Cindy's Blog

So sorry for the delay in posting (or is this how I start every post?) This past weekend was the Junior League of Richmond's Junior Book & Author Event, of which I was the chair. Aside from those things that directly impact my clients, or were otherwise of paramount importance, everything else has been put on hold for the last couple of weeks in preparation for this event.

If you have never been to this event, and have a middle school student, it is an absolutely terrific day, featuring an awesome middle school author (this year, we had 2 time Newbery Honor Winner Gary D. Schmidt) and he was an absolutely terrific speaker, funny, engaging, but also imparting to the kids and the adults a light but definite wisdom. So, if you have a middle school child, definitely pencil it in on your calendar next year for late February, early March! There's a new author every year, but they are always terrific!

In the world of the real estate market here in Richmond, things are still a bit slow, but things do seem to be trending up just a bit, a move that is expected with springtime's arrival. Rates are still crazy low, and with all the the Fed is doing to keep rates low, hopefully some of their other plans will help things loosen up a bit, giving banks the confidence to lend and consumers the confidence to borrow.