From DC up to New York, & even here in Alabama many contractors and others found out that a dry heat can quite simply kick. For many that means plenty of hiking, kayaking, cycling, tubing down the river, going to the beach, visiting new places, and lots of travel. Back in 2005, the mayor of DC signed into law a public holiday on April 16th, to celebrate that day. In all honesty, while summer does not officially start until the 21st, it sure does. Based on the ocean temperatures and the changing weather conditions, they might just be right this year. MORE >>

From DC up to New York, & even here in Alabama many contractors and others found out that a dry heat can quite simply kick. For many that means plenty of hiking, kayaking, cycling, tubing down the river, going to the beach, visiting new places, and lots of travel. Back in 2005, the mayor of DC signed into law a public holiday on April 16th, to celebrate that day. In all honesty, while summer does not officially start until the 21st, it sure does. Based on the ocean temperatures and the changing weather conditions, they might just be right this year. MORE >>

in 2005 to 5.4% They set high fees, which lure ever more people into the profession: between 1998 and 2005 the number of members of America’s National Association of Realtors grew by 67%. But Colby Sambrotto, the founder of ForSaleByOwner.com and USRealty.com, a discount broker, says that after trying to sell his own home in New York by himself, he was forced to hire an agent to get it shown to potential buyers. assume that they are thought of us as only "victims" too as their business and livelihood suffered as a result. Or how about a flat fee to sell a home? MORE >>

This morning this article was on the front page of the New York Times regarding the surplus of skilled crafstman seeking work via Craigslist. You can follow the pulse of the economy just by watching what’s going on with Craigslist,” said Jerry Patterson, a carpenter in Phoenix who once had plentiful work framing new homes and remodeling older ones. When work was easy to find in 2005 and 2006, Mr. Patterson, 43, struck out on his own. After rising early in the year, new-home sales fell in March, and government spending on infrastructure projects remains low. MORE >>

In my tour of New York Open Houses in between Occupying Wall Street I toured the High Line Park. The new Tribeca. The New York Times today had an article discussing the most recent generous donation to the park's fundraising efforts to finish what is perhaps an elegant statement about the challenges and successes of public and private partnerships when done right. The gift, which will help build up the park’s endowment and pay for the design of the last section, is the single largest donation ever made to a New York City park, according to city officials. MORE >>