The Language of Social Media: BTW FYI & JTLYK FWIW what happened to English? - 05/25/11 10:13 PM
LMAO - Laughing My As* OffLOL - Laughing Out LoudAFAIK =» As Far As I Know AFK =» Away From Keyboard ASAP =» As Soon As Possible BAS =» Big A$$ Smile BBL =» Be Back Later BBN =» Bye Bye Now BBS =» Be Back Soon BEG =» Big Evil Grin BF =» Boyfriend BIBO =» Beer In, Beer Out BRB =» Be Right Back BTW =» By The Way BWL =» Bursting With Laughter C&G =» Chuckle and Grin CICO =» Coffee In, Coffee Out CID =» Crying In Disgrace CNP =» Continued (in my) Next Post CP =» … (6 comments)

Do you remember the saying, “Your Attitude Determines your Latitude?” - 05/25/11 12:04 AM
The Power of Positive Thinking
Being positive or negative are habits of thought which have a strong influence on what happens in your life. When you verbalize your thoughts, it has a powerful impact on your attitude. These same verbalized thoughts begin to manifest in your everyday life as your attitude. Positive thinking and negative thinking are attitudes. They are points of view, and it shows others the way you handle your affairs. If your attitude is negative, you will attract negativity. If your attitude is positive, you will attract positivity.
 Positive thinking is a mental attitude that admits into the … (2 comments)

Calculating Return on Investment in Real Estate - 05/22/11 02:43 PM
Calculating Return on Investment in Real Estate
How do you know if you are getting a good return on your real estate investment? Calculating the ROI on your investment property is critical to knowing how your investment is performing, or when comparing one investment to another.
In order to successfully decide whether a property is worth buying, an investor must run the numbers to calculate two types of returns: Cash-on-cash return on investment, and total return on investment.
Cash on Cash Return on Investment
The cash on cash return on investment is the before-tax cash flow (BTCF) divided by your initial … (2 comments)

Microsoft Introduces Internet Explorer 9 - 05/06/11 03:50 PM
Microsoft Introduces Internet Explorer 9
          Good news has arrived for everyone currently using internet explorer, as IE9 is launched to the public. Microsoft has made many changes from the old IE8 in an effort to make web browsing faster and more user-friendly.  The new web browser features a minimalist look, with a much smaller toolbar that allows for more of the web page to fill the screen. All of those buttons and toolbars from IE8 have been compressed into a few buttons that serve as menus. IE9 has also improved their security and increased browsing speeds to meet the demands … (0 comments)

Arizona to lead in growth of millionaires - 05/06/11 03:31 PM
Arizona to lead in growth of millionairesPhoenix Business Journal - by Adam Kress Date: Thursday, May 5, 2011, 1:16pm MST             Adam KressNew Media EditorEmail: akress@bizjournals.com
Arizona's a good place to be if you're hoping to become a millionaire in the next few years.
A new report released Thursday by the Deloitte Center for Financial Services shows Arizona is expected to experience the fastest growth rate of millionaire households in the Pacific Southwest region by 2020.
Millionaire households may grow at an annualized rate of 9 percent here, according to Deloitte. The number of wealthy households in Arizona is projected to reach … (0 comments)

In 2011, between 750,000 and 1 million new households are expected to be created. - 05/05/11 01:42 PM
Daily Real Estate News  |  May 4, 2011  |   
Big Jump Expected in New U.S. Households Millions of young adults are beginning to move out of their parents' homes and create new households at the fastest rate since 2007. Some housing experts are predicting these young adults may provide a major jump to U.S. housing starts--possibly by more than 50 percent, even by next year--and increase housing consumption at a rate nearly double that of the past two years, Bloomberg News reports.
In 2011, between 750,000 and 1 million new households are expected to be created, says UBS Securities LLC's Maury … (2 comments)

The "credit crunch" may result in Wraparound Financing - 05/04/11 02:11 PM
 Wraparound Financing
 The "credit crunch" may result in clients who consider creative financing to sell and purchase a home or commercial property.   
Wraparound financing is also referred to as a wrap, an all-inclusive deed of trust or a blanket mortgage.  Wraparound financing occurs when a seller sells property that is already subject to an existing loan and takes back a loan for a purchase price that exceeds the existing first loan.  The face amount of the carry back loan includes the remaining principal on the existing loan; the seller remains responsible to the lender for its payment.  In other words, the … (0 comments)

Phoenix Arizona Pre-foreclosures fell 4,200 last month - 05/04/11 01:54 PM
A good article to share about the Phoenix Arizona foreclosure market:
Reagor: Foreclosure activity eased in April2 commentsby Catherine Reagor - May. 3, 2011 07:20 PMThe Arizona Republic
My plan had been not to lead this column with news about foreclosures this week, instead focusing on a more positive indicator or trend in metro Phoenix's real-estate market.
But the foreclosure numbers from April quickly changed my mind. Pre-foreclosures fell to 4,200 last month, their lowest level since December 2007, according to real-estate-research firm Information Market.
In Arizona, pre-foreclosures are notice-of-trustee-sale filings that signal that a lender has started the legal process … (2 comments)

Banks Rush to Revamp Foreclosure Rules - 05/02/11 12:40 PM
The rush is on for banks to meet a mid-June deadline in offering up plans on how they plan to meet a set of guidelines by U.S. regulators to clean up their foreclosure procedures. The banks will have another 60 days after that deadline to implement the changes.
As part of the rules set by U.S. regulators, 14 financial institutions will be required to provide a single point of contact to borrowers trying to modify a loan or in the foreclosure process as well as set "appropriate deadlines" for deciding whether borrowers can get a loan workout. Regulators are also requiring … (2 comments)

 
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