City of Burbank Water and Power is offering free shade trees! Qualifying residents can receive up to three trees and businesses can get up to 20 trees! By providing shade and blocking out the sun's heat you cut down on air conditioning usage and help save on energy consu
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05/30/2007
A 1031 Exchange can be a very useful tool for the property owner who wants to defer capital gains on the sale of a real estate property. Recently the Wall Street Journal and today Realtor Magazine had a great article about investors running into trouble with the IRS because of misappropriation
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05/30/2007
Come one, come all to the Verdugo Street Fair on Saturday, June 2nd. City of Burbank will sponsor this great event filled with entertainment, prizes, giveaways, drawings, balloons and much more! This event provides for a fun filled time for both you and your kids!
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05/29/2007
Monday 28 All U.S. Banks and markets are closed for Memorial Day! Tuesday 29 The Conference Board, a private consumer group, releases its consumer confidence index for May. Wednesday 30 The Federal Open Market Committee(FOMC), the policy making arm of the Federal Reserve, releases May 9th meeti
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05/27/2007
Starlight Bowl Summer Series is just around the corner! This venue offers fun and entertainment for the entire family! It includes stadium seating and a grassy area for picnic style fun for you and your children. Musical programming includes rock, classical and shows for the kids. The Starl
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05/26/2007
Wow, I was Meme'd! For those who are not familiar with this game, type in meme in the search field for blog posts and you'll see how this is played! So here goes: 5 things, mostly hobbies, you may not know about me: I play the piano.I design and make jewelry. I'm learning how to knit, which I've
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05/23/2007
Are you motivated or are you driven? I have heard these terms used a lot over the years. Have you ever wondered which one most defines you? When I think of motivation I really tend to sort it into daily compartments. Each day I motivate myself to complete the tasks that I know will lead to
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05/22/2007
Wednesday, May 23rdMortgage Applications for the week ended May 18th are released. Thursday, May 24th New home sales for April-economists consensus is that it increased slightly to 860,000 annual rate. This report talks about new private homes and usually lags changing mortgage rates. New hom
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05/20/2007
Folks there are some great pieces of legislation that have been introduced that would provide much needed relief and oversight for the real estate industry and consumer. First we have S.1394, the Mortgage Cancellation Tax Relief Act. This piece of legislation was introduced this week by Senator
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05/16/2007
Unfortunately, I missed the show, but read the 60 Minutes piece on their website and have the following thoughts…… Is this really any different than what’s happened to the stock brokerage industry over the last 15 or so years? That industry has survived the discounting by developing niche marke
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05/13/2007