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When you just completed your studies, and are just starting out in life, finances are often complicated. With an income that is still relatively low, and expenses popping up around every corner, it can be challenging to manage your cash flow… especially with all the college temptations. Partying. Drinking. Clubbing. Additionally, the lack of experience …
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So, thinking about selling your home? Most likely you’re going to be having an open house with your furniture still around. Does this scare you? It would scare me! Mainly because stains on the rug around furniture are hard to clean and can often seem like a daunting task. Wanna know how to clean your …
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Home Ownership in the U.S.: Rethinking Big Part of the American Dream It’s time to have a serious conversation about the American approach to home ownership and mortgages. A system once celebrated for putting so many families into their own homes and for making mortgages so widely available has become, as one housing economist puts …
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Sanibel and Captiva become paradise for buyers For Sale: Two world-renowned islands in Lee County. The price? Dirt cheap. Prices on houses and condominiums on Sanibel and Captiva have dropped to their lowest levels in almost a decade. And there are many for sale: more than 16 percent of properties on Captiva and 8 percent …
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Can ‘Trading Down’ Still Bankroll Your Retirement? Trading down to a smaller home is a retirement-planning staple. According to an April study by the Society of Actuaries, 20% of not-yet retirees say they plan to downsize after the last child leaves the nest. But it is getting a lot harder to do, even for wealthier …
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Struggling Miami ‘Bulk Condo Buyer’ Opts to Auction Remaining Units at Discount Prices According to a new report from Condo Vultures, a Miami bulk buyer struggling to resell individual condos is taking the surprising step of auctioning off most of its remaining units at an asking price of $11 per square foot less than the …