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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Dennis Smith</title><link>http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/blogs/dennis_smith/default.aspx</link><description /><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Debug Build: 61019.2)</generator><item><title>Health Insurance for Realtors</title><link>http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/blogs/dennis_smith/archive/2009/10/06/health-insurance-for-realtors.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:26:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">725b01d3-bc2f-4b72-85e7-e37f0f8ae354:553591</guid><dc:creator>Dennis Patrick Smith, Realtor, ePro</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/blogs/dennis_smith/comments/553591.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/blogs/dennis_smith/commentrss.aspx?PostID=553591</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Realtors today face a great challenge with health insurance.&amp;nbsp; Pre-existing conditions eliminate just about everyone who has seen a doctor in the past five years.&amp;nbsp; Age and other characteristics push this business comunnity to the limit.&amp;nbsp; Premiums are completely out of control.&amp;nbsp; This is true if you are talking about quality coverage with a reputable company. (oxy-moron)&amp;nbsp; Lack of regulation, misreprepsentation, and no&amp;nbsp;continuity are just a sample of business as usual.&amp;nbsp; Most Americans are in good health.&amp;nbsp; Most Americans are not self employed.&amp;nbsp; Seniors have Medicare.&amp;nbsp; The poor have Medicaid. Therefore why do we as a nation need to do anything!&amp;nbsp; Well... I will leave that up to you.&amp;nbsp; California Realtors have a good but expensive coverage.&amp;nbsp; Oklahoma Realtors have a plan.&amp;nbsp; North Carolina Realtors have a lousy plan but it is better than&amp;nbsp;the Core Plan endorsed by NAR.&amp;nbsp; This Core plan does not allow for creditable coverage on pre-existing conditions.&amp;nbsp; All in all, the whole thing is a mess.&amp;nbsp; I hope for America that the health care bill passes.&amp;nbsp; Then and only then will all of us have an equal opportunity!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=553591" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Price Reduced on 5577 Oakridge Drive in Oakridge Estates</title><link>http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/blogs/dennis_smith/archive/2009/05/20/4e70365e3fb743f6ac98b68a558c9048.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 19:16:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">725b01d3-bc2f-4b72-85e7-e37f0f8ae354:470975</guid><dc:creator>Dennis Patrick Smith, Realtor, ePro</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/blogs/dennis_smith/comments/470975.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/blogs/dennis_smith/commentrss.aspx?PostID=470975</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Oakridge Estates, Palm Harbor&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;Announcing a price reduction &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;on 5577 Oakridge Drive, a 2,381 sq. ft., 3 bath, 4 bdrm single story. Now&lt;/span&gt; &lt;img border="0" height="20" id="Price_mi" src="http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/Office/PortalOfficeShared/images/1x1.gif" style="width:34px;position:absolute;height:20px;" width="34" /&gt; &lt;span id="Price_r" style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10px;font-family:Verdana;"&gt;MLS&amp;reg;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$295,000&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;- Huge Reduction. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/Palm_Harbor/Florida/Homes/Area_497/Oakridge_Estates/Agent/Listing_1957887.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=470975" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/blogs/dennis_smith/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/blogs/dennis_smith/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx">For Sale</category></item><item><title>Now is the time to buy!</title><link>http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/blogs/dennis_smith/archive/2009/04/08/now-is-the-time-to-buy.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:25:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">725b01d3-bc2f-4b72-85e7-e37f0f8ae354:451304</guid><dc:creator>Dennis Patrick Smith, Realtor, ePro</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/blogs/dennis_smith/comments/451304.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/blogs/dennis_smith/commentrss.aspx?PostID=451304</wfw:commentRss><description>Many clients in the marketplace are seeing a reduction of inventory.&amp;nbsp; Rates are at a all time low with mortgage money available to those who qualify.&amp;nbsp; Our lender of choice is Dolphin Mortgage.&amp;nbsp; The 30 year fixed rate of 4.75% is an estimate.&amp;nbsp; Homeowners insurance rates have stabilized and county taxes have dropped recently as home prices declined.&amp;nbsp; These conditions are favorable at his time while we are still in a buyers market!&lt;img src="http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=451304" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Price Reduced on 5577 Oakridge Drive in Oakridge Estates</title><link>http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/blogs/dennis_smith/archive/2008/09/02/bf6865d29d99475497a4e2b430fd4a1e.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:45:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">725b01d3-bc2f-4b72-85e7-e37f0f8ae354:352425</guid><dc:creator>Dennis Patrick Smith, Realtor, ePro</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/blogs/dennis_smith/comments/352425.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/blogs/dennis_smith/commentrss.aspx?PostID=352425</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span id="LeadIn"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oakridge Estates, Palm Harbor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;Announcing a price reduction &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;on 5577 Oakridge Drive, a 2,381 sq. ft., 3 bath, 4 bdrm single story. Now&lt;/span&gt; &lt;img border="0" height="20" id="Price_mi" src="http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/Office/PortalOfficeShared/images/1x1.gif" style="position:absolute;" width="34" /&gt; &lt;span id="Price_r"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;MLS&amp;reg;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$317,000&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;- Priced on the Money $$$. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/Palm_Harbor/Florida/Homes/Oakridge_Estates/Agent/Listing_1957887.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=352425" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/blogs/dennis_smith/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.pinellasgulfproperties.net/blogs/dennis_smith/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx">For Sale</category></item></channel></rss>