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August 21, 2010

"The Lights On – Lights Off" Indicator

Gauging Buyer, Seller Seriousness The eyes are the window to the soul. –New Testament Want to know if a home seller is serious about selling? They turn on all the lights before a showing. Want to know if the showing went well? The Buyer’s agent turns them all off afterwards (yes, they should anyways —...
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A Brief History of Unemployment

(Re-)Defining “Full Employment” “Jobless Filings at Highest Point Since November” –headline, The New York Times (8/19/10) One year ago, 90% of you were in the top 10% of your class. Today, 90% of you are in the bottom 90% of the your class.–Stanford Dean of Admissions Fred Hargadon, to the incoming class of ’82 (which...
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