Greenbuilding is going to be part of our homes and businesses from now on. We all want to help the environment, but what can the individual homeowner do that will make a difference? The answer is plenty, and it doesn’t have to cost you a lot of green to go green.
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When it comes to style and design European trends typically lead the way, and in 2008 it appears that is the case in new flooring and railing trends. With flooring, lighter colors that have dominated the European market are now gaining popularity in North America, with more buyers seeking out flooring that has a faded [...]

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Apparently silicon on rooftops is just as hot as silicon found in all the computer components manufactured at the nation’s ground zero for technology research and development.
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Sales objections are part of selling. For most people in sales, they present an immovable object in the road to your success. Real estate agents often freeze when presented with a sales objection. They don’t know what to do or say in the face of this perceived danger.
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On Capitol Hill, it’s known as the biggest goof-up relating to housing in years: Working with the White House, Congress passed a bipartisan $150 billion stimulus bill that raised mortgage limits for home buyers in high cost areas across the country.
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As we steady ourselves and look to the rest of the year, it’s important to look within and ask what perspectives, habits and heroes have made their mark on who we are and where we’re going? That particular trip can be soothing or scary — depending on the road you’ve traveled — but either way, [...]

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