Archive for May, 2008
Are Hurricane Prone Areas Losing Population Due To Fear Of Storms Or Housing Slowdown?
Owning real estate in hurricane prone regions of the country has always had it’s risks. So after a particularly bad stretch of storms over the past few years one would expect the population to decline.
And it has, by about 1 percent since 2000.
Of course, according to the study by USA Today, …
50 Cent’s Long Island Home Burns Down - Was It Arson?
The Dix Hills home of Rap star 50 Cent burned down in what investigators have deemed suspicious. The home was being lived in by Curtis Jackson’s (50 Cent’s real name) former girlfriend, his 10 year old son, and her family.
What has raised the concern of investigators was that earli…
Commmuting Pain Index - Los Angeles and Atlanta Lead The Way
If you are looking to save your sanity and pocket book, or if you really hate traffic, here are the cities to stay away from.
These cities share a high level of traffic combined with a spread out workforce. Long commutes are the norm and it is wearing on those who live there.
IBM commissioned the…
No comments1 month behind on my mortgage
Question: I am having some difficulty catching up on my mtg I have been in my house for 15 years and never missed any payments we had some unforseen bills this winter like the price of fuel to heat our home which but us back a little bit in our finances we don’t owe a lot of debt or spent a lo…
Patchwork Nation - A New Demographic Study Of The United States
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Patchwork Nation is a new initiative by the Christian Science Monitor to break the country into 11 demographic units by county that best represent the population that lives there. The report has been done primarily for political purposes but the implication for housing and real estate are also incl…
Does It Have A Mouse? An Amazing Video on Where We Are Going…
Does it have a mouse?
That is the question that is sticking in my head after watching this video. It is about how our society is changing from one that has been trained to receive information and be entertained to one which will participate and interact.
I want to thank Daniel Rothamel of the Real …
Realtors 30 Under 30 Announced
I do not know about you, but when I was in my 20s I was always ready to go with new ideas. Just at that stage raw ambition and motivation were not enough sometimes to get me over the hump.
However, the new crop of Realtor Magazine’s 30 Under 30 have the motivation and the skills to excel in t…