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We do our best to adopt technology that makes sense and actually helps the home buying process.  One of the items that we've been hesitatnt to adopt is video.  It seems that the technology is starting to become more mainstream and helpful.  So we're making preperations to introduce video as part of our marketing package.  Below is a quick introduction that will accompany all of our videos.  We think it turned out great!  What do you'll think?

With new and upgraded amenities and plenty of development planned for the upcoming year, it’s a great time to check out Norton Commons homes for sale.

A recent CJ article ( Okay, it wasn't so recent, we are just behind!  It was from January ) points out, growth in the neighborhood has been delayed because the recession hit right when developers expected it to really take off. But officials are expecting 2012 to be a big year for Norton Commons, with plans for the development of 100 more lots, a new pool, park improvements, and the construction of a YMCA branch and a church. Here's an overview of the article :

Oval Park. Planned improvements to the eight-acre park include more trees and the installation of lights and benches along the

 Welcome to the third installment of our weekly post about cool, unique, high tech and potentially energy saving products for your home.  I'm SUPER excited about this post.  This past year, along with my beatiful wife, I married into pet ownership.  I've owned pets before, but it had been a while.  Now, most days I work from my home office with a Jack Russel at my feet.  He's a little co-dependant and likes to actually sleep ON my feet.  Which in the winter time, he'll get no complaints from me.  However, he also likes to bark at the UPS truck, the FEDex Truck, the Postman, the trash man, the whatever big truck happens to be driving by my street truck.  That gets annoying when I'm trying to talk on the phone.  We also have to make arrangements

So last week I introduced you to a new series in posts I would be doing this year about gadgets and devices for your home.  This week's post is about an item called Twine.  Twine is essentially a WifI card that has sensors built into it, along with batteries.  The other component of Twine is an online interface that lets you do "If this happens, do this..." programming.  For instance, a common occurance at my house is forgetting to place the clothes from the washer and place them into the dryer.  Simply place Twine on the washer, and setup a programming rule with the built in motion sensor, that when the vibration stops for longer than 5 minutes, send an email to remind you to place them into the dryer.  Such a simple task that causes me so much

Happy New Years! I realize we are already 4 days into 2012... Most people had their first day back to work yesterday, which meant lots of catching up to do!

Finish Line Realty fully embraces new technology, usually long before our peers ever even hear about it.  That said, we don't go around adding technology, just for the sake of technology.  The founders of Finish Line Realty ( Scott Hack and Jon Karlen ) consider themselves geek.  We embrace technology only when it makes sense.  That's why we are constantly upgrading and enhancing our website.  We firmly believe that technology makes our lives better!  We've come a long way in the past 10 years with the internet and connectivity.  Can you imagine what the next 10 years will bring?  We're