New Home Sales Hesitate
New home sales fell another 2.4 percent to an annual rate of 412,000 in July, down 10,000 from an upwardly revised June figure of 422,000. The last three months of sales averaged the same as the annual figure for 2013 at 429,000—but in contrast to the first two months...Your Place: Before End-of-Summer Vacation, Get House Ready
(MCT)—Despite years of financial crisis, Europeans still leave town in August. In this country, August vacations may not be universal, but they’re pretty common. Give your house a holiday, too, following these tips from the Energy Education Council: Change thermostat...Recovery Will Continue: A Perspective of the U.S. Residential Housing Market
Editor’s Note: The following is a perspective on the housing market recovery provided by HomeServices of America. As the Existing Home Sales numbers for the month of July reported by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Thursday suggest, we are seeing a...Late Summer Is Perfect for Planting around Your Property
Recently, I chatted with Ed Hume (humeseeds.com) for some ideas about the best things to put into the ground this fall, so you can enjoy the beauty and bounty of your property into the winter and well into next season. Hume suggests late summer plantings should...Taking a Moment to Unplug, Focus on Happiness
(MCT)—I went to Mexico and read a book by a Canadian author that made me think about work in America. My vacations tend to be kind of weird that way. With a week off, I felt the need to unplug from the screens that dominate our working lives, so I settled in on the...
Strategies to Boost Your Content’s Visibility
What’s the point of having a social media game plan if your content isn’t getting in front of the right people? Here are a few ways to improve your brand’s visibility and reach on social media.
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