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Category Archives: Ping.fm
A beacon of hope for Inland Southern California
A beacon of hope for Inland Southern California’s distressed home-building industry shines brightly near a tollway to Orange County where houses by the dozens are in various stages of construction and the pounding of hammers fills the air. “To me the … Continue reading
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WHY IT MATTERS
Ticonderoga Securities analyst Stephen East anticipates that PulteGroup’s new home orders will tumble 23 percent and its closings will drop 34 percent. In the third quarter, the builder’s new home orders slid 12 percent. While builders such as KB Home … Continue reading
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A thousand small demonstrations of incompetence
In their book Rules to Break and Laws to Follow, Don Peppers and Martha Rogers, Ph.D. write that “customers have memories. They will remember you, whether you remember them or not.” Further, “customer trust can be destroyed at once by a … Continue reading
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New-Home Sales Rise 5.5 Percent In November
Sales of newly built, single-family homes increased 5.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 290,000 units in November, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Commerce Department. The gain represents a partial bounce-back from a near-record low, … Continue reading
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Federal Reserve Watch
Forecasting Federal Reserve policy changes in coming months All the experts still feel the Fed Funds Rate will stay at its super low level through the first half of next year. A threat of inflation, or a strengthening of the … Continue reading
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INFO THAT HITS US WHERE WE LIVE
Last Thursday the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported Pending Home Sales for October UP 10.4% over the month before. This index is a measure of signed purchase contracts, which bodes well for Existing Home Sales a couple of months … Continue reading
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BAD JOBS, GOOD WEEK.
The week ended on a November Jobs report that delivered less-than-expected payroll gains and a slightly higher unemployment rate, but Wall Street basically shrugged it off. In fact, there was enough good economic news that investors sent all three stock … Continue reading
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Avoid First-Impression Mistakes You’d be surprised how many entrepreneurs pitch ideas without doing enough homework. Don’t let this happen to you, warns Harvard blogger Anthony Tja
Poor first impressions are avoidable. I’m amazed by some of the really unfortunate mistakes that people make during important first meetings, whether it’s a job interview, an important pitch, or other high stakes first-time business encounters. The secret to avoiding … Continue reading
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Triangle existing home sales plunge, but prices rise
The Triangle Multiple Listing Service on Tuesday unveiled October statistics for home re-sales in the area comprising Wake, Durham, Orange and Johnston counties. The MLS numbers show 1,067 closed sales of existing homes during October – a decrease of 40 … Continue reading
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