


This year is slowly coming to an end but that doesn't mean business is closed. The holidays is my time where I start looking towards 2026. This year in real estate took me on an unexpected path. Lasy year I spent volunteering/mentoring every Monday after school at River Springs Middle in Orange City. I do not have my own children so at first it was uncomfortable for me but as time continued, the kids loved me and the funny converations we had, it was definitely a growing moment. Now as i step into my role as the Events Director of the Florida Realtors Women's Council of Realtors Volusia Area, once again I found myself in an uncomforable situation. I had shown up to many events in support and the wonderful ladies encouraged me not only to join up but low-key voluntold me that I would be in this position lol. I was inexperienced in this role but still possessed the necessary skills to manage. I love how the ladies accepted...
Well I guess by now, the news about the current judgements charged against NAR has started to shake up the real estate atmosphere. From what I have seen, it has started to have a negative impact on realtors, painting us to be shady used car salesmen or even worse yet, thieves and con artists!! I am completely outraged at the social media posts that I have come up on within the short amount of time. People really think we are bringing home 10k-20k per tranaction, which is completely absurd unless the transaction is well into the 400k mark and above. Since I am fairly new to the industry going on my third year, I have seen those type of numbers only a few times this last year. It's kind of crazy to think that the industry that has finally given me a purpose in life, is about to be shaken from the ground up. I have weathered many storms before and I am prepared now once again. Sorry, my ADHD has taken my focus off of the main topic. These court cases brought up by, in my eyes, greedy b...