Plumbing Content Index - Page 1

When doing home renovation, building new construction, or just doing general maintenance, plumbing is always a major consideration. Look here for plumbing advice in the articles, columns, radio shows, blog posts and videos.

New Media Atlanta conference featuring Chris Brogan. Social Media and Social Marketing Conference notes and tips. I'll be blogging live with some of the best social media and social marketing tips I'm learning. Photo credit: [Jennifer Carter](http://maxsell.net/author/jcarter/)

Today on the Ilyce Glink Show, Ilyce talked with Ed Delgado, a Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo, Stacey Bradford, a blogger for MoneyWatch.com and author of the new book, the Wall Street Journal Financial Guidebook for New Parents, and John Wasik, Bloomberg Columnist and author of the new book, The Cul-de-Sac Syndrome.

Today's the last business day in May. We're two months into the second quarter of 2009 now. Here's hoping June will be a positive month for the economy.

The Commerce Department announced the real gross domestic product (which takes inflation into account and tracks the value of all goods and services…

Have you been buying more stuff this month? Are you feeling better about the economy?

The Conference Board announced that its Consumer Confidence Index rose to 54.9, up from 40.8 in April. The Index reports the responses of 5,000 households that are polled every month. Consumers who participate share…

First-time unemployment claims rose for the week ending May 9, the Department of Labor reported today. An estimated 637,000 people filed for unemployment the first time, up 32,000 from the week before.

Bloomberg News' sources attribute the jump to recent automobile industry layoffs. The 38 economists…

Fewer people filed first time unemployment insurance claims for the week ending April 25, the Department of Labor reported today.

The advance seasonally adjusted initial claims figure was 631,000, down from 645,000 the previous week. (It's interesting just how many qualifiers are put in front of the…

American real gross domestic product declined by 6.1 percent in the first quarter, according to advance estimates by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Since this is an estimate, the GDP numbers may be revised.

This was a greater decline than expected, but less than the 6.3 percent decline of the GDP…

Yesterday I blogged that sales of existing homes fell 3 percent last month. Sales of new homes also fell. HUD and the Census Dept. released this info today:

Sales of new one-family houses in March 2009 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 356,000, according to estimates released jointly today…

A homeowner wants to know where to find services for "freshening up" his home. Home improvement services may be offered through a membership warehouse.

When building a new home, hire a private, professional home inspector to make sure your new construction is up to building codes. City inspectors don't have the time that a professional home inspector has to make sure your new home meets all the building codes. If you don't use a reputable, professional home inspector, your home may not meet all the building codes, even if it passes inspection by the city building inspector.