Builder confidence in the rental apartment market sagged in the fourth quarter of 2007, according to the latest results of the Multifamily Rental Market Index (MRMI) released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
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Amid the scary financial headlines last week, there were some less-publicized developments in Washington that bode well for the home real estate market in the months ahead.
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The Midwest is starting to thaw out for spring and that means, hopefully, that the real estate market for those states is going to start gearing up, too.
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NBC’s Mad Money host Jim Cramer has been telling investors for months that it’s stupid to put your money in real estate.
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While it is indeed the age of information and words — with MP3s, streaming video and more at our fingertips and downloadable 24/7 via that incredible internet — there’s still something to be said for curling up every once in a while with a good, old fashioned book.
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California will not suffer a recession in 2008.
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In setting prospecting goals, focus on three core areas: the number of contacts you should make each day and week, the number of leads you should develop, and the number of personal appointments you should set.
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