Real Estate
More proof that the rich are getting richer, and the American middle class is diminishing: according to Mother Jones Magazine, the top 100th of 1% of the wealthiest Americans, now make an average of $27 million per household. The average income for the bottom 90% of the US population is $31,244. The median net worth…
Read MoreI am honored to say that AccountingDegree.com just named Second Shelters (and yours truly) on it’s list of the 50 Best Blogs to read when getting into Real estate. I am so honored! The list is comprehensive and great — and you’ll soon be seeing it on our newest up coming blog, www.CandysDirt.com! The Real…
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Well, almost. Bluegreen Communities, a developer of premier, master-planned residential home communities, has launched a new program that pays real estate agents big buckeroos for referrals. Through the Realtor® Referral program, participating real estate agents who refer buyers to a Bluegreen Communities property earn a full six percent of the resulting sale. Most of the…
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Tis true. A new study by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), when comparing 29 industrialized nations, found that people in our neighbor to the south, Mexico, work the most hours both paid and unpaid. Belgium came in with the least hours of work and earliest retirement, and France wasn’t far behind. The…
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Click yourself on over to the right side of this blog and subscribe to SecondShelters.com by email. I’m working on what I call Grown-Up Sleepovers at select second home communities. (This time, you don’t have to sneak in the booze.) I’ve always had these wild ideas about marketing real estate and homes, which is why…
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I feel like some House Porn Candy (I’m trying to go on a diet and stick with Candy instead of Porn) and when I saw this home at gorgeous Cinnamon Shore last weekend, I seriously said — I’m selling everything and moving in. Squatters rights, whatever. What is it about being at the beach that…
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