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In a new study funded by the Captain Obvious Foundation, home buyers' satisfaction with real estate companies improved while home sellers had a less than favorable view.The J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Home Buyer/Seller Study™ was released yesterday and it found that home buyers had a 12 point ...

Mr. Homeowner, now that you've just finished your strategic default, what are you going to do?"I'm going to Disney World!"We just don't know what to do with ourselves.As Bloomberg reported late last week, Americans are being schizophrenic in their spending habits throughout this recession, buying...

Is a sales call free speech?At what point is calling intrusive?And finally - is there ever a convenient time to call someone to make a sales pitch?This week, the National Do Not Call registry topped 200 million people, or about 66% of the population.So, I think it's safe to say that people loathe...

Remember front porches?Like bell-bottoms and vinyl records, they're making a comeback. Well, maybe not bell-bottoms - I really don't know for sure about those. I'm no fashionista.But front porches - they're hot right now.It seems people are tired of not knowing their neighbors. As new urbanists t...

Your cell phone may be killing you, and eggs are bad for you.Or not.Not sure if you heard the news (and if you heard it from your cell phone, you're really not going to like this), but it turns out that cell phones may cause brain tumors.Or not.The truth is, nobody knows for sure, but then again,...

Putting a cap on this week, we thought we'd recap last week's Inman Real Estate Connect in San Francisco with a tally of some of the Innovator Awards winners.As mentioned, DotLoop partner The Goodlife Team won top honors for being the Best Brokerage, but a special mention should be made to TechSa...

Does less paper equal less environmental damage?Before you answer "of course!", think about it, because context is important.As mentioned Wednesday, Amazon.com recently celebrated its 15th anniversary of selling everything from Tolstoy to trombones. Obviously, the retail giant has changed the way...

With summer vacation in full swing, many of you no doubt have seen the station wagons and SUVs driving down the highways, bursting with suitcases and various pool toys.You may have even seen Clark Griswold driving his family to Wally World.As you pass him by, though don't blame an over-stuffed tr...

You might be able to buy a belated birthday card in case you missed Amazon.com's 15th birthday last Friday.Of course, make sure you buy it over the Internet.As Time reported last week, the online shopping giant fundamentally changed retail shopping all with a click of a mouse.Interestingly enough...

Attention expectant parents: don't expect to have a baby shower and a house-warming party at the same time.As you may have heard, banks are getting finicky with their lending, as even a flawless financial record seems suspect these days.So, it would make sense that the next step to figuring out i...