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As I was doing some dougfrancis.com performance maintenance over the summer, I started reading through some of the older blog posts deep inside this blog. Part of my effort was to clean up issues that Google Webmaster Tools told me were causing Crawl errors… but, anyway, it forced me to read through some of my older blog posts. This little exercise helped me see that my blog is unique, and not... [Read more]

A Zillow.com Poll?

Jeepers! I go out of town for a family vacation (as most of DC does in August) and come back to get an e-mail from Zillow.com (yes, that Zillow.com) that I am included in their D.C. REALTOR Blogger poll? Vote for DougFrancis.com right now Now, this might just add a little sunshine to my day if you take a minute and give me the “thumbs-up”. Thanks for your vote. By the way… my primary... [Read more]

A Quote in MSN Money

I was surprised the other day to get a Google Alert that there was a quote attributed to me on the MSN Money site in an article by Marilyn Lewis. Back in May, I wrote a post warning home buyers to refrain from adding new credit lines before they actually “closed” on their new home. Since mortgage lenders are now running a second credit report just prior to closing (did you know that?),... [Read more]

A Quick Blood Donation… Now a Vacation

Next to INOVA Fairfax Hospital As I get prepared for my annual summer vacation trek up to Maine and Rhode Island, one of my things-to-do is to stop by the INOVA Blood Donor Center on Woodburn Road in Annandale, VA. For the past few years, planning to go away has been a good reminder that I should walk in and spend an hour with some of the most dedicated people in the medical field. Have you donated... [Read more]

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