By M. Jane Garvey A rational investment of our time, money, and resources requires that in part we ask, “what’s in it for me?” Some of the rewards are the ability to improve our community and help others. It is also critical that some of our rewards be financial as well. If they aren’t, we will quickly find ourselves in unsound...
Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website Existing Home Sales Down 1% in September The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were down 1% in September to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 3.84 million – down...
By Brad Beckett We recently posted a compare & contrast chart for the 2024 Presidential Race. With that in mind, this Tuesday, November 5th is election day all across America. Every four years on the first Tuesday, following the first Monday in November America chooses its next President (or reelects the current one). However, as the folks over at Kids Discover...
Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website The Importance of Participating in Elections In case you unaware (said in jest) we’re smack in the middle of a highly contentious presidential election season. Small-business owners, especially, should vote because politicians’ decisions...
By Brad Beckett The folks over at Statista say that just like Rome, the United States wasn't built in a day. It took 172 years for all 50 states to be added to the Union - not to mention a contentious civil war that almost ended this experiment of liberty. The last states to join the union were Alaska and Hawaii...
Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website Inflation Increases Hold Steady The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2% in September, 2024 (same as August). Click here to read...
By Brad Beckett We recently posted about the value of $1 over the years, adjusted for inflation. Today's graphic from the Visual Capitalist looks at what $100 is worth in each U.S. state. Interestingly, the purchasing power of $100 can vary by as much as 26% from state to state. Not surprising, California has the lowest purchasing power ($88), while Arkansas...
By Brad Beckett Citing government data, Statista says approximately nine out of ten trips were undertaken with either a car, an SUV, a pickup truck or a van in 2022. Not surprisingly, walking played a significantly less important role, with its share in total person trips dropping by 3.6 percent to 6.9 percent compared to 2017. We love our cars &...
Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website U.S. Construction Spending Down Slightly Again in August The U.S. government is reporting that total construction spending in August, 2024 was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,131.9 billion, which is 0.1%...
The brain-drain of the world: For many years the US has benefited from being the destination of the world’s most educated and upwardly mobile individuals and families. The anti-immigration effort has wrongfully fallen on the legal immigration process binding it into a decade long mire that costs thousands of dollars to participate in both here and in countries of their...