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2008
Once in a while you find that people sometimes see the words on a piece of paper, or on a digital output device, but they don't read them with true understanding. They read, but they don't retain a word of what it is they are seeing. In real estate (and in blogging) that can be a disasterous thin...
05/30/2008
http://www.howardfairhousing.org/case_law/151/152/153/ I highly recommend the above link. I'm still studying the 1968 Fair Housing Laws, looking up foundational cases so I can get the concepts to make sense in my head. I really want to pass my broker exams and as a visual learner, I lean more tow...
05/29/2008
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Brevard County, FL Noah loves hanging at my husband's parent's home. They have a big yard, nice landscaping, lots of rocks to examine and plenty of plantings to explore. They are also within walking distance from food (yay!). New Yorkers like to walk and we are always being teased by our Floridi...
05/29/2008
Fair Housing Act (as amended, Title 8): http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/housing/title8.htm The "Fair Housing Act" is not the same as the "Architectural Barriers Act," although they both were written in 1968. To quote the Federal Government: "The Architectural Barriers Act requires that buildings and fac...
05/28/2008
http://www.access-board.gov/about/laws/ABA.htm I'm studying for my associate broker's exam for New York, Florida and South Carolina. I was taking some notes regarding "The Architectural Barriers Act" because truth be told I had never heard of it until the wee hours of this morning. It's an import...
05/28/2008
http://www.cbs.com/classics/perry_mason/ Kudos to CBS for putting seasons 1 and 2 of Perry Mason online for our viewing pleasure. If you haven't seen this show, I invite you to select the above link. I get such a kick out of checking out those old cars while trying to figure out who actually did ...
05/28/2008
Finding two separate and distinct definitions in several dictionaries gives me reasonable cause to believe that the two terms are similar yet not legally the same thing, however, some of you are writing as if they were and I find the subsequent opinions truly fascinating. It made me want to under...
05/28/2008
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Norman Rockwell, Sterling Silver, Franklin Mint Every so often the kids and I pull out a few of their limited edition collectibles and start playing with them all over the house. Most people would never let a two year old run amuck with a silver ingot, but I believe it is important to get the b...
05/27/2008
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Landscaping provides an inexpensive venue to increase a home's value. Most people don't realize it, but landscaping actually appreciates over time. We plan on edging the old flower beds, continuing to take care of the grass and investing in regular fertilizer treatments for the new flower beds w...
05/26/2008
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I thought the explanation of the "Texas Ratio" was a rather interesting read, especially since experts are predicting the failure of approximately 150 lending institutions within the next three to five years based upon the premise. According to an article posted on Market Watch, "Only three banks...
05/26/2008
