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This is the biggest financial crisis since the depression:The stock market is way down (graph from Calculated Risk). And, as we all know, home prices are also down.Doubts remain about the health of key financial institutions — in large part because they extended a lot of credit against homes and kept far more of that credit (Read More)
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Get out of your feed reader and comment on this post- we PROMISE that the ShamWow guy won't pop out when you do... Maybe I have this all wrong…Recently, I spoke on a panel about blogging for business at the National Association of Realtors convention. At the end of the session, I was approached by an attendee who asked: Bu (Read More)
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We've noted from time to time that one of the many reasons this downturn will prove to be exceptionally bad is not just that corporate defaults are likely to equal, if not exceed, past post-war peaks. Two new factors are at work that will hurt junk bond holders.First, many of the recent leveraged buyout deals, and thus a co (Read More)
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by Mack Collier Whenever I speak to small businesses that are considering launchingtheir own blog, there are always a few people that want to know whichblogs I think they should be reading to stay up to date on theever-changing world of social media. If you are just getting startedexploring blogs, here are some of my f (Read More)
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Get out of your feed reader and comment on this post- we PROMISE that the ShamWow guy won't pop out when you do...Jeff Turner and I finally connected.I have been looking forward to talking to Jeff Turner (of RealEstateShows fame) for a few weeks now. We spoke briefly on Twitter and via email, but I knew (for some reason) t (Read More)
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The Dept of Transportation reports on U.S. Traffic Volume Trends: Travel on all roads and streets changed by -4.4% (-10.7 billion vehicle miles) for September 2008 as compared with September 2007. Travel for the month is estimated to be 232.8 billion vehicle miles. Click on graph for larger image in new window.This graph s (Read More)