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2012 Trip: Colorado Plateau National Parks, Yosemite, Santa Cruz
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A work-related Oracle conference in Las Vegas was a good starting point for seeing national parks in late April and early May, a total of 3150 miles. The hot spot was 104 degrees in the Mojave Desert east of Boron, CA. Close to 11,000 feet in western Colorado, it was 50, and Bryce was down to 41.
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May
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Buying Now Cheaper Than Renting in Most Major US Cities
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Home prices have taken such a beating and demand for rental units has increased so much that it's now cheaper to buy a two-bedroom home than to rent one in most major U.S. cities. According to real estate web site Trulia, buying was cheaper than renting in 74% of the country's 50 largest cities in July. In just 12% of the cities, including New York,
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May
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Is Now the Time to Invest In Real Estate?
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The long, discontented winter for the U.S. home market might be easing. Home prices are inching up in some markets, and it might be a good time to invest. That doesn't mean that every place makes sense for homebuying. Nationally, new-home sales fell by the largest amount in more than a year in March--7.1%--so there's no widespread rebound under way,
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May
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Real Estate Trends for 2012 and Beyond
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Today's housing market is evolving, and many of the changes we are seeing now are unlikely to go away any time soon. Today, we examine six rising trends that are set to become the new "normal" in the majority of US housing markets in the months and years to come. 1. Distressed or foreclosed properties will continue in high numbers, keeping the supply of
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Feds Shorten Short Sale Timelines
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If you are one of the estimated 11 million homeowners burdened with an underwater mortgage, a new federal policy changed could be good news for you. Starting in June 2012, when you want to do a short sale to shed mortgage debt and avoid foreclosure, you may not have to wait months to hear back from your bank when you submit an offer fro a purchaser.
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Zillow Reports: "The Bottom Is Near"
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Home prices still may be down in many metro areas, but according to the latest report from online real estate hub Zillow, the majority of markets will hit bottom by later this year. With the bottom near, an upswing is predicted and it may be as significant as 5%-plus in some areas. "From an economic perspective, the latter part of the first quarter is full of
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Is there an environmentalist in the house?
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The Environmeddlers have arrived! The Environmeddlers brings the world of environmental protest from monkey wrenching to the digital age. In this high-spirited adventure, Clovis, a reformed Sierra Club organizer, teams up with an animal rights advocate, an unrepentant defender of raw wilderness and a Taoist computer
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TechRaising 2012 Day One
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TechRaising, April 20th 2012.
Friday night, pitches! The organizers: Margaret Rosas
Matthew Swinnerton
Andrew Mueller
And then the mentors
Who wants to pitch? Raise your hands.
Then the pitchers got up and explained their ideas The most ambitious was an auto-driving auto (self-driving car) motorway
Ryan from Cruzio pitched a zany hardware
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Home Sales Up, Prices Down Slightly in SOCAL
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More Southern California homes sold in March than did a year earlier, and price declines slowed as the spring selling season got underway and more traditional home buyers entered a market that has seen record numbers of investors. The Southland's median home price of $280,000 was essentially flat, down just 0.2% from March 2011. Compared with February, the
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Hot Trends in Home Improvement This Spring
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Exterior painting is reported to be one of the top home improvement projects this spring that will boost curb appeal and property value. In fact, expert sources and realtors say that exterior painting and upkeep can increase current market value of a home by 200 percent. ProTect Painters, a national professional painting franchise, offers key tips to all 
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