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10/22/2007 'Mirror and Match' Cities' Distinctiveness to Gain an Advantage
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Before presenting my public speaking and media workshop to the Georgia Association of REALTORS' Leadership Training Academy, students heard body language expert Patti A. Wood, Ma, CSP talk about how successful business people use the body language of their clients to gain trust, and then business. She spoke of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), a science that studies the language of the mind and how humans connect with others. The thought occurred to me, is it profitable for a builder to 'mirror and match' a community where they conduct business?
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10/22/2007 Is the Paint on Your Walls Hurting Your Child's Health?
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It's not something you probably give much thought about if you have a newer home but if you're in an older home its lead-based paint should be a concern.
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10/22/2007 No More Hanky-panky with Real Estate Appraisals
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A key piece of Congress's forthcoming comprehensive reforms for the home mortgage market was made public last week -- and safeguarding appraiser independence is at its core.
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10/19/2007 Fed cut expected on Halloween
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All U.S. interest rates have broken lower. The mortgage-defining 10-year T-note is trading at 4.4 percent, down from 4.7 percent last week, but mortgages will be slow to follow. Even agency loans are stuck in credit fear, but are likely to approach 6 percent soon.
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10/19/2007 SEC mailing $356 million to Fannie Mae investors
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The checks are in the mail -- $356 million in checks to investors who were allegedly harmed by financial fraud at Fannie Mae between 1998 and 2004.
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10/19/2007 Iggys House plans to sell 3 million shares
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Iggys House Inc., a company that offers discount real estate services and also has mortgage operations, plans to sell 3 million shares of common stock and expects to sell the shares for about $5 to $6 in its initial public offering, according to documents that the company filed this month with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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10/19/2007 Economic outlook brightens
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A key barometer of future economic conditions picked up steam in September, The Conference Board reported this week.
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10/19/2007 The art of charity fundraisers
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I have gone out, I think, every night this week.
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10/19/2007 Facebook app brings power of network to home buying, selling
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A new application for the popular Facebook online social networking site allows users to enlist the help of their group of contacts in buying or selling a home.
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10/19/2007 First American CoreLogic sees Phoenix, Florida markets as low risk
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First American CoreLogic Inc. says it expects its quarterly Core Mortgage Risk Index will continue to rise during the next 18 months, as declining or flat home prices put more delinquent borrowers into foreclosure.
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