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Mingalaba, ActiveRainians! My name is Craig Keller and I'm the new kid on the block here at ActiveRain. Today is my first day as the new Visual Designer. I am a designer, which almost guarantees that I have the writing skills of a well-trained chimpanzee... This is especially true in my case. Anyhow, I have been designing websites and user interfaces for 9 years; the last 3 1/2 as a self-employed freelancer. I learned how to use Photoshop when still had a version number on the box (version 6.0 to be exact). I started out designing graphics as a hobby, mostly horrific … (70 comments)
Growing up we were fortunate to have grandparents who enjoyed telling stories about their lives. We learned about the Native Americans who used to camp at my grandparents farm in the Kickapoo Valley in Wisconsin and about losing your business during the depression in a small town in northeast Arkansas. Some of the stories we heard were second and third generation stories about relatives we would never have the chance to meet and of course there were the stories about our parents antics that they wish had been kept buried in the family vaults. But the great part was that not only … (74 comments)
As I mentioned yesterday, I was planning to attend the first-ever RE BAR camp to be held today in Philadelphia. Well, Brian Schulman and I made it through the morning traffic on the Schuykill Expressway and had a GREAT day sitting in with some excellent teachers and more excellent networkers at the offices of the Greater Philadelphia Association of Realtors.
There was an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal yesterday about Twitter, the darling of the social media world, and the future of the site. Here's a link to the full article, "Twitter Trips on Its Rapid Growth" - I recommend you read it.
Sometimes in an effort to make improvements , the lightning and thunder (which create the rain ) can also cause some small inconveniences.
I've always been a big fan of Clint Eastwood. When I served onboard a submarine in the US Navy, we watched "The Outlaw Josey Wales " a gazillion times while out on patrol. There's just some very basic and wise counsel we can derive from the rich history of 'Clintisms' found in his archive of quality male-bonding films. 
I took some time today to review some blog descriptions. What do you think makes a catchy description, one where someone would take the initial step to call or e-mail you? There were several reoccuring phrases like "Experienced" and "Integrity". The other one that stuck out was "Honest".
I know most of you old hands have been on the Brokers Tours. They run a little different in every city. Traditionally the listing agent will have goodies at the home and if on an organized tour the agent with the last home will sponsor a lunch. Hold on – I am a big guy and have never met a meal I did not like (well maybe a few), but there are some things I just will not do for food. One of them is agent tours, they are a lot of work and take up a lot of time.
Man, I've had AR withdrawal all freakin day! I even called Rich earlier this afternoon to see what was going on as I couldn't get anything on the site to work. 
A year ago at this time I was in a very different countdown. It was exciting and I never thought I could be prouder than I was at that very moment. I was part of Buffalo Homecoming 2008 and wow what an amazing four days I had. What a great celebration for the City of Buffalo.
I can't believe I wrote this 2 1/2 years ago!!! has it really been that long already since the market changed?
There was not much movement in most of the major mortgage products this week. The 30 year rate dropped from 4.86 to 4.82. This is only slightly above the 4.78 all time low that was reached a few weeks ago. The 15 year rate dropped from 4.52 to 4.50. There was some interesting movement with the 5 and 1 year arm. The 5 year arm dropped from 4.82 to 4.79. At the same time the 1 year arm rose from 4.71 to 4.82. This is the first time the 1 year arm has been above the 5 year arm. Regardless both … (2 comments)
Real Estate Open Houses and Who Represents Who in Colorado 
Lots of potential homebuyers are currently eligible for an $8,000 tax credit if they buy a new or resale home before December 1st of 2009.
Save Our Homes
We got a call from a homeowner who fits the "distressed" description...beyond description...as does the agent who has the property listed currently. The property has been on the market for over 200 days...for less than is owed and is not listed as a short sale ...the homeowner says that the agent has not ever even mentioned, explained, discussed the definition of short sale with him...HUH ?
This is the most recent market information for Waterford Lakes Real Estate . Waterford Lakes is located in East Orange County and part of unincorporated Orlando Florida.
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16 Units, All 3 bdrm 2.5 bath units, 1700 sq ft, granite counter tops, stainless steal appliances, 2 car garages + 2 extra parking, offered at $625,000 (lowest price for new construction in S. Torrance).
We have hashed and re-hashed what the First Time Home Buyer's Tax Credit (FTHBTC) is and is not. Some are still confused and I am not even about to breech that subject of whether or not it can be used as a down payment. If you look good in orange feel free to try that out yourself. What I do want to tell you is, as of this date, an indisputable fact:
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