New Tech Makes Real Estate Easier

Posted by Richard on April 1, 2021

If your real estate agent flipped through a printed copy of the Multiple Listing Service the last time you bought or sold a house, you might be surprised at how things have changed. Namely, advances in technology have completely upended the market. Consider this: Most potential buyers have already done a virtual walk-through of a […]

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Nice Surprise! Stimulus Doesn’t Count As Income

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Tax free money? Is that even possible? It seems so with stimulus checks. Stimulus payments are not considered taxable income and will not be subject to income taxes, according to the IRS. More than half of Americans don’t know that stimulus payments are non-taxable, a statistic that reflects the widespread confusion surrounding this year’s tax […]

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Vaccine Passport May Boost Travel Industry

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The global travel industry is still reeling from worldwide coronavirus travel restrictions. According to CNN, the world remains largely locked down, and if the current travel restrictions continue, 2021 demand could recover to just 38 percent of 2019 pre-pandemic levels. While this would represent an improvement over 2020, when international travel demand was just a […]

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Care-Giving: How To Get Into A Smaller Place

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Sometimes, perhaps at retirement or maybe after the loss of a spouse, seniors quickly realize it is time to move to a smaller place with fewer responsibilities relating to home and garden maintenance. It is a huge task: Finding a new place, sorting through belongings, selling the old and buying the new, moving, setting up […]

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