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Category Archives: Real Estate
D.R. Horton has been quietly amassing a potential energy goldmine
The company’s statement said it retains minerals in many areas of the country, including North Carolina, “where we do not believe currently commercially producible minerals have been found.” Many suspect that D.R. Horton has been quietly amassing a potential energy … Continue reading
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Take time to think.
Get away from the day’s chaos and ponder a while. Don’t worry if a great idea doesn’t come right away. Back on the job, your subconscious will continue to work.
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People say home building can’t recover any time soon.
Yet the signs continue to mount that a recovery is underway. Off 5.8% for March, Housing Starts are up 10.3% from a year ago, to a 654,000 unit annual rate. The monthly drop came from volatile multi-family starts, while single-family … Continue reading
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Deliver on Your Commitments
When working with your customers, whether new or returning, be sure that when you make commitments you can deliver on them. There is no faster way to lose customers than making promises that you cannot keep. This is true whether … Continue reading
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Run Your Business Like Jobs
Steve Jobs, that is. Even since his death, Steve Jobs continues to create ripples in the business world. The recently published book about Apple by Fortune author Adam Lashinsky highlights some amazing tidbits that organizations can learn from Apple. Here … Continue reading
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The second-lowest level of inventory
Triangle housing trends. That was the second-lowest level of inventory Metrostudy has recorded in its 13 years of surveying the region. The lowest was recorded the prior quarter. The number of finished but vacant new homes on the market is … Continue reading
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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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