In his latest white paper, “Global Economic Round-Up”, NAI Global Chief Economist, Dr. Peter Linneman, evaluates the state of the global economy in Europe, Asia and the United States including the impact of the continuing European debt crisis, the rise of China and India and the current state of the U.S. economic recovery.
“The global economic recovery has been hindered by a massive game of Old Maid. Who will be forced to bear the losses generated during the downturn? Only when the losses are put behind us will the world be able to focus on creating new wealth,” said Dr. Linneman. “There is simply not enough European bank capital to cover the losses associated with Greece and any defaults by Spain, Portugal or Italy.”
On the U.S. economy, Dr.
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LAS VEGAS Is your refrigerator running? If you don’t know, just ask it.
A vision of the future is now taking shape that will allow for communication with the ever-increasing number of gadgets in people’s homes: A refrigerator suggests recipes based on its contents and keeps track of when the milk is going to expire. A wall-mounted sensor detects when a person leaves the house and turns down the temperature to a preset level.
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If you want to hire the best company to help you sell a home, start by selecting a company that has a prominent real estate blog.
The lessons learned while writing this real estate blog has taught me so much about what consumers are doing every day on the internet.
I have written a daily real estate blog since 2007, and by my count, the number of real estate blog posts that I have written is right around 1,400.
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Saskatoon is one of Canada’s hottest housing markets, as December home sales increased 30 percent year-over-year and the average home price rose 4 percent, according to the Saskatoon Region Association of Realtors.
Expensive homes experienced the largest growth in sales activity, as the 12 units sold between $450,000 to $499,000 represents a 140 percent jump compared to December 2010. Meanwhile, 20 units were sold with prices between $500,000 to $749,999, up 43 percent year over year.
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With an average of 38.5 percent, Mitt Romneys lead in the polls remained consistent heading into tomorrows New Hampshire Republican Primary. On Tuesday, Jan. 10, the Granite State will reveal its preference for which one of the feisty GOP candidates they want to face President Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election.
However, for a man who owns a lake home in New Hampshire, as well as some choice beachfront real estate in La Jolla, CA (which Romney will remodel after the election) and Boston, Romney has been criticized for his slim and inconsistent views on U.S.
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Russel Ray Photography has put out a call to Realtors to share really bad photos in the Russel Ray Photos January contest.
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