lauren krady: Which do you want first, the good news or the bad news?
- 12/16/08 11:03 AM
Good News - Last month consumer prices fell by the largest amount on record, going back 61 years. (Airline prices fell by 4 percent!) The overall slide in prices reflects the big drop in energy costs in recent months. After hitting a record at $147 per barrel in mid-July, crude oil has fallen by $100 per barrel since then, pushing down the price of gasoline from a record $4.11 per gallon in July to $1.34 in the most recent Energy Department survey. You have to love half price gas! Bad News – Falling prices for goods and services might sound … (6 comments)
lauren krady: Women And Real Estate
- 12/12/08 09:24 AM
According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the biggest group among home buyers is married couples who account for 61 % of all home purchases made. A growing trend in the recent years is the increase in the percentage of homes bought by single women. As of 2007, single women account for 22 % of all home purchased, which is about 1 in every 5 homes. Single men lag behind when compared to single women accounting only for 9 % of homes purchased. Single women bought more houses than single men by far. Maybe the trend to buy as … (1 comments)
lauren krady: Thanksgiving Weekend 2008
- 12/01/08 01:43 AM
What a great long weekend of Thanksgiving meals and birthday parties for my youngest daughter. I am so thankful for my wonderful family and my healthy children. We have so much to be thankful for and I always try to live with that on my mind and remind my of that children daily.
Hope everyone had a restful weekend!
On a real estate side note: This is at my parents beautiful Colonial farmhouse in Bucks county, it is the second one that they bought as a disaster and turned into a beauty. I guess its no surprise I … (1 comments)
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