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2011
Kings Dominion, is pleased to announce that it will offer FREE admission to active, retired and former United States military personnel on Saturday, Sunday and Monday of Memorial Day Weekend, along with, Sunday and Monday of July 4th Weekend as a part of its "Tribute to the Armed Forces" program....
05/24/2011
It’s high school graduation time now but before you know it those graduates will be heading off to college. Squeezed into the trunk along with books and clothes are all of the must-have items of today's college set: a laptop computer, cell phone, MP3 player, television and maybe even a top-of-the...
05/21/2011
Blue Star Museums is the result of a partnership among Blue Star Families, the NEA and museums across the country. While available to all active/activated duty military members and families, the program was specifically designed to provide a fun outlet for the approximately one million children w...
05/20/2011
I've been saying for several months that we are in the "perfect storm" for real estate. The combination of low real estate prices and low interest rates make this the best buying opportunity in many years. This was verified in a paper to be published in Real Estate Economics. The paper is titled ...
05/19/2011
In 1999, Chief Master Sergeant Rick Honeywell was deployed to a four-month stint in Kuwait. To his dismay, he found himself on a base that had no recreation facilities – no movies, no library, no gymnasium. Chief Honeywell's wife, Chrissy, and other Air Force spouses responded by sending the squa...
05/18/2011
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Do you like to visit our National Parks? Did you know that the National Parks that have entrance fees waive these fees 5 times during the year? The fee-free days occur at more than 100 National Parks. Fee waiver includes: entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees. Othe...
05/17/2011
After months of talking about it, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) voted Saturday morning to raise dues by $40 starting next year to fund its political efforts. The base dues will increase from $80.00 to $120.00. NAR President Ron Phipps said the increase will give the organization mill...
05/14/2011
ThanksUSA is a non-partisan, charitable effort to mobilize Americans of all ages to "thank" the men and women of the United States armed forces. We're doing that by providing need-based college, technical and vocational school scholarships for their children and spouses. ThanksUSA offers two inte...
05/14/2011
In a continuing effort to help get the housing market back on track Primelending, APlainsCapital Company has added a new underwriting variance for FHA loans with FICO scores from 600-619. To qualify for the special variance borrowers must meet the following requirements: Automated underwriting ap...
05/12/2011
After moving up for most of this year mortgage interest rates have fallen in the past few weeks. This is from the latest from the latest press release from the Mortgage Bankers Association: "Rates dropped again last week as the Federal Reserve continued its QE2 asset purchase program. The 30-year...
05/11/2011
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