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Mortgage rate buydowns are on the rise as homebuyers can cope with high interest rates

Post Author By Evo Plus
Post Date 20/04/2026

Anna Raymond was ready to make the switch from renting to owning a home last spring. But after five failed offers, she and her husband decided to take a step back from house hunting.

Then, in December, their real estate agent presented an offer too good to pass. A home in Longmont was up for sale, and the seller was willing to offer a 2-1 interest buydown rate.

The concession would lower the Raymonds’ 5.75% contract interest rate of 2% in the first year and 1% in the second year, so they’ll pay just 3.75% interest in the first year

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7 Pro Tips To Avoid Burnout While Working From Home

Post Author By Evo Plus
Post Date 13/09/2025

7 Pro Tips To Avoid Burnout While Working From Home

Guestpost by Andre Oentoro

A new study found that 76% of Americans chose to stay working from home ever since the government lifted the Covid-19 restrictions. Most people are used to getting the job done in the comfort of their homes. Hence, many are reluctant to return to the office anytime soon.

Working from home has many benefits that working from the office hasn’t. For example, you can grab some groceries and prepare a meal right in front of your screen. Or, get you can get work done in

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Hurricane Ian’s possible effects on real estate market

Post Author By Evo Plus
Post Date 07/09/2025

Just over two weeks ago, Hurricane Ian ravaged many areas of Southwest Florida with devastating winds and historic flooding. As the impacted communities struggle to regain some sense of normalcy through restoration of power, water and communications, we are starting to field questions about how this storm will affect the local real estate market. I will address some of the immediate impacts that our Realtors are dealing with on pending sales contracts and the consequences of a hurricane event during the contract period. In addition, I will touch on the forward looking aspect of the real estate market and what

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The Power of Networking in Business

Post Author By Evo Plus
Post Date 06/08/2025

The Power of Networking in Business: Why it’s Important to Your Success

Business professionals should look at ways to increase their network as the benefits are far too great to ignore.

Making connections is essential to improving your business relations in the modern world. One way to do that is through online networking.

Networking hasn’t changed a lot over the years. But what was once attending events is now replaced with social media, chatrooms, and online events.

In addition, there are many other ways to build a network of contacts through the World Wide Web and its many services.

But

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Journal Club 09-02-22 – Passive Income

Post Author By Evo Plus
Post Date 28/08/2024

Here’s Journal Club 09-02-22! Every week, I hold a JOURNAL CLUB. After filtering through the articles on the web, I present a few that impacted my life this week. Be safe and stay well!

Why do so many doctors start investing later in their careers? What is their biggest obstacle? Repaying their crushing student loans, perhaps? If so, is it possible for doctors to start investing one or two decades earlier in their career, just like their peers? The White Coat Investor explains that it may be challenging to think of investing when your net worth is in the

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How Ace Attorney spawned one of the most enduring character ships ever

Post Author By Evo Plus
Post Date 16/08/2024

“The entire game revolves around these two men dancing around each other. The courtroom battles are like a tango, a back-and-forth exchange.”

That’s how Claire Stenger, senior narrative designer at Gameloft, describes the relationship between Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth. But anyone that’s played Capcom’s Ace Attorney games probably already knew that.

The relationship between the upbeat defense attorney and the aloof prosecutor has become one of the most popular character “ships” in video game fandom. (Shipping has been around since the ’60s heydey of Kirk and Spock, and usually refers to fans’ use of artwork, fanfiction, or memes to

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Attorney: Man involved in train killing shot in self-defense

Post Author By Evo Plus
Post Date 26/07/2024

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man who shot and killed a passenger on a San Francisco subway commuter train will be charged with gun crimes but not homicide in what was “clearly” a case of self-defense after he was attacked with a knife, his attorney said Monday.

Javon Green, 26, will face charges of having a concealed weapon in a public place and having a loaded gun in a public place, both felonies that possibly could be reduced to misdemeanors, attorney Randy Knox told the San Francisco Chronicle.

Green was scheduled for a court appearance on Tuesday.

The San Francisco

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Realtor.com Reports Weekly Active Inventory Up 29% Year-over-year; New Listings Down 10%

Post Author By Evo Plus
Post Date 16/07/2024

by Calculated Risk on 9/30/2022 09:48:00 AM

Realtor.com has monthly and weekly data on the existing home market. Here is their weekly report released yesterday from Chief Economist Danielle Hale and Jiayi Xu: Weekly Housing Trends View — Data Week Ending Sep 24, 2022. Note: They have data on list prices, new listings and more, but this focus is on inventory.

• Active inventory continued to grow, and improved 29% above one year ago. Financial conditions are changing the balance of sellers and buyers in the housing market with more homes for-sale compared to one year ago. Still, the

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