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2 cups whole cranberries (these can be purchased in the produce section of your favorite grocery store or direct from the growers in the Long Beach, WA area). If you are looking for an adventure U-Pick cranberries are available on the Long Beach, WA Peninsula.

1.25 cups sugar or substitute for a cup of honey

1/2 cup water (optional to add more for desired consistency)

1/2 cup orange juice

1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional)

1/4 tsp cloves (optional)

Place cranberries in a saucepan with water and orange juice and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and simmer for 12 minutes. Stir on occasion. Pour sauce in ball jar, and place lid and ring on for seal. Let cool and refrigerate. Enjoy with your Thanksgiving turkey or anytime of the year.

It's time to plan for your business success in 2023. You need more business in the next 30, 60, 90 days and into the first part of next quarter, plus you need the real estate agents on your team making that happen for themselves in order to ensure future success. Click here for some proven strategies that will help your agents to increase their listings, sales, income and ultimately increased market share and revenue as we move into the new year.

Let's face it, these past few years have been a tough and challenging season. Now, more than ever, you need your living room to be a sanctuary, a place where you can relax, unwind, and connect with your favorite people. But if your place is starting to look like it was frozen in time several decades ago, it may just be time for an update. Check out this article in which design and real estate pros highlight what furniture, fixtures, patterns, and layouts scream "last millennia," and get a feel for what you can change to make your living space a modern, comfortable haven again.

Research shows that every American city has a housing supply problem, although the specifics of that supply problem is somewhat unique to each individual city. The tools and tactics needed to boost housing supply are readily available but they are less readily implemented. Increasing housing for low- and moderate-income homeowners and renters will require hard choices and changes that many communities have a history of resisting. At the same time, home prices and rent may stabilize in the new year. To learn more about these trends and predictions, click here.

As the housing market cools, home prices are beginning to come down. With that said, the pursuit of a new home is still not without its challenges. Because buying a single-family home remains difficult, many would-be homeowners are turning to cheaper alternatives to single-family homes, like condos or mobile homes. Current research is showing that mobile homes are significantly less expensive than their traditional counterparts, yet they are appreciating in value at almost the same rate as single-family homes in the last five years. To learn more, click here.

If there's one thing that's certain about the real estate market, it's change. As interest rates go up, mortgages are typically more difficult to obtain resulting in fewer homebuyers who are actively shopping and who often are operating with a smaller budget. In a challenging market, the real estate professionals who succeed are the ones who can adapt and thrive. Check out some of these differentiators that can help you to keep the momentum high, even when there are fewer homebuyers looking for homes, more inventory, and steeper competition.