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• 10 Things to Consider When Hiring a Move Management Company

  
  RISMedia — Authority: 588
  RISMEDIA, November 11, 2009—While moving can be a tedious process, working with a reputable move management company can make the difference between  a successful or frustrating move. Here, Erin Mitchell, director of program development, The Move Advocate discusses what you should consider when you are referring ...
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• Are Short Sales Really the Next Big Thing?

  
  RISMedia — Authority: 588
  RISMEDIA, November 11, 2009—If you believe the hype, it appears that the next phase of the housing market recovery is going to rely heavily on short sales  to help remove distressed properties from the home sales pipeline.  A “short sale” is a sale where the bank accepts as full value a price that’s less ...
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• CTIAs FCC Reply Filing Summary on Wireless Industrys Innovation and Investment

  
  CTIA - The Wireless Association Blog — Authority: 116
  Last Thursday (11/5), CTIA filed reply comments  to the FCC on the wireless industry’s innovation and investment.     As we have seen in the last 18 months, the U.S. wireless ecosystem has experienced tremendous change. The industry has embraced the evolution of networks to 3G and now 4G technologies, ...
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• Maclaren Recall PSA

  
  Newsalistic — Authority: 462
  
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• Understanding Home Owners Association Fees

  
  RISMedia — Authority: 588
  “The Home Owners Association fee is too high!”   RISMEDIA, November 10, 2009—That is one of the most common objections to purchasing real estate  where there is a community Association requiring the payment of regular dues and fees. These can range from less than a hundred dollars per month, if for example ...
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• Consumers Pay off Debt for Record 8th Straight Month

  
  RISMedia — Authority: 588
  RISMEDIA, November 10, 2009—(MCT)-Outstanding consumer credit fell at a 7.2% annual rate in September 2009, the eighth consecutive decline, the Federal Reserve reported. Credit balances had never fallen eight months in a row before in the 66-year history of the data.  Consumer credit fell by $14.8 billion to $2.46 ...
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• Expanded Version of Tax Credit Will Allow More Homebuyers to Qualify

  
  RISMedia — Authority: 588
  RISMEDIA, November 9, 2009—President Obama recently signed an expanded version of the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit that was set to expire on November 30.  “The new version of the tax credit has the potential to stimulate the housing market even more than the old version due to the fact that more people ...
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• The Real Picture of Employment in America: 17.5% Unemployed or Underemployed

  
  Cleveland Leader - Cleveland News & More! — Authority: 656
  On Friday, the Labor Department revealed the latest jobs report and the picture was not pretty. Their broadest measure of unemployment and underemployment has reached its highest level in decades, and if their statistics went back so far, it would most certainly be at its highest level since the Great Depression. ...
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• Disney Goes Dark; Mickey Gets a Makeover in New Video Game

  
  Cleveland Leader - Cleveland News & More! — Authority: 656
  With his cute round features and high-pitched voice, Disneys iconic character Mickey couldnt possibly be evil... or could he? For the past year, Disney and Nintendo have worked on redesigning the 81-year-old character for an upcoming Nintendo Wii video game. The new Mickey is now leaner and meaner. While it is a ...
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• Home Buyer Tax Credit Passed by Congress

  
  DPL Homes — Authority: 91
  If you haven’t heard by now the Congress has extended and expanded the homebuyer tax credit.  Both the House and the Senate passed an Unemployment Insurance Extension bill that includes an amendment that extends and expands the homebuyer tax credit.  The bill is expected to be signed into law by President Obama ...
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• Nice Place To Get Glasses If You Can’t See Straight

  
  The Deal Is! — Authority: 112
  I have been wearing glasses for reading and computer usage for several years. I can’t recall how long; I don’t have my glasses on. Several weeks ago I noticed that my head hurt and my eyes got all boogeley woogeley whenever I put my glasses on and tried to read something or look at a computer. I figured I needed ...
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• Stage Your Home for Under $1,000

  
  RISMedia — Authority: 588
  RISMEDIA, November 6, 2009—(MCT)—Staging a home for sale can set it apart from the competition and make it inviting to the greatest number of buyers. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance has these suggestions for staging your home for less than $1,000:  -Stage it virtually. This option is aimed at empty homes, ...
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• Wall Street Banks Getting H1N1 Vaccines Before Some High Risk Groups

  
  Cleveland Leader - Cleveland News & More! — Authority: 656
  There are privileges that come along with working on Wall Street, and one of those is apparently getting your swine flu vaccine before other high-risk groups that actually need it. Thousands of at-risk Americans sit patiently waiting for their turn to get the hard-to-find shot, while some Wall Street banks have ...
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• Congress Likely to Extend & Expand Homebuyer Credit

  
  Cleveland Leader - Cleveland News & More! — Authority: 656
  Since January, first-time homebuyers have been getting tax credits of up to $8,000 as part of an economic stimulus package put into place earlier this year. That program, which left those who are not first-time home buyers out in the cold, was set to expire at the end of November 2009. On Wednesday, the Senate voted ...
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• Pay-per-mile auto insurance could be the new HMO

  
  debralegg.com — Authority: 130
  Why would someone who barely drives not jump at the chance to buy "pay per mile" auto insurance, which the Brookings Institute estimates will cut most peoples yearly insurance costs $270 per car? Well, for one, I remember the last time an insurance company swore Id see dramatic savings under a revolutionary new ...
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• GM to keep its foreign Opel brand; Canadian Magna was ready to buy

  
  Riverside CA Inland Empire Southern California News — Authority: 498
  GM decides to keep Opel’s European operations, undoing months of negotiations to sell it to a Russian-backed group leg by Canada’s Magna. European GM workers have mixed opinions about GM’s decision to keep hold of its Opel and Vauxhall units - some are pleased and others worried about their jobs. Share This
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• Testimony Highlights from House Energy & Commerce Joint Subcommittee Hearing on Distracted Driving

  
  CTIA - The Wireless Association Blog — Authority: 116
  Today I testified before the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittees on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection and on Communications, Technology and the Internet in a joint hearing called “Driven To Distraction: Technological Devices and Vehicle Safety .” While you can read my testimony  and the ...
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• Consumers Would Rather Make Their Homes Prettier than Energy-Efficient, According to Energy Pulse Survey

  
  RISMedia — Authority: 588
  RISMEDIA, November 4, 2009—A new national survey recently released finds Americans once again prefer aesthetic home improvements–a refinished kitchen  or bathroom–over money-saving improvements, such as energy-efficient windows or a high-efficiency furnace.  The survey, the fifth annual Energy Pulse® survey ...
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• Coming Together to Rebuild and Restore – How Two Companies are Bringing Hope to America’s Home Buyers

  
  RISMedia — Authority: 588
  RISMEDIA, November 3, 2009—We’ve heard a lot about the ‘perfect storm’ over the past year—appreciating home prices, plus loans gone bad, plus unemployment equals a devastating downturn for real estate. But there’s another perfect storm you should know about: distressed properties, plus a growing pool of ...
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• In Tough Economic Times, More Homeowners Look to Roommates to Help Make Ends Meet

  
  RISMedia — Authority: 588
  RISMEDIA, November 3, 2009—(MCT)—Last year, Lori Gordon lost half her nest egg but gained a new friend about half her age. That would be Brooke Thalacker,  the teacher and aspiring school counselor who now rents part of Gordon’s home.  “I just love her,” Gordon said. The two women—and their two ...
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