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2010 

I've been thinking about this issue and trying to find the right way to explain this to my market.  Debe Maxwell has created the perfect graphic that requires little explanation.  She's brilliant (as well as a lovely person).  I think the world of her.  Take a look.Pricing It Right--Objectivity i...
01/31/2010
Job Search on the Internet is a tedious, time consuming and often a frustrating experience. SkillPROOF Inc., a leading job market research firm presents a streamlined, yet enhanced job search process that saves time while significantly improving the search experience. This job search process has ...
01/30/2010
ConsumerReports.org - the largest paid-publication subscription-based website in the world - is available at no charge to Bridgeport Public Library Card holders from EBSCO Publishing. Known as one of the most trusted resources for information and advice on consumer products, this award-winning we...
01/30/2010
                              Save the Date! The Friends of the Bridgeport Public Library have announced the date for the 3rd Annual Mardi Gras: Saturday, February 13 at Black Rock Branch Library. If you are interested in volunteering or donating please email: friends@bridgeportpubliclibrary.org...
01/30/2010
Amy Chandler has compiled a list of must ask questions for the listing agent of a short sale.We qualify our buyers before showing them a home, right? But are you qualifying the short sale listings you're showing them? If not, you may be wasting your time.  By contacting the listing agent and aski...
01/28/2010
I recently had a lovely single family home for rent and we found great renters for it through Craigslist. Unfortunately a scammer took the photos from the listing and made it his own listing on Craigslist. I have not been able to find it as the poster puts up the listing for a few hours and then...
01/28/2010
I don't know if this strategy works in Connecticut, but I imagine it can buy time before the lender forecloses, even if it doesn't stop the foreclosure via the Discovery process.  Here is a link to more info on it.  This caused a lot of stir in the media in 2008, but I haven't heard too much abou...
01/26/2010
Jeff Geohan's fabulous find on the Washington Post site.  I was able to find unemployment rates for my county, not just my state.  I've been looking for up-to-date info on this and couldn't find it.  Check out this very interesting interactive national map that details unemployment by state and c...
01/26/2010
From Tony & Libby's blog.  The article states that "HAMP itself has been a disappointment. Originally designed to help as many as 4 million borrowers obtain mortgage workouts, it had produced fewer than 70,000 permanent modifications as of Dec. 31. Another 800,000 or so homeowners were in a trial...
01/26/2010
At the January 25th Black Rock NRZ meeting, the Black Rock Garden Club revealed plans to create outdoor reading areas in gardens behind the Black Rock Library.  Still in the design stage and in need of funding, the concept consists of ecologically friendly pavers flanked by a bamboo fence to scre...
01/25/2010