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Better is Better by Dirk Zeller The business environment is getting more competitive every day. New companies and new concepts are being born daily. There is always someone trying to do it better and cheaper than what has been done previously. There is more competition in today's global economy t...

September 28, 2008 JUST WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR AND WHY ARE YOU WAITING? Far too many people spend their entire lives waiting for that glorious day when the perfect opportunity presents itself to them. Too late, they realize that each day held opportunity for those who sought it out. If you have...

Stayin' alive in a shrunken real estate market Diary of a Real Estate Rookie By Alison Rogers, Monday, September 15, 2008. Inman News So we just had this discussion in the office today: How are we going to increase business? Five years ago, lots of real estate agents knew the answer to that quest...

Real Estate, Mortgages & Taxes Let's be honest: April 15th is a day of reckoning, the moment when we find out what we really owe for taxes. In households nationwide wallets are drained and many who were rich on the 14th are greatly impoverished by the 16th. But for those with real estate the load...

Showing the House   Your house should always be available for show, even though it may occasionally be inconvenient for you. Let your listing agent put a lock box in a convenient place to make it easy for other agents to show your home to homebuyers. Otherwise, agents will have to schedule appoin...

Checklist to Boost your Credit Score (ARA) - The average American's credit score is 723. Having a high credit rating can give you better interest rates on credit cards, car loans and even your mortgage. It's important to know the top factors that affect your score and check your credit report for...

Tax Code Helped Create Housing Bubble The Baltimore Sun has a good article on why the Housing Bubble may have gained some inadvertent traction via changes in the tax code over the past 10 years. A worthy read. The annual number of second homes purchased in the United States doubled between 2000 a...

Who is eligible to claim the $7,500 tax credit?First time home buyers purchasing any kind of home-new or resale-are eligible for the tax credit. To qualify for the tax credit, a home purchase must occur on or after April 9, 2008 and before July 1, 2009. For the purposes of the tax credit, the pu...

Vacation Home Hoppers May Lose Tax Deduction With New Housing Bill The capital gains benefit for those selling their homes may have gotten tighter with the new housing bill. For most of us, this is not a worry. For those who use 2 years of residence in 5 rule may take a tax hit in the future. Typ...

If you have ever sold a home you have heard your Realtor tell you about the comps in the neighborhood. This is how real estate agents determine the price of your home. But with falling prices and slow moving sales the job of an appraiser to determine the local comps, or comperative prices, is get...