New Real Estate Agent (Advice)

Nov 24, 2009 - I am new to the real estate industry. I need some advice on how I can become a successful agent. Oh, by the way I am shy and afraid of selling myself (not confident). - 0 Comments

Short Sales and the Foreclosure Crisis

May 08, 2009 - Short Sales: Banks Blocking Way Out of Foreclosure Crisis Brett Ellis, a real estate agent in Fort Myers, Fla., was thrilled when he got an offer for a property in Bell Tower Park in May 2008. "It was a gorgeous property on the corner lot," Ellis told the Huffington Post. The owner, who had lost his job, wanted to sell the apartment for a loss rather than go into foreclosure, a strategy known as a short sale. - 1 Comment

Southern N.J. prices down, foreclosures up, reports say

May 13, 2009 - From the Press of Atlantic City: By KEVIN POST Business Editor, 609-272-7250 | Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/top_three/article_dee1ce7c-3f75-11de-a971-001cc4c002e0.html Those hoping for a sign that southern New Jersey’s real estate market has bottomed out didn’t find it in Tuesday’s report from the National Association of Realtors, which showed home prices in Atlantic County 21 percent lower than a year ago. There was no “green shoot” — current economist lingo for a seedling of positive news — in the April RealtyTrac foreclosure report either. Foreclosure filings increased 28 percent in Atlantic County, 15 percent in Cape May County, 12 percent in Cumberland County and 18 percent in Ocean County. - 0 Comments

Army Corps of Engineers Blamed for Katrina Flooding

Nov 19, 2009 - Corps' operation of MR-GO doomed homes in St. Bernard, Lower 9th Ward, judge rules By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune November 19, 2009, 6:00AM   Source       In a groundbreaking decision, a federal judge ruled late Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' mismanagement of maintenance at the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet was directly responsible for flood damage in St. Bernard Parish and the Lower 9th Ward after Hurricane Katrina. - 12 Comments

Toronto's Teeniest House Back on the Market

Jan 21, 2008 - From Reuters. Toronto's teeniest house back on the market Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:29pm EST By Claire Sibonney TORONTO (Reuters Life!) - To exit through the back door of Toronto's "smallest house," first fold the Murphy bed back into the wall; it takes up the entire seven-foot width of the bedroom. Built in 1912, the pint-size "Little House" features one bedroom, a kitchen with folding table and chairs, a living room and a full, if narrow, bathroom. - 6 Comments

FACT CHECK: Palin Goes Rogue on Some Details

Nov 13, 2009 - WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sarah Palin's new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't become any truer over time. Ignoring substantial parts of her record if not the facts, she depicts herself as a frugal traveler on the taxpayer's dime, a reformer without ties to powerful interests and a politician roguishly indifferent to high ambition. Palin goes adrift, at times, on more contemporary issues, too. - 5 Comments

Sesame Street still Big Bird’s nest after 40 years

Nov 06, 2009 - Not really news... but it's big. And probably one of the better kids shows on the air today. - 64 Comments

Fla. Population Drop Is First in 63 Years

Aug 18, 2009 - JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 17) - Florida's population has declined for the first time in 63 years, state researchers said Monday as they blamed the recession for plunging tax revenues and a steep drop in new residents. - 10 Comments