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Monthly Archives: February 2015
In our economy today, there are all sorts of methods to buy and sell houses. With foreclosure rates going up to historical highs, many homeowners have turned to short sales to get rid of houses they can no longer afford … Continue reading
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Are you a Team Player ?
The ability to work well in teams is a skill set on its own. However, several related traits correlate with good teamwork and often make someone a good candidate for a position that requires teamwork This is often critical in … Continue reading
How Oil Prices Affect Mortgage Rates
It may be hard to see how the sharp decline in oil prices will affect the housing market. We can all see that home heating bills will be lower, and it will cost less to make trips to the home-improvement … Continue reading
Vandalism Prevention
Vandalism to home construction sites has been an unfortunate side effect of the housing boom. And contractors must make up their financial losses somehow. Consumers, unfortunately, pay the price. Vandalism shows its ugly face again either through an increased price … Continue reading
Is Renting Furniture a Scam ?
Rental furniture is a subject of contention among apartment-dwellers and others, perhaps because renters already spend a significant portion of their monthly incomes on property that ultimately won’t be theirs. The concept of renting one’s furniture, too, makes some people … Continue reading
Your home maybe making you sick
Our homes have long been considered safe havens from all that is potentially harmful. When it comes to air pollution, however, we can’t shut the door on outdoor toxins. Posing a more immediate threat, however, are the toxins born within … Continue reading
Childproofing your Home
Ignorance is bliss … and danger. Children often seem hardwired with an inherent curiosity for all that is hazardous. If you’ve lived in your current home for a length of time and are convinced you’ve covered all your bases when … Continue reading
Historic Homes
Owning a historic home these days is more a matter of reverence for history than investing to make money. Consider, for example, the case of Kentucky attorneys Sandra Freeburger and Merritt S. Deitz Jr. Shortly before their marriage in the … Continue reading
Different processes for gauging pension funds’ health creating problems
The financial strengths of defined-benefits pension funds have come under increasing scrutiny because differing methods of gauging the strength of a fund have spurred confusion. Changes in the actuarial assumptions used by ratings agencies to determine the likelihood a pension … Continue reading
Are businesses hanging up on voicemail?
The recent decision by Coca-Cola to end voicemail services for landlines had the web abuzz for days — voicemail is dead! But reports of voicemail’s demise are probably exaggerated, at least for the foreseeable future. Even as trendsetters dismiss leaving … Continue reading
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