real estate sales: Buyer Behavior & Sales Skills in Real Estate - 04/25/07 05:16 PM
I haven't been in real estate for very long but I gather that what I am experiencing in buyer behavior is different that what agents have experienced in the past. A few weekends ago I opened the door at a much anticipated showing on a Saturday afternoon. Earlier that week I
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real estate sales: Q1 2007 Real Estate Sales Activity in the Kaneohe Area - 04/24/07 12:02 AM
The Kaneohe communities (zip code of 96744) real estate market has had a small increase in sales activity over 2006 for the sale time period, there has been a some drops in average sales prices. The one bright spot was in March the average sales prices of condos went up. Interest
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real estate sales: Fast Changing Markets - Time to Go to Auction - 04/20/07 04:58 PM
With markets fast changing what is the best method to price real estate. In a declining market is an appraisal that uses homes that were sold 6 months ago accurate. If so how does the market decline. Over or Underpricing your a home could be devastating to the seller. If you over price
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real estate sales: Best Keywords for SEO ? - 04/19/07 02:18 PM
Many Agents who are successful with Real Estate by using ONLINE MARKETING almost exclusively, with no print or no mailings, say that the people who search "Real Estate City Name" or "Real Estate CityName StateName" are mostly Telemarketers who want to call RealtorsOther RealtorsAllied ProfessionalsApparently consumers don't use the word real estate as much
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real estate sales: Why Real Estate Sales is like fishing - 04/19/07 07:04 AM
Whaaat? How can you say fishing is like selling Real Estate? Easy, in both you spend countless hours prospecting the waters for the big one, catch several small and mid size ones along the way to keep and eat, and if you are like me, sad to leave after a full
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real estate sales: Closing Escrow...A Happy Ending For ALL! - 04/18/07 10:38 AM
This is a follow up blog , or closing blog, to the first blogs I wrote on Active Rain What About our Fiduciary Obligation to Our Sellers? and When Other Agents Fail, Sell It Yourself . I am very happy to announce that the property that I was discussing in those blogs back
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real estate sales: Stop Working Nights and Weekends! - 04/15/07 02:18 PM
Are You a Highly Motivated, Entrepreneurial Thinker? Do You Have a Background in Real Estate? (Even Better) Do You Have a History of Using our Products and Training? Then WE WANT YOU! Sparta Success Systems is looking for high-quality salespeople. This is a commission-based position and will require a little homework on your part to
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real estate sales: Home Sales in March 2007 For Yolo County - 04/11/07 10:43 AM
Homes For Sale and Sold homes in Yolo County for the month of March are ready. Each area is covered by City and zip code with the homes for sale, homes in Pending Sale and the homes sold along with the average price for each neighborhood. I can provide a more specific
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real estate sales: Home Sales for Placer County in March 2007 - 04/07/07 10:06 PM
Homes For Sale and Sold homes in Placer County for the month of March are ready. Each area is covered by City and zip code with the homes for sale, homes in Pending Sale and the homes sold along with the average price for each neighborhood. I can provide a more
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real estate sales: Ogunquit Sunrise Properties - 04/06/07 11:11 PM
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real estate sales: Seller Concessions - 04/03/07 12:41 AM
There are seller concessions and then there are seller concessions. I've managed to negotiate inclusion of a pool table, installation of a bathtub and shower, various lawn equipment, and tons of closing costs for my buyers over the years. I have never, however, negotiated for ALL the furniture on display in
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real estate sales: SEO eBook for Realtors - Almost Done - 03/30/07 03:59 PM
My SEO eBook for Realtors is almost done. Whew..... I thought it would be easier to write....I just had my best coaching month ever, on top of a good March in Real Estate.... And now, writing a book...Am spread a little thin.... But I love it!!!
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real estate sales: Pre-listing Home Inspections: Improving Buyer Confidence - 03/30/07 12:40 PM
Found the house of your dreams and want to move quickly? Ready to accept that new job but need to sell your house first? Do you know you'll be competing with several houses for sale in the same area, in about the same price range? When you consider selling your home, a
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real estate sales: State Buys Chimney Rock Park - 03/20/07 09:29 PM
The state of North Carolina agreed to by Chimney Rock Park or approximately 24 million dollars in February. The 1000 park has been operated by the Morse family since the early 1930's. The history of ChimneyRock is colorful and many community members were concerned about the parks future when the family put the park
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real estate sales: Bathroom University: I Graduated with Honors! - 03/18/07 02:39 PM
How many of us make excuses for not reading? We try to instill the value of reading within our children, yet our professional lives can make setting a good example difficult at best. What can we do? Well folks, I have a solution. Read when you go to bathroom. Hell, it's better
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real estate sales: Fanwood New Jersey's Monthly Multifamily Property Market Analysis - 03/17/07 09:18 PM
Fanwood has very few multifamily properties, so it stands to reason that there are few available for sale. However, what Fanwood lacks in numbers it more than makes up for in character and charm. There were two properties available for sale in January, with an average list price of $762,400. The average days
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real estate sales: Fanwood New Jersey's Monthly Residential Property Market Analysis - 03/17/07 08:58 PM
Nestled in the borders of Scotch Plains, is the sleepy little borough of Fanwood. As you can imagine there isn't much turnover here. However, there were 46 residential properties for sale in January 2007 with an average price of $490,613, most of which had lingered on the market for a little over
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real estate sales: Plainfield New Jersey's Monthly Residential Property Market Analysis - 03/17/07 08:38 AM
The city of Plainfield was formed by 1869. The first railroad line through Plainfield was established in 1884. The first Western Union office was opened in 1862. Fast forward to January 2007 and this City is one of the most architecturally rich residential communities in central new jersey. There were 305 residential
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real estate sales: Plainfield, New Jersey's Monthly Multifamily Property Market Analysis - 03/17/07 08:23 AM
Plainfield has many multifamily properties, so it stands to reason that there are quite a few available for sale. As in Scotch Plains, so here in Plainfield you find that the multifamily homes afford their owners the same rich architectural detail enjoyed by owners of single family residences. There were 138 properties available
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real estate sales: Subprime Market: Oh, So NOW You Care??!! - 03/16/07 11:30 PM
Ok. I can understand working loan officers writing books about how the suprime home loan implosion affected them. They are on the front lines. I can understand a realtor or real estate agent writing a book about how the subprime mortgage crisis affected them. They too are on the front lines. There
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real estate sales: Scotch Plains New Jersey's Monthly Multifamily Property Market Analysis - 03/16/07 10:08 PM
Scotch Plains has very few multifamily properties, so it stands to reason that there are few available for sale. However, what Scotch Plains lacks in numbers it more than makes up for in character and charm. the multifamily homes afford their owners the same rich architectural detail enjoyed by owners of
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real estate sales: Westfield New Jersey's Monthly Multifamily Property Market Analysis - 03/16/07 10:07 PM
Westfield has very few multifamily properties, so it stands to reason that there are few available for sale. However, what Westfield lacks in numbers it more than makes up for in character and charm. the multifamily homes afford their owners the same rich architectural detail enjoyed by owners of single family
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real estate sales: Westfield New Jersey's Monthly Residential Property Market Analysis - 03/16/07 10:05 PM
The township of Westfield was formed in 1794. The first railroad line through Westfield was established in 1838. The first newspaper "The Townsman" followed in 1875 and by 1895 electric, telephone, water and sewer services were available. Fast forward to January 2007 and this township is one of the most desirable residential
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real estate sales: Real Estate Sales In Mililani Seems to be Picking Up - 03/14/07 04:44 PM
In the last few weeks we have seen a surge in business in Mililani and the surrounding area. Our office had two townhouses for sale. One was on the market for a little over a year and the other nearly 6 months. They were just sitting there with very little interest and then
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real estate sales: Seller Home Inspections - 03/13/07 12:06 PM
Seller Inspections: Streamlining Real Estate Transactions. Seller inspections (sometimes referred to as pre-listing inspections) are becoming more popular because they virtually eliminate all the pitfalls and hassles associated with waiting to do the inspections until a buyer is found. In many ways, waiting to schedule inspections until after a home goes under agreement, is too
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real estate sales: Honolulu 2/07 Real Estate Sales Numbers - 03/06/07 10:55 AM
The stats are in from the Honolulu Board of Realtors MLS. Single family home prices showed a bump in February 2007. Condo prices remain at the same level as the previous month. Honolulu County makes up the entire island of Oahu. 2/07 Median Price 2/07 Average Days on Market Single Family Homes $614,500
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real estate sales: Setting a Selling Price - 03/06/07 09:57 AM
Naturally, you want to get top dollar for your home. Everyone does! But, at the sametime, you don't want to scare off potential buyers with a price tag that's too high. Settingan artificially high price may cause your property to languish on the market for months.Reducing your asking price later on
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real estate sales: 50 Tips to Properly Prepare and Stage Your Home (Part 2 of 3) - 03/06/07 08:31 AM
INSIDE:After you've tackled the exterior of your home, head inside. The goal here is to make everything look more spacious, more organized, brighter, warm, and homey.1. No matter what the season, do your spring cleaning. Clean houses sell a lot easier than dirty ones.2. About the cheapest way to make rooms
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real estate sales: 50 Tips to properly prepare and stage your home (Part 3 of 3) - 03/06/07 08:28 AM
WHEN YOUR HOME IS SHOWN:When it's time for Diane Testa, or another agent, to show your home, all your preparations will be worth it. But there are a few final tips that can add that little extra magic.1. Before prospective buyers walk in the door, give your home the welcoming aroma
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real estate sales: CAN REALTORS BE TRANSPARENT ? - 03/03/07 03:09 PM
What Does Your Staff Read? We're studying the book of Genesis in my Sunday School class, and my pastor, who is a bit of a history buff, explained the importance of 'The Staff' in ancient times. It was Moses' staff that turned the Nile into blood. It was his staff that turned
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real estate sales: 50 Tips to Properly Prepare and Stage Your Home (Part 1 of 3) - 03/02/07 04:08 PM
Buyers buy homes based on emotion - how a home "feels" to them. Many factors come into play, many that the buyer isn't even aware of. Buyers buy what they see. Ask your friends and neighbors to view your home through "buyerTMs eyes" and give you their honest opinions. In general:
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real estate sales: Listing Inventories are up. Sales are off slightly. - 03/02/07 08:17 AM
With listing inventories up in most real estate market, it is strange to many sellers and agents alike that they don't want to pay attention to the numbers. Numbers, and statistics allow us to make a demostration that can explain our current market, and possibly future trends. It is easier to
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real estate sales: 10 Macomb County Schools Awarded Blue Ribbon Sate Awards - 02/27/07 11:14 PM
10 Macomb County elementary schools were rewarded with the designation of 2006-2007 Michigan Blue Ribbon Schools . The Blue Ribbon selection committee chose these schools as meeting some very tough qualification and delivered top rated education to their students. Blue Ribbon designation went out to Crissman,DeKeyser.Flickinger,Harvey,Schuchard,Schwarzkoff,and West Utica from Utica Schools.
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real estate sales: Real Estate Sales Activity in the Kaneohe, Hawaii - 02/13/07 03:40 AM
Kaneohe (tax map keys 144 thru 147) Single family homes sold has slowed some, but prices have steadily climbed. January single family home sales started the year a little bit slow, while condos and townhouses were off to a good clip. The below figures include both fee simple and leasehold properties. These are
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real estate sales: Full Time Professionals vs. Part Time Hobbyist– Part 2 - 02/12/07 10:25 AM
I may have insulted a few folks with my previous blog: Full Time Professionals vs. Part Time Hobbyist or Limited Service Agents For the benefit of those who were insulted we need to take a 2nd look at what I said and what they are doing. It is not a question of
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real estate sales: Recent Rankings - 02/07/07 08:34 AM
Herein is a quote from Seattle real estate Blog "360 digest" and also the Business Journal that you might find of interest.... "The Puget Sound Business Journal ranked the top 25 residential real estate firms ranked by residential sales volume in millions, for 2006. The top 5 were: 1. Windermere ($23,709.6 / 60,200
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real estate sales: Real Estate Sales Activity in Wahiawa - 02/07/07 12:39 AM
The Wahiawa real estate market slowed the 1st half of 2006, but seems to have rebounded in the 2nd half. With low interest rates and a little more inventory, buyers are coming out again to buy the home of their dreams. Here are number of single family homes sold in Wahiawa (includes
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real estate sales: Home Staging Inquiries for a "friend" - 02/06/07 02:13 PM
So, after getting my sixth call in the past two weeks from a "friend" of someone wanting to know about staging, I am sending this blog out as a public service announcement. Please note; if you are calling a stager trying to find out about going into the staging business yourself,
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real estate sales: OK, So How's the Market Changed Over the Years - 02/02/07 10:42 AM
Yes, Virginia, computers can do a lot to describe the real estate market. To begin with, I am not a mathematician. I know very little about statistics. I know even less about economics. Coming up with the data presented below is a result of my daughter's ability to use Excel and a
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real estate sales: Welcome to my Market: As Sellers Get More Flexible, Buyers Get a Break - 01/31/07 05:10 PM
Welcome to My Market:As Sellers Get More Flexible, Buyers Get a Breakby David Lereah, NAR Chief Economist We begin the New Year with a hint of optimism. The glass was half empty in 2006 - home sales fell throughout the year. But the glass looks to be half full in 2007.
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real estate sales: Thinking of hiring a Neighborhood Specialist to sell your home? - 01/29/07 11:30 PM
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real estate sales: Real Estate Sales Activity in Mililani - 01/26/07 07:46 PM
The Mililani real estate market has slowed some, but it is still vibrant. Buyers are buying and sellers are selling. We have seen record numbers of sales in recent years, but are still seeing a lot of good real estate activity in the Mililani area. With low interest rates and a
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real estate sales: Know Your Commercial Building Inspection Standards - 01/23/07 10:12 AM
Commercial building inspections can give clients the same peace of mind that a residential inspection does. Reports can provide information on the estimated cost of repairs, the current condition of hundreds of components in the buildings and added confidence going into purchase negotiations. Still, most commercial properties are not inspected as
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real estate sales: Staged to Sell --and Fast! - 12/29/06 03:02 PM
Let's face it: We're in a real estate market where the competition is fierce. Buyers are almost always looking at multiple homes when considering a purchase. There is a lot to choose from and buyers can now be especially picky on which home will work best for them. And believe it
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real estate sales: Online Lead Generators love to close hard! - 12/28/06 12:54 PM
I just got called by a sales rep from http://linktechsolutions.com/main.html they hard pitched me on pulling out my credit card to purchase a search term for my market that would enable me to get at least 84 hits to my website via paid sponsorship at the top of the pay on
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real estate sales: Local Economic - Northwest Indiana - 12/27/06 07:48 AM
Nationally there will be some reports released this week: Wednesday, Dec. 27 November New Home Sales (10 a.m. ET) [expected: 1.015M / prior: 1.004M]Measures how many Americans are buying new homes. Last month sales fell 3.2 percent, down by more than 25 percent in the past year. Builders have recently cut back
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real estate sales: Do you have the change gene? Can you handle the truth? - 12/14/06 07:20 AM
Michael's Crichton's new book "NEXT" asks some intriguing questions. Albeit, they come from a fictional storyline, but then does it really matter if it's fiction? The questions are still legitimate. Now, most of the issues he raises in this thrilling new book are based on medical and research ethics, not particularly
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real estate sales: Mortgage News You Can Use - 12/13/06 02:35 PM
Rate Watch - For the week ended Dec. 8 the 30-year fixed rate rose to 6.02% from 5.98% last week. Fixed 15-year mortgage rates decreased from 5.75% to 5.66%. ---- Economic and Market Watch Report - (Based on information from the Ann Arbor Area Board of Realtors Multiple Listing Service for the period
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real estate sales: Dan's Top 10 Reasons to Become a Real Estate Agent - 12/13/06 01:39 PM
Dan's Top 10 Reasons to Become a Real Estate Agent 10). You control your own time. 9). Real Estate is the safest investment you or your clients can make. 8). You get first dibs on the best deals. 7). You get to help others realize the American Dream of homeownership. 6). You're not stuck in an
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real estate sales: The Drumbeats - 12/11/06 09:19 AM
I was asking myself the question: "What makes a market turn?" The truth is that the more people believe a market is good, the better the market. Of course the opposite if true as well, the more people believe the market is dropping, the worse the market fares. The old adage
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real estate sales: Where did all the REALTORs go ... Vacation? - 12/09/06 10:35 AM
I sure hate to go on a Saturday morning rant, but did real estate professionals take the year off in 2006? See my outside blog for further thoughts. Our company has been a consistent adherent to the "pay even when they don't earn it" philosophy for the last 8 years. And yet,
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real estate sales: ColdwellBanker.com named top real estate website by web marketing association - 12/08/06 10:55 AM
COLDWELLBANKER.COM NAMED TOP REAL ESTATE WEB SITE BY WEB MARKETING ASSOCIATION PARSIPPANY, N.J. (Dec. 5, 2006) - The Coldwell Banker® national Web site, ColdwellBanker.com, was named the Best Real Estate Web Site by the Web Marketing Association in its 2006 WebAward Competition. The WebAwards are acknowledged as one of the premier annual Web
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real estate sales: Pending Home Sales Indicate Market Stabilization - 12/08/06 09:51 AM
PENDING HOME SALES INDICATE MARKET STABILIZATION Pending home sales are hovering in a narrow range, another indication that a stabilization is occurring in the housing sector, according to NAR. The Pending Home Sales Index, based on contracts signed in October, slipped 1.7% to a reading of 107.2 and is 13.2% lower than
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real estate sales: Ideas for a slower market - 12/07/06 02:39 PM
Been talking to a lot of real estate professionals lately who seem upset that the market's a little tight. I offered to extend some ideas to those willing to put some work in. Now, if you are the typical real estate agent and you're hoping someone else will do all the work
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real estate sales: The Week That Was in Delaware, Ohio (Oct. 28 - Nov. 4) - 11/04/06 07:59 PM
I don' want to get too excited, but this week looks a lot better in Delaware County than we've seen anytime in the past six week. During staff meeting and tour last week, one of the older agents said "I remember the days when we had three closings in a week."
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real estate sales: Selling the Help-U-Sell Way - 10/02/06 11:41 PM
The Power of ChoiceSelling the Help-U-Sell WayToday’s competitive, and sometimes rapidly changing, real estate climate requires expert agents, informed owners, and a realistic cost for services. Phrases like “empowering the consumer” might sound like marketing jargon, but at Help-U-Sell, it’s the way we do business. We deliver what sellers like
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real estate sales: The Real Estate Market Status - 09/26/06 03:47 PM
The Gainesville real estate market is feeling the effects of the overall market trend for the state. The Florida Association of Realtors said many markets reported higher inventory levels and a slowing pace of sales as buyers weighed more options. Some 14,736 single-family homes sold statewide in August, down from 22,421
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real estate sales: Real Estate Statistics - Real Estate in Toronto Ontario Canada - 09/03/06 07:24 PM
$27,000The amount an average real estate sales transaction generates in expenditures over a three year period after the purchase of a property.$4,800The average home buyer spends on renovations and upgrades over a three year period after the purchase of a property120,000New jobs created from 2002-2004 as a direct result of housing
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real estate sales: Evidence of Success.. - 07/18/06 08:13 PM
Teri and The Orlando Avenue Top Team so go out of their way to help! They have a huge referral network. It’s local, national, even international. This will give you an idea: when I had a house in Las Vegas to sell it was Teri I called- even though she’s in
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