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All Business is Not Good Business
While your product or service may be beneficial to the vast majority, not every client is worth the effort. A business filled with clients who are consistently looking for a “better deal” – or are otherwise causing you to lose … Continue reading
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“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” –Wayne Gretzky
Hopefully, more people will be taking a shot at buying a home, with home ownership regaining its appeal as rents head higher. A real estate research firm reported average apartment rents UP 2.7% last year, while the national vacancy rate … Continue reading
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Hot Industry for Start-Ups: Construction?
One usually thinks of start-ups as cutting-edge. But it turns out the hottest growth area for new businesses isn’t so sexy: It’s construction. More entrepreneurs are setting up construction companies, according to a report released earlier this week. The increase … Continue reading
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Wilmington-area home sales surged
Wilmington-area home sales surged in February compared with a year earlier, the Wilmington Regional Association of Realtors reported Tuesday. Home sales rose 31.6 percent, to 358 last month from 272 in February 2011, the Realtors said. It was the strongest February since … Continue reading
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Affordability in Housing
It shouldn’t take a particularly observant eye to see the historic affordability available to home buyers, thanks to current home prices and mortgage rates. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) Housing Affordability Index reached a 42-year high in January. An … Continue reading
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Opportunities?
“They’re all around us…there is power lying latent everywhere waiting for the observant eye to discover it.” –Orison Swett Marden
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“App”reciating the Value of Mobile Opportunities
What apps have you used today? Probably a few if you’re like most Americans. The typical smartphone user spends more than 80 minutes a day using mobile apps according to analytics firm Flurry – more time than is spent web-browsing … Continue reading
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Pulte Charged $13.6 Million in Defect Suit
The ongoing lawsuit was brought by more than 800 homeowners in a Del Webb community in Arizona. PulteGroup’s Del Webb Communities has been hit with a nearly $13.6 million penalty awarded to 460 homeowners in one of the largest … Continue reading
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FHA Making Promised Changes to Mortgage Insurance Premiums
HUD finally announced yesterday that it would be raising the Upfront Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) for FHA loans effective April 1, 2012, from 1.00% to 1.75% of the loan amount. Fortunately, the upfront MIP can be financed and amortized over the life … Continue reading
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5 Ways to Dial Up Your Innovation!
5 Ways to Dial Up Your Innovation! As the marketing environment becomes more competitive, much has been written about the need for business people to innovate in order to succeed. But how does one go about innovating? Contrary to popular belief, … Continue reading
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