgiving, reflect on what being an agent has done for you and your family.

Every Thanksgiving, we tend to take time to stop and reflect on the things we're thankful for in our lives. We sit around our turkey feasts and list our family, our loved ones, our health and other material things we feel blessed to have.
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Mortgage Demand Unchanged Even as Interest Rates Fall


The interest rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage moved lower last week for only the second time since September, but that was not enough to entice consumers to call their lenders.

Mortgage application volume was unchanged last week from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.



Bill Gates just bought a huge chunk of land - he wants to build his own 'smart city'




The  richest man in the United States wants to build his own city.
Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates put down $80 million for a massive swath of land in Arizona, about 45 minutes west of downtown Phoenix, KPNX  reports.

His goal? Developing 25,000 acres of land into a 'smart city' that will be called "Belmont." The name stems from Belmont Partners, an Arizona-based real estate investment group.

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The 25 Best Places for Veterans to Live 





Tampa coming in at the number 6 spot.


Veterans thinking of shipping off to a new city should consider the obvious factors like cost of living and regional economic health. But they may also want to understand the size of the veteran population, whether the local job market has a demand for military skills and the quality of its Veterans Affairs health facilities.


WHAT WE HAVE BEEN UP TO ...................

November was a very busy month for us here at Sapphire.  We did another food drive for  Yes! Of America United for their "Holiday Smiles" program which helps families in need during the holidays.
 
We, also, had our  second annual Professional Development Day,  Mission Possible-Together We Make It Possible.  The staff attended three panels consisting of an Escape Room, a Scavenger Hunt, and a Destress Panel where they were able to work on team building skills and ways to destress/exercise at work.  The team also played a game of  To Tell The Truth, with some of their co-workers as the panelists.  The panelists had to give a unique fact about themselves that their co-workers would not necessarily know, the staff then had to determine which staff member the fact belonged to by asking the panelists different questions.  The panelists were all aware of each others unique fact and were allowed to lie in order to trick the audience members.  Our staff had  a blast with this!
 

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