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If you are new to our readership, we welcome your input, including suggestions on topics for discussion, war stories of closings you will never forget and, of course, truly tasteful jokes

Slowing Down?

This past quarter has been a challenging one in Real Estate and Lending.  Buyers and sellers are struggling to figure out how to come together in market.  Borrowers are deciding at what point to jump in and refinance; balancing changing interest rates while evaluating new loan products.

One thing that we have consistently heard is that the landscape in real estate is changing.  Realtors, Mortgage Brokers, and Title Professionals are reevaluating their careers.  Some have left, some have sold out and some have laid-off employees.

How long will this last?  Who knows!  What we do know is that Marlin Title is here for the long haul.  As the market has slowed, we have used the opportunity to further teach and cross-train our staff in order to better serve our clients.  

No one has been laid off and we have not cut back on office hours.  We still answer the phone in the evenings and on the weekends and continue to travel to closings at borrowers’ homes.

We have recently doubled the size of our office and are preparing our classroom for Marlin University.  There, we will be offering continuing education classes for Realtors and Mortgage professionals.   

·         We have been selected by the West Coast Chapter of the Florida Association of Mortgage Brokers as their preferred location for continuing education. 

·         We are working with the State of Florida to become certified to offer continuing education credits for Realtors.

·         We offer practical sense classes in Marketing, Goal Setting and Attainment and  many others.  See our website for a complete rundown.

Call with any questions you may have about Marlin University.  Better yet, stop by and visit.

If you know a great joke, in at least moderately good taste, please share it with us.

Jokes

Men!

A man was sitting on the edge of the bed, observing is wife turning back and forth, looking at herself in the mirror. Since her birthday was not far off he asked what she'd like to have for her Birthday. I'd like to be six again, she replied, still looking in the mirror with a wistful look.

So, on the morning of her Birthday, he arose early, made her a nice big bowl of Lucky Charms, and then took her to Six Flags theme park. What a day! He put her on every ride in the park: the Death Slide, the Wall of Fear, the Screaming Monster Roller Coaster, everything there was. Five hours later they staggered out of the theme park. Her head was reeling and her stomach felt upside down. He then took her to a McDonald's where he ordered her a Happy Meal with extra fries and a chocolate shake. Then it was off to a movie, popcorn, a soda pop, and her favorite candy, M&M's. What a fabulous adventure!

Finally she wobbled home with her husband and collapsed into bed exhausted. He leaned over his wife with a big smile and lovingly asked, "Well Dear, what it was like being six again?" Her eyes slowly opened and her expression suddenly changed. "I meant my dress size, you stupid jerk!" The moral of the story: Even when a man is listening, he is gonna get it wrong.