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Over the past few years, the green buzz has been growing. More home buyers are concerned with how builders are putting up homes, and how "green" they are.
Building a "green" house means focusing on sustainable design and construction. In other words, being as energy self-sufficient as possible while…
Topics: real estate advice
Today's New York Times examines the new TGI Friday's "Right Size" Program. www.nytimes.com/2007/03/25/business/yourmoney/25bite.html?em&ex=1174968000&en=94986bf0bccdd271&ei=5087%0A. They'll offer significantly smaller portions of your favorite dishes for about 30 percent less money.
Is…
Topics: retirement
RISMedia had an interesting item in its (www.rismedia.com/wp/2007-03-20/where-are-you-on-technology/) newsletter today. It talks about how a few years ago, the average age of an NAR member was 55. Then, as the real estate boom heated up and younger people came into the marketplace, the average age…
Topics: real estate agent
I spent some time this week wandering through a maze of products at the 2007 Home & Housewares Show, at Chicago's McCormick Place. The show spanned the three main rooms of McCormick, Lakeside Center, North Building and South Building.
I wore flats and probably walked 5 to 6 miles. Too bad I didn't…
Topics: housewares
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