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While the Depression of 1929 is often referred to as "The Great Depression", it didn't start out as catastrophic as it became.  Just 10 years prior, the US had a depression that began MUCH more severely.  However, the reaction to the 1920 Depression was VERY different that the reaction to the 192...

  You can make a difference - you have 30 days to comment against FHA's proposals   With a difficult economy and possibly some new FHA mortgage changes coming in the new future, this could be time to make your voice heard. HUD made this announce back in January 20th, 2010 - FHA announces policy c...

As I came out of the supermarket that sunny  day, pushing my cart of groceries towards my car, I saw an old man with the hood of his car up and a lady sitting inside the car, with the door open.                           The old man was looking at the engine. I put my groceries away in my car and...

I was talking to my primary lender the other night. Just catching up on some transactions and in office chit chat before heading off for home. Transactions going just fine and everyone would like to be busier, but business is pretty steady.  One of the things she did mention during our conversati...

I just read a blog posted by Donna Harris in Texas about going above and beyond the call of duty. I Move the Earth for my Clients! This fondly reminds me of the hard work to put together an Open House in "American Beauty".       If you or someone you know is thinking of Buying or Selling property...

Part of rebuilding New Orleans (after Katrina) often caused residents to be challenged with the task of tracing titles to their homes... back potentially hundreds of years. With a community rich with history stretching back over two centuries, houses have been passed along through generations of ...

We are balancing the line on our communication regarding timelines. We want to give you the most up to date information and everything we know, but we want to be cautious of giving projected completion dates. Traditionally the way we try to work is to make an announcement based on factual informa...

Cinco de Mayo Today is May the 5th A little history for those who may not know... Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellmann's mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to b...

How To Add a .PDF File To Your Blog Post or Website Once you've learned to add photos, embed video and audio files, create hyper-links and anchor text etc, inevitably you'll want to know how you can add a .pdf file to your Blog post.  An Adobe Acrobat .PDF (Portable Document Format) file is a doc...

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