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Monthly Archives: January 2008

Emergency Meeting Called by the Fed: Interest Rate Cut

On January 22, the Fed cut the benchmark interest rate by 3/4 of a point (now at 3.5%).  This meeting came a week or so early from the next board meeting on January 29th.  This was partially due to the panic that swept the globe on Monday when all foreign stock markets took a plunge. 
What [...]

Worldwide Stock Markets Plunge due to Bush’s “Stimulus Plan”

Not only are we skeptical of the government’s ability to stop our country from moving into a recession, but so is the rest of the world.  Foriegn market stock indecies fell sharply today as a result of skeptism from foreign markets that President Bush’s stimulus is too little too late!   This plan calls for a tax [...]

8 Tips for Selling Your Home

There are several tips for selling your home fast in a declining real estate market as outlined throughout TheDecliningMarket.com, however here is what MSN Money offers as advice:

Hire a top-notch sales agent
Price it right
Create an adjustable sales plan
Clear the clutter
Offer incentives
Don’t get distracted with “cash for homes” offers
Ask for help from your company
Rent it while [...]

Recession Looming for California and Florida due to a Declining Real Estate Market

Though the “R” word has been on the tip of everyone’s tounge for the nation, today MSN posted an article stating that both California and Florida (two of our largest US economies) are pratically in a recession. The primary factory is contributed to the continuing declines in both the number of home sales and sale [...]