Matt Woolsey of Forbes.com wrote an article on the Ten Least Affordable Real Estate Markets.The criteria for determining the list was by figuring how many years of gross income it would take to buy a home at the median sales price using the NAHB/Wells-Fargo index with the rating of home price to
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08/16/2007
Being a Native New Yorker and spending most of my life in Manhattan, when I run into people and they ask where I live now, I have to admit "I used to say "the boondocks". Now I tell them South Ozone Park and I say it with pride. Now I've lived and owned in the country so when I refer to a part o
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08/07/2007
OK I know I am on the right path with this blogging thing because according to a recent survey, only a small percentage of us are doing it and I am admiring my new shoes while typing this. Anytime you are doing what others won't or don't (and it is legal and ethical) you know you are on the right
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08/05/2007
I just reread a featured article in New York State Realtor magazine called "Tips from the Top". It had top producers sharing their secrets and market outlook. In reviewing the answers to the questions posed the most common word that came up was the "Internet".NYSR - What is your best marketing
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08/05/2007
The greatest moments I've had in the past year outside of my family, friends and helping other families fulfill their dreams of home ownership has been in the small things I do in my community.Real Estate has given me the flexibility to spend more time with my family and I have earmarked some tim
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08/05/2007
OK I am getting straight to the point with this question?Is it a no-no to make multiple blog entries on the same subject? I don't mean 4-parters, I mean entries and answers to comments from other threads in seperate blogs. If I were following a thread, how would I find the answer in another thr
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08/04/2007
OK Folks I am new to AR, about 24 hours young and I had shuffled my feet in putting on my pic. After a few comments about not having a pic up I decided to make my husband stop and take a new pic of me. Now granted he is no Ansel Adams and it is slightly out of focus but one is up there now.As I
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08/03/2007
No I'm not talking about "Martian" home buyers. a "Green" customer is one who insists on a home that is environmentally friendly."Going Green" is no longer relegated to a small portion of the public. More and more people want to do their part in preserving the environment and the best place to
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08/03/2007
OK, I am a Native New Yorker and when ever I heard of South Ozone Park all I could think of was Frank Sinatra in some old movie that I stayed up late to watch when I was supposed to be asleep and then later I thought of John Gotti and his co-horts. Well those were really referencing Ozone Park an
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08/02/2007
When I received my invitation to ActiveRain it took me all of 30 seconds to come aboard. I have heard about ActiveRain for several months and been too busy, being busy to stop and search you out on my own. What a wonderful way to stay informed, meet other like-minded professionals and help me b
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08/02/2007
