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I am Curating not hoarding

Uploaded with Skitch! – Pinterest boards – pin boards for collections  

I spend a lot of time on the internet but as a Realtor, writer photographer and occasional software quality assurance tester of apps and web sites most of my work is on the internet.   

Pinterest is kind of 2010 but it did not really gain traction until last year.  I was able to mostly ignore it until a couple of months ago.  Pinterest is about curations or collections or maybe a form of digital hoarding.

 There are pin boards and users can pin, which is mostly about linking to  photographs.  There

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Foreclosures Canada Now Offering an Exclusive Canada Foreclosure List Along with Pre-foreclosures and Home Auctions Information

Toronto, Canada, January 17, 2012 – The chief executive officer at Foreclosures Canada today announced the company is now offering an exclusive Canada foreclosure list along with pre-foreclosures and home auctions information to website visitors. The companys website is updated on a weekly basis so there is always new content available for real estate investors and home buyers.

One of the main points which the writers on the Foreclosures Canada website try to help people understand is that all foreclosures and other types of distressed property sales must go through the legal transfer process.

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Harwich townhouses provide views of river

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The Ocean Cove Townhomes overlooking Herring River in West Harwich have been rescued in high style by third-generation custom home builder Ralph Vacca.

Vacca, of Vacca Custom Homes based in Needham, owns a home in West Harwich and had followed the project’s struggles to survive financial troubles since 2005.

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Pending Ratios. Learn How Many Homes For Sale Have Offers On Them.

Every week we track the number of homes on the market that have offers on them and those that do not and create a ratio we call Pending Ratios. This weeks numbers were great with all areas either remaining stable or up in pendings.

As of Saturday, January 14th, the pending ratio in Bellingham was 21% . Pending is the time frame between when an offer has been mutual accepted between the buyers and the sellers of the home and when the title actually transfers hands.

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Americans not satisfied with financial conditions

A recent report from Gallup highlighted declining satisfaction among Americans, led by concerns about the economy and personal finance.

According to Gallup, an average of 17 percent of Americans (polls conducted throughout 2011) said they were satisfied with the way things are going in the United States.

This is a slight increase from the 15 percent mark seen in 2008 but is far below the 60 percent approval recorded in the year 2000.

The 17 percent average mark includes lows of 11 percent satisfaction observed in in August and September polls all the up to the 26 percent mark seen in May.

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