It's been a year of transition and travel. Gloria (mom) & I joined the Windermere office of Stirling Sotheby's International Realty in November 2006. What struck us immediately (besides the obvious stature of the brand and marketing) was the welcoming and (often) familial environment imbedded in Stirling's corporate culture. The weekly office meetings are standing room only and the monthly all agents meetings typically attract well over 200 agents. If you are in Real Estate - you know what a feat that is. Roger & Tansy Soderstrom are the charismatic founders/owners. We are honored to be affiliated with this ground breaking company. We made two trips to the U.K., one to the Dominican Republic, Switzerland (Happy Birthday Alex), Italy, and France, Scottsdale & Palm Springs. Everywhere we went people would ask when the real estate market in Florida would hit bottom... (ahem). I'm hoping it has, but there are so many moving parts to this world-wide debacle... who knows - truly nobody.  Run ten miles in the opposite direction from anybody who purports to.