Just yesterday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told the Joint Economic Committee of Congress that he believes it’s possible that the economy is in recession and that he expects further rises in employment.
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Affordable mortgage money is the fuel that is going to pull the real estate market out of the woods. And there are some encouraging signs that may be happening right now.
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During the past few years of EZ financing, it became a widespread belief that there really weren’t any rules or restrictions that stood in the way of obtaining a mortgage loan. That has changed. A lot of the old rules — like requiring that the borrower actually has income — are back in play. One [...]

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Let’s not make it so complicated! It is a back to basics time! You can tap into the magic of 3 to focus your actions and produce better results. Here is a simple technique I use with my coaching clients that results in increased effectiveness.
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After you’ve given your home’s major systems the once over for damage from flood or rain-driven storm don’t forget to inspect or have inspected your home’s smaller components.
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[Note: To follow is an excerpt of a March 5, 2008 interview with Saul Klein, CEO of Point2 Technologies and President/CEO of the InternetCrusade. To listen to, or download the show archive MP3, go to IncomePropertyInvestmentTalk.com.]
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