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Save costs with free PDF to Excel converter

Charlene Jimenez — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:13:05 +0000

Quick tech tip As a small business or independent professional, you know the many great options when it comes to business-related software. With so many to sort through, it can be difficult to narrow it down. Or, on the other side of the spectrum, it may be overwhelming because many—if not most—are out of your price range or would cause [...]

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RealtyDime’s check-ins connect consumers and pros in real time

Tara Steele — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:00:57 +0000

New real estate site on the scene What do you get if you mash up Craigslist, Foursquare and Angie’s List for real estate? RealtyDime.com says they mash up the best features of these services in an effort to improve the real estate search process, saying “real Estate is more than just a place to live, it’s also finding and connecting [...]

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Small business owners are mobile, passionate, and sales driven

Marti Trewe — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:45:00 +0000

Small business trends According to a recent Intuit Small Business Survey, small business owners are motivated by passion, are mobile and spend a great deal of time focused on sales. Working in a corporation or as part of a large team is a far different machine than a small business owner who frequently is not only the CEO but the [...]

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Redfin OpenBook offers reviews of title agencies, lenders, inspectors

AGBeat — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:40:21 +0000

Expanding reviews Redfin has long made reviews and ratings of their agents public and are known for publishing the results of internal surveys which every client is asked to take, even if they don’t close. The company has taken the next step in their review system and put their database of ancillary services to use and is today announcing “OpenBook” [...]

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Pinterest imposes character limits on captions

Lani Rosales — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:26:32 +0000

Changing tides For months, AGBeat has led the conversation about Pinterest, particularly in how it can be improved, with 30 suggestions made early this year, followed by 12 more suggestions of features and tweaks the company could make to the visual bookmarking service to insure their longevity. Because of our suggesting the site can be used for business, much of [...]

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Taxpayers pay $47 million in legal fees for Fannie, Freddie

Tara Steele — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:27:45 +0000

Losses to legal costs The Office of Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is reporting today that legal fees for former leaders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are roughly $110 million, with taxpayer dollars funding at least $47 million of the bills. According to the report, the total amounts may actually be higher as this only [...]

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Existing home sales rise for fourth consecutive month

Tara Steele — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:16:03 +0000

8 Housing making gains According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), existing home sales (completed transactions of single family homes, townhomes and condos) rose for the fourth consecutive month as the trade group points to improving inventories. In January, existing home sales were 0.7 percent higher than in January 2011 as total housing inventory fell 0.4 percent from December, [...]

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3 simple social media monitoring tools you need to know about

Matthew Collis — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:48:24 +0000

The Ultimate Watch-Dog Have you ever wished you could know what everyone has ever said about you as a business professional? Sure, you’ve received great client testimonials and feedback over the years, but maybe there are some disgruntled clients out there who have not been happy with something you’ve done or the services you’ve provided and are broadcasting their dissatisfaction [...]

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Realtor.com updates mobile app suite, adds new features

Tara Steele — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:00:05 +0000

New iOS real estate search app Realtor.com today announces major product updates to their iOS (Apple) apps to help users to discover and research price reduced, foreclosed, and recently sold properties, which the company tells AGBeat “lays the groundwork for an easier and faster iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch app.” The updates integrate the new Realtor.com Data API and offers [...]

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Entrepreneurs must balance optimism and realism

Hoyt David Morgan — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:27:48 +0000

What entrepreneurs have in common If you are an entrepreneur, chances are that you are intensely driven, totally in love with your chosen profession or borderline insane, and I’m betting it is a combination of all of the three that led you to take a leap of faith and start your business. It’s not too hard to start a business, [...]

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