When you win it, sounds like you'll have enough room to throw a party for all of us to come celebrate with you!

My wife and I will celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary this year.

Okay, you celebrated, now get back to work!

It seems like yesterday we were celebrating the new year but with the start of April, Quarter 1 2013 just finished!

That's a big step and should be celebrated.

Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the healthiest housing market.Finally, we determined each city’s weighted average across all metrics to calculate its overall score and used the resulting scores to rank-order our sample.Each city in our sample was categorized according to the following population-size guidelines:Large cities: More than 300,000 peopleMidsize cities: 150,000 to 300,000 peopleSmall cities: Fewer than 150,000 peopleReal-Estate Market – Total Points: 80Home Value Forecast: Full Weight (~5.33 Points)Note: This metric is based on Zillow’s Home Value Forecast, which predicts the Zillow Home Value Index one year from June 2018.Median Home-Price Appreciation: Full Weight (~5.33 Points)Average Number of Days Until a House Is Sold: Full Weight (~5.33 Points)Share of Homes Selling for a Gain: Full Weight (~5.33 Points)Share of Listings with Price Cuts: Full Weight (~5.33 Points)Share of ‘Underwater’ Homes: Full Weight (~5.33 Points)Note: This metric measures the percentage of homes with negative equity.Home Sales Turnover Rate: Full Weight (~5.33 Points)Ratio of Rent Price to Sale Price: Full Weight (~5.33 Points)Foreclosure Rate: Full Weight (~5.33 Points)Share of Delinquent Mortgage Holders: Full Weight (~5.33 Points)Number of Bank-Held Homes: Full Weight (~5.33 Points)Note: This metric refers to unsold Real Estate Owned, or REO, housing units.Vacancy Rate: Full Weight (~5.33 Points)Note: This metric was calculated as follows: Vacant Housing Units / Total Housing Units.Buy vs.

That’s the equivalent of sweet sixteen for young ladies in the US, except it’s celebrated at 15 (quince).

D) CELEBRATE SMALL WINS - We often overlook this. 

And obviously we will continue to follow up with the owners of the property we visited last night as well the la Conchita seller.Lessons Learned:Although it is way too early to celebrate any kind of success, I am a little pleased and surprised at the results we are starting to see.

His name is Chris Makiri, he is now with Celebrity Home Loans.