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Another Top 10 List — America’s Best Small Towns 2013 (and a list of 50) 21 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
There is a genuine quaintness and quality about small towns. I grew up in one (Montrose, Colorado) where everyone essentially knew everyone and the sense of community was important. Money Magazine ha...
Another Top-10 List: The Fastest Growing Occupations by 2020 — And a Bonus Top 10 List: The Top Paying Most Common College Majors 20 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
An earlier blog discussed the continuing improvement in the hospitality and hotel industry. A father of a son just graduating from hospitality management school responded back regarding the good news ...
Sir Isaac Newton’s Comments on the Mortgage Interest Deduction — at least I think Newton would say this….. 19 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Sir Isaac Newton’s third law of motion states that, “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” I contend this law is not limited to the world of physics, but also the financial realm....
Residential Listings July 2013 — One Half of the Supply and Demand Equation 17 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Prices of all goods, services and real estate are reached in a market dynamic of supply and demand. Today we will focus on the supply of housing for sale. The supply of homes on the market is well pr...
Hotels — Finally Staged for Growth in Construction, Room Bookings, Occupancy and Rates 16 Aug 2013 | 06:09 pm
While most types of real estate faced just one severe recession since 2000, hotels have seen a double whammy including the recession of 2008 and 2009 and the tragedy of 911 in 2001, which resulted in ...
Mid-Year Job Situation — By Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Metro Divisions 16 Aug 2013 | 12:53 am
Jobs are everything to the economy and ultimately real estate. The good news is that job growth is finally occurring, but at a very tepid pace. Nationwide. That is not the story, however, for all mark...
Another Top10 List — Best Places to Buy a Vacation Home 15 Aug 2013 | 01:11 am
As the Dog Days of Summer draw to a close, many people are still winding up their summer vacations, while others are planning their Fall-Winter-Spring sojourns. As the economy continues to improve and...
Charlie Brown Type Job Growth Once Again in July 2013 3 Aug 2013 | 12:52 am
If you loved the exciting life of the fictional character Charlie Brown, the protagonist in the famous comic strip Peanuts (created by Charles M. Schultz), then you are likely thrilled with U.S. job g...
Foreclosure Snapshot — Things Are Looking Up 1 Aug 2013 | 12:07 am
Homeowners have seen rising equity as home prices have recovered, and correspondingly the amount of distressed real estate reaching the market continues to wane. CoreLogic, a leading provider of prope...
International Homebuyers: 6.3 Percent of Total U.S. Existing Home Sales 27 Jul 2013 | 12:00 pm
International buyers in the 12 months ending March 2013 made up an estimated 6.3 percent of all existing homes sales, according to a report issued by the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). This ...
