by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 1, 2012 | Buying/Selling, For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
(MCT)—Renters often hear jeers that they’re paying somebody else’s mortgage. They feel pressure to escape rent increases and take advantage of low home prices last seen a decade ago. But a home still may be a stretch financially. And prices may decline further,...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 1, 2012 | For Your Clients |
(MCT)—Here are three new spring-flowering shrubs available at garden centers nationwide, thanks to the plant introduction program branded as Proven Winners. Sugar Baby forsythia: Often, forsythia is a huge, overwhelming shrub that has not deserved a specimen spot in...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 29, 2012 | For Your Clients |
(MCT)—AGAWA CANYON, Ontario, Canada—There are no animals, no birds, not one moving creature, except for a man on a lake who raises his hand as we pass. It is overcast. Sky the color of cotton wool muffles the harsh rocky landscape; the snow and hills blend into a...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 28, 2012 | Best Practices, Coaching, For Your Clients |
The handshake gesture has been used by many cultures over the years and is depicted in Greek carving dating from the 5th century BC. The handshake is traditionally used by people around the planet as a gesture of greeting, departure, offering congratulations, or...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 28, 2012 | For Your Clients |
(MCT)—You know what stinks? Using toxic air fresheners at home or in your car. They can release air-polluting chemicals that can actually make you sick. Some of the most popular air fresheners on the market contain phthalates, which are known to cause everything from...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 27, 2012 | For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
Pending home sales are on an upward trend, which has been uneven but meaningful since reaching a cyclical low last April, and are well above a year ago, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator...