Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

Of all the signs that the economy is getting better, the most exciting, in my opinion, is the shrinking number of foreclosures. It tells me that the “worst case scenario” is getting a little better, as the number of homeowners facing foreclosure decreased 2 percent from the previous month. Additionally, foreclosures in February grew 6 [...]

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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 05. Mar, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

Known for his ability to predict the market, Warren Buffet this week said the housing market will recover by 2011. Although this is fantastic news, we need to keep in mind that repercussions of the recession will be evident for years to come. Foreclosures and bankruptcies have marred many Americans’ credit scores which will impact [...]

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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

This week, we are having what I like to call a “Hesitation Moment.” In different data released this week, the housing market went back in time, with numbers being reported similar to those we saw in the 40s, 60s and 80s. Mortgage applications fell to the lowest level in 13 years and in January, sales [...]

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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 12. Feb, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

This week officially kicks off the beginning of real estate season or, as I like to say, the Real Estate New Year. The 2.9 percent increase over December on new “For Sale” homes in January certainly will help the market get off to a great start. I wish everyone a Happy Real Estate New Year [...]

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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 05. Feb, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

We had a mixed bag of news this week. Do you want the good news or bad news first? A storm cloud hung over the many homeowners with adjustable-rate mortgages who are paying as much as 25 percent more than homeowners with similar loans. Additionally, new research suggests that a large group of distressed homeowners [...]

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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 29. Jan, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

Although President Obama said in his State of the Union Address that the worst is over, we know—at least for the housing market—that we still have a steep hill ahead of us to climb. That’s because everyone loves a good deal, and shoppers in the housing market are no exception. People looking to buy are [...]

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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

If you are a frequent CNN viewer, you know well about the political upheaval that has unfolded this past week, from a Republican taking the late Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat in Massachusetts, to the likelihood of health care reform bring shoved “off the table”, to President Obama’s new proposal for stricter rules on banks, in [...]

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Friday Blog Scan: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 19. Jun, 2009 by Jason Steele.

Marketing Experiments blog did a great job of compiling a list a must read Twitter tips for business all in one post. Just when you think you have Twitter figured out (love or hate wise) another new way it is being used in business springs up. This post titled Twitter for businesses: 7 articles + [...]

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Have You Figured Out Twitter?

Posted on 22. Jan, 2009 by Wendy Forsythe.

By all accounts, there are millions of people around the world who have. During Tuesday’s inauguration, the Twitter network was on fire clocking in approximately 6,000 posts per minute. From quick commentaries, observations and shared feelings, people from all walks of life of life where sharing and participating in an event in real time with [...]

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Hope.

Posted on 21. Jan, 2009 by Sherry Chris.

Yesterday, in front of a record crowd of close to 2 million people, President Barack Obama was sworn in as 44th president of the United States. As we all took time to embrace the moment, President Obama pledged to remake America. His challenges are many, it is said that in a job of that magnitude [...]

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Words From the Past as We Look to the Future

Posted on 05. Nov, 2008 by Nicolai Kolding.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
-The Declaration of Independence (1776)

“A little revolution now and then is a good thing.”
-Thomas Jefferson (1787)

“Values have shrunk to fantastic levels; [...]

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