16 Inspirational Quotes to Inspire You in 2016

1. If you can dream it, you can do it. Walt Disney

2. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. Wayne Gretzky

3. Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover. Mark Twain

4. You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. Christopher Columbus

5. Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right. Henry Ford

6. Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway. Earl Nightingale

7. When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there. Zig Ziglar

8. Sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make. Donald Trump

9. Make today your masterpiece. John Wooden

10. Obsessed is just a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated. Russell Warren

11. Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. Will Rogers

12. The world is changing very fast. Big will not beat small anymore. It will be the fast beating the slow. Rupert Murdoch

13. When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world. George Washington Carver

14. Mars is there, waiting to be reached. Buzz Aldrin

15. Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try. Yoda

16. Teach us to give and not to count the cost. Saint Ignatius

Top 10 New Year's Resolutions

1 Hour of Classic Christmas Music (video)

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Scrooge (1935 Full Movie)

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Millennials' Obstacles to Buying a Home [infographic]

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MILLENNIALS' OBSTACLES TO BUYING A HOME

What are the major hurdles to homeownership for Gen. Y?

According to a national survey of 2,000 millennials, top concerns cited were:

64% Down payment
32% Credit score
32% Student loan debt
25% Not knowing how to start
14% Credit card debt

But there is some GOOD NEWS!

55% Plan to purchase a home in two years.
40% Say that recent reductions in mortgage insurance premiums (MIPs) have favorably influenced them to make a home purchase.

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10 Mistakes People Make with Regrets (plus 1 bonus)

Lightning fast read meant to make you think...

10 Mistakes People Make with Regrets (plus 1 bonus):

1. Overlook that all people have at least one (regret: to feel sorrow or remorse for an act, fault, disappointment, etc; to think with a sense of loss).
2. Wait until their death bed to consider regrets.
3. Figure they can't fix it so why even try? (not true).
4. Don't realize it takes a change of mindset to erase regrets (watch "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens on YouTube for help).
5. Put off reconciling the wrongs they've committed with their words (go and say you're sorry).
6. Put off reconciling the wrong they've committed with their actions (again, go and say you're sorry and consider making restitution).
7. Don't forgive those who have regrets as it has to do with their relationship with them (release them so you can be free, too).
8. Don't realize they are personally causing regrets in others (especially their loved ones and friends, etc) by the way they're living their lives.
9. Blame others for their own regrets and failings.
10. Overlook that it's not so much about having no regrets as much as it is about nurturing the ability to reconcile regrets.

BONUS Forget to live their lives so that at their last breath they'll be able to say, "I have no regrets."

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by Mike C (aka blog boy)

You might also be interested in: 10 Mistakes People Make with Depression 10 Mistakes People Make with Happiness

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (official trailer)

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7 Star Wars Design Principles (infographic)

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Christmas Fun Facts (infographic)

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Mother Lode Area Real Estate Stats (November 2015)

I've got the latest Mother Lode market numbers for you to look at today. To begin with, you'll notice the overall sales picture including all sales classes. CLICK HERE to view November 2015 compared to November 2014. CLICK HERE to view January-November 2015 compared to January-November 2014. You'll also want to notice the graphs including the Mother Lode Residential Unit Sales through November 2015 graph versus the previous five years (clickable picture 1 on above left) along with the Mother Lode Residential Volume Sales graph versus the previous five years (clickable picture 2 on the right) and the Mother Lode Residential Average Sales Price graph versus the previous five years (clickable picture 3 on the left below), respectively. (The data used comes from the Tuolumne Multiple Listing Service and is deemed reliable, but not guaranteed.) As usual, I also have some of the numbers in black and white here:

UNIT SALES: November 2015 = 73; November 2014 = 74; -1%

VOLUME SALES: November 2015 = $18,588,600; November 2014 = $17,178,753; +8%

AVERAGE SALES PRICE: November 2015 = $254,638; November 2014 = $232,145; +10%

Sugar Pine Realty Home Brochure eMagazine (December 2015)

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