2/20/07 Newsletter

"Pic" of the week:

Parking garage of the future? This is a 20 story storage facility for newly manufactured cars in Wolfsburg, Germany. Read more about it via this link: http://www.snopes.com/photos/automobiles/parkade.asp

Headline Mortgage News:

Home price trends in your area – This CNN Money article compares value trends in 149 markets
http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/15/real_estate/latest_prices_q4/index.htm?postversion=2007021514

Sticker shock – a list of 8 of the most valuable “homes” in America (according to CNN & Zillow)
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0702/gallery.Famous_Zestimates.fortune/index.html
RealtyTrac article – U.S. Foreclosures Increase 19 Percent in January
http://www.realtytrac.com/ContentManagement/pressrelease.aspx?ChannelID=9&ItemID=1907&accnt=64847

Senator says US mortgage lending practices are “Out of Balance”
http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2007-02-07T162840Z_01_N07432719_RTRIDST_0_USA-ECONOMY-MORTGAGE.XML

Inman News: “Builder confidence highest since June ‘06”
http://www.inman.com/inmannews.aspx?ID=62249

MBA Report – Mortgage loan applications up 1.5 % for week ending Jan 9
http://www.mortgagebankers.org/NewsandMedia/PressCenter/48508.htm

Thought for the Week:

“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”
Mark Twain

The Four Stages of Life:

How to keep more of your own paycheck

The flu has been going around in our neck of the woods lately, so we wanted to share some health and wellness tips with you this week. Always use good judgment when going online to address medical needs. An interesting web site where you can order your own medical tests instead of paying whatever the doctor or hospital charges is www.directlabs.com/index.php There are a number of prescription programs that will save you money as well. To find the Rx program for your state go to http://www.pparx.org/ Low-income seniors who qualify can get the "Eli Lilly" card and really save on their medications. Call 1-877-RX-LILLY. For a $10 fee, Rxaminer will permit users to enter all current prescriptions and returns a list of available generic or other suggested brands for less money. Go to www.rxaminer.com/consult/index.asp

And now, for this week's fun freebies!

Almost free (with rebate) 2 Kingston USB 2.0 Data Traveler 1GB flash drives
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=204134643&adid=17070&dcaid=17070

Here's a free mouth wash sample:
http://walmart.triaddigital.com/enhancedrendercontent_ektid11366.aspx

Click on here and you'll get a coupon for free veggies from Green Giant:
http://www.bettycrocker.com/Products/Green-Giant/green-giant-offers.htm

Free skincare samples from Chamonix:
http://www.betterskintoday.com/requestsample.htm

Free sample of Palmer's Cocoa butter formula with vitamin E lotion. Go to "Like Some?"
http://skinisfashion.com/


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