BELLEVUE, WA
Microsoft Store in Bellevue opens with glitter, glitz
Microsoft united tweens and Gen Xers at Bellevue Square on Thursday, first giving away free Miley Cyrus concert tickets at its grand opening, then throwing a surprise free concert at night with Dave Matthews. Three doors down, the Apple store, maybe for the first time, felt just a little stodgy with its cutouts of the Beatles in the window. The new Microsoft store is the first retail store the company has opened on its home turf and represents a bid to make consumers fall in love with its brand and software…Rest of Story…

COLUMBUS, OH
Columbus Ohio Metro student “dorks got you Facebook”
A Metro student, Kelly Hooper is quoted in a Columbus Dispatch article: “You’re on Facebook, right?” she said. “Well, dorks got you Facebook.” Metro High School is a STEM school. STEM is an acronym for the words, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Metro graduate Meagan Jones did a talk at TEDx Columbus in October 2010. Meagan wanted to get into an art program in the Columbus City School District but instead Meagan went to Metro and is now studying history at…Rest of Story…

CORALVILLE, IA
Open, Spacious Condo in ^Coralville
2237 Oakleaf St, Coralville. $119,400. You can’t beat the price on this townhouse style condo – With the low interest rate this is cheaper than renting! Call me @ 319-400-0268 to set up a showing…See Details…

HOUSE FLIPPERS
Chart of the day: The Semaphore of House Flippers
Meet Bob. Bob is a local housing investor. Some people like to call Bob a “flipper.” And what should we know about Bob? Bob owned 5-6 homes at a time and made tons-o-cash in 2004, then not-so-much by 2008. Bob is really, really good at signaling the turning tide of the housing market – he practices semaphore just for fun. Bob got busy again in 2009, but more importantly, Bob is about to get not-so-busy again. And if you’re in the housing market, you should watch what Bob is telling you…Rest of Story…

LAKE GENEVA, WI
WHAT’S AHEAD FOR LAKE GENEVA MORTGAGE RATES THIS WEEK: NOVEMBER 22, 2010
Lake Geneva mortgage markets worsened last week as the U.S. dollar gave up ground in currency markets, and inflation concerns mounted. In response to the events, conforming mortgage rates for Lake Geneva real estate rose for the third straight week. Mortgage rates have now climbed by as much as half-percent since the start of the month, and Freddie Mac reports average loan fees to be higher, too. The 7-month rally in rates may be nearing its end. The 30-year fixed rate mortgage is at a 4-month…Rest of Story…

QUANTITATIVE EASING
Quantitative Easing Explained
What the Federal Reserve is up to, and how we got here…See Video…

RECOVERY
Recovery hinges on lending
Money is easy, but credit is tight, economist Kenneth Rosen says — another way of saying what many would-be homebuyers have discovered during the downturn: loans may be dirt cheap, but they’re hard to come by. Rosen, the chairman of the University of California, Berkeley, Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics, said he doubts the Federal Reserve’s efforts to keep long-term rates low can stimulate the kind of growth Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues are hoping for…Rest of Story…

SAN ANTONIO, TX
San Antonio Regional Economic and Market Analysis
The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s HUD User website is a gold mine of statistical data on economic and market conditions. Whether you’re an investor looking to see what current and projected rental market conditions are or just someone who loves data on housing, jobs, and population; HUD’s Regional Economic and Market Analysis has reports on many areas of the country including San Antonio. Reading through the San Antonio Comprehensive Market Analysis (PDF file), I found…Rest of Story…

SEATTLE, WA
My Seattle Blogs: My 3 Easy Rules to Keep My Blog Rolling…Even When I’m Not!
Coming up with content for your Blog day in and day out may be tough…particularly since writing is not really my thing! I can go in spurts and then I find no matter how hard I try…I end up staring at a blank screen for hours. Here are 3 easy rules I use to make sure that whether the writing is easy or hard…I always have content and I always make it my own (well, most of the time). Rule 1: I always write my article first in a Word Document. This is easier for me simply because I’m a lousy speller. Having the…Rest of Story…

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