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May 5, 2011

Media Amnesia & the Latest Housing Statistics

Ugly Headlines Existing U.S. Home Sales Pace Down 6.3% Year-Over-Year in March –USA Today U.S. New Home Sales Unexpectedly Decline to Record Low –Reuters Existing Home Sales Drop 9.6% –Marketwatch.com Scan the latest headlines, and you’d conclude that the housing market is a wreck. What the headlines omit, however, is context:  one year ago, Spring...
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Now, THAT’S Recycling

“Post-World War II Conversions” Recycle a plastic bottle, and you get 25¢ (at least in some states). Recycle a pound of aluminum cans, and you’ll make about a $1. But re-use an existing foundation to build new construction, and how much will you save? Try, $25,000 to $35,000. “Lower” Upper Bracket In fact, that’s the...
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Why the Right List Price is Like a Good Search Query

“The Goldilocks Approach” Anyone who’s done a Web search — which means everyone — knows the problem:  type in an overly broad search, and it returns a zillion hits. However, type in an overly narrow or restrictive search, and it returns zero hits. A home’s list price works the same way, albeit in reverse. Too...
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