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Saturday, March 13, 2010

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Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:41:09 -0800 (PST)
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Subject: Unfinished Homes a Sad Symbol of Real Estate Downturn

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Unfinished Homes a Sad Symbol of Real Estate Downturn
By Kathleen Lynn
RISMEDIA, March 13, 2010—(MCT)—The listing describes the new, six-bedroom, six-bath Colonial on Timberlane Road in Upper Saddle River, N.J., as "spectacular." With an asking price of almost $1.6 million, it's a "must see," the listing says. But up close, the picture gets more complicated. Though the home's exterior is mostly finished, the brick facade is missing in spots. Continued
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Obama Targeting Homeowners with 1.5 Billion Dollars in Assistance
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RISMEDIA, March 13, 2010—(MCT)—Facing millions of foreclosures and high unemployment, President Barack Obama recently announced a $1.5 billion fund to help unemployed homeowners and other struggling borrowers in a handful of states....
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From: "City of Boca Raton" <BocaRatonE-News@ci.boca-raton.fl.us>
Date: 12 Mar 2010 16:53:43 -0500
Subject: City of Boca Raton eCommunications

eFlash!

Keeping you abreast of this week’s events and important information in Boca Raton..….

Board Meetings March 15 – March 20

Financial Advisory Board – Monday, March 15, 5:00 pm – City Hall

Community Relations Board – Monday, March 15, 6:00 pm – Police Services

Historic Preservation Board – Tuesday, March 16, 5:00 pm – City Hall

Community Appearance Board – Tuesday, March 16, 7:00 pm – Agenda

Beautification Committee – Wednesday, March 17, 12:00 pm – City Hall

Downtown Boca Raton Advisory Committee – Wednesday, March 17, 4:00 pm – Mizner Park

Library Advisory Board - Wednesday, March 17, 4:00 pm – Spanish River Library

Airport Authority - Wednesday, March 17, 6:00 pm - Agenda     

Green Living Task Force – Thursday, March 18, 8:30 am – 6500 Congress Avenue

Planning & Zoning Board - Thursday, March 18, 6:30 pm – Agenda

Boca Raton Green Market

Mainstream Teen Center

Special Events

                                Friday, March  26 “MUSIC IN THE PARK” SERIES  *(Program Change) RAT PACK TRIBUTE SHOW

                        *Click on Special Events hyperlink for more details.

Gumbo Limbo Nature Center

Daily Tank Feedings – Sunday through Friday, 2:30 pm / Saturday, 11:30 am

Meeting of the Audubon Society of the Everglades – Tuesday, March 16, 2:00 pm

Guided Hammock Walk – Wednesdays, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

                                       Sundays, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Bird Walk – Saturday, March 20, 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Coral Reefs – Saturday, March 20, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Sugar Sand Park

14th Spring Celebration of High School Art – March 2 – April 17, 2010

Explorium Exhibits - Children’s Science Explorium

Theatre: Carousel   Wednesday, March 17, 8:00 pm

                                 Thursday, March 18, 8:00 pm

                                  Friday, March 19, 8:00 pm

                                  Saturday, March 20, 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm

                                  Sunday, March 21, 2:00 pm

Sunday Morning Movies: Happy Feet – Sunday, March 21, 11:00 am                              

Libraries   

DT Drop-In Story Time – Monday, March 15, 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm

SRL TEEN: Rock Band – Tuesday, March 16, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

SRL TWEEN Anime: Club Tokyo MewMew – Wednesday, March 17, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

DT Drop-In Story Time – Thursday, March 18, 10:00 am – 10:30 am

SRL Special: Pages of Music – Friday, March 19, 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm

DT Drop-In Story Time – Saturday, March 20, 10:00 am – 10:30 am

DT TEEN Anime: Club Otaku – Saturday, March 20, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Spanish River Sunday Speaker – Sunday, March 21, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

'The Book Thief' chosen as 2010 Read Together book

“Reading it?  Everyone in Palm Beach County is reading the same book at the same time… The Book Thief by Markus Zusak…. from March 26 – April 30, 2010.  Come get your copy at the library now.”

The Swim Center

Meadows Park Pool

Patch Reef Tennis Center

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Google is planning to launch an experiment that they hope will make Internet access better and faster for everyone.  They are asking local governments and residents to express their interest in this fiber-optic trial and to provide information about their respective communities by completing a Request For Information (RFI). Interested? You may access the RFI at http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi.

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Friday, March 12, 2010

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Florida regulators crackdown timeshare malpractices

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 02:47 PM PST

The Florida Attorney General's Office has opened a case about Palm Beach County timeshare resale companies, investigating whether the companies collected advanced payment for contracted services that they did not deliver. The implicated companies include Worldwide Resorts Inc. and TS Luxury Group. Both companies have yet to comment about the issue...
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Fw: Inman AM: Geo-fencing and mobile marketing

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Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:59:00 -0800
Subject: Inman AM: Geo-fencing and mobile marketing

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Friday, March 12, 2010

Geo-fencing and mobile marketing
By JOSEPH FERRARA Imagine a text-message alert sent to a prospective homebuyer's mobile phone informing the buyer that there is a house in the immediate vicinity that fits the criteria they are seeking. The buyer saunters over to the house and calls the broker. Easy. And it is made possible by geo-fencing, a GPS-tracking tool. More »

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Fw: Inman AM: A case study in cost competition

John Rose
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From: "Inman News Headlines" <dailynews@inman.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:59:00 -0800
Subject: Inman AM: A case study in cost competition

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

A case study in cost competition
By ROBERT HAHN In a previous column, "The real competition in real estate," I wrote that I will be profiling various brokerage companies that pursue one of the four generic competitive strategies (per Michael Porter's "What is Strategy?") in real estate. First up is Keller Williams Realty Premier Properties of Essex, Union and Morris counties in New Jersey. More »

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Fw: Inman AM: A case study in cost competition

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From: "Inman News Headlines" <dailynews@inman.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:59:00 -0800
Subject: Inman AM: A case study in cost competition

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

A case study in cost competition
By ROBERT HAHN In a previous column, "The real competition in real estate," I wrote that I will be profiling various brokerage companies that pursue one of the four generic competitive strategies (per Michael Porter's "What is Strategy?") in real estate. First up is Keller Williams Realty Premier Properties of Essex, Union and Morris counties in New Jersey. More »

ZipRealty posts $2.1M Q4 loss
Company projects up to 20% revenue growth in 2010

DocuSign offers 'Realtor Edition'
E-signature firm announces branded app, Realtor discounts

Communication is client's decision
Letter to the Editor

3 tips to get the most out of Twitter
From Future of Real Estate Marketing

Outsmart timeshare hucksters
5 facts owners should know about resale


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Premium Members "PubSubHubbub isn't really about helping content rank better. It's about getting content into the index quicker. You still need to be making good content to rank well. In fact, since much more content will be getting indexed much more quickly, then making good content will likely be even more important." --Gahlord Dewald


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