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Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008
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TODAY'S TOP STORY
Curb Appeal: 17 Ways to Get Buyers Inside the Home
By David Sobel

RISMEDIA, Jan. 17, 2008—You’ve all had that experience with a client where you drive up to a house and they don’t even want to go inside. It’s an immediate “un-appeal.” You may know the inside of the house shows much better, but you just can’t convince them to spend the time to even go inside. In today’s market where lots of choices in housing are available to the buyer, why should they? Continued >

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TODAY'S FEATURED STORIES
Where’s Your Focus? Nine Ways to Avoid Distraction
Commentary by Stuart Crawford

RISMEDIA, Jan. 17, 2008—Small business owners know that they have to focus on the important items or tasks at hand to secure success, including focusing on growing your business instead of just Continued >
11 Strategies You Can’t ‘Manage’ Without
RISMEDIA, Jan. 17, 2008—Emotionally connected and engaged employees are the most loyal and productive, according to Allegiance, Inc., a provider of Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM) solutions. Allegiance recently identified "11 Ways to Increase Continued >
A Time-Management Case Study: The Team Approach Ignites Elsewhere
RISMEDIA, Jan. 17, 2008—(MCT)—On any given day, Michael Lemieux could be on site setting up tents for a wedding or at his store, Ray Rents, ensuring delivery deadlines are being met. Continued >
Mortgage Rates Are Low – So Where are the Home Buyers?
RISMEDIA, Jan. 17, 2008—(MCT)—Interest rates on the conventional 30-year fixed rate mortgage are at their lowest in more than two years despite a constricting mortgage market that has made it tougher Continued >
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TODAY'S HOME SPUN WISDOM
Wanted: Healthy Employees

RISMEDIA, Jan. 17, 2008—(MCT)—Businesses are looking at ways to increase productivity and save some money on the rising costs of health insurance premiums. Employers have offered gym memberships, paid for smoking-cessation classes and stocked apples in vending machines. Health-conscious workers exercised and gave thanks. Continued >
MORE NEWS STORIES
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Regional Spotlight: Washington Realtors Plan to Lay It on Thick

Regional Spotlight: Apartment Vacancy Rates Post a Big Drop

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