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Real Estate: How To Re-Power US Home Sales

Long ago I was a part owner of a company that produced dual-fuel vehicles — they could run on either gasoline or propane with the flip of a switch. We did a lot of fleet conversions and we even supplied fuel for a number of apartment buildings. I also used to write about energy and [...]

28Aug2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Appraisers Seek Sensible Reform

There’s been considerable debate regarding the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC), the agreement to curb appraisal abuses worked out between New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and their then regulator, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO). A number of leading real estate and lending trade associations are seeking [...]

14Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Here’s How Your Neighbors Vote

Real estate is all about location, so we all like to know what’s happening in the neighborhood. In the usual sense, this means tidbits about home sales, mortgages, schools, roads, stores and jobs. But now we have a quantum leap in local information, the ability to examine your neighbors’ politics in some detail. It’s not [...]

10Sep2008 | | 0 comments | Continued