tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34245393196364619402024-03-05T04:28:32.309-05:00Boice MailWelcome to 2007, where cyberspace is now bursting with yet one more blog! But wait, this isn't just any blog...it's one written by a Real Estate Appraiser to give you the inside scoop, share headline news in the industry, entertain, and fascinate you with the incredibly glamorous and mysterious world of an appraiser. Yes, sarcasm will abound.
Feel free to make comments, ask questions, and snap back with feisty retorts. I look forward to hearing from you!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424539319636461940.post-70683666268151605122008-05-02T11:02:00.008-05:002008-05-02T11:19:13.130-05:004/23/08 NewsletterIn <strong>BOICE MAIL</strong> this week...<br /><br /><strong>"Pic" of the week</strong>:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggx-x_fpIAqhM3b-AR3inYGCqwDK3BRToyhOg6gm8-ABIG_qdtGUXHTfETjb5tkkHTKL3nwYeY8eGj3Tv67WbKLKjTxrPxbeveYlZAO9kDKP7Zrc3rXGxwQwjaGGkIV44629d9WP5UR_Te/s1600-h/turtle.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195812990098451042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggx-x_fpIAqhM3b-AR3inYGCqwDK3BRToyhOg6gm8-ABIG_qdtGUXHTfETjb5tkkHTKL3nwYeY8eGj3Tv67WbKLKjTxrPxbeveYlZAO9kDKP7Zrc3rXGxwQwjaGGkIV44629d9WP5UR_Te/s320/turtle.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Some people just don’t like to get their picture taken.<br /><br /><a href="http://photowebs.blogspot.com/2008/03/natures-best-photo-awards-by-national.html">http://photowebs.blogspot.com/2008/03/natures-best-photo-awards-by-national.html</a><br /><br />Best Nature Photo Awards by NG (National Geographic)<br /><br /><strong></strong><br /><br /><br /><strong><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br />Headline Mortgage News:</strong></p>* “Burning down the house”; A correlation between foreclosure activity and questionable home fires. This LA Times article is entitled “Arson to avoid foreclosure?”: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-arson21apr21,0,3776892.story">http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-arson21apr21,0,3776892.story</a><br /><br /><br />* Will Congress make things worse? Mortgage bailout plans might actually lengthen the housing decline. Read this article from CNNMoney.com – “Many problems with mortgage bailouts”: <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/22/news/economy/housing_rescue/?postversion=2008042211">http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/22/news/economy/housing_rescue/?postversion=2008042211</a><br /><br /><br />* The Mortgage Bankers Association says mortgage loan applications were down 14.2% last week (from the week before): <a href="http://www.mortgagebankers.org/NewsandMedia/PressCenter/62116.htm">http://www.mortgagebankers.org/NewsandMedia/PressCenter/62116.htm</a><br /><br />* Remember the “S & L Crisis” 20 years ago? What if Fannie and Freddie needed a government bail-out? Some think this is possible and would be 2-4 time more expensive. Read about it in this CNN Money article entitled “The trillion-dollar mortgage time bomb” : <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/21/news/economy/fannie_freddie/?postversion=2008042217">http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/21/news/economy/fannie_freddie/?postversion=2008042217</a><br /><br /><br />* Another Acronym-HVCC: Appraisers, you’ve head about it…Have you read it? The following link is known as the Home Valuation Code of Conduct. This document is one of the results of the 03/03/2008 agreement between several other Acronyms: FNMA, FHLMC, OFHEO and the attorney general of New York: <a href="http://www.ofheo.gov/media/agreements/3308HomeValuationCodeofConduct.pdf">http://www.ofheo.gov/media/agreements/3308HomeValuationCodeofConduct.pdf</a><br /><br /><strong><br />Thought for the Week:</strong><br /><br />I haven't failed. I've found 10,000 ways that won't work. -Benjamin Franklin<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_ki96aYDuuIC4Csi5sHuybOprJTdfrDZn3vpbi7HQsFOu9qhIMIMlQXovT5NX6WEMl0kYBva0DTg4q6Q8kFMN3TufuZpOR1eaz7xfYJjuvaPCS-dN0GA1PNFJ9EjgV4u-nlFwpcIinDH/s1600-h/bathroom.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195812869839366738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_ki96aYDuuIC4Csi5sHuybOprJTdfrDZn3vpbi7HQsFOu9qhIMIMlQXovT5NX6WEMl0kYBva0DTg4q6Q8kFMN3TufuZpOR1eaz7xfYJjuvaPCS-dN0GA1PNFJ9EjgV4u-nlFwpcIinDH/s320/bathroom.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Is it real or is it Photoshop? This photo has been bounced around the internet as an example of a very creative paint job on a bathroom floor. You might hesitate before walking into this room, right? Actually it’s not a real bathroom at all. Just an entry to a Worth 1000 photo contest in 2005.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bathroom-painted-floor.shtml">http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bathroom-painted-floor.shtml</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.snopes.com/photos/arts/bathroom.asp">http://www.snopes.com/photos/arts/bathroom.asp</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br />And finally, <strong>Appraise That!</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKC1ZvgYkkbDJOKotx7f1oCpmVku-gI4mqxsrUsdk8g0FJbHg0u93dh0QuHwjB1TGUh3a8vSNt0i02x-Bd3sloIcb8fhjdVpf2M4wZDlRBJSKX_6zVeaP8cSXGPanSs_jUFgMlpTl50vq/s1600-h/mobile+homes1.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195812715220544066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKC1ZvgYkkbDJOKotx7f1oCpmVku-gI4mqxsrUsdk8g0FJbHg0u93dh0QuHwjB1TGUh3a8vSNt0i02x-Bd3sloIcb8fhjdVpf2M4wZDlRBJSKX_6zVeaP8cSXGPanSs_jUFgMlpTl50vq/s320/mobile+homes1.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Forget trying to appraise it…where is it and what is it? We’ve received this photo from several people during the past few weeks. According to Snopes, this is not a “Redneck Mansion”. It is actually “an outdoor theater set, one used by the Theater het Amsterdam Bos for a 2005 production of the Anton Chekhov play Ivanov”….so now you know.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/redneck.asp">http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/redneck.asp</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sonnyradio.com/redneckmansion.htm">http://www.sonnyradio.com/redneckmansion.htm</a><br /><br /><br />Brought to you by:<br /><strong>BOICE APPRAISALS</strong><br /><br />885 Woodstock Road, Suite 430-305<br />Roswell, GA 30075<br />Office# 770-926-5284<br />Fax# 866-870-0930<br /><a href="http://www.boiceappraisals.com/">http://www.boiceappraisals.com/</a><br /><br />Love our new "Boice Mail" more than life itself? You can subscribe to the blog below and receive it each week in your email box automatically!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVokoqPcXIxb-cUtzM_twyudCTr-PXB1-Qn0_BgNz3kFMhd6g1R99h3SoxyWgbKHoZA4a7ytdFhtzFEfeeGUXKsAvFGweuc9OeZa8fN19KwLh9BUEzGzo8TGnfMQKu0Ls83tb63l6HTvut/s1600-h/mobile+homes2.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195812616436296242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVokoqPcXIxb-cUtzM_twyudCTr-PXB1-Qn0_BgNz3kFMhd6g1R99h3SoxyWgbKHoZA4a7ytdFhtzFEfeeGUXKsAvFGweuc9OeZa8fN19KwLh9BUEzGzo8TGnfMQKu0Ls83tb63l6HTvut/s320/mobile+homes2.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></p><p></p><p><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wTPBRW8G9G4Ruhexsirdg07fTXtAuyUCQ4Jbe61PTCIgRHNrEp_MCW6-1g6VOaGkfW30pGh_0_q-neWuaHw9PpumsCMIFcnMF2uJCzVf8erWmaxAU-xigpI257QiOV64DiwSfNhOqcir/s1600-h/mobile+homes3.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195812526241983010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wTPBRW8G9G4Ruhexsirdg07fTXtAuyUCQ4Jbe61PTCIgRHNrEp_MCW6-1g6VOaGkfW30pGh_0_q-neWuaHw9PpumsCMIFcnMF2uJCzVf8erWmaxAU-xigpI257QiOV64DiwSfNhOqcir/s320/mobile+homes3.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnpR8AUXpI8HiBe05uVvlFIliSYLmZyGi1QAxU0DUSpnVdOn-CBPF0-UmuXP1kqnxtG0Tbeu6KHQLqvOD2juxypb2-wqPkijCmBf_0G7vWqs6Fj468gaGmzkIsxIid0H3WSyQlAhGSHU4Z/s1600-h/mobilehomes4.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195812397392964114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnpR8AUXpI8HiBe05uVvlFIliSYLmZyGi1QAxU0DUSpnVdOn-CBPF0-UmuXP1kqnxtG0Tbeu6KHQLqvOD2juxypb2-wqPkijCmBf_0G7vWqs6Fj468gaGmzkIsxIid0H3WSyQlAhGSHU4Z/s320/mobilehomes4.bmp" border="0" /></a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424539319636461940.post-31259665245085219472007-12-05T15:24:00.001-05:002007-12-05T15:24:42.145-05:00Technorati link<a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://boicemail.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/tech-fav-1.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424539319636461940.post-32349151112372473292007-11-07T11:28:00.000-05:002007-11-07T11:39:56.691-05:0011/7/07 E-newsletter<a title="http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2007/01/01/daily34.html" href="http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2007/01/01/daily34.html"></a><br />In BOICE MAIL this week...<br /><strong><br />"Pic" of the week:</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FLLFkEIWfnpDUZKXUNOmiPlLzo9rFR7_VH8cyNPPgLJkb4DV4ymvpfjm2vTLdy_SXJSYG-lE4QUUfDPUbsSjiULTI3nQBgI6VSjyR3KXQ1qWOn1-ZsbRKkb2EC7Cqaj3EFYTpkyvK5Z3/s1600-h/chalkart.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130137534357953906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FLLFkEIWfnpDUZKXUNOmiPlLzo9rFR7_VH8cyNPPgLJkb4DV4ymvpfjm2vTLdy_SXJSYG-lE4QUUfDPUbsSjiULTI3nQBgI6VSjyR3KXQ1qWOn1-ZsbRKkb2EC7Cqaj3EFYTpkyvK5Z3/s320/chalkart.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />3-D sidewalk painting: This is one of talented artist, Kurt Wenner’s sidewalk drawings done with colored chalk. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Mr. Wenner did his first commissioned mural at age 16. This one has been dubbed “Dante’s sidewalk”. To learn more, go to <a title="http://www.kurtwenner.com/artist.htm" href="http://www.kurtwenner.com/artist.htm">http://www.kurtwenner.com/artist.htm</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Headline Mortgage News:</strong><br /><br />WAMU and eAppraiseIT accused of pushing values. New York attorney general files a lawsuit. Same old thing, just bigger players? See this Seattle Times article:<br /><a title="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003989314_wamu02.html" href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003989314_wamu02.html">http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003989314_wamu02.html</a><br /><br />Top 10 “Great American Towns” – According to CNN Money, Fort Collins, Colorado is number one. Find out why and who the other 9 are: <a title="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2006/index.html" href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2006/index.html">http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2006/index.html</a><br /><br />A bright side to the housing bubble bust: This LA Times article points out that “lower housing prices could keep businesses from leaving the region because their workers could afford to buy houses”. <a title="http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-op-kotkin4nov04,1,2411436.story?coll=" ctrack="1&cset=" href="http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-op-kotkin4nov04,1,2411436.story?coll=la-news-comment&ctrack=1&cset=true">http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-op-kotkin4nov04,1,2411436.story?coll=la-news-comment&ctrack=1&cset=true</a><br /><br />Will shareholders boot Beazer Homes CEO? The stock is down almost 80% this year and this Forbes article quotes a shareholder advisory group accusing McCarthy of “the most stunning leadership failure in the entire homebuilding industry”. <a title="http://www.forbes.com/markets/2007/11/06/beazer-ctw-closer-markets-equity-cx_ra_1106markets47.html" href="http://www.forbes.com/markets/2007/11/06/beazer-ctw-closer-markets-equity-cx_ra_1106markets47.html">http://www.forbes.com/markets/2007/11/06/beazer-ctw-closer-markets-equity-cx_ra_1106markets47.html</a><br /><br />Credit ratings slide for major home builders. S&P pummels the industry according to this Forbes article: <a title="http://www.forbes.com/markets/2007/11/02/homebuilders-mihomes-sandp-markets-equity-cx_ra_1102markets36.html?boxes=" href="http://www.forbes.com/markets/2007/11/02/homebuilders-mihomes-sandp-markets-equity-cx_ra_1102markets36.html?boxes=relstories">http://www.forbes.com/markets/2007/11/02/homebuilders-mihomes-sandp-markets-equity-cx_ra_1102markets36.html?boxes=relstories</a><br /><br />IndyMac reports a 203 million dollar quarterly loss. This is a sharp contrast to one year ago when IndyMac posted an 86 million dollar profit. Late payments and reduced investor demand are blamed. Check out this MSNBC article: <a title="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21658018/" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21658018/">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21658018/</a><br /><br />Greenspan recommends reducing home inventory. “get rid of probably 200,000-300,000 excess units in inventory” he says. Refer to this CNN Money article: <a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/06/news/economy/bc.japan.us.greenspan.ap/index.htm?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/06/news/economy/bc.japan.us.greenspan.ap/index.htm?postversion=2007110608">http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/06/news/economy/bc.japan.us.greenspan.ap/index.htm?postversion=2007110608</a><br /><br /><br /><strong>Thought for the Week:</strong><br /><br />"To be cheerful about 2000, consider only this. Of the 30 major elections that will be held, 16 will be in countries that 25 years ago were dictatorships."<br />"The World In 2000", published by "The Economist"<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzES9dVSPIf9ppiZViBPhrGvaPZq2I6sZa0A8kUsFtCojM7P39ttHHuvrLZDR5tr8xr2HYFGG-qwZCm0gvnfmPG4SQiW1jUspU0XMnooIyLuFBRS3I70Xn-a-yrl1HLUVo6OsKj72_Jg0/s1600-h/beercans.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130137409803902306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzES9dVSPIf9ppiZViBPhrGvaPZq2I6sZa0A8kUsFtCojM7P39ttHHuvrLZDR5tr8xr2HYFGG-qwZCm0gvnfmPG4SQiW1jUspU0XMnooIyLuFBRS3I70Xn-a-yrl1HLUVo6OsKj72_Jg0/s320/beercans.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Trouble “brewing” for the landlord; this photo was taken in an Ogden, Utah townhouse shortly after the tenant moved out. Other than an apparent strong affinity for Coors Light, this guy was described as an excellent tenant. Believe it or not, this photo was taken after some of the cans had already been removed and the tunnel system for navigating from room to room had been collapsed. It is estimated there were 70,000 empty cans in the home. The tenant had deliberately shut off the water to the townhouse. Why not? He certainly wasn’t dying of thirst!<br />Source: <a title="http://snopes.com/photos/odd/beercans.asp" href="http://snopes.com/photos/odd/beercans.asp">http://snopes.com/photos/odd/beercans.asp</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>How to keep more of your own paycheck:</strong><br /><br />We just sent our oldest son to college and almost had to get a second mortgage just to pay for the text books! A great way to lower those costs is to buy used textbooks online at some of the following sites: <a title="http://cheapestbookprice.com/" href="http://cheapestbookprice.com/" target="_blank">CheapestBookPrice.com</a>, <a title="http://www.allbookstores.com/" href="http://www.allbookstores.com/" target="_blank">AllBookstores.com</a>, <a title="http://www.biblio.com/" href="http://www.biblio.com/" target="_blank">Biblio.com</a>, <a title="http://www.abebooks.com/" href="http://www.abebooks.com/" target="_blank">AbeBooks.com</a>, <a title="http://a1books.com/cgi-bin/mktFront?act=" tab="Home" href="http://a1books.com/cgi-bin/mktFront?act=homeGreet&tab=Home" target="_blank">A1Books.com</a>, <a title="http://www.bookfinder.com/" href="http://www.bookfinder.com/" target="_blank">BookFinder.com</a>, <a title="http://www.valorebooks.com/" href="http://www.valorebooks.com/" target="_blank">ValoreBooks.com</a> and Textbook411.com are all good sites for this purpose. Amazon is also doing big business selling college text books, and there are some British book websites that offer science textbooks for about 40 percent off the domestic price (even when you factor in the cost of international shipping.) Don't buy your books before class starts. Go the first day and ask your professor if you can buy a prior edition and try to find it used.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>And now, for this week's fun freebies!</strong><br /><br />SURVEY COMPANY THAT SENDS AMPLES AND COUPONS ON A REGULAR BASIS<br /><a title="http://www.vocalpoint.com/p4screener/Page1.aspx" href="http://www.vocalpoint.com/p4screener/Page1.aspx">http://www.vocalpoint.com/p4screener/Page1.aspx</a><br /><br />Tylenol - Printable Coupon $5 on off<br /><a title="http://www.tylenol.com/page.jhtml?id=" href="http://www.tylenol.com/page.jhtml?id=tylenol/news/subpcccoldmed.inc">http://www.tylenol.com/page.jhtml?id=tylenol/news/subpcccoldmed.inc</a><br /><br />NO COST HOLIDAY MAILING ADDRESS LABELS<br /><a title="http://www.pva.org/site/Survey?SURVEY_ID=" action_required="URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS&autologin=" href="http://www.pva.org/site/Survey?SURVEY_ID=2020&ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS&autologin=true">http://www.pva.org/site/Survey?SURVEY_ID=2020&ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS&autologin=true</a><br /><br />Free burger on your birthday at Red Robin restaurant<br /><a title="http://apps.fishbowl.com/a/redrobin/join/agegate.asp" href="http://apps.fishbowl.com/a/redrobin/join/agegate.asp">http://apps.fishbowl.com/a/redrobin/join/agegate.asp</a><br /><br />SURVEY OPPORTUNITY $75 + WEBCAM<br /><a title="http://www.surveywriter.net/in/survey/survey52/food.asp" href="http://www.surveywriter.net/in/survey/survey52/food.asp">http://www.surveywriter.net/in/survey/survey52/food.asp</a><br />20/20 Research is recruiting individuals to participate in a 1.5-hour online focus group taking place on Thursday, November 15th. Each participant will be mailed a webcam with set-up instructions for use in the online streaming video discussion group…and can keep the webcam (valued at $50). The $75 honorarium will be mailed at the conclusion of the group discussion<br /><br /><strong><br />And finally, Appraise That!</strong><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX71fXYU7yCi4hgu5m94xMJILUEtOHlxTHU_ZkF1R3OyNDtgCNPeOlupBm3vzvJ3fGWU5JNzQrkhvyQMZkR1xuDOi5ZrPWq824BczHE1DHfWr1Ioz73SWRI1rLjErD0qc2ld3deExPb0Eh/s1600-h/treehouse1.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130137233710243154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX71fXYU7yCi4hgu5m94xMJILUEtOHlxTHU_ZkF1R3OyNDtgCNPeOlupBm3vzvJ3fGWU5JNzQrkhvyQMZkR1xuDOi5ZrPWq824BczHE1DHfWr1Ioz73SWRI1rLjErD0qc2ld3deExPb0Eh/s320/treehouse1.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />This “tree house” is suspended by cables. One of the most unique houses ever, it must be exciting on a windy day. This model is called the “Free Spirit Sphere” and it is rumored to cost between $100,000 and $250,000 if you are interested. It is made from laminated wood and seems a bit “pricy” for a 8 foot wide home with no bathroom. More photos below.<br /><a title="http://www.freespiritspheres.com/index.htm" href="http://www.freespiritspheres.com/index.htm">http://www.freespiritspheres.com/index.htm</a><br /><a title="http://www.inhabitat.com/2005/06/07/bubble-treehouse/#more-152" href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2005/06/07/bubble-treehouse/#more-152">http://www.inhabitat.com/2005/06/07/bubble-treehouse/#more-152</a><br />To see more photos, etc go to <a title="http://www.funmansion.com/html/Most-Peculiar-Tree-House.html" href="http://www.funmansion.com/html/Most-Peculiar-Tree-House.html">http://www.funmansion.com/html/Most-Peculiar-Tree-House.html</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Brought to you by:</strong><br />BOICE APPRAISALS (High Speed, High Standards)<br />885 Woodstock Road, Suite 430-305<br />Roswell, GA 30075<br />Office# 770-926-5284<br />Fax# 866-870-0930<br /><a title="http://www.boiceappraisals.com/" href="http://www.boiceappraisals.com/">www.boiceappraisals.com</a><br /><br />Love our new "Boice Mail" more than life itself? If you'd like to subscribe or let us know what you think of our e-newsletters each week write to us at <a href="mailto:tom.boice@gmail.com">tom.boice@gmail.com</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2-yIUfToAmTbBydpNP6ocfQ-ibCUf51JMM3uyCr4LQdjXg9mYhhGEzPw_zfckgGINUCwn0hAC7SkebE6cHtWb-gDB6RUSEI4NTRy_88sxU_nAsEmxcEZKXdxKnr8Pwfla56VVlCF0rd1/s1600-h/treehouse2.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130137053321616706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2-yIUfToAmTbBydpNP6ocfQ-ibCUf51JMM3uyCr4LQdjXg9mYhhGEzPw_zfckgGINUCwn0hAC7SkebE6cHtWb-gDB6RUSEI4NTRy_88sxU_nAsEmxcEZKXdxKnr8Pwfla56VVlCF0rd1/s320/treehouse2.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_M9G9ydpKKWBy1_3lSuQ46IVN7Ajv9aORYq8oywNWLNH4rOYgYZvLD_68ePmJu0ONt1DHbaLfbMT8Tdlfgx9yraid4F1Q_TKlYyici8E26QDsPH_m6gAYq2tPj9_WiTA0ejibQzgbihFO/s1600-h/treehouse3.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130136890112859442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_M9G9ydpKKWBy1_3lSuQ46IVN7Ajv9aORYq8oywNWLNH4rOYgYZvLD_68ePmJu0ONt1DHbaLfbMT8Tdlfgx9yraid4F1Q_TKlYyici8E26QDsPH_m6gAYq2tPj9_WiTA0ejibQzgbihFO/s320/treehouse3.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit86IevF3BI0svpZ4d4Zv0XbSUAMKGHrpQ2LV6DAuLtkqfOHFUI2ssr37ILNf5zqy39qm6qh7fAy2glkEj-07t7ZNEepxtzpw1TYKvpug00nvrWkmXBctmRU5eAMkf-BdFSeLypyeSRA4q/s1600-h/treehouse4.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130136671069527330" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit86IevF3BI0svpZ4d4Zv0XbSUAMKGHrpQ2LV6DAuLtkqfOHFUI2ssr37ILNf5zqy39qm6qh7fAy2glkEj-07t7ZNEepxtzpw1TYKvpug00nvrWkmXBctmRU5eAMkf-BdFSeLypyeSRA4q/s320/treehouse4.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2VkERc-9z32GwtKLchw0rB2_4kR6R6UAl6Bc8DAKWLkOy6QlHH4JPdUbchiCmrBtG6NDAXqfEz3Z7m4PG5sKTHRC-ExwHY_qLi5R4HPwmfDh0siozPAS4dKdcvTiXO0GzyAnaVg-5DBfP/s1600-h/treehouse5.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130136525040639250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2VkERc-9z32GwtKLchw0rB2_4kR6R6UAl6Bc8DAKWLkOy6QlHH4JPdUbchiCmrBtG6NDAXqfEz3Z7m4PG5sKTHRC-ExwHY_qLi5R4HPwmfDh0siozPAS4dKdcvTiXO0GzyAnaVg-5DBfP/s320/treehouse5.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424539319636461940.post-85502351313298358512007-10-24T11:16:00.000-05:002007-10-24T11:26:06.493-05:00October 24, 2007In BOICE MAIL this week...<br /><br /><strong>"Pic" of the week:</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiAN7s35dIQl_bIUbnYXGDzMuTWEcoykwHXuPPXKdbYuWU40uq2W7yDryS3x4JVydwIlPNWMYjN7BGsH_1oMpRW0Ir83d3c25pTYcQV31hsuUTI_rBgkmuzNk29LyaMQsnZomLEU5Na3Im/s1600-h/water+baloon.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124939207796487586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiAN7s35dIQl_bIUbnYXGDzMuTWEcoykwHXuPPXKdbYuWU40uq2W7yDryS3x4JVydwIlPNWMYjN7BGsH_1oMpRW0Ir83d3c25pTYcQV31hsuUTI_rBgkmuzNk29LyaMQsnZomLEU5Na3Im/s320/water+baloon.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A punctured water balloon shot with high speed photography (1000 frames/sec). These tests were conducted to “get preliminary insight into the rupture of water balloons in a low-gravity environment”. Why we need this kind of research might be more enlightening than the photo itself. If you would like to see movies of “water balloons in space”, go to:<br /><a title="http://microgravity.grc.nasa.gov/balloon/HS.HTM" href="http://microgravity.grc.nasa.gov/balloon/HS.HTM">http://microgravity.grc.nasa.gov/balloon/HS.HTM</a><br /><br /><br /><strong>Headline Mortgage News:</strong><br /><br />Big price cuts from home builders. The nations 15 larges home builders have nearly $8 billion in debt. They are doing what’s necessary to move their inventory. Check this article from the International Herald Tribune: <a title="http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/07/bloomberg/bxhomes.php" href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/07/bloomberg/bxhomes.php">http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/07/bloomberg/bxhomes.php</a><br /><br />Tax Shelter…or just “shelter”? It might be wise to think of the place where you live as a “home”, not an “investment”. This Newsweek article broaches the concerns of many of today’s homeowners: <a title="http://www.newsweek.com/id/52608?GT1=" href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/52608?GT1=10450">http://www.newsweek.com/id/52608?GT1=10450</a><br /><br />Too much house, not enough income – Those who thought the “dark side” would never appear in residential real estate would never happen, may be going through what is described in this article called “How to lose your home in a few easy steps”. Source msnbc News: <a title="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21082646/" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21082646/">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21082646/</a><br /><br />How long with the housing woes last? According to this Bloomberg.com article, the “U.S. Housing Decline Threatens to Last Into 2009” <a title="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=" href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&refer=columnist_wasik&sid=aOaXXjyhYd4c" refer="columnist_wasik&sid=">http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&refer=columnist_wasik&sid=aOaXXjyhYd4c</a><br /><br />Real business in a Virtual world; You’ve probably heard of “The Sims Online”. Maybe your kids access “Disney’s Toontown”. But have your ever heard of “Second Life”, “There” or “Cybertown”? Businesses are beginning to stake out their claim in these cyber worlds which are becoming more than just a place for role-playing “gamers”. See this report from The Conference Board: <a title="http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressDetail.cfm?press_ID=" href="http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressDetail.cfm?press_ID=3205">http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressDetail.cfm?press_ID=3205</a><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong><br />Thought for the Week:<br /></strong><br />"A mind once stretched by new thoughts can never regain its original shape."<br />Albert Einstein<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcISWoVAoslGreW5VHA8Jv35te8OjUXGz34VJPlIjFhcqNYdn80V-_dWmyBn285AUzzHqILvVdyMlEcRm0YAEafuR5end0hqgH3PqO9LG109fHzL6bbg3kMwPd4kwBbwxm8P_RjC4KeB6/s1600-h/tatoo.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124938988753155474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcISWoVAoslGreW5VHA8Jv35te8OjUXGz34VJPlIjFhcqNYdn80V-_dWmyBn285AUzzHqILvVdyMlEcRm0YAEafuR5end0hqgH3PqO9LG109fHzL6bbg3kMwPd4kwBbwxm8P_RjC4KeB6/s320/tatoo.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Not as bad as it looks! This is just one scary tattoo. This bizarre photo was found at: <a title="http://www.hourlylaff.com/pic-coolest-tattoo-youll-ever-see/" href="http://www.hourlylaff.com/pic-coolest-tattoo-youll-ever-see/">http://www.hourlylaff.com/pic-coolest-tattoo-youll-ever-see/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>How to keep more of your own paycheck<br /></strong><br />Do you…Skype? The popularity of this popular “Voice over IP” phone system has it price. It has been targeted by several “Trojans”, “worms”, etc. according to this article in eWeek.com:<br /><a title="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2200670,00.asp" href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2200670,00.asp">http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2200670,00.asp</a><br /><br /><a name="114f5b6c7798b2fa_12581">Phone companies charging fees to not use long distance</a><br />Do you need yet another reason to dump the three monopoly phone companies -- Verizon, AT&T and Qwest -- and their outdated landlines? Well, here it is: Verizon is playing dirty pool by getting into the AT&T game of charging customers a fee for long distance even if you don't use long distance. The Verizon fee is a couple of bucks a month, but AT&T had been charging people between three and five dollars to not use long distance! So unless you absolutely need a landline, why not liberate yourself? Here's the problem the phone companies are facing: They fought very hard to be able to sell long distance, but then people started using their cell phones, pre-paid cards, the Internet and/or cable phone companies to make their long distance calls. In fact, the cable companies usually offer unlimited long distance. So now the monopoly phone companies are fighting a losing battle.<br /><br /><a name="114f5b6c7798b2fa_12606">Drying your razor blades extends shelf life</a><br />Studies show that if you just dry your inexpensive razor after use it can last up to a year!<br /><br /><strong>And now, for this week's fun freebies!</strong><br /><br />CA Anti-Virus, plus CA Anti-Spyware 2008 – AVP08LNC03E<br />$0.00 ($45 minus 2 rebates at buy.com)<br />Detects viruses, spyware and other online threats<br /><a title="http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=" href="http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=205690321&adid=17653&dcaid=17653" adid="17653&dcaid=">http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=205690321&adid=17653&dcaid=17653</a><br /><br /><strong>And finally, Appraise That!</strong><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVuyOFRMz-PiLbHiGwA55vx8lOWDY2RdcAQ7wabzkoYB7kPfC-Qm1FaD6LclnZMzc0fqqN9Nj1l7Pr_mYLa5Hiv9NaLffH4DC2qWtTZffWKoOif6pfdk-zYYCsV3ysUdfleqJFrNWeYHu/s1600-h/yemen+1.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124938735350084994" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVuyOFRMz-PiLbHiGwA55vx8lOWDY2RdcAQ7wabzkoYB7kPfC-Qm1FaD6LclnZMzc0fqqN9Nj1l7Pr_mYLa5Hiv9NaLffH4DC2qWtTZffWKoOif6pfdk-zYYCsV3ysUdfleqJFrNWeYHu/s320/yemen+1.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Dar al-Hajar – Yes, this is a real home; Located in Yemen, it was built in the 1930’s for the Imam Yahya. You can actually tour the first 5 floors of this palace, which has been restored for visitors.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Source: <a title="http://www.traveladventures.org/continents/asia/daralhajar.shtml" href="http://www.traveladventures.org/continents/asia/daralhajar.shtml">http://www.traveladventures.org/continents/asia/daralhajar.shtml</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuU78ismuYfNFVSq0HhtiAcm23DrAkKImy3B_9SU_HjL08aS5xLjvbPt2D3a_ege8-XxmTYEuGv_0GFOBSdZJSVzcU7jpW84EupSAiMSjBQ-IL0glttGs7uWYVnNErY_ZrDxy62lW2he3/s1600-h/yemen+2.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124938606501066098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuU78ismuYfNFVSq0HhtiAcm23DrAkKImy3B_9SU_HjL08aS5xLjvbPt2D3a_ege8-XxmTYEuGv_0GFOBSdZJSVzcU7jpW84EupSAiMSjBQ-IL0glttGs7uWYVnNErY_ZrDxy62lW2he3/s320/yemen+2.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdSvdTQRvWnKK8aijEi7MG-_IqcU82c9lihBoC-U86hmt5HAb_Q38U5Q7Ixvzb8FobKTWpbmtiIunK0YRISEEH1nqmzoOMoXxx4I4pUarFvODmUukezMI7jsCSxztYWVQB5Acr2O2v53I/s1600-h/yemen+3.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124938451882243426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdSvdTQRvWnKK8aijEi7MG-_IqcU82c9lihBoC-U86hmt5HAb_Q38U5Q7Ixvzb8FobKTWpbmtiIunK0YRISEEH1nqmzoOMoXxx4I4pUarFvODmUukezMI7jsCSxztYWVQB5Acr2O2v53I/s320/yemen+3.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-y76a_zy8uqPJhL9OIFtJVPUglrhAZzgDNCTfWafC8fJpiBmzLpcnEDgP7HlQ9G8K_sFLbN1jJ39HdcZ23kzOj8tdU4pOXcR08PzzoqoaXS3HOjn14tFMtjKYp-al_SYOQzEzNIZWV6J/s1600-h/yemen+4.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124938297263420754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-y76a_zy8uqPJhL9OIFtJVPUglrhAZzgDNCTfWafC8fJpiBmzLpcnEDgP7HlQ9G8K_sFLbN1jJ39HdcZ23kzOj8tdU4pOXcR08PzzoqoaXS3HOjn14tFMtjKYp-al_SYOQzEzNIZWV6J/s320/yemen+4.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><br />Brought to you by:<br />BOICE APPRAISALS<br />885 Woodstock Road, Suite 430-305<br />Roswell, GA 30075<br />Office# 770-926-5284<br />Fax# 866-870-0930<br /><a title="http://www.boiceappraisals.com/" href="http://www.boiceappraisals.com/">http://www.boiceappraisals.com/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424539319636461940.post-56456816724341559952007-09-20T11:48:00.000-05:002007-09-20T12:01:35.736-05:00Boice Mail Sept 19, 2007In BOICE MAIL this week...<br /><strong><br />"Pic" of the week:</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpr7jKXKnA4SIuwrayXjYhQfEQ3SVVpfBOrAJv8B7Uttac79q7CWLTeovh6nAtyfm9clynQ1S_ecFqRnEgdpMr0DeoDztMlfaivNEuOyCPkGk4mrc99n9ouuNUEXgTwghgs_bzlRf7iOWU/s1600-h/sinkhole+5.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112331370231374002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpr7jKXKnA4SIuwrayXjYhQfEQ3SVVpfBOrAJv8B7Uttac79q7CWLTeovh6nAtyfm9clynQ1S_ecFqRnEgdpMr0DeoDztMlfaivNEuOyCPkGk4mrc99n9ouuNUEXgTwghgs_bzlRf7iOWU/s320/sinkhole+5.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Guatemala City sinkhole; In March 2007 this 330 foot deep sinkhole swallowed several homes and caused the evacuation of 1000 people and was blamed for three deaths. According to articles, it emitted foul odors, shook the ground and rushing water could be heard from its depths.<br /><a title="http://www.rxbbx.com/blog/2007/02/24/guatemala-sinkhole/" href="http://www.rxbbx.com/blog/2007/02/24/guatemala-sinkhole/">http://www.rxbbx.com/blog/2007/02/24/guatemala-sinkhole/</a><br /><a title="http://www.ordena.com/digg/sinkhole.html" href="http://www.ordena.com/digg/sinkhole.html">http://www.ordena.com/digg/sinkhole.html</a><br /><br />(See more photos at the end of this newsletter)<br /><br /><br /><strong>Headline Mortgage News:</strong><br /><br />Builders circle the wagons – Starts & permits drop to 12 year low – According to this article in CNNMoney.com, builders “slam the brakes on new projects”.<br /><a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/19/news/economy/housingstarts/index.htm?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/19/news/economy/housingstarts/index.htm?postversion=2007091910">http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/19/news/economy/housingstarts/index.htm?postversion=2007091910</a><br /><br />Foreclosure filings may exceed 2 million in 2007 according to Realty Trac – Nevada, California and Florida lead the pack. Read about it in this CNNMoney.com article by Les Christie:<br /> <a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/17/real_estate/August_foreclosures_way_up/index.htm" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/17/real_estate/August_foreclosures_way_up/index.htm">http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/17/real_estate/August_foreclosures_way_up/index.htm</a><br /><br />Fed cuts interest rate ½ point – Will this stop the bleeding? According to this LATimes.com article, there are winners and losers and it is not clear that housing will revive:<br /><a title="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-rates19sep19,1,655303.story?coll=" href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-rates19sep19,1,655303.story?coll=la-headlines-business">http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-rates19sep19,1,655303.story?coll=la-headlines-business</a><br /><br />H&R Block announces 575 to be fired at Option One Mortgage (a wholly owned subsidiary). This is in addition to 615 jobs lost last May. For more info, click on this Reuters article in the Washington Post:<br /><a title="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/11/AR2007091101634.html" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/11/AR2007091101634.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/11/AR2007091101634.html</a><br /><br />A housing problem rising faster than foreclosures; The high cost of rent – this AP article found at msnbc.msn.com, states “the number of working family renters paying more than half their income for housing has soared from 1 million to 2.1 million since 1997”.<br /><a title="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20776771/" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20776771/">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20776771/</a><br /><br /><strong><br />Thought for the Week:</strong><br /><br />"Madness is rare in individuals - but in groups, parties, nations, and ages it is the rule."<br />Friedrich Nietzshe<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFKZSM7ALLhZ2lYCJAx9pXgTuTHG3eA_pwcXj9XoCcrDAk3yhoOL0G6eIVq1q4gnMeNikmQgXjeU6E9_l5HbkIwGlZGWwCPlTBy1FZp3kGfKqIcPpUhwCQd1_22fLOBi4WitTzNZPuilz/s1600-h/dumb+man.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112331228497453218" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFKZSM7ALLhZ2lYCJAx9pXgTuTHG3eA_pwcXj9XoCcrDAk3yhoOL0G6eIVq1q4gnMeNikmQgXjeU6E9_l5HbkIwGlZGWwCPlTBy1FZp3kGfKqIcPpUhwCQd1_22fLOBi4WitTzNZPuilz/s320/dumb+man.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This photo is an entry from the “Why women live longer than men” photo contest…And this one was 7th place? <a title="http://www.gophergas.com/funstuff/womenlivelonger2.htm" href="http://www.gophergas.com/funstuff/womenlivelonger2.">http://www.gophergas.com/funstuff/womenlivelonger2.</a><br /><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>How to keep more of your own paycheck<br /></strong><br /><a name="114f5b6c7798b2fa_12627">Metro and Cricket eyeing merger</a><br />Metro PCS and Cricket may be getting ready to merge. These companies are like the Southwest Airlines of the cell phone business. They run extra-lean operations and undercut traditional cell phone operators by a handsome margin, passing the savings on to customers. With Metro and Cricket, flat-rate calling usually starts at $30/month for unlimited calling. The only problem is that if you travel, you may or may not be able to use your phone because Metro and Cricket don't have coverage across the country. Metro is now looking at the possibility of buying Cricket's parent company. If this happens, it would create a fifth major player in the telecommunications industry.<br /><br /><strong>And now, for this week's fun freebies!</strong><br /><br />Free Back-ups: It has been reported that this is a product you can use to make sure you don’t lose those valuable photos, music files and office documents on your PC. Ever heard of a company called Mozy? This company will give you FREE 2 GB of storage. If you want, you can do unlimited data backups for less then $5.00 a month. So, for less then $60 a year, you can store all of your valuable data in a secure place.<br />This is how it works:<br />1) Sign-up for an account at this URL: <a title="http://www.mozy.com/?ref=" kbid="38254&m=" href="http://www.mozy.com/?ref=3f9a896b&kbid=38254&m=5" target="_blank">http://www.mozy.com/?ref=3f9a896b&kbid=38254&m=5</a><br />2) Download and install a small application.<br />3) Select the files you want saved.<br />4) Lastly, this software will copy your data to a secure server at a trustworthy site.<br />So, if your computer crashes or your child accidentally deleted a file, No Problem. Open the Mozy icon and pull it back to your computer.<br /><br />Get up to 4 FREE tickets to a live show in your area during the month of October! Free Night of the Theater 2007 sponsors this program to help introduce more people to shows in their communities! To see which theater in your town is giving away free tickets go to <a title="http://www.freenightoftheater.net/" href="http://www.freenightoftheater.net/" target="_blank">www.freenightoftheater.net</a> <br /><br /><strong><br />And finally, Appraise That!</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiGjLvC5c1UKMn0TRoJ0a-J3Or02yvfmua1YsnScKqTLB9PUKJeuA6CT5L3ErzewI-ZPrP5OtNcLP4ScDp8FVHvASA6J6sp9Ap_4eambgjDpi-hxB42N2tt_GSzwKO4_wAWVcEEz-sn4i8/s1600-h/water+tower.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112331121123270802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiGjLvC5c1UKMn0TRoJ0a-J3Or02yvfmua1YsnScKqTLB9PUKJeuA6CT5L3ErzewI-ZPrP5OtNcLP4ScDp8FVHvASA6J6sp9Ap_4eambgjDpi-hxB42N2tt_GSzwKO4_wAWVcEEz-sn4i8/s320/water+tower.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The “House in the Clouds” is located in Thorpeness, Suffolk County, England. It was built in 1923 to hide the town’s unsightly water tower. The living area was the five stories below the house shaped structure which enclosed the tank. Later, when Thorpeness connected to an alternate public water supply, the tank was dismantled and the additional living area was built out.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Brought to you by:<br />BOICE APPRAISALS<br /><br />885 Woodstock Road, Suite 430-305<br />Roswell, GA 30075<br />Office# 770-926-5284<br />Fax# 866-870-0930<br />order at: <a title="http://www.hotlynk.net/" href="http://www.hotlynk.net/">www.hotlynk.net</a><br /><a title="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/" href="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/">www.highspeedhighstandards.com</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQOIbqPpX8swgTDqvQOdCutmfIVo_GXnw74wFVDAmPShvgwkhUv5GredneAhSwK2lqIb6pHXgRTnnyxsu2zChcfDao9Ko3sT1y7lRbhHYKdFIdEWHcvyWrhjFmt3ifrttL1Gav8TcLS2e/s1600-h/sinkhole+4.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112330987979284610" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQOIbqPpX8swgTDqvQOdCutmfIVo_GXnw74wFVDAmPShvgwkhUv5GredneAhSwK2lqIb6pHXgRTnnyxsu2zChcfDao9Ko3sT1y7lRbhHYKdFIdEWHcvyWrhjFmt3ifrttL1Gav8TcLS2e/s320/sinkhole+4.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjkpoFZFn82EVJqPtgrpi5QGinnqqN4_HC7K2vK1eJv4X1cYpjvLTQOB5eJq8_Hydz-0OWV1UoKe5jc356tKmJ2q2F1nTTGgewMwtAIC00fMzlfpGzTwUtPYVPSBxOc9ZmsvkNUjbKrPt/s1600-h/sinkhole+3.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112330283604648050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjkpoFZFn82EVJqPtgrpi5QGinnqqN4_HC7K2vK1eJv4X1cYpjvLTQOB5eJq8_Hydz-0OWV1UoKe5jc356tKmJ2q2F1nTTGgewMwtAIC00fMzlfpGzTwUtPYVPSBxOc9ZmsvkNUjbKrPt/s320/sinkhole+3.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETEZQCGEWCnbEmK4Xi871DWEzPeVYMw8dc4nSAIQwr9DSqECc-CaJq-cilKb-6yAV7a-kjvtnUSgqieuxXdG0QFrxUtqTTdjkQWKXtNGzhz2qS5t-uCfJUoEMPNh-wEtkiRvuQAfEOomn/s1600-h/sinkhole+2.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112330017316675682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETEZQCGEWCnbEmK4Xi871DWEzPeVYMw8dc4nSAIQwr9DSqECc-CaJq-cilKb-6yAV7a-kjvtnUSgqieuxXdG0QFrxUtqTTdjkQWKXtNGzhz2qS5t-uCfJUoEMPNh-wEtkiRvuQAfEOomn/s320/sinkhole+2.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTNhf4jsFrXCjYw8JqJXdiM-rYTMVJupYU9z6SLLujqydy68B3vkn1oPxXWcY1NBRE_QOVLJSvAI16-whbRZSydvDF8wAR5pd8HdmblO5PVSqIUrjxRxIJ2HlleZMaIJw_KQzVlpQ_yjY/s1600-h/sinkhole+1.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112329600704847954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTNhf4jsFrXCjYw8JqJXdiM-rYTMVJupYU9z6SLLujqydy68B3vkn1oPxXWcY1NBRE_QOVLJSvAI16-whbRZSydvDF8wAR5pd8HdmblO5PVSqIUrjxRxIJ2HlleZMaIJw_KQzVlpQ_yjY/s320/sinkhole+1.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424539319636461940.post-73701689288709765252007-09-14T15:49:00.000-05:002007-09-14T15:59:40.575-05:009/12/07 NewsletterIn BOICE MAIL this week...<br /><br /><strong>"Pic" of the week:</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDaIC1xm53JBnqv_yYm6-IlRfPmpg2T8Dg1-pkg6y_8Ek0Y_z2-Tb4dI9fCrnD-KjldzcH7jolHqLSkUx0GZ27kHnBC6evaktDcq5PRrtFYmhZbcVF-idvoaRQ_yIlY4PJ89YeRMAgBdUu/s1600-h/skydiving.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110165940427755618" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDaIC1xm53JBnqv_yYm6-IlRfPmpg2T8Dg1-pkg6y_8Ek0Y_z2-Tb4dI9fCrnD-KjldzcH7jolHqLSkUx0GZ27kHnBC6evaktDcq5PRrtFYmhZbcVF-idvoaRQ_yIlY4PJ89YeRMAgBdUu/s320/skydiving.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A "Raft Dive"? This photo was taken by Ryan Mayer over the Florida Skydiving Center in Lake Wales, Florida. <a title="blocked::http://www.skydiveradio.com/pics.htm" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.skydiveradio.com/pics.htm" target="_blank">http://www.skydiveradio.com/pics.htm</a><br /><br /><br /><strong>Headline Mortgage News:</strong><br /><br />Countrywide tightens its belt – Countrywide to cut 12,000 jobs; expects new mortgages to decline by 25% in 2008. This article about the nations largest lender (60,000 employees) can be found the New York Times:<br /><a title="blocked::http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/08/business/08lend.html" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/08/business/08lend.html" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/08/business/08lend.html </a><br /><br />Is the housing slump pushing us toward recession? Maybe not, but odds are rising says John W. Schoen of MSNBC<br /><a title="blocked::http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20626839/" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20626839/" target="_blank">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20626839/ </a><br /><br />Portland, Seattle, Texas bucking the trend; booming despite the housing bust says MSNBC's Allison Lin:<br /><a title="blocked::http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18336819/" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18336819/" target="_blank">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18336819/ </a><br /><br />John W. Schoen of MSNBC responds to the question: "When will housing prices stop falling?" <br /><a title="blocked::http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20536640/" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20536640/" target="_blank">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20536640/ </a><br /><br />Stock analysts watching the housing market<br />AP article reported in MSNBC News<br /><a title="blocked::http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20326143/" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20326143/" target="_blank">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20326143/ </a><br /><br /><strong>Thought for the Week:</strong><br /><br />"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it."<br />George Bernard Shaw<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTI6sBJ_qNUlctUxvSPG3vTSz1baqrXDYgGYfueJ3dwufJ3EKJRFCcVaDxQr2zsjIBLqfniGaC-hegSyuf5NSsRqz27ppxOHpgczALuCp9FGv6HUE0qvLtUvXGXAAIss7obhjbIMEkcbDu/s1600-h/skates.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110165833053573202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTI6sBJ_qNUlctUxvSPG3vTSz1baqrXDYgGYfueJ3dwufJ3EKJRFCcVaDxQr2zsjIBLqfniGaC-hegSyuf5NSsRqz27ppxOHpgczALuCp9FGv6HUE0qvLtUvXGXAAIss7obhjbIMEkcbDu/s320/skates.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I hope she has lots of room to slow down. This photo of a unique mode of travel was found at <a title="blocked::http://www.hourlylaff.com/pic-that-has-bad-news-written-all-over-it/" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.hourlylaff.com/pic-that-has-bad-news-written-all-over-it/" target="_blank">http://www.hourlylaff.com/pic-that-has-bad-news-written-all-over-it/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>How to keep more of your own paycheck</strong><br /><br />Free e-mail on your old cell phone<br />What if you have a regular old cell phone that doesn't get e-mail and you want it on your phone without all the extra fees and having to buy a new phone? There is now a service called Teleflip that sends your emails to your regular cell phone for free. You can also send e-mails for free. Make sure you have unlimited text messaging when using this program though because each e-mail is logged as a text. Go to <a title="blocked::http://www.teleflip.com/" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.teleflip.com/" target="_blank">TeleFlip.com</a> and try getting free e-mails on your regular phone.<br /><br /><br /><strong>And now, for this week's fun freebies!</strong><br /><br />Free Sample Purex Natural Elements Laundry Detergent<a title="blocked::http://tinyurl.com/ywhj36" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://tinyurl.com/ywhj36" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/ywhj36</a><br /> 2 Free Cups Of Soyogurt From Wildwood Foods <a title="blocked::http://tinyurl.com/2n3nm5" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://tinyurl.com/2n3nm5" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/2n3nm5</a>Free Sample Of Tasters Choice Coffee<a title="blocked::http://tinyurl.com/lx97h" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://tinyurl.com/lx97h" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/lx97h</a><br /><a title="blocked::http://apairofmonkeys.com/" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://apairofmonkeys.com/" target="_blank"></a><br /><br /><strong>And finally, Appraise That!</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFREu8d-5j0GzQn-p61NqlFaV5wRVkQbMih5dWrhOo7PRgUWZ67fuQYAAOeKl6d4kJkSwM-8iZifT70Rn8FNpn1tXWIT51q-qnTfMbzOm6lRyA9dn2MHAPOqPnHDQoTkQFxR2VfXRYAVT/s1600-h/rotor+house1.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110165755744161858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFREu8d-5j0GzQn-p61NqlFaV5wRVkQbMih5dWrhOo7PRgUWZ67fuQYAAOeKl6d4kJkSwM-8iZifT70Rn8FNpn1tXWIT51q-qnTfMbzOm6lRyA9dn2MHAPOqPnHDQoTkQFxR2VfXRYAVT/s320/rotor+house1.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The "Rotor House" by designer Luigi Colani takes space efficient living to a new level. Within this tiny home is a rotating "merry-go-round" divided into 4 quadrants. With your remote control, you can spin this section into your kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, or living room. Hopefully nobody wants to start dinner while you are taking a bath.<br /><a title="blocked::http://mocoloco.com/archives/000694.php" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://mocoloco.com/archives/000694.php" target="_blank">http://mocoloco.com/archives/000694.php</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHsvOA0uYy_dM7kJEpCXlj4ruRVtqeihcQfRPVf8kB3SascOmwBsvIDDFc3_YF9vxmgV8bVVdwvjp6HC6edL4a-7loAfa5mHWaMiL4gHkf7sgOkogb68GqMzNh2JqrEqNqBChfYMNmdaV/s1600-h/rotor+house+2.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110165678434750514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHsvOA0uYy_dM7kJEpCXlj4ruRVtqeihcQfRPVf8kB3SascOmwBsvIDDFc3_YF9vxmgV8bVVdwvjp6HC6edL4a-7loAfa5mHWaMiL4gHkf7sgOkogb68GqMzNh2JqrEqNqBChfYMNmdaV/s320/rotor+house+2.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTLTQZil09l0KuwBJbrshYeJ3M1pl2jkuObRZdvCKRhM-E9SantY-AWOxB8fPscLM2J2W-TQv4s-m6g5b5M9NAtT3vFtrS6AHKBF87DLjHYOpgKBxuRyeVvASxhRbv3WkUeML11PFxS-o/s1600-h/rotor+house+3.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110165601125339170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTLTQZil09l0KuwBJbrshYeJ3M1pl2jkuObRZdvCKRhM-E9SantY-AWOxB8fPscLM2J2W-TQv4s-m6g5b5M9NAtT3vFtrS6AHKBF87DLjHYOpgKBxuRyeVvASxhRbv3WkUeML11PFxS-o/s320/rotor+house+3.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgck2ae1xF9m1zMSmQS3_eUBMBxDYu1k8gjvL3Oslhk2tfiWU_KiIZWlYe6oyKOQFy02HTD7nN0WV2BtVeuzx0NdAmeeR9mEjhBZp8HupRU9YSRCB9XJws-IMhKgbuiQxLpCsqSp0bwYj5R/s1600-h/rotor+house+4.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110165528110895122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgck2ae1xF9m1zMSmQS3_eUBMBxDYu1k8gjvL3Oslhk2tfiWU_KiIZWlYe6oyKOQFy02HTD7nN0WV2BtVeuzx0NdAmeeR9mEjhBZp8HupRU9YSRCB9XJws-IMhKgbuiQxLpCsqSp0bwYj5R/s320/rotor+house+4.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfTPlipcH39T1URfF0N95gKHc4txorSlXVJjJBFCI5F24WIE5O1mdjZoRfeoLz0XmWx3jwgIMDxS8iBfZVJNj5FLbWooR2lJNHJa1WrM63xWiD4Z_8li2P0mgwovAIZwZR0oal2MKrnvm/s1600-h/rotor+house+5.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110165446506516482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfTPlipcH39T1URfF0N95gKHc4txorSlXVJjJBFCI5F24WIE5O1mdjZoRfeoLz0XmWx3jwgIMDxS8iBfZVJNj5FLbWooR2lJNHJa1WrM63xWiD4Z_8li2P0mgwovAIZwZR0oal2MKrnvm/s320/rotor+house+5.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Brought to you by:<br /> BOICE APPRAISALS!</div><div><br />885 Woodstock Road, Suite 430-305<br />Roswell, GA 30075<br />Office# 770-926-5284<br />Fax# 866-870-0930<br />order at: <a title="blocked::http://www.hotlynk.net/" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.hotlynk.net/" target="_blank">www.hotlynk.net</a><br /><a title="blocked::http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/" target="_blank">www.highspeedhighstandards.com</a><br /><br />Love our new "Boice Mail" more than life itself? 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I haven’t been able to determine its original source, but it does play with your mind, doesn’t it?<br /><a title="http://refwd.ourmemorybox.com/2005/08/re_fwd_pictures_that_play_with_your_mind_o.html" href="http://refwd.ourmemorybox.com/2005/08/re_fwd_pictures_that_play_with_your_mind_o.html">http://refwd.ourmemorybox.com/2005/08/re_fwd_pictures_that_play_with_your_mind_o.html</a><br /><br /><strong>Headline Mortgage News:<br /></strong><br />Reuters: Housing starts down, but permits rise:<br /><a title="http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/2007-06-19-housing-starts_N.htm" href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/2007-06-19-housing-starts_N.htm">http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/2007-06-19-housing-starts_N.htm</a><br /><br />Subprime lending “fell off a cliff in the first quarter”. Housingwire article:<br /><a title="http://www.housingwire.com/2007/06/22/survey-subprime-lending-volume-clobbered/" href="http://www.housingwire.com/2007/06/22/survey-subprime-lending-volume-clobbered/">http://www.housingwire.com/2007/06/22/survey-subprime-lending-volume-clobbered/</a><br /><br />Top foreclosure zip codes; The “F” word (Foreclosure) migrates from Rust Belt to Sun Belt. Read about it in this CNN News article:<br /><a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/18/real_estate/foreclosures_hardest_hit_zips/index.htm?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/18/real_estate/foreclosures_hardest_hit_zips/index.htm?postversion=2007061915">http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/18/real_estate/foreclosures_hardest_hit_zips/index.htm?postversion=2007061915</a><br /><br />Looking for the positive spin? NAR predicts “Gradual Upturn”:<br /><a title="http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2007/home_sales_projected_to_fluctuate.html" href="http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2007/home_sales_projected_to_fluctuate.html">http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2007/home_sales_projected_to_fluctuate.html</a><br /><br />“All work and no play” does what? In this RIS Media article, Ty Freyvogle, an outstanding entrepreneur, suggests some ways to balance work and “mental health” time:<br /><a title="http://www.rismedia.com/wp/2007-06-04/six-summer-suggestions-for-entrepreneurs-to-help-balance-work-and-life/" href="http://www.rismedia.com/wp/2007-06-04/six-summer-suggestions-for-entrepreneurs-to-help-balance-work-and-life/">http://www.rismedia.com/wp/2007-06-04/six-summer-suggestions-for-entrepreneurs-to-help-balance-work-and-life/</a><br /><br /><br /><strong>Thought for the Week:</strong><br /><br />“Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners”<br />Laurence Sterne<br /><br />If you think you’re too “slow” to play in the big leagues, you’ll like this photo.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmzKIy420gJXJCHMI4RT5E-37_WQDwXZyspnDg_u3uolbMkrhqwqlu1MCGMRqkrxo1lvLI-nArUcDrBFZmXP8vKRcm6GJVjyFDSCV-WsrwI6fsIX07iOgK0EkeR1gfzHaw3B0R43CugxJ/s1600-h/big+league.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080104480965808834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmzKIy420gJXJCHMI4RT5E-37_WQDwXZyspnDg_u3uolbMkrhqwqlu1MCGMRqkrxo1lvLI-nArUcDrBFZmXP8vKRcm6GJVjyFDSCV-WsrwI6fsIX07iOgK0EkeR1gfzHaw3B0R43CugxJ/s320/big+league.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><strong>How to keep more of your own paycheck</strong><br /><br />The cheapest gas prices in town. Try the link below. MSN updates this information every night. Just enter your zip code and get a display of the cheapest and most expensive gas stations in the area.<br /><a title="http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=" href="http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=&src=Netx" src="Netx">http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=&src=Netx</a><br /><br /><a name="1135e7b64cc4fa86_2">Cheap</a> to free International calls. JaJah and Rebtel are two communications companies that are changing the international communications game. They are both offering cheap to free international calling. You can go to their websites at <a title="http://www.jajah.com/" href="http://www.jajah.com/" target="_blank">Jajah.com</a> and <a title="http://www.rebtel.com/" href="http://www.rebtel.com/" target="_blank">Rebtel.com</a> to see exactly how they work. They are easy to use and can save you tons so check them out.<br /><br /><br /><strong>And now, for this week's fun freebies!</strong><br /><br />Summer movies for the kids<br /><br />F*R*E*E movies for 9 week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:00 AM<br /><a title="http://www.uatc.com/freefamilyflicks/index2.jsp" href="http://www.uatc.com/freefamilyflicks/index2.jsp">http://www.uatc.com/freefamilyflicks/index2.jsp</a><br /><a title="http://www.edwardscinemas.com/freefamilyflicks/index2.jsp" href="http://www.edwardscinemas.com/freefamilyflicks/index2.jsp">http://www.edwardscinemas.com/freefamilyflicks/index2.jsp</a><br /><br />10 weeks of movies for kids on weekday mornings. Tickets for all 10 movies can be purchased in advance for $5 or can be purchased individually at the box office for $1 each. <a title="http://www.cinemark.com/summermovieclubhouse/index.htm" href="http://www.cinemark.com/summermovieclubhouse/index.htm">http://www.cinemark.com/summermovieclubhouse/index.htm</a><br /><a title="http://apairofmonkeys.com/" href="http://apairofmonkeys.com/"></a><br /><br /><strong>And finally, Appraise That!</strong> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3bt6SwZq7e1imOR021v7NmPHXmqDOAaqbSpBv4jj-mlZZcfzO49_I8xIKnHAIiImZvDTcBDyA_BONJZNz_Qkf0xTldERV8m6RJBccQtxmVxF8Jkyb4zAk6FED5ftZyQzEcXrVPNk8oF3/s1600-h/encinitas+boat+houses.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080104098713719474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3bt6SwZq7e1imOR021v7NmPHXmqDOAaqbSpBv4jj-mlZZcfzO49_I8xIKnHAIiImZvDTcBDyA_BONJZNz_Qkf0xTldERV8m6RJBccQtxmVxF8Jkyb4zAk6FED5ftZyQzEcXrVPNk8oF3/s320/encinitas+boat+houses.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ever dreamed of living on a boat?<br /><a title="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tips/getAttraction.php?tip_AttractionNo=" href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tips/getAttraction.php?tip_AttractionNo==10204">http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tips/getAttraction.php?tip_AttractionNo==10204</a><br />Built in the 1920’s by Miles Kellogg in Encinitas, CA, the SS Moon and SS Encinitas are a couple blocks from the beach. Assisted by his young son who helped every day after school, Mr. Kellogg built these apartments from scrap lumber that was too short for standard ceiling heights. A popular “drive-by” site, these may be the most photographed buildings in this beach town today.<br /><br />Brought to you by: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqW-yE0Ec8H2ixLfADCHHz7XyQOUG2bwMMOQCqxIiPCyp4_rB2KsRO5kwjQqo14OmZ3rkdwqOwT4A4zEU-bvvegg3lyzLqgVWkwcP3mRG1ujUCS_HBDfv1j0lv3sbPiBuiX2fB5_PQzBd/s1600-h/logo.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080103755116335778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqW-yE0Ec8H2ixLfADCHHz7XyQOUG2bwMMOQCqxIiPCyp4_rB2KsRO5kwjQqo14OmZ3rkdwqOwT4A4zEU-bvvegg3lyzLqgVWkwcP3mRG1ujUCS_HBDfv1j0lv3sbPiBuiX2fB5_PQzBd/s320/logo.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div>885 Woodstock Road, Suite 430-305<br />Roswell, GA 30075<br />Office# 770-926-5284<br />Fax# 866-870-0930<br />order at: <a title="http://www.hotlynk.net/" href="http://www.hotlynk.net/">http://www.hotlynk.net/</a><br /><a title="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/" href="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/">http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/</a><br /><br />Love our new "Boice Mail" more than life itself? Ask to be added to our weekly distribution list at <a href="mailto:tom.boice@gmail.com">tom.boice@gmail.com</a> </div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424539319636461940.post-42923322439778420892007-06-25T15:25:00.000-05:002007-06-25T15:35:41.948-05:006/6/07 Newsletter<div><div><div><div><div><div><div>In BOICE MAIL this week...<br /><br /><strong>"Pic" of the week:</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQNyt3xRQKJe1OGXkbyShDHV-FWIU9HUfuAzeVcH5kzni-tLI29QvIEKVUW-gVM4QEGm_faAxbTIN2RmCUqGMX2BStvUTqcA2U2lUvU_FXo3ahr7pPOdAbaYPtMA7a9NYG14txct7QY0G/s1600-h/caution.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080103042151764626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQNyt3xRQKJe1OGXkbyShDHV-FWIU9HUfuAzeVcH5kzni-tLI29QvIEKVUW-gVM4QEGm_faAxbTIN2RmCUqGMX2BStvUTqcA2U2lUvU_FXo3ahr7pPOdAbaYPtMA7a9NYG14txct7QY0G/s320/caution.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sometimes you need to read the fine print<br /><a title="http://signsoftheweek.blogspot.com/2006/05/caution-this-sign-has-sharp-edges.html" href="http://signsoftheweek.blogspot.com/2006/05/caution-this-sign-has-sharp-edges.html">http://signsoftheweek.blogspot.com/2006/05/caution-this-sign-has-sharp-edges.html</a><br />Want to create your own “Caution” sign? Go to <a title="http://www.caution-road.signgenerator.net/" href="http://www.caution-road.signgenerator.net/">http://www.caution-road.signgenerator.net/</a><br /><br /><br /><strong>Headline Mortgage News:</strong><br /><br />“US house sales soar on dive-bombing prices” …”The worst is clearly behind us”<br /><a title="http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article1837088.ece" href="http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article1837088.ece">http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article1837088.ece</a><br /><br />Is there any strong segment in the real estate market? Sure…foreclosures. Click here for a recent article from RealtyTrac: <a title="http://www.realtytrac.com/ContentManagement/pressrelease.aspx?ChannelID=" href="http://www.realtytrac.com/ContentManagement/pressrelease.aspx?ChannelID=9&ItemID=2445&accnt=64847" itemid="2445&accnt=">http://www.realtytrac.com/ContentManagement/pressrelease.aspx?ChannelID=9&ItemID=2445&accnt=64847</a><br /><br />0.5% decrease in the U.S. Leading Indicator is due primarily to a decrease in building permits. See details in this article from the Conference Board:<br /><a title="http://www.conference-board.org/economics/bci/pressRelease_output.cfm?cid=" href="http://www.conference-board.org/economics/bci/pressRelease_output.cfm?cid=1">http://www.conference-board.org/economics/bci/pressRelease_output.cfm?cid=1</a><br /><br />Housing affordability – The percentage of households who can afford an entry-level home in California is 25% according to this CAR article: <a title="http://www.car.org/index.php?id=" href="http://www.car.org/index.php?id=Mzc0MjA">http://www.car.org/index.php?id=Mzc0MjA</a>=<br /><br />New technology could hammer the spammers; Preliminary approval has been given to a “promising antispam technique” according to this C/Net News article:<br /><a title="http://news.com.com/Promising+antispam+technique+gets+nod/2100-1029_3-6185904.html?tag=" href="http://news.com.com/Promising+antispam+technique+gets+nod/2100-1029_3-6185904.html?tag=nefd.top">http://news.com.com/Promising+antispam+technique+gets+nod/2100-1029_3-6185904.html?tag=nefd.top</a><br /><br />Contruction spending continues it 13 month slowdown. This link will take you to a US Census Bureau report:<br /><a title="http://www.census.gov/const/C30/release.pdf" href="http://www.census.gov/const/C30/release.pdf">http://www.census.gov/const/C30/release.pdf</a> </div><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fMUTiUy5jeitF8MI1wKLlvgNYnwEszoCDGs6Bht-YTDJ5ygtgV2rg2T9t0UYMX7a-D-x-5lNPdoZngbqqVB4auWlGXQkCWRqpHM-s9kqkzyvYMCaxoLC38lqhDM6c6xqVTOnYzhB5Rx9/s1600-h/double+garage.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080102762978890370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fMUTiUy5jeitF8MI1wKLlvgNYnwEszoCDGs6Bht-YTDJ5ygtgV2rg2T9t0UYMX7a-D-x-5lNPdoZngbqqVB4auWlGXQkCWRqpHM-s9kqkzyvYMCaxoLC38lqhDM6c6xqVTOnYzhB5Rx9/s320/double+garage.bmp" border="0" /></a><br />How can you tell when the homeowner designed the home himself?<br />Appraisers call this "functional obsolescense".<br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div><br /><strong>Thought for the Week:</strong><br /><br />Albert Einstein’s formula for success:<br />“If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.”<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6heIqn7SkOQIBnVwulxsrfU2Gyo1r0QE_nAvBkw7tAjOM1l9RDiyDntIiRDHQNEnjreS4M-VF5LiYYvaY9UZwnETK54QLPk4eSK5kglhdz-FLqiNQD-heRr7GZOdEclxln68jWh8CzI9A/s1600-h/einstein.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080102178863338098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="243" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6heIqn7SkOQIBnVwulxsrfU2Gyo1r0QE_nAvBkw7tAjOM1l9RDiyDntIiRDHQNEnjreS4M-VF5LiYYvaY9UZwnETK54QLPk4eSK5kglhdz-FLqiNQD-heRr7GZOdEclxln68jWh8CzI9A/s320/einstein.bmp" width="209" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><strong>How to keep more of your own paycheck:</strong><br /><br />Do you ever listen to Clark Howard on the radio? He’s really great and knows how to help us average Joe’s save our hard-earned money. Here is what he had to say last week:<br /><br />Have you heard of airfare envy? It’s when you buy a ticket and find the same itinerary for less money afterward. The good news is that there are a handful of airlines that will give you a voucher for the difference if you ask. They are Alaska, Southwest, United, USAir and JetBlue. So how do you know if the fare goes down on your particular flight? There is now a site that e-mails you when your flight goes down in price. It's called <a title="http://www.yapta.com/ blocked::http://www.yapta.com/" href="http://www.yapta.com/">yapta.com</a> and you must register to get the alerts. Then, you must jump on the deal immediately. Of course, it will take a little while to figure out if it’s worth it. But for now, it’s a great way to save money on flights. On the other hand, keep in mind that some airlines charge outrageous fees if a cheaper flight comes along and you want to buy it. American and Continental charge $100. Delta charges $50, Frontier charges $35 and Northwest charges $25. Shame on those airlines, says Clark.<br /><br />For more of Clark Howard’s consumer tips, go to <a title="http://clarkhoward.com/" href="http://clarkhoward.com/">http://clarkhoward.com/</a><br /><br /><br /><strong>And now, for this week's fun freebies!</strong><br /><br />Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 - $0.00 (after rebates)<br /><a title="http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=" href="http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=202693413&adid=17654&dcaid=17654" adid="17654&dcaid=">http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=202693413&adid=17654&dcaid=17654</a><br /><br />Hundreds of Free Magazines to choose from<br /><a title="http://tinyurl.com/fayvz" href="http://tinyurl.com/fayvz">http://tinyurl.com/fayvz</a><br /><br />Free USB Drive When You Order a Catalog<br /><a title="http://www.sunusb.com/cataloguerequest.html blocked::http://www.sunusb.com/cataloguerequest.html http://www.sunusb.com/cataloguerequest.html" href="http://www.sunusb.com/cataloguerequest.html" target="_blank">http://www.sunusb.com/cataloguerequest.html</a><br /><br />Thousands of free "How To" Videos. Categories include Automotive, Beauty, Hobbies, Crafts, Food & Drink, Lots More<br /><a title="http://tinyurl.com/yoespg blocked::http://tinyurl.com/yoespg http://tinyurl.com/yoespg" href="http://tinyurl.com/yoespg">http://tinyurl.com/yoespg</a><br /><br /><br /><strong>And finally, Appraise That!</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qTdhdKTsi-7_DIyThb3wtbNeKP-LhVPuJYiLpiwqNvvw3YW6e-Lb-jPBBTUsxGdDzAerhF7Iv5caKaaE91hIstIzzBPn7PXiNr_hj4m04yr-4OwSS-PDjeRhEb4XlSS3dRVfQgtpcqUK/s1600-h/kettle+house.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080101723596804690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qTdhdKTsi-7_DIyThb3wtbNeKP-LhVPuJYiLpiwqNvvw3YW6e-Lb-jPBBTUsxGdDzAerhF7Iv5caKaaE91hIstIzzBPn7PXiNr_hj4m04yr-4OwSS-PDjeRhEb4XlSS3dRVfQgtpcqUK/s320/kettle+house.bmp" border="0" /></a><br />The “Kettle House” is located in Galveston, Texas. Originally constructed by a man who built storage tanks for oil companies, the top apparently began to rust and was replaced with a wood frame roof. If you are interested, it doesn’t look currently occupied…<br /><a title="http://www.agilitynut.com/vessels/7a.html" href="http://www.agilitynut.com/vessels/7a.html">http://www.agilitynut.com/vessels/7a.html</a><br /><br /></div><a title="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=" href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://unusuallife.com/wp-content/uploads2006/Hobbithouse.jpg&imgrefurl=http://unusuallife.com/%3Fcat%3D7&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;h=266&w=370&sz=43&hl=en&start=3&tbnid=AeBt92uauhC-nM:&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;tbnh=88&tbnw=122&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dweird%2Bhouse%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26sa%3DG" hl="en&start=" tbnw="122&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;prev=" tbnid="AeBt92uauhC-nM:&tbnh=" w="370&sz=" imgrefurl="http://unusuallife.com/%3Fcat%3D7&amp;h="></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div>Brought to you by: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizy2HIdQ3JU_UnAxa3g8k3lWQPbAy2CiJB2UKBPowtweTmYyOAA3aX0M1704pF-Q007EJKGvG-a1DBcn73k6As-FbljaBYV1kd97mF3yVhuKFn0lihc2acuG8gu-Kf9Z_oTdyEstNb7iuD/s1600-h/logo.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080101873920660066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizy2HIdQ3JU_UnAxa3g8k3lWQPbAy2CiJB2UKBPowtweTmYyOAA3aX0M1704pF-Q007EJKGvG-a1DBcn73k6As-FbljaBYV1kd97mF3yVhuKFn0lihc2acuG8gu-Kf9Z_oTdyEstNb7iuD/s320/logo.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br />885 Woodstock Road, Suite 430-305<br />Roswell, GA 30075<br />Office# 770-926-5284<br />Fax# 866-870-0930<br />order at: <a title="http://www.hotlynk.net/" href="http://www.hotlynk.net/">http://www.hotlynk.net/</a><br /><a title="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/" href="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/">http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/</a><br /><br />Love our new "Boice Mail" more than life itself? Sign up on the weekly distribution list by writing to <a href="mailto:tom.boice@gmail.com">tom.boice@gmail.com</a> </div><br /><br /><div><br />More pictures of the Kettle House<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjggkDnHRzrsXdYy0XpKk6jLgafowVcVHPZod1bLcCepxmoZsSrPaxr7YPVo6jUJzpZuWFICyHMPW8oY3lKCjwoE_aftFBcBMi05xG8GAyVpli0j1xQaKy6g-xVY-n7KuGyNvmmkyqC7gqS/s1600-h/kettle+house+3.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080101276920205874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjggkDnHRzrsXdYy0XpKk6jLgafowVcVHPZod1bLcCepxmoZsSrPaxr7YPVo6jUJzpZuWFICyHMPW8oY3lKCjwoE_aftFBcBMi05xG8GAyVpli0j1xQaKy6g-xVY-n7KuGyNvmmkyqC7gqS/s320/kettle+house+3.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQVV-0V08nBwfBVZj9j1DaBSGJBxHo7nj-XR_9App-GnG9100UIjEm9zlB6_0dOhd6aofVHF5mxQG5XKnf3jeeCeDcfBNUFLdg4PoAnpsaX0NgbAt9T3LNZEhiC_WlbW2mSvykfR2KPkU/s1600-h/kettle+house+2.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080101517438374466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQVV-0V08nBwfBVZj9j1DaBSGJBxHo7nj-XR_9App-GnG9100UIjEm9zlB6_0dOhd6aofVHF5mxQG5XKnf3jeeCeDcfBNUFLdg4PoAnpsaX0NgbAt9T3LNZEhiC_WlbW2mSvykfR2KPkU/s320/kettle+house+2.bmp" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424539319636461940.post-52126153227176494182007-06-25T15:14:00.000-05:002007-06-25T15:24:40.119-05:00<div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br />Trina<br /><a title="http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2007/01/01/daily34.html" href="http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2007/01/01/daily34.html"></a><br />In BOICE MAIL this week...<br /><br /><strong>"Pic" of the week:<br /></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPb_wqEatd7zPVT7Zm0qE-9kMdRLqhHEOXttYcdo3i_2ZEKK-sYIjKwjDFhiGVRMCKAyI3QDdhasQDzIhuwWE4AYKDgWCLR-4ABsdb9WRvnqRr0ZW6YtF3XTpfi6kf7-UCB46-OoYEX7Zh/s1600-h/baby+in+tummy.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080099640537666082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPb_wqEatd7zPVT7Zm0qE-9kMdRLqhHEOXttYcdo3i_2ZEKK-sYIjKwjDFhiGVRMCKAyI3QDdhasQDzIhuwWE4AYKDgWCLR-4ABsdb9WRvnqRr0ZW6YtF3XTpfi6kf7-UCB46-OoYEX7Zh/s320/baby+in+tummy.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This image captivated viewers when it began circulating on the Internet in August 2004.<br />Snopes has been unable to find information about the origins of this picture. <a title="http://www.snopes.com/photo/arts/footprint.asp" href="http://www.snopes.com/photo/arts/footprint.asp" target="_blank">www.snopes.com/photo/arts/footprint.asp</a> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><strong>Headline Mortgage News:<br /></strong><br />Where does your state rank in Mortgage Fraud? MARI Releases its “Ninth Periodic Case Report” to the MBA. See this report in the Mortgage Fraud Blog: <a title="http://www.mortgagefraudblog.com/index.php/weblog/permalink/maris_ninth_periodic_report/" href="http://www.mortgagefraudblog.com/index.php/weblog/permalink/maris_ninth_periodic_report/">http://www.mortgagefraudblog.com/index.php/weblog/permalink/maris_ninth_periodic_report/</a><br /><br />Florida took the top position, followed by California and Michigan. Georgia, the perennial #1 state in mortgage fraud has slipped to a distant fourth. For a PDF of the 23 page report, click here: <a title="http://www.mortgagefraudblog.com/images/uploads/MBA9thCaseRpt.pdf" href="http://www.mortgagefraudblog.com/images/uploads/MBA9thCaseRpt.pdf">http://www.mortgagefraudblog.com/images/uploads/MBA9thCaseRpt.pdf</a><br /><br />“The Upside of Subprime” With all the bad news, economist Susan Lee reminds us there’s a good side to subprime lending. American Public Media article: <a title="http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2007/05/15/PM200705156.html" href="http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2007/05/15/PM200705156.html">http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2007/05/15/PM200705156.html</a><br /><br />Too much inventory – Number of listings continues to rise a the sagging housing market tries to find its footing. CNN Money article looks at what a difference a year makes: <a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/16/real_estate/home_inventory_growing/index.htm?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/16/real_estate/home_inventory_growing/index.htm?postversion=2007051718">http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/16/real_estate/home_inventory_growing/index.htm?postversion=2007051718</a><br /><br />Is anyone’s home going up in value? Yes, there are still some markets where prices are expected to rise. This CNN Money articles tells you the top 5 and bottom 5 of our nation’s 100 biggest markets: <a title="http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/real_estate/0704/gallery.fastest_and_slowest_growers/10.html" href="http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/real_estate/0704/gallery.fastest_and_slowest_growers/10.html">http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/real_estate/0704/gallery.fastest_and_slowest_growers/10.html</a><br /><br /><strong>Thought for the Week:</strong><br /><br />“Be kind. Everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” John Watson </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBwuRo07XuyTBPHxXb1HGYsm-I6XGAlM3GerGLUDT5lMM2Ammfpi06j2-tCJvWu7FaOSgzU7vDRLGJLFaVABvmlOvVsqRWt1YIz5SB_0B63tFFrQXC3WbVq2kWQfMq2EGyV3tOug4jgEa/s1600-h/cat+and+gun.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080099455854072338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBwuRo07XuyTBPHxXb1HGYsm-I6XGAlM3GerGLUDT5lMM2Ammfpi06j2-tCJvWu7FaOSgzU7vDRLGJLFaVABvmlOvVsqRWt1YIz5SB_0B63tFFrQXC3WbVq2kWQfMq2EGyV3tOug4jgEa/s320/cat+and+gun.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br />This is a rare photograph of a Freddie Mac investigator questioning a loan officer on some suspected flip transactions he obtained financing for (see the above link to the MARI "9th Periodic Case Report")<br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><strong>How to keep more of your own paycheck<br /></strong><br />Years ago my wife created a big spreadsheet for all the grocery stores around town, trying to decide which store was the least expensive. Of course, the price of items changed from week to week, making one store the better deal one week and a different store less expensive the next, depending on sales. One thing she noticed was that some of the best deals to be had consistently were found at the big warehouse clubs. Her favorite is Costco. A study by the Economic Research Service at the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture shows that you save a substantial amount of money shopping at warehouse clubs and Wal-Mart Supercenters. Hey, anywhere you can buy tires and cool whip is quite a store.<br /><br />The study was done over a five-year period, and, on the same quantity of an item, you will save from 5 to 20 percent. As a result, those stores represent about a third of grocery store spending these days. Costo even pays cash back at the end of the year up to 2% of purchases. Alternatively, regular supermarkets use "high-low" pricing, where some items are extremely cheap and others are marked up significantly. The supermarkets tout the low, sale items in advertisements to lure you in, but they hope you'll buy the higher-priced ones when you're there. The only bad thing about the big clubhouses is you have to be able to resist some of that great stuff and be able to control impulse buying. </div><div><br /><br /><strong>And now, for this week's fun freebies!</strong><br /><br />Coolmax 2.5” USB Hard Drive Enclosure - $0.00 after Rebate<br /><a title="http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=" href="http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=204317207&adid=17654&dcaid=17654" adid="17654&dcaid=">http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=204317207&adid=17654&dcaid=17654</a><br /><br />Kasperskey Internet Security 6.0 – free after rebate at Buy.com go to: <a title="http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=" href="http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=202693446&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;adid=17653&dcaid=17653" adid="17653&dcaid=">http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=202693446&amp;amp;amp;amp;adid=17653&dcaid=17653</a><br /><br /><a title="http://apairofmonkeys.com/" href="http://apairofmonkeys.com/"></a><br />We have several birthdays coming up in our family soon and found this great web site that lists all of the restaurants in your area that will give you a free meal or dessert on your birthday. Check out <a title="http://tinyurl.com/3po8s" href="http://tinyurl.com/3po8s" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/3po8s</a><br /><br />Bluebell Ice Cream company will also give you a free half gallon of ice cream on your birthday by going to <a title="http://www.bluebell.com/Registration.aspx" href="http://www.bluebell.com/Registration.aspx" target="_blank">www.bluebell.com/Registration.aspx</a><br /><br />Free Wedding Songs CD when You Register<a title="http://www.theknot.com/may_locations.html" href="http://www.theknot.com/may_locations.html" target="_blank">http://www.theknot.com/may_locations.html</a><br /><br />Free One Year Subscription to Marriage Today<a title="http://www.marriagetoday.org/site/PageServerpagename=magazine_subscribe http://www.marriagetoday.org/site/PageServerpagename=magazine_subscrib" href="http://www.marriagetoday.org/site/PageServerpagename=magazine_subscribe" target="_blank">http://www.marriagetoday.org/site/PageServerpagename=magazine_subscribe</a><br /><br />Create a Free Wedding Website<a title="http://www.mywedding.com/main/couple_sites.html" href="http://www.mywedding.com/main/couple_sites.html" target="_blank">http://www.mywedding.com/main/couple_sites.html</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>And finally, Appraise That!</strong><br /><br />This is actually a bed and breakfast located on the big island, Hawaii above Waiohinu Village, close to Volcanoes National Park and Kailua and Hilo. Unique architecture, indeed. See the view from this deck in the addtional photo below. <a title="http://unusuallife.com/2006/04/02/hawaii-honeymoon-hobbit-house/" href="http://unusuallife.com/2006/04/02/hawaii-honeymoon-hobbit-house/">http://unusuallife.com/2006/04/02/hawaii-honeymoon-hobbit-house/</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrWFnr2xgzeqTfCMy0bnYcAwQpuGR2x2fp_CC_KvtNaIZXDAyQUHK9anvhBg4dH5WShZXiYz13QkqtuwimtOwF8fkFjn6J8vGeKZQp7c9GYpTe-sXEMOCO8ftLAfSnXHQwMbm0y-NV6xiH/s1600-h/hawaii+bed+and+breakfast.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080099030652310002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrWFnr2xgzeqTfCMy0bnYcAwQpuGR2x2fp_CC_KvtNaIZXDAyQUHK9anvhBg4dH5WShZXiYz13QkqtuwimtOwF8fkFjn6J8vGeKZQp7c9GYpTe-sXEMOCO8ftLAfSnXHQwMbm0y-NV6xiH/s320/hawaii+bed+and+breakfast.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rChe7K4g-WdthnuXQ88-gLpiN64-q8x7jzwFjFBTKqfj9Fe6DQNiCunurBx1iPhYMQmyODbJ0HK9vN_M-tGHwEQ2M1H3_H4iybElP7HRghESNnnKyIF7qc5hZr4UoOU2hcdwnoW6Yljq/s1600-h/hawaii+bed+2.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080098519551201746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rChe7K4g-WdthnuXQ88-gLpiN64-q8x7jzwFjFBTKqfj9Fe6DQNiCunurBx1iPhYMQmyODbJ0HK9vN_M-tGHwEQ2M1H3_H4iybElP7HRghESNnnKyIF7qc5hZr4UoOU2hcdwnoW6Yljq/s320/hawaii+bed+2.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a title="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=" href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://unusuallife.com/wp-content/uploads2006/Hobbithouse.jpg&imgrefurl=http://unusuallife.com/%3Fcat%3D7&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;h=266&w=370&sz=43&hl=en&start=3&tbnid=AeBt92uauhC-nM:&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;tbnh=88&tbnw=122&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dweird%2Bhouse%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26sa%3DG" hl="en&start=" tbnw="122&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;prev=" tbnid="AeBt92uauhC-nM:&tbnh=" w="370&sz=" imgrefurl="http://unusuallife.com/%3Fcat%3D7&amp;h="></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Brought to you by: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWndsZ7t8OFzwoeuDTlC3O_2YrpEv-DJxulybfRTjYEZIU9Zu-LVg5suxKFuWigrWjRumv1KRlpMcE8jJXxird_z9_ME_ujsQoPem_ai6PsA-RehVdnuN8Ht5qrFpxQigPefr5_9skZlv/s1600-h/logo.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080098811608977890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWndsZ7t8OFzwoeuDTlC3O_2YrpEv-DJxulybfRTjYEZIU9Zu-LVg5suxKFuWigrWjRumv1KRlpMcE8jJXxird_z9_ME_ujsQoPem_ai6PsA-RehVdnuN8Ht5qrFpxQigPefr5_9skZlv/s320/logo.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>885 Woodstock Road, Suite 430-305<br />Roswell, GA 30075<br />Office# 770-926-5284<br />Fax# 866-870-0930<br />order at: <a title="http://www.hotlynk.net/" href="http://www.hotlynk.net/">http://www.hotlynk.net/</a><br /><a title="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/" href="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/">http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/</a><br /><br />Love our new "Boice Mail" more than life itself? Be added to our weekly distribution list by writing to <a href="mailto:tom.boice@gmail.com">tom.boice@gmail.com</a>. We'd love to hear from YOU! </div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424539319636461940.post-62568648979491078372007-05-06T22:35:00.000-05:002007-05-06T22:50:36.226-05:00May 7, 2007 Newsletter<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZ7EN1Agu6B1tYRO9iDNf7nFYAV7mws_mPpYKR5oAuByUfxY4dB5zNhIPURYwvvJlt8KYXVayUpNElC3igZX1T692CAFotZcFFjFhIWH-ajMBVnMH9vW49dyHFyAAiJWIUue7oCvQsIwO/s1600-h/kayak.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061659314063100098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZ7EN1Agu6B1tYRO9iDNf7nFYAV7mws_mPpYKR5oAuByUfxY4dB5zNhIPURYwvvJlt8KYXVayUpNElC3igZX1T692CAFotZcFFjFhIWH-ajMBVnMH9vW49dyHFyAAiJWIUue7oCvQsIwO/s320/kayak.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><br /><div>In BOICE MAIL this week...<br /><br /><strong>"Pic" of the week:</strong><br /><br /><br />How to tell if your boat is too small. (Verified from <a title="http://snopes.com/" href="http://snopes.com/" target="_blank">snopes.com</a> as authentic. Picture taken off South Africa.)<br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong>Headline Mortgage News:<br /></strong><br />Mortgage applications inching upward according to this CNNMoney report:<br /><a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/02/real_estate/mortgage_applications/index.htm?section=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/02/real_estate/mortgage_applications/index.htm?section=money_realestate">http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/02/real_estate/mortgage_applications/index.htm?section=money_realestate</a><br /><br />Are “Green Homes” gaining momentum? According to this CNET article, “Green homes appear poised to move from the novelty wing of the housing market to a mainstream product.”<br /><a title="http://news.com.com/2100-11392_3-6178556.html?part=" href="http://news.com.com/2100-11392_3-6178556.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news" tag="2547-1_3-0-20&subj=">http://news.com.com/2100-11392_3-6178556.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news</a><br /><br />Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) – This NAR stat is considered a near term market indicator. Read this NAR article and learn about the current “lowest level in four years” figure.<br /><a title="http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2007/phs_mar07_pending_home_sales.html" href="http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2007/phs_mar07_pending_home_sales.html">http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2007/phs_mar07_pending_home_sales.html</a><br /><br />Is business pretty “dead” right now? One mortgage broker used the identities of deceased persons to steal more that $1.2 million. See this short article in Originator Times:<br /><a title="http://originatortimes.com/content/templates/standard.aspx?articleid=" href="http://originatortimes.com/content/templates/standard.aspx?articleid=2374&zoneid=5" zoneid="5">http://originatortimes.com/content/templates/standard.aspx?articleid=2374&zoneid=5</a><br /><br />If you are considering a remodel project, you may want to see this CNNMoney article on the “5 dumbest renovation fads”:<br /><a title="http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/real_estate/0704/gallery.renovations.moneymag/index.html" href="http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/real_estate/0704/gallery.renovations.moneymag/index.html">http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/real_estate/0704/gallery.renovations.moneymag/index.html</a><br /><br /><strong>Thought for the Week:</strong><br /><br />"Takers ultimately lose, but givers win forever. This is a rule the universe never breaks."<br />Douglas M. Lawson </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7ibs05Aaq_haLbAgwnxnWKwbRPHdMFPM03z7UoZfZCsWCcHzLysX1Osj22ZzizTerre2E6pgrFBA3lqqbQFXt7zxtPx9KEcYpvUv0N33q0Bkf6Jr8B0H9SWTRYQq5R_hge8XETmaLdr7/s1600-h/walking+house.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061658850206632114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7ibs05Aaq_haLbAgwnxnWKwbRPHdMFPM03z7UoZfZCsWCcHzLysX1Osj22ZzizTerre2E6pgrFBA3lqqbQFXt7zxtPx9KEcYpvUv0N33q0Bkf6Jr8B0H9SWTRYQq5R_hge8XETmaLdr7/s320/walking+house.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Mobile home of the future? – Will this be how we colonize distant planets in the future? This picture is an internet contest entry. See: <a title="http://www.povcomp.com/entries/200.php" href="http://www.povcomp.com/entries/200.php">http://www.povcomp.com/entries/200.php</a><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><strong>How to keep more of your own paycheck<br /></strong><br />What's going on with Vonage these days? People who have loved the service are upset that the company may go under. Some say it's highly likely that the company will go bust. Not only is Verizon attacking the company in court, but Vonage has also done a poor job of satisfying customers in recent months. You probably want come up with a back-up plan for when the company shuts down, and you might want o check out <a title="http://www.sunrocket.com/" href="http://www.sunrocket.com/" target="_blank">sunrocket.com</a>. Sunrocket has a different business model, whereby you pay for a year up front. It's $199 a year, plus junk fees, and you get unlimited calling. It works out to about $17 a month. The one unknown is how people will port their numbers once Vonage goes bon voyage. The company won't be concerned with helping people port their numbers to another company once they've gone under. So, you probably want to make the switch now. Other VOIP services are <a title="http://packet8.com/" href="http://packet8.com/" target="_blank">Packet8</a> and <a title="http://lingo.com/" href="http://lingo.com/" target="_blank">Lingo</a>. 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week...<br /><br /><strong>"Pic" of the week:</strong> </div><div><br />Water bridge over the Elbe River in Germany. At a cost of 6 years and 500 million euros, this 918 meter suspended tub of water connects Berlin’s inland harbor with ports along the Rhine River. This photo was taken during the 2003 opening.<br /><a title="http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/waterbridge.asp#photo" href="http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/waterbridge.asp#photo">http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/waterbridge.asp#photo</a><br /></div><div><br /><strong>Headline Mortgage News:</strong><br /><br />“Visionary” or “Delusional”? Beautiful model agents, celebrity names and theme<br />buildings. New York’s Michael Shvo of SHVO Marketing says today you must sell “lifestyle” not “real estate”.<br />Is his “branded building” marketing sustainable? See this article in Business Week online:<br /><a title="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/apr2007/db20070418_171740.htm?chan=" href="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/apr2007/db20070418_171740.htm?chan=search">http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/apr2007/db20070418_171740.htm?chan=search</a><br /><br />California paradox; less are selling, but prices are higher.<br />Read about this at DQNews.com:<br /><a title="http://www.dqnews.com/RRSCA0407.shtm" href="http://www.dqnews.com/RRSCA0407.shtm">http://www.dqnews.com/RRSCA0407.shtm</a><br /><br />Panic sale? H&R Block sells its sub-prime mortgage company.<br />Did they relinquish Option One at the bottom of the market?<br />Click here to read a CNN News article:<br /><a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/20/news/companies/bc.hrblock.takeover.reut/?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/20/news/companies/bc.hrblock.takeover.reut/?postversion=2007042016">http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/20/news/companies/bc.hrblock.takeover.reut/?postversion=2007042016</a><br /><br />Will reduced mortgage activity effect prime lenders as well,<br />or is it just the sub-prime market? WMC Mortgage layoffs may reach 75% of their work force.<br />See this article in HousingWire.com:<br /><a title="http://www.housingwire.com/2007/04/20/commentary-mortgage-job-losses-mounting/#more-681" href="http://www.housingwire.com/2007/04/20/commentary-mortgage-job-losses-mounting/#more-681">http://www.housingwire.com/2007/04/20/commentary-mortgage-job-losses-mounting/#more-681</a><br /><br />Countrywide CEO selling his stock. Coincidence? Morningstar cautions against “reading too much into it”.<br />See this HousingWire.com article:<br /><a title="http://www.housingwire.com/2007/04/19/countrywide-ceo-continues-to-unload-stock/" href="http://www.housingwire.com/2007/04/19/countrywide-ceo-continues-to-unload-stock/">http://www.housingwire.com/2007/04/19/countrywide-ceo-continues-to-unload-stock/</a><br /><br />Mortgage interest rates edging back down. Realty Times article:<br /><a title="http://realtytimes.com/rtcpages/20070420_rates.htm" href="http://realtytimes.com/rtcpages/20070420_rates.htm">http://realtytimes.com/rtcpages/20070420_rates.htm</a><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /><strong>Thought for the Week:<br /></strong><br />"The highest result of education is tolerance"<br />Helen Keller<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIY7KmZqG1GB2ECYPsXxmMT7WHPixoI50M7o5vE3iVifm7HuxQCd-CQe6zl7lmewNj3FHfGkEjnzKvwJyJBG8IJgafd44qeWejM857UXMzH1iLDS4Idtj9CiCZF5_VHYYzVvHsuNRKU3Ul/s1600-h/head+sculpture.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5056299568436419554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIY7KmZqG1GB2ECYPsXxmMT7WHPixoI50M7o5vE3iVifm7HuxQCd-CQe6zl7lmewNj3FHfGkEjnzKvwJyJBG8IJgafd44qeWejM857UXMzH1iLDS4Idtj9CiCZF5_VHYYzVvHsuNRKU3Ul/s320/head+sculpture.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br />This is actually a sculpture (a self portrait, no less) by Ron Mueck, an Austrailian artist, shown here on display at the Brooklyn Museum in New York. No, this isn't him, this is the sculpture. His work is very realistic, perhaps a skill he developed when he was a model maker for the film industry. If you would like to see more of his work go the the following </div><div> link: <a title="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/ron_mueck/" href="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/ron_mueck/">www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/ron_mueck/</a> </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><strong>How to keep more of your own paycheck</strong><br /><br />Google has released a new product called Goog-411, which is a free telephone based information service that could replace toll 411 calls. This is great if you are driving around and want to call ahead to make a reservation at a restaurant or something. By calling the toll free number from your cell phone, you say the business you are looking for and they will connect you for free.<br /><a title="http://labs.google.com/goog411/" href="http://labs.google.com/goog411/" target="_blank">http://labs.google.com/goog411/</a> There are many people who are not into computers or the Internet, but they make a lot of long distance calls. So, how can you get unlimited long distance calling without using Internet telephony? There is a gadget called the “Chatterbug” that hooks into your phone jack and it is always $9.95 a month. You don’t need a computer or any other lines or wires. All you need is the jack. If you have questions, you can call customer service at 866-690-3919. Lots of retirees have two homes. You’re allowed to register two addresses and you never pay more than $9.95 a month as long as you take the device with you to each place. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><strong>And now, for this week's fun freebies!<br /></strong><br />Baskin Robbins 31 Flavors is holding their 31 Cent Scoop Night on May 2nd nationwide from 5 pm - 10 pm.<br /><a title="http://www.baskinrobbins.com/Promotion/31cent.aspx" href="http://www.baskinrobbins.com/Promotion/31cent.aspx">http://www.baskinrobbins.com/Promotion/31cent.aspx</a><br /><br />Free Smoothie at Smoothi King!<br /><a title="http://www.fishbowl.com/clt/smoothie/lp/join/join.asp" href="http://www.fishbowl.com/clt/smoothie/lp/join/join.asp">http://www.fishbowl.com/clt/smoothie/lp/join/join.asp</a><br /><br />If you live near a Sonic you can print out this coupon for free Tater Tots <a title="http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/681/cpnprttotsbdrb0.jpg" href="http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/681/cpnprttotsbdrb0.jpg" target="_blank">http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/681/cpnprttotsbdrb0.jpg</a> Sign up your children for their Wacky Pack Birthday club and you'll get a free kid's meal for your child's birthday at <a title="http://wackypack.kidsbirthdayclub.com/sign_up.cfm" href="http://wackypack.kidsbirthdayclub.com/sign_up.cfm" target="_blank">http://wackypack.kidsbirthdayclub.com/sign_up.cfm</a><br /><br />Tuesday, April 17 - 12:00 Noon - 8:00 p.m. is Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day! Every year two real guys named "en Cohen and Jerry Greenfield celebrate the first anniversary of their ice cream shop by giving away free ice cream as a way to say "Thank You" to their customers. This year, over 350 Ben & Jerry's shops around the country will celebrate Free Cone Day. To find a location near you click on <a title="http://www.benjerry.com/sugarland/index.cfm" href="http://www.benjerry.com/sugarland/index.cfm">http://www.benjerry.com/sugarland/index.cfm</a><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /><strong>And finally, Appraise That!<br /></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUX5aWdM40dzvyfLaaGJsXMX6JkS2olTgoz2f8iwj5r6URXQMf8_6tZ038bdlT8vXgSu234AZ8VRXfqIvGLedMC8Xe3i7mqVUN6lxcMTj_c3ALiPMKk_fIrfF6JdT6aCjlJbqFqAK-7dCo/s1600-h/trout+house.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5056298954256096210" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUX5aWdM40dzvyfLaaGJsXMX6JkS2olTgoz2f8iwj5r6URXQMf8_6tZ038bdlT8vXgSu234AZ8VRXfqIvGLedMC8Xe3i7mqVUN6lxcMTj_c3ALiPMKk_fIrfF6JdT6aCjlJbqFqAK-7dCo/s320/trout+house.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Perhaps the architect was inspired the to Biblical story of Johah.<br /><br /><a title="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=" href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://unusuallife.com/wp-content/uploads2006/Hobbithouse.jpg&imgrefurl=http://unusuallife.com/%3Fcat%3D7&amp;amp;amp;h=266&w=370&sz=43&hl=en&start=3&tbnid=AeBt92uauhC-nM:&amp;amp;amp;tbnh=88&tbnw=122&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dweird%2Bhouse%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26sa%3DG" hl="en&start=" imgrefurl="http://unusuallife.com/%3Fcat%3D7&amp;amp;amp;h=" w="370&sz=" tbnid="AeBt92uauhC-nM:&amp;amp;amp;tbnh=" tbnw="122&prev="></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br />Brought to you by:<br /><strong>BOICE APPRAISALS</strong></div><div> </div><div>885 Woodstock Road, Suite 430-305<br />Roswell, GA 30075<br />Office# 770-926-5284<br />Fax# 866-870-0930<br />order at: <a title="http://www.hotlynk.net/" href="http://www.hotlynk.net/">http://www.hotlynk.net/</a><br /><a title="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/" href="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/">http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/</a><br /><br />Love our new "Boice Mail" more than life itself? 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We'd love to hear from YOU! </div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424539319636461940.post-50402009775815432062007-04-04T12:21:00.000-05:002007-04-04T12:33:00.274-05:004/4/07 Newsletter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6q95HcsUJ0jXsRDXcfNAHWDC4xQADdHVUjTreZYs13H6gdxkKMoF1OGD2GjwnFeKtUjXNF1Q9ifR7vHsQTOmxmk7rQuZF6lYa3YTQWmdrAH18kEMho5y_X79cqkDPPtVNs7y05tm9PZiq/s1600-h/walk+on+water.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049626040077547058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6q95HcsUJ0jXsRDXcfNAHWDC4xQADdHVUjTreZYs13H6gdxkKMoF1OGD2GjwnFeKtUjXNF1Q9ifR7vHsQTOmxmk7rQuZF6lYa3YTQWmdrAH18kEMho5y_X79cqkDPPtVNs7y05tm9PZiq/s320/walk+on+water.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><strong>"Pic" of the week:<br /></strong><br /><br />According to <a title="http://www.funny-potato.com/walking-water.html" href="http://www.funny-potato.com/walking-water.html">http://www.funny-potato.com/walking-water.html</a> this is the "3rd man in history to ever walk on water".<br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div></div><div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><strong>Headline Mortgage News:<br /></strong><br />Law enforcement watching for “Foreclosure Rescue Scams” – Realty Times:<br /><a title="http://realtytimes.com/rtcpages/20070329_highrisk.htm" href="http://realtytimes.com/rtcpages/20070329_highrisk.htm">http://realtytimes.com/rtcpages/20070329_highrisk.htm</a><br /><br />Real estate professionals and “social networking” technology – Inman News:<br /><a title="http://www.inman.com/inmanstories.aspx?ID=" href="http://www.inman.com/inmanstories.aspx?ID=62651">http://www.inman.com/inmanstories.aspx?ID=62651</a><br /><br />English country home for sale - $138,000,000 – interested?: USA Today/Reuters:<br /><a title="http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/2007-02-23-pricey-homes_x.htm" href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/2007-02-23-pricey-homes_x.htm">http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/2007-02-23-pricey-homes_x.htm</a><br /><br />New Century Financial Corp files Chapter 11 – 3200 workers to be fired – Fox News:<br /><a title="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,263291,00.html?sPage=" href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,263291,00.html?sPage=fnc.business/realestate">http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,263291,00.html?sPage=fnc.business/realestate</a><br /><br />National survey shows homes lost value during past 1 year – Fox News:<br /><a title="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,261940,00.html?sPage=" href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,261940,00.html?sPage=fnc.business/realestate">http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,261940,00.html?sPage=fnc.business/realestate</a><br /><br />Is there a place for Sub-Prime? Philadelphia Inquirer article warns against over-reacting to the current woes of the industry:<br /><a title="http://originatortimes.com/content/templates/standard.aspx?articleid=" href="http://originatortimes.com/content/templates/standard.aspx?articleid=2348&zoneid=5" zoneid="5">http://originatortimes.com/content/templates/standard.aspx?articleid=2348&zoneid=5</a><br /><br />SouthStar Funding gone – Atlanta based company closes its doors – HousingWire:<br /><a title="http://www.housingwire.com/2007/04/02/southstar-funding-goes-under/" href="http://www.housingwire.com/2007/04/02/southstar-funding-goes-under/">http://www.housingwire.com/2007/04/02/southstar-funding-goes-under/</a><br /><br /><br /><strong>Thought for the Week:</strong><br /><br />"Character is the sum and total of a persoin's choices."<br />P.B. Fitzwater </div><div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIbfuPvpQ5BwLEoc35ADPKR-6mEeGgmOZ-5lEdc8nCPCy8Tfss0GVFDJK_aViHyet7FHg5DISlwy9axaS80vmcghYEQZOXch4N2K9B8s9_8EPlnkoweij50boV39VLyJ_72h9BUp6DU6v/s1600-h/egg+tramp.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049626267710813762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIbfuPvpQ5BwLEoc35ADPKR-6mEeGgmOZ-5lEdc8nCPCy8Tfss0GVFDJK_aViHyet7FHg5DISlwy9axaS80vmcghYEQZOXch4N2K9B8s9_8EPlnkoweij50boV39VLyJ_72h9BUp6DU6v/s320/egg+tramp.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /> </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><strong>How to keep more of your own paycheck<br /></strong><br />The Easter Bunny wanted us to give you this special gift for Easter…a $10 gift certificate for Ted's Montana Grill, just for being you! Hopefully you have one near you so you can enjoy this!<br /><a title="http://www.tedsmontanagrill.com/tmg_adv_wp.html" href="http://www.tedsmontanagrill.com/tmg_adv_wp.html">http://www.tedsmontanagrill.com/tmg_adv_wp.html</a>(also included as an attachment to this Email)<br /><br />It's gardening season and we found a nice web site that is filled with money-saving ideas for your garden this year. Go to <a title="http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf17661597.tip.html" href="http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf17661597.tip.html">http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf17661597.tip.html</a><a title="http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf17661597.tip.html" href="http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf17661597.tip.html">597.tip.html</a><br />It also has tons of thrifty ideas on pretty much everything else you can think of, so you can bookmark that site in your “I promise I’m going to be more frugal this year” folder.<br />We also found a quaint magazine about country living that includes tips on gardening, animal-care, simplifying your life, etc and the best thing about it is that you can get a free three year subscription! Check out <a title="https://secure.livingthecountrylife.com/bhg/store/checkout/partner/index.jhtml?promoCode=I6055LD12&_requestid=20854 blocked::https://secure.livingthecountrylife.com/bhg/store/checkout/partner/index.jhtml?promoCode=I6055LD12&_requestid=20854" href="https://secure.livingthecountrylife.com/bhg/store/checkout/partner/index.jhtml?promoCode=I6055LD12&_requestid=20854" target="_blank"></a><a title="https://secure.livingthecountrylife.com/bhg/store/checkout/partner/index.jhtml?promoCode=" href="https://secure.livingthecountrylife.com/bhg/store/checkout/partner/index.jhtml?promoCode=I6055LD12&_requestid=20854" _requestid="20854">https://secure.livingthecountrylife.com/bhg/store/checkout/partner/index.jhtml?promoCode=I6055LD12&_requestid=20854</a><br /><br /><strong>And now, for this week's fun freebies!</strong><br /><br /><a title="http://apairofmonkeys.com/" href="http://apairofmonkeys.com/"></a><br />A few sweets for the season:<br /><br />$1.00 coupon for any Wonka Golden Egg product<br /><a title="http://www.verybestkids.com/celebrationcorner/" href="http://www.verybestkids.com/celebrationcorner/">http://www.verybestkids.com/celebrationcorner/</a><br /><br />$1.50 coupon for Hershey's candy<br /><a title="http://www.hersheys.com/easter/" href="http://www.hersheys.com/easter/">http://www.hersheys.com/easter/</a><br /><br />Ashley Cardell: Free Godiva Chocolate Pearls (US & Candada)<br /><a title="http://www.ashleycardell.com/gourmet_chocolate.html" href="http://www.ashleycardell.com/gourmet_chocolate.html">http://www.ashleycardell.com/gourmet_chocolate.html</a><br /><br /><strong>And finally, Appraise That!</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-vEzepSUN1PsxccTxiX7goZqWjJCNjF-Msx1nwC3ZPEtRH7Liv7OPTXD7OxKrpbdg1yErT1efmFK7kdFkO8oYtBNb_9z9hCWwjMlEm21OQI4RmVbR4oIZvJ2_yE_FDqQaO9GXKhkgjbl-/s1600-h/polka+dot+house.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049625696480163362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-vEzepSUN1PsxccTxiX7goZqWjJCNjF-Msx1nwC3ZPEtRH7Liv7OPTXD7OxKrpbdg1yErT1efmFK7kdFkO8oYtBNb_9z9hCWwjMlEm21OQI4RmVbR4oIZvJ2_yE_FDqQaO9GXKhkgjbl-/s320/polka+dot+house.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In 2003, Stan Pike's plan to add a rounded front stoop to a home he was renovating was rejected by the Avondale Estates Historic Preservation Commission. This wasn't the first time Pike had disagreed with the commission and this time he fought back with paint. Within 2 days the home, in a quiet Atlanta suburb, was lime green with big purple polka dots.<br /><a title="http://boortz.com/nuze/200305/05142003.html" href="http://boortz.com/nuze/200305/05142003.html">http://boortz.com/nuze/200305/05142003.html</a><br /><a title="http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/9844.html" href="http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/9844.html">http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/9844.html</a> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMzrRsOFGgPwcA07Q5kEHXkTkdM3h4XWdPtRsWVTrnK5M-g2ODj3MofPQGjP5oFAxwid1BTpu7nxzLQbtUV2_S28skriWm0Kt-1EyXbubBTa5bHch_ZY3JluwJKcGbuWIhzLMhZBk2MkE/s1600-h/easter+bunnies.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049625443077092882" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMzrRsOFGgPwcA07Q5kEHXkTkdM3h4XWdPtRsWVTrnK5M-g2ODj3MofPQGjP5oFAxwid1BTpu7nxzLQbtUV2_S28skriWm0Kt-1EyXbubBTa5bHch_ZY3JluwJKcGbuWIhzLMhZBk2MkE/s320/easter+bunnies.bmp" border="0" /></a> </div><div><br /><a title="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=" href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://unusuallife.com/wp-content/uploads2006/Hobbithouse.jpg&imgrefurl=http://unusuallife.com/%3Fcat%3D7&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;h=266&w=370&sz=43&hl=en&start=3&tbnid=AeBt92uauhC-nM:&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;tbnh=88&tbnw=122&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dweird%2Bhouse%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26sa%3DG" hl="en&start=" tbnw="122&amp;amp;amp;amp;prev=" tbnid="AeBt92uauhC-nM:&tbnh=" w="370&sz=" imgrefurl="http://unusuallife.com/%3Fcat%3D7&amp;h="></a><br />Brought to you by:<br /><strong>BOICE APPRAISALS</strong><br />885 Woodstock Road, Suite 430-305<br />Roswell, GA 30075<br />Office# 770-926-5284<br />Fax# 866-870-0930<br />order at: <a title="http://www.hotlynk.net/" href="http://www.hotlynk.net/">http://www.hotlynk.net/</a><br /><a title="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/" href="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/">http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/</a><br /><br />Love our new "Boice Mail" more than life itself? Just let us know that you'd like to be added to our email newsletter distribution list by writing tom.boice@boice.biz</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424539319636461940.post-61564829697642174052007-03-31T20:34:00.000-05:002007-03-31T20:50:56.331-05:003/29/07 Newsletter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9yCWkdk2YmgETNTcjMQ9altNBNoqoTBaPmsoIL9dPCNC9InLLPcwxRuFq9Sax8Pnb_UpwCALiIO3Htz6qYT0VAnPEnjDtUwa-oXHkZe0twSJxFSNhI683Jg1fBla7szu8aBDtAXvaMXo/s1600-h/chinese+diver.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048268914686632034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9yCWkdk2YmgETNTcjMQ9altNBNoqoTBaPmsoIL9dPCNC9InLLPcwxRuFq9Sax8Pnb_UpwCALiIO3Htz6qYT0VAnPEnjDtUwa-oXHkZe0twSJxFSNhI683Jg1fBla7szu8aBDtAXvaMXo/s320/chinese+diver.bmp" border="0" /></a> <div><div><div><div>In BOICE MAIL this week...<br /><br /><strong>"Pic" of the week:</strong><br /><br />16 year old Chinese diver He Zi performing an "inward 2 1/2 somersault" at the FINA World Campionships in Melbourne, Australia. She took the world title away from Canada's Blythe Hartley at this competition.<br /><a title="http://english.cri.cn/2886/2007/03/23/272@208437.htm" href="http://english.cri.cn/2886/2007/03/23/272@208437.htm">http://english.cri.cn/2886/2007/03/23/272@208437.htm</a><br /><br /><strong>Headline Mortgage News:<br /></strong><br />Beazer Homes being investigated by the Feds - CNN Money article:<br /><a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/27/news/companies/beazer.reut/index.htm?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/27/news/companies/beazer.reut/index.htm?postversion=2007032719">http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/27/news/companies/beazer.reut/index.htm?postversion=2007032719</a><br /><br />"Mortgage rates hold steady" CNN Money<br /><a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/29/real_estate/mortgage_rates/index.htm?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/29/real_estate/mortgage_rates/index.htm?postversion=2007032910">http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/29/real_estate/mortgage_rates/index.htm?postversion=2007032910</a><br /><br />Sale of H&R Block Mortage (to Option One) delayed:<br /><a title="http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=" href="http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=OBR&amp;amp;amp;amp;Date=20070330&ID=6691174" date="20070330&ID=">http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=OBR&amp;amp;amp;Date=20070330&ID=6691174</a><br /><br />Is New Century headed for bankruptcy?<br /><a title="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/bankruptcy-looming-new-century-financial/story.aspx?guid=" href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/bankruptcy-looming-new-century-financial/story.aspx?guid=%7B4CB670AA-8B60-4CB7-8F79-E24F57524044%7D">http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/bankruptcy-looming-new-century-financial/story.aspx?guid=%7B4CB670AA-8B60-4CB7-8F79-E24F57524044%7D</a><br /><br />Re-Sales up, new home sales down - Mortgage News Daily<br /><a title="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/3272007_February_Existing_Home_Sales.asp" href="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/3272007_February_Existing_Home_Sales.asp">http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/3272007_February_Existing_Home_Sales.asp</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNTeMgQm4lIs2atxGVHxLrd9VOcfGH-0YpGxognJ9BfMQdlb0wXYQGNXLlOK1orwNQjbxY9B7wV5PJxDGEB9qcohyphenhyphen7lU2OQIXon-ZSnmb1wnPghO7krEA-cHwPzvu7Nvqo6axGS_3u3GD/s1600-h/train.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048268682758398034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNTeMgQm4lIs2atxGVHxLrd9VOcfGH-0YpGxognJ9BfMQdlb0wXYQGNXLlOK1orwNQjbxY9B7wV5PJxDGEB9qcohyphenhyphen7lU2OQIXon-ZSnmb1wnPghO7krEA-cHwPzvu7Nvqo6axGS_3u3GD/s320/train.bmp" border="0" /></a> </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br />Another photo from the "Last Picture I Ever Took" contest<br /><a title="http://www.theinternetjournalist.com/?p=" href="http://www.theinternetjournalist.com/?p=47">http://www.theinternetjournalist.com/?p=47</a><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><strong>Thought for the Week:</strong><br /><br />“Always do right. This will gratify some and astonish the rest.” Mark Twain </div><div><br /><br /><strong>How to keep more of your own paycheck</strong><br /><br />February 17, 2009 will be the last day TV stations can broadcast analog signals and must go entirely digital. For many people with older TVs, they will no longer be able to pick up signals over the air without a digital-to-analog converter. The government has been fussing around with the idea of converter rebates and coupons for people who want to keep using their old TVs. Now they have a plan -- to give each household a max of 2 coupons for $40 each (with a 3-month expiration date) starting next year. No one's saying yet how much each converter will cost. Here are the details: <a title="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/otiahome/dtv/DTVconsumers.pdf" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/otiahome/dtv/DTVconsumers.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ntia.doc.gov/otiahome/dtv/DTVconsumers.pdf</a> </div><div><br /> </div><div>Banks are reducing the rewards you normally get for using their credit cards. So, it may be time to find a better card. Fidelity Investments used to offer a card that paid 2% of all your charge volume into a college savings plan. Well, that program is no longer available to people other than those who already have the card. Now, the company has reduced the benefit to 1.5%. And there is now a cap on how much you can earn each year for your child's education. Unfortunately, many other banks are following this trend. That doesn't mean you should close the accounts you have. Keeping them open helps your credit score. Just don't use that card anymore. </div><div> </div><div>Saving for retirement has become so confusing these days that it's very possible for people to get scammed by con artists. The biggest targets are senior citizens and people who are close to retirement. Insurance companies and brokerage houses are duping older people out of their hard-earned money in trashy variable annuities. There are stories published about this all the time. The latest one is going on in Massachusetts, where "certified senior advisers" were putting older folks into garbage annuities. One 82-year-old got taken in an annuity sale and her money was locked up for two years. She had no money on which to live as a result. Annuities have massive commissions and horrible tax treatments. You are the only cop on the beat in this game because there are no laws preventing what these people do. Don't go to any free breakfasts, lunches or dinners where salespeople try to help you with your money, and don't let your loved ones go. 1.5% back into a Fidelity investment account. There is no limit on earning power. Capital One has a card that earns you 1% each month, plus an additional. .25% at the end of the year. Of course, that could change too. Always keep your options open.<br /><br /><div></div><br /><strong>And now, for this week's fun freebies!</strong><br /><br />Internet Security Suite 2007 from CA (Computer Associates) Home Protection Pack (3 user) – free after 2 $25 rebates:<br /><a title="http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=" href="http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=203166147&adid=17653&dcaid=17653" adid="17653&dcaid=">http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=203166147&adid=17653&dcaid=17653</a><br /><br />Domino's will give you some free MP3's at<br /><a title="http://www.dominos.com/home/dtPlayer.jsp" href="http://www.dominos.com/home/dtPlayer.jsp">http://www.dominos.com/home/dtPlayer.jsp</a><br /><br />If you love to throw parties then check out this offer for a free Presidential Debate House Party Kit! (It includes coasters, cocktail napkins, stickers, and more)<br /><a title="http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/choice-action-center/take-action/house-party/" href="http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/choice-action-center/take-action/house-party/">http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/choice-action-center/take-action/house-party/</a><br /><br />M.I.T. is offering now. You don't get college credit, but you get some great instruction.<br /><a title="http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Writing-and-Humanistic-Studies/index.htm" href="http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Writing-and-Humanistic-Studies/index.htm">http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Writing-and-Humanistic-Studies/index.htm</a><br /><br />Sea World and Busch Gardens are inviting active military and their families to enjoy their theme parks for free for one day.<br /><a title="http://commerce.4adventure.com/store/os_application.asp" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://commerce.4adventure.com/store/os_application.asp" target="_blank">http://commerce.4adventure.com/store/os_application.asp</a><br /><br />And finally, Appraise That! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSaZMayJ1rgRv8nBDYywQ3juFXd4qq2lp_bKIAQsHvTKQgqnRGOXHrdWy9We56ffUSl9D3U9a3v8Ucvu_X8KC1K74iU-dSHVMqITLFsNqyePs_78ML7UZN2Sk27T05ZvkyD7Q_dSMMi8d/s1600-h/hubcap.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048268279031472194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSaZMayJ1rgRv8nBDYywQ3juFXd4qq2lp_bKIAQsHvTKQgqnRGOXHrdWy9We56ffUSl9D3U9a3v8Ucvu_X8KC1K74iU-dSHVMqITLFsNqyePs_78ML7UZN2Sk27T05ZvkyD7Q_dSMMi8d/s320/hubcap.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The "Hubcap House" in Peoria, Illinois is actually a business. For some reason, someone began decorating the exterior with the product about 50 years ago. Within the past two years, the hubcap exterior disappeared. Mayby they went out of business?<br /><a title="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/sights/sightstory.php?tip_AttrId=" href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/sights/sightstory.php?tip_AttrId=%3D14152">http://www.roadsideamerica.com/sights/sightstory.php?tip_AttrId=%3D14152</a><br /><br /><a title="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=" href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://unusuallife.com/wp-content/uploads2006/Hobbithouse.jpg&imgrefurl=http://unusuallife.com/%3Fcat%3D7&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;h=266&w=370&sz=43&hl=en&start=3&tbnid=AeBt92uauhC-nM:&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;tbnh=88&tbnw=122&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dweird%2Bhouse%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26sa%3DG" imgrefurl="http://unusuallife.com/%3Fcat%3D7&h=" w="370&sz=" hl="en&start=" tbnid="AeBt92uauhC-nM:&tbnh=" tbnw="122&prev="></a><br />Brought to you by:<br /><strong>BOICE APPRAISALS</strong><br />885 Woodstock Road, Suite 430-305<br />Roswell, GA 30075<br />Office# 770-926-5284<br />Fax# 866-870-0930<br />order at: <a title="http://www.hotlynk.net/" href="http://www.hotlynk.net/">http://www.hotlynk.net/</a><br /><a title="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/" href="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/">http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/</a> </div><div></div><div>If you'd like to be added to our weekly email newsletter distribution list, just let us know by writing to <a href="mailto:tom.boice@boice.biz">tom.boice@boice.biz</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbofaFPgoDDuP8ncEhLSy6VoDhN3rMuTdOzPIKTbN9DdyKKPnj2YYMZsXccPWMUJGjvu1BoqzdGZ1R2b4gSGkSl2NG1WAW69-1xnVPyO-B-Ont0b2M7GQzXIBav1ZM8AKTHjJqMgZ-uxYG/s1600-h/hupcap+closeup.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048267866714611762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbofaFPgoDDuP8ncEhLSy6VoDhN3rMuTdOzPIKTbN9DdyKKPnj2YYMZsXccPWMUJGjvu1BoqzdGZ1R2b4gSGkSl2NG1WAW69-1xnVPyO-B-Ont0b2M7GQzXIBav1ZM8AKTHjJqMgZ-uxYG/s320/hupcap+closeup.bmp" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424539319636461940.post-40478676814198312942007-03-23T17:47:00.000-05:002007-03-23T18:02:44.666-05:003/23/07 Newsletter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCXe3u_s4PCIwep3h4tgu9azPBssA63els2CCgmCvFNDfoxv5tONKSRSH8CPdGGNsipl23mcmPq5814jqrINr1sLdMMChksAJ1slPYeINs35oHXfQjwwLq7M_fxi19RQ3P-7zAv7RULak/s1600-h/two+frogs.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045258066242665378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCXe3u_s4PCIwep3h4tgu9azPBssA63els2CCgmCvFNDfoxv5tONKSRSH8CPdGGNsipl23mcmPq5814jqrINr1sLdMMChksAJ1slPYeINs35oHXfQjwwLq7M_fxi19RQ3P-7zAv7RULak/s320/two+frogs.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><strong>"Pic" of the week:</strong><br /><br /><br />Are you artistic? The U.S. Open Sandcastle Competion will take place this year on July 29, 2007. Top prize in the "Masters Category" will be $5000. See more sandcastle photos at the bottom of this newsletter.<br /><br /><strong>Headline Mortgage News:<br /></strong><br />U.S. Housing Starts drop 28.6% in February. See this U.S. Census Bureau report:<br /><a title="http://www.census.gov/const/newresconst_200702.pdf" href="http://www.census.gov/const/newresconst_200702.pdf">http://www.census.gov/const/newresconst_200702.pdf</a><br /><br />Builder Confidence Declines in March as subprime concerns fester:<br /><a title="http://www.nahb.org/news_details.aspx?newsID=" href="http://www.nahb.org/news_details.aspx?newsID=4258&print=false" print="false">http://www.nahb.org/news_details.aspx?newsID=4258&print=false</a><br /><br />Are Landlords back in the “driver’s seat”? Realty Times article says maybe so:<br /><a title="http://realtytimes.com/rtcpages/20070323_landlords.htm" href="http://realtytimes.com/rtcpages/20070323_landlords.htm">http://realtytimes.com/rtcpages/20070323_landlords.htm</a><br /><br />Senator Dodd says FED was a “spectator for far too long” and should have seen the “perfect storm” coming in the subprime market – The Standard:<br /><a title="http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=" href="http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=22&art_id=40780&sid=12796780&con_type=1" art_id="40780&sid=" con_type="1">http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=22&art_id=40780&sid=12796780&con_type=1</a><br /><br />“America’s Most Dangerous States” – According to this CNN News article, Nevada is the most dangerous state in America. See this article for the complete list:<br /><a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/22/real_estate/dangerous_states/index.htm?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/22/real_estate/dangerous_states/index.htm?postversion=2007032212">http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/22/real_estate/dangerous_states/index.htm?postversion=2007032212</a><br /></div><div><br /><strong>Thought for the Week:<br /></strong><br />"We are each of us angels with only one wing, ans we can only fly by embracing each other"<br />Luciano de Crescenzo </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5cY4K26wbU1XuGz8KhQ3suu5GFLSV-793lSRGW8F9jrcAaU6MUY7Pmt-KJZ8N7yKKHrMrD1C2upfIosc5dWdtOOkmG_35APKPNLHLRdvjEJyHyby4XP6AuUcQwJ-Xt70QoAxtZIj-c2sr/s1600-h/frog+on+tulip.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045257507896916850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5cY4K26wbU1XuGz8KhQ3suu5GFLSV-793lSRGW8F9jrcAaU6MUY7Pmt-KJZ8N7yKKHrMrD1C2upfIosc5dWdtOOkmG_35APKPNLHLRdvjEJyHyby4XP6AuUcQwJ-Xt70QoAxtZIj-c2sr/s320/frog+on+tulip.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Rare photo taken yesterday of a national SubPrime lender<br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><strong>How to keep more of your own paycheck</strong><br /><br />Best Buy is in some really hot water these days, you might have heard. There are now civil and criminal investigations going into practices at Best Buy, according to the Hartford Courant, which broke the story. It’s being reported that Best Buy had a fake Web site in its stores that was charging much higher prices than those found on the Web site accessed from a home computer. Both sites have the name <a title="http://bestbuy.com/" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://bestbuy.com/" target="_blank">bestbuy.com</a>, but the in-store site was a bait and switch ploy, according to the Courant. When people came in and asked about the lower price they saw on their computer, they were told that the sale ended yesterday. At the worst, this was a criminal act. At the least, it was an extremely foolish move.<br /><br />The Government Accountability Office has found out that 401k plans are ripping off workers investing in them by swiping massive fees from you each year. Some of them are taking as much as 5 percent a year off the top. Under law, there is no requirement that you be told what you’re being charged for “maintenance and fees.” So, it’s allowed insurance companies to take advantage of investors. If you own a business, you need to ask point blank exactly what you’re being charged. If you’re an employee and you think your account isn’t increasing as much as it should, you want to ask your human resources department what the fee schedule is. If it turns out that the plan is a rip off, you should consider moving your money into a Roth IRA. The best way for business owner to tell if they are getting taken is if your plan is from either an insurance company or stock brokerage company. You may want to consider setting up with Fidelity and Vanguard, the two biggest 401k administrators in the country. You can’t go wrong with either one, but Vanguard is definitely the least expensive. You should always save for your own retirement.<br /><br />Citigroup, the country’s biggest credit card issuer, has initiated two customer-friendly initiatives. You may have heard about credit card companies raising rates whenever they want for any reason. It may have even happened to you personally. Credit card terms of service usually include a clause saying the bank can do that anytime. Well, Citigroup, which now goes by Citi, is doing away with that practice. Secondly, the company is no longer going to use what’s called “universal default” to boost your rate. Under a universal default clause, a company can jack up your interest rate significantly if your credit report shows any late payments. That means you could pay your electric bill a few days late and your credit card company increases your rate because that late payment is on your credit report. Citi is eliminating its universal default clause, which is great for the consumer. 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Most are “photo-shopped”, but this one is actually real. “What happened to the photographer”, you ask? Reuters photographer Desmond Boylan took this shot at the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain on July 7, 2002. Apparently he wrapped the camera in bubble wrap with the lens exposed and slid the camera under the barrier. Using a remote control, he snapped two photos as the enraged animal came charging. In case you are wondering, since 1924 13 runners have been killed and hundreds injured during this annual event.<br /><a title="http://www.glennbeck.com/archives/07-11-02.shtml" href="http://www.glennbeck.com/archives/07-11-02.shtml">http://www.glennbeck.com/archives/07-11-02.shtml</a><br /><br /><br /><div><div><strong> Headline Mortgage News:</strong><br /><br />Is the sub-prime “lending crisis” spilling into the broader U.S. economy? In this LA Times article, the comparison is made to a game of Jenga, in which the wooden pieces are being pulled out one by one:<br /><a title="http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-fi-subprime14mar14,1,1253577.story?coll=" href="http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-fi-subprime14mar14,1,1253577.story?coll=la-headlines-frontpage">http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-fi-subprime14mar14,1,1253577.story?coll=la-headlines-frontpage</a><br /><br />“Housing Recovery Likely This Year” according to the ever optimistic NAR:<br /><a title="http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2007/forecast_feb307_housing_recovery_likely.html" href="http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2007/forecast_feb307_housing_recovery_likely.html">http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2007/forecast_feb307_housing_recovery_likely.html</a><br /><br />D.R. Horton has a backlog of 16,694 homes as of Feb 13. CEO says “’07 is going to suck”. – See CNN News article:<br /><a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/07/real_estate/dr_horton.reut/index.htm?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/07/real_estate/dr_horton.reut/index.htm?postversion=2007030717">http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/07/real_estate/dr_horton.reut/index.htm?postversion=2007030717</a><br /><br />The FBI is putting lenders and borrowers on notice – CNN article:<br /><a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/08/real_estate/fbi_mortgage.reut/index.htm?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/08/real_estate/fbi_mortgage.reut/index.htm?postversion=2007030818">http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/08/real_estate/fbi_mortgage.reut/index.htm?postversion=2007030818</a><br /><br />Your next new neighbor may be from Michigan. Businesses “flee the Wolverine State” according to this Wall Street Journal article:<br /><a title="http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=" href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110009763">http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110009763</a><br /><br />Is it really that bad out there? This URL takes you to the “Implode-O-Meter”, which chronicles, with gusto, the current hard times for sub-prime lenders:<br /><a title="http://www.lenderimplode.com/" href="http://www.lenderimplode.com/">http://www.lenderimplode.com/</a><br /> </div><div><br /><strong>Thought for the Week:</strong><br /><br />"Patience is also a form of action."<br />Auguste Rodin<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_kwTPG2SWmWqe3WgQ7PXao_bN95ex4U3g3Yom4tsJu_3ERs-OswfgfmtflS9Ts0THz3GsPuk7S9LhU_QcvjLP0KF4mHVNp2AhM51rakqB-Sqg3fNbfXJ9RUs93QdwbV0xPSOLkwH1GXQ/s1600-h/golf+ball.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041815234219900642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_kwTPG2SWmWqe3WgQ7PXao_bN95ex4U3g3Yom4tsJu_3ERs-OswfgfmtflS9Ts0THz3GsPuk7S9LhU_QcvjLP0KF4mHVNp2AhM51rakqB-Sqg3fNbfXJ9RUs93QdwbV0xPSOLkwH1GXQ/s320/golf+ball.bmp" border="0" /></a>Another one from the "Last Picture I Ever Took" contest<br /><a title="http://www.worth1000.com/" href="http://www.worth1000.com/">http://www.worth1000.com/</a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><strong>How to keep more of your own paycheck:</strong><br /><br />The cruise industry is struggling these days. The industry just wants to cover the most basic expenses in what they charge you for the room. That’s because the real money is made once you get on board. Shore excursions, drinking and gambling are just a few of the activities that will cost you much more on a cruise. But, with all the bad press of late, people aren’t cruising. As a result, companies are heavily discounting cabin costs. Ten-night Caribbean cruises are as cheap as $75 a night, according to the Miami Herald. Ocean-view rooms are minimally more for ten-day and weeklong cruises. So, if you’ve never been on a cruise, this could be your chance. If you’ve never gone on a cruise and have minimal knowledge of the industry, you may want to pay a bit more and sit down with a cruise travel agent. If you’ve been before, have at it. To hear the good, bad and ugly about different cruise lines go to <a title="http://www.cruisecritic.com/" href="http://www.cruisecritic.com/" target="_blank">cruisecritic.com</a>. To book travel and save money check out <a title="http://www.trinastravel.globaltravel.com/" href="http://www.trinastravel.globaltravel.com/" target="_blank">www.trinastravel.globaltravel.com</a><br /><br />There is a new website (<a title="http://www.customerservicearmy.com/" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.customerservicearmy.com/" target="_blank"> www.CustomerServiceArmy.com</a>) whose mission is to stop the advance of bad customer service. Anyone can “enlist and fight” to improve the customer experience. Customers can go to the website to write reviews about their customer service experience for any business, organization or government agency within the United States whether it was in person, over the phone, or online. Businesses can also use the website to measure their real-time customer satisfaction for free. Currently, there are 1,173 "soldiers" on active duty. Yay!<br /> </div><div><br /><strong>And now, the fun freebies! (This week, it's all about your pets)<br /></strong><br />Free Desktop Kitty from Meow Mix:<br /><a title="http://www.meowmix.com/getfunstuff/meowpal.asp" href="http://www.meowmix.com/getfunstuff/meowpal.asp">http://www.meowmix.com/getfunstuff/meowpal.asp </a><br /><br />Free Doggie Bag Belt Clip:<br /><a title="http://www.noworms.com/giveaway_form/index.cfm" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.noworms.com/giveaway_form/index.cfm" target="_blank">http://www.noworms.com/giveaway_form/index.cfm</a><br /><br />Free sampl of wagging dog treats:<br /><a title="http://www.waggingd.com/frill%20sample%20form%201.htm" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.waggingd.com/frill%20sample%20form%201.htm" target="_blank">http://www.waggingd.com/frill%20sample%20form%201.htm</a><br /><br />Free sample of Yappy dog treats:<br /><a title="http://www.yappytreats.com/free_gift.htm" href="http://www.yappytreats.com/free_gift.htm">http://www.yappytreats.com/free_gift.htm</a><br /><br />Free feline greenies cat treats sample<br /><a title="http://www.felinegreenies.com/en_us/2k6sampling/feline.asp" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.felinegreenies.com/en_us/2k6sampling/feline.asp" target="_blank">http://www.felinegreenies.com/en_us/2k6sampling/feline.asp</a><br /><br />Free nature zone reptile snacks:<br /><a title="http://www.naturezonepet.com/samples.html" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.naturezonepet.com/samples.html" target="_blank">http://www.naturezonepet.com/samples.html</a><br /><br />Benny Bully's dog or cat treat sample:<br /><a title="http://www.bennybullys.com/samples.php" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.bennybullys.com/samples.php" target="_blank">http://www.bennybullys.com/samples.php</a><br /><br />Gourmet cat food sample:<br /><a title="http://petitecuisine.com/~freesample/ blocked::http://petitecuisine.com/~freesample/" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://petitecuisine.com/~freesample/" target="_blank">http://petitecuisine.com/~freesample</a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><strong>And finally, Appraise That!</strong></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZyaVokxpxT-kSLBe908fAJrb-Xg60KodKTzcSY6r2sP5q8ujZMhlrVD_ZbzT9_e3RYZbvjqQ_k0or5-iO0h69eYHjLdY7Wg-mE025FF__A6ZxfDomu3Tx0N5C7Y4qgS_lEQrIVJxte-T/s1600-h/shoe+house.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041815105370881746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZyaVokxpxT-kSLBe908fAJrb-Xg60KodKTzcSY6r2sP5q8ujZMhlrVD_ZbzT9_e3RYZbvjqQ_k0or5-iO0h69eYHjLdY7Wg-mE025FF__A6ZxfDomu3Tx0N5C7Y4qgS_lEQrIVJxte-T/s320/shoe+house.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This much photographed home is located in Hellam, Pennsylvania and was built in 1949 by Mahlon M. Haines, a millionaire who owned forty shoe stores in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Framed with wood, then covered with wire lath, it was then coated with cement stucco. It has 3 bedrooms and 2 baths on 5 levels.<br /><a title="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/PAHALshoe.html" href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/PAHALshoe.html">http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/PAHALshoe.html</a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Brought to you by:<br /> <strong>BOICE APPRAISALS</strong><br />885 Woodstock Road, Suite 430-305<br />Roswell, GA 30075<br />Office# 770-926-5284<br />Fax# 866-870-0930<br />order at: <a title="http://www.hotlynk.net/" href="http://www.hotlynk.net/">www.hotlynk.net</a><br /><a title="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/" href="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/">www.highspeedhighstandards.com</a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjs9nj8DWv7VrfiURFptXfn0j7ugL0NzNowwkAGbzp8crcmiaZntR6q_FcxDqddJ-YjNcU88tKob3xHdqwglSzttwBnNv6s-anmni0u7JH9WciPgX4UHZ1ecGWglDBKYk_lKVPdwTH9oZ/s1600-h/shoe+postcard.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041814886327549634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjs9nj8DWv7VrfiURFptXfn0j7ugL0NzNowwkAGbzp8crcmiaZntR6q_FcxDqddJ-YjNcU88tKob3xHdqwglSzttwBnNv6s-anmni0u7JH9WciPgX4UHZ1ecGWglDBKYk_lKVPdwTH9oZ/s320/shoe+postcard.bmp" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Here is the Hellam, PA shoe house again. This 1950's post card is for sale on eBay:<br /><a title="http://cgi.ebay.com/Advertising-Postcard-Haines-Shoe-House-York-PA_W0QQitemZ200083494467QQihZ010QQcategoryZ20232QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting" href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Advertising-Postcard-Haines-Shoe-House-York-PA_W0QQitemZ200083494467QQihZ010QQcategoryZ20232QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting">http://cgi.ebay.com/Advertising-Postcard-Haines-Shoe-House-York-PA_W0QQitemZ200083494467QQihZ010QQcategoryZ20232QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting</a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424539319636461940.post-69458273998392161672007-03-07T11:42:00.000-05:002007-03-07T12:03:09.285-05:003/7/07 Newsletter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKD6rkLAyLHPYStDCK5fei-9nctyQMRX3gvlH8oLnjQrVo1H06pJyYCWnYztfgLNeAznuuXcJi0Lc-K9l0d5I5NI9Bp9_HRXz9KxJgknbHCjHOS6hsUsShSSUK_yNP8JwBw-NQo6Mzb27q/s1600-h/aquadom.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039228544454252706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKD6rkLAyLHPYStDCK5fei-9nctyQMRX3gvlH8oLnjQrVo1H06pJyYCWnYztfgLNeAznuuXcJi0Lc-K9l0d5I5NI9Bp9_HRXz9KxJgknbHCjHOS6hsUsShSSUK_yNP8JwBw-NQo6Mzb27q/s320/aquadom.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><strong>"Pic" of the week:</strong><br /><br />The Aquadom in Berlin, world’s largest cylindrical aquarium serves a centerpiece in the Radisson Hotel. It was completed in 2003 at a cost of approximately 12.8 million euros. <a title="http://fogonazos.blogspot.com/2007/01/aquadom-worlds-largest-cylindrical.html" href="http://fogonazos.blogspot.com/2007/01/aquadom-worlds-largest-cylindrical.html">http://fogonazos.blogspot.com/2007/01/aquadom-worlds-largest-cylindrical.html</a> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><strong>Headline Mortgage News:</strong><br /><br /><a title="http://ted.com/tedtalks/tedtalksplayer.cfm?key=" href="http://ted.com/tedtalks/tedtalksplayer.cfm?key=j_han&flashEnabled=1" flashenabled="1"></a><br />Worth the risk? Sub-prime experience today – CNN Money article:<a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/28/magazines/fortune/subprime.fortune/index.htm?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/28/magazines/fortune/subprime.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2007030117"></a><br /><a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/28/magazines/fortune/subprime.fortune/index.htm?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/28/magazines/fortune/subprime.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2007030117">http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/28/magazines/fortune/subprime.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2007030117</a><a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/28/news/companies/home_depot/index.htm?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/28/news/companies/home_depot/index.htm?postversion=2007022808"></a><br /><br />Has the residential market “hit bottom”? David Lareah thinks so – He is the NAR chief economist:<br /><a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/01/magazines/fortune/nar.fortune/index.htm?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/01/magazines/fortune/nar.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2007030113">http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/01/magazines/fortune/nar.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2007030113</a><a title="http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0702/gallery.Famous_Zestimates.fortune/index.html" href="http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0702/gallery.Famous_Zestimates.fortune/index.html"></a><br /><br />More appraisers pressured to inflate values – Kenneth Harney article in The Mercury News<br /><a title="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/16614845.htm" href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/16614845.htm">http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/16614845.htm</a><a title="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/16614845.htm" href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/16614845.htm">/mld/mercurynews/16614845.htm</a><a title="http://www.realtytrac.com/ContentManagement/pressrelease.aspx?ChannelID=" href="http://www.realtytrac.com/ContentManagement/pressrelease.aspx?ChannelID=9&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ItemID=1907&accnt=64847" itemid="1907&accnt="></a><br /><br />Congress making broad use of the term “Predatory Lending”. If a borrower doesn’t make a payment, is it entirely the lenders fault? Bloomberg.com article:<br /><a title="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=" href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aQKw_vL7cuLQ" sid="aQKw_vL7cuLQ">http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aQKw_vL7cuLQ</a><a title="http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=" href="http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2007-02-07T162840Z_01_N07432719_RTRIDST_0_USA-ECONOMY-MORTGAGE.XML" storyid="2007-02-07T162840Z_01_N07432719_RTRIDST_0_USA-ECONOMY-MORTGAGE.XML"></a><br /><a title="http://www.inman.com/inmannews.aspx?ID=" href="http://www.inman.com/inmannews.aspx?ID=62249"></a><br /><br />Survey says…Men and Women are different (in work and life management skills) – See this RISMedia summary of a Day Timers survey:<br /><a title="http://www.rismedia.com/wp/2007-02-28/daytimers-survery-men-and-women-utilize-different-skills-to-achieve-success/" href="http://www.rismedia.com/wp/2007-02-28/daytimers-survery-men-and-women-utilize-different-skills-to-achieve-success/">http://www.rismedia.com/wp/2007-02-28/daytimers-survery-men-and-women-utilize-different-skills-to-achieve-success/</a><br /><br />Buy vs Rent…for software? – No more installing; According to this CNET article, in the future, you may just pay for a license, then log on via the Web.<br /><a title="http://news.com.com/Adobe+to+take+Photoshop+online/2100-7345_3-6163015.html?tag=" href="http://news.com.com/Adobe+to+take+Photoshop+online/2100-7345_3-6163015.html?tag=nefd.aof?tag=st.txt.caro" tag="st.txt.caro">http://news.com.com/Adobe+to+take+Photoshop+online/2100-7345_3-6163015.html?tag=nefd.aof?tag=st.txt.caro</a><br /><strong><br />Thought for the Week:</strong><br /><br />“It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do for which we are accountable.”<br />MoliFre, 1622-1673, French Playwrite </div><div> </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3KHtEhsVwdmvkSH2BZSpxluPLUB-tMroAfxZ96RnKyJ7wPUq1Z1oQjJu9PHSaMvoxe1YhIUuSpGJnzSiUNfOrdLOCC1DWhCfLv1GyCM0Xva81Hv7THhgOVX9CrHDubAy-yzf3qJflWN3/s1600-h/walking+the+dog.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039225619581524066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="243" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3KHtEhsVwdmvkSH2BZSpxluPLUB-tMroAfxZ96RnKyJ7wPUq1Z1oQjJu9PHSaMvoxe1YhIUuSpGJnzSiUNfOrdLOCC1DWhCfLv1GyCM0Xva81Hv7THhgOVX9CrHDubAy-yzf3qJflWN3/s320/walking+the+dog.bmp" width="256" border="0" /></a><br />Real or "PhotoShopped"?<br />"Walking the dog" has reached a new level.<br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><strong>How to keep more of your own paycheck</strong><br /><br />Last week we mentioned the vacuum rating done by Consumer Reports. They have just recently published their famous annual auto issue. The issue is considered one of the most reliable and thorough sources when reporting on which cars to buy and not to buy. Surprisingly, the least reliable of all cars this year is Mercedes. It has been moving slowly down the list, and this year the German automaker – with its 36 brands – is dead last. In fact, the report stated that a 10-year old Lexus is more reliable than a new Mercedes. Next to last was Land Rover, preceded by Hummer, Jaguar and Cadillac was fifth from the bottom. So, what are the most reliable brands? The top five are either Toyotas or Hondas. The No. 1 most reliable brand is Toyota, No. 2 is Honda, No. 3 is Scion, No. 4 is Acura and No. 5 is the Lexus. The cars that retain the most value over time are Toyotas and Hondas, so the cost is actually less than what it appears to be.<br /><br /><strong>And now, for this week's fun freebies!</strong><br /></div><div>Free set of Gamma Asterisk 16 gauge tennis strings<br /><a title="http://www.asteriskstrings.com/registration.cfm" href="http://www.asteriskstrings.com/registration.cfm">http://www.asteriskstrings.com/registration.cfm</a><br /><br />Optical Gaming Mouse – XG 2000dpi (red) – Free after Rebate<br /><a title="http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=" href="http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=203939976&adid=17070&dcaid=17070" adid="17070&dcaid=">http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=203939976&adid=17070&dcaid=17070</a><a title="http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=" href="http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=203939976&amp;amp;amp;amp;adid=17070&dcaid=17070" adid="17070&dcaid=">.asp?sku=203939976&adid=17070&dcaid=17070</a><br /><br />Snail Mail Minute Maid Coupon<br /><a title="http://www.jjsnack.com/minutemaid/couponform.asp" href="http://www.jjsnack.com/minutemaid/couponform.asp" target="_blank">http://www.jjsnack.com/minutemaid/couponform.asp</a><a title="http://www.jjsnack.com/minutemaid/couponform.asp http://www.searsportrait.com/cpi/img.ashx?p=/Resources/cpi/en-US/email/07/0222/v8.htm" href="http://www.jjsnack.com/minutemaid/couponform.asp" target="_blank"></a><br /><br />FloorPlan 3D v.11 Remodel & Home Design software – Free after rebates<br /><a title="http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=" href="http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=202791986&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;adid=17654&dcaid=17654" adid="17654&dcaid=">http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=202791986&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;adid=17654&dcaid=17654</a><br /><br />Free tire rotation and brake inspection at Big O Tires. Print this coupon:<br /><a title="blocked::www.bigo.com/coupons.asp" href="outbind://1284-000000006EA373F4D4A48848BC7BEEE07B853E4724D27D00/www.bigo.com/coupons.asp">www.bigo.com/coupons.asp</a><br /><br />Ultra Downy Experientials Tahitian Waterfall or April Fresh Sample:<br /><a title="https://ultradowny.offerprocessingcenter.com/" href="https://ultradowny.offerprocessingcenter.com/">https://ultradowny.offerprocessingcenter.com/</a><br /><br />ClipArt&More 3 Million – a collection of photos, fonts, sounds, animations, etc. – Free after rebate<br /><a title="http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=" href="http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=202792069&adid=17653&dcaid=17653" adid="17653&dcaid=">http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=202792069&adid=17653&dcaid=17653</a><br /><br /><strong>And finally, Appraise That!</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5hsBhja4eNC-l4PSIWd7oF_-ikke9pYRW_9Vkyd-xB-tJjZ2hrWg9MxiX6V9s_RzQYp6cI6D99AQ_3uL41MXyYnQdJBDBAPjZgWIEPLh82hztfobTx8mQFnka2tXRl4OSb5a28zlddgV/s1600-h/constructivist+art+1.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039225460667734098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5hsBhja4eNC-l4PSIWd7oF_-ikke9pYRW_9Vkyd-xB-tJjZ2hrWg9MxiX6V9s_RzQYp6cI6D99AQ_3uL41MXyYnQdJBDBAPjZgWIEPLh82hztfobTx8mQFnka2tXRl4OSb5a28zlddgV/s320/constructivist+art+1.bmp" border="0" /></a> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br />This home in Tacoma, WA, was listed for $360,000 and its owner calls the design “Constructivist Art”. The neighbors called it an “eye sore” and a county judge declared it to be a danger, ordering it to be repaired or torn down. It has since been demolished. 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_cFE9o4Amk1NvJ-5T3a5f4L4E2P7Arf1HShccm48zEm8CdSpZ5vjkq2WVNS5_PxPVVxUyfvDbPI4Sn8hpylffYeOY4zsGOZjtVZqpzuVj-cirkro6uPq_ScFyGPBvf3javQKw3R3Z-Q8/s320/painted+cat.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><strong>"Pic" of the week:</strong><br /><br />Spoof or art? Ever hear of "cat painting"? There is actually a book about it...<br />A 1994 coffee table book entitled "Why Cats Paint" has recently been sequeled (2002) with a new book; "Why Paint Cats". If you go to <a title="http://www.whypaintcats.com/" href="http://www.whypaintcats.com/">http://www.whypaintcats.com/</a>, you'll see how many people can't distiguish humor from a serious treatise.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><strong>Headline Mortgage News:<br /></strong><br />What is Home Depot's prediction for the residential housing market? – CNN Money article:<a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/28/news/companies/home_depot/index.htm?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/28/news/companies/home_depot/index.htm?postversion=2007022808"></a><br /><a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/28/news/companies/home_depot/index.htm?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/28/news/companies/home_depot/index.htm?postversion=2007022808">http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/28/news/companies/home_depot/index.htm?postversion=2007022808</a><a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/28/news/companies/home_depot/index.htm?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/28/news/companies/home_depot/index.htm?postversion=2007022808"></a><br /><br />Freddie Mac shuns the subprime market – CNN Money article:<br /><a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/27/real_estate/freddie_mac.reut/index.htm?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/27/real_estate/freddie_mac.reut/index.htm?postversion=2007022711">http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/27/real_estate/freddie_mac.reut/index.htm?postversion=2007022711</a><a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/27/real_estate/freddie_mac.reut/index.htm?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/27/real_estate/freddie_mac.reut/index.htm?postversion=2007022711">711</a><a title="http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0702/gallery.Famous_Zestimates.fortune/index.html" href="http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0702/gallery.Famous_Zestimates.fortune/index.html"></a><br /><br />Market Watch (Dow Jones) article – Mortgage applications rise 3.2%<br /><a title="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/mortgage-applications-up-32-week-to-week/story.aspx?guid=" href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/mortgage-applications-up-32-week-to-week/story.aspx?guid=%7BF0C814CF-D304-47BF-AB8B-85B9F7E999F7%7D">http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/mortgage-applications-up-32-week-to-week/story.aspx?guid=%7BF0C814CF-D304-47BF-AB8B-85B9F7E999F7%7D</a><a title="http://www.realtytrac.com/ContentManagement/pressrelease.aspx?ChannelID=" href="http://www.realtytrac.com/ContentManagement/pressrelease.aspx?ChannelID=9&ItemID=1907&accnt=64847" itemid="1907&accnt="></a><br /><br />Mortgage Fraud Blog article - Leader of foreclosure bail-out scam pleads guilty<br /><a title="http://www.mortgagefraudblog.com/index.php/weblog/permalink/leader_of_foreclosure_bail_out_scam_pleads_guilty/" href="http://www.mortgagefraudblog.com/index.php/weblog/permalink/leader_of_foreclosure_bail_out_scam_pleads_guilty/">http://www.mortgagefraudblog.com/index.php/weblog/permalink/leader_of_foreclosure_bail_out_scam_pleads_guilty/</a><a title="http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=" href="http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2007-02-07T162840Z_01_N07432719_RTRIDST_0_USA-ECONOMY-MORTGAGE.XML" storyid="2007-02-07T162840Z_01_N07432719_RTRIDST_0_USA-ECONOMY-MORTGAGE.XML"></a><br /><a title="http://www.inman.com/inmannews.aspx?ID=" href="http://www.inman.com/inmannews.aspx?ID=62249"></a><br />Realtors reporting a "year to year" home price slump – CNN Money article:<br /><a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/27/news/economy/homesales/index.htm?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/27/news/economy/homesales/index.htm?postversion=2007022711">http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/27/news/economy/homesales/index.htm?postversion=2007022711</a><br /><br /><strong>Thought for the Week:</strong><br /><br />“We are evaluated and classified by these four things:<br />what we do, how we look, what we say, and how we say it.” (Dale Carnegie)<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTLUGwoKih4259eVJiBRsk2PfAHl3YJp4pDhjxJHvfCWOO_eGGmqq_59weSkQAi2ic5-XpHW79GR-O6vtSClbLXEIxPaO8Reb_2ywXSqXTIcRYRd7kJ8rHxBkbJk1pjNPH6R_ED2HMwD8/s1600-h/painted+cat+butt.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038168266741304466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTLUGwoKih4259eVJiBRsk2PfAHl3YJp4pDhjxJHvfCWOO_eGGmqq_59weSkQAi2ic5-XpHW79GR-O6vtSClbLXEIxPaO8Reb_2ywXSqXTIcRYRd7kJ8rHxBkbJk1pjNPH6R_ED2HMwD8/s320/painted+cat+butt.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br />Cat painting on the edge<br />No cat would sit still for this. This has to be done with Photoshop.<br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><strong>How to keep more of your own paycheck<br /></strong><br />Buying a vacuum cleaner these days can be confusing and overwhelming with so many brands and models to choose from. Three cheers for Consumer Reports who just made shopping for your next vacuum much easier. And they have good news for us too…the top vacuum out there costs just $150. It’s a Eureka and it’s CR’s “Best Buy.” People will pay up to $400 for a vacuum cleaner, but the affordable Eureka brands are the second most reliable out there. The Boss Smart Vac Ultra 4870 model had the highest rating for cleaning carpet and bare floors. It also got the highest rating for sucking up cat hair. It was one of only three that scored tops in all three categories, and it’s the least expensive at $150. So, what were the worst models? Some of the most expensive ones - $900 to $1,000 – were the least reliable. What about the Dyson, which has gotten so much press? It was in the middle of the pack. For a fairly expensive machine, it got mediocre ratings.<br /><br /><strong>Fun freebies!</strong><br /><br />"Matt's Monday"; Every time Mat Kenseth wins a race, Arby's will give away free medium Curly Fries on the Monday following the race.<br /><a title="blocked::www.rtminc.com/about/news.php?yr=" href="outbind://543-000000006EA373F4D4A48848BC7BEEE07B853E47E4E27C00/www.rtminc.com/about/news.php?yr=2007&sid=1320" sid="1320">www.rtminc.com/about/news.php?yr=2007&sid=1320</a><br /><br />Free 6 month membership to Sears Portrait Studio:<br /><a title="http://www.searsportrait.com/cpi/img.ashx?p=" href="http://www.searsportrait.com/cpi/img.ashx?p=/Resources/cpi/en-US/email/07/0222/v8.htm" target="_blank">http://www.searsportrait.com/cpi/img.ashx?p=/Resources/cpi/en-US/email/07/0222/v8.htm</a><br /><br />Free tire rotation and brake inspection at Big O Tires. Print this coupon:<br /><a title="blocked::www.bigo.com/coupons.asp" href="outbind://543-000000006EA373F4D4A48848BC7BEEE07B853E47E4E27C00/www.bigo.com/coupons.asp">www.bigo.com/coupons.asp</a><br /><br />KOA - free night at participating campgrounds in May::<br /><a title="http://www.koa.com/" href="http://www.koa.com/">http://www.koa.com/</a><br /><br /><strong>And finally, Appraise That!</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qz_lqTPRp-gRfCH7ADMKMmdVdHIYKC986HBSaxNOVA0aF1rJRSYiAvL80d2OJIvMpTF8eOGM_ykw4Sq402OgxzNyEP8Kn7qehOtmYp_0sJvNBPPMRJq6TE6v4oxxjp7Sl5mcFLvsedMv/s1600-h/fred+ginger.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038168657583328418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qz_lqTPRp-gRfCH7ADMKMmdVdHIYKC986HBSaxNOVA0aF1rJRSYiAvL80d2OJIvMpTF8eOGM_ykw4Sq402OgxzNyEP8Kn7qehOtmYp_0sJvNBPPMRJq6TE6v4oxxjp7Sl5mcFLvsedMv/s320/fred+ginger.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br />Nicknamed "Fred & Ginger" after the famous dancers, Fred Astair and Ginger Rogers, these buildings are reported to be located in Prague <a title="http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/104489.html" href="http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/104489.html">http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/104489.html</a><a title="http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/104489.html" href="http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/104489.html">ent/item/104489.html</a><br /><br />Brought to you by:<br /><strong>BOICE & ASSOCIATES</strong><br />885 Woodstock Road, Suite 430-305<br />Roswell, GA 30075<br />Office# 770-926-5284<br />Fax# 866-870-0930<br />order at: <a title="http://www.hotlynk.net/" href="http://www.hotlynk.net/">http://www.hotlynk.net/</a><br /><a title="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/" href="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/">http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/</a><br /><br />Love our new "Boice Mail" more than life itself? Then check our new Blog at <a title="http://www.boicemail.blogspot.com/" href="http://www.boicemail.blogspot.com/">http://www.boicemail.blogspot.com/</a><a title="http://www.boicemail.blogspot.com/" href="http://www.boicemail.blogspot.com/">blogspot.com/</a> where you can read past newsletters and other cool stuff. We'd love to hear from YOU too! We know you like being informed and even entertained, but if you would like to stop receiving "Boice Mail" just let us know by clicking "reply" and writing "unsubscribe" in the subject line.<br /></div><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQNa5tOX2Ia3Xp9NyODxGbXJaxUjeTe5Tkayn4lJM-A3XeaVsiq3AJaE3iVtUWbo45QUxcNrxE8M9iclHMquKU2AoOG1C2LZc8v8YtRwCS1iks49kQ5xDYwE1PCThFuE0_aaCbVbwvhni/s1600-h/dog.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038168971115941042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 199px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px" height="130" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQNa5tOX2Ia3Xp9NyODxGbXJaxUjeTe5Tkayn4lJM-A3XeaVsiq3AJaE3iVtUWbo45QUxcNrxE8M9iclHMquKU2AoOG1C2LZc8v8YtRwCS1iks49kQ5xDYwE1PCThFuE0_aaCbVbwvhni/s320/dog.bmp" width="199" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div><br />"I think Cat Painting should be take seriously as an art form." </div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424539319636461940.post-41436550121757097862007-02-20T19:21:00.000-05:002007-02-20T19:37:02.876-05:002/20/07 Newsletter<div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkVcY6MA93f6GQmij0H3ZcXQLU6KBY6oyGYNc6BRepJ9y2j6UvIhJKz5FG6nu7Xx-qA4bnLE1ODVoMniAcDFl8xeb2q7Ajj51hyEaz2pNWiiVFv3Hxl-y-HhGJEG9a98i-WThUEWMUKSt/s1600-h/german+garage.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033777873668755522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkVcY6MA93f6GQmij0H3ZcXQLU6KBY6oyGYNc6BRepJ9y2j6UvIhJKz5FG6nu7Xx-qA4bnLE1ODVoMniAcDFl8xeb2q7Ajj51hyEaz2pNWiiVFv3Hxl-y-HhGJEG9a98i-WThUEWMUKSt/s320/german+garage.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><strong>"Pic" of the week:</strong><br /><br />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: <a title="http://www.snopes.com/photos/automobiles/parkade.asp" href="http://www.snopes.c">http://www.snopes.c</a><a title="http://www.snopes.com/photos/automobiles/parkade.asp" href="http://www.snopes.com/photos/automobiles/parkade.asp">om/photos/automobiles/parkade.asp</a><br /><br /><strong>Headline Mortgage News:</strong><br /><br />Home price trends in your area – This CNN Money article compares value trends in 149 markets<a title="http://www.inman.com/inmannews.aspx?ID=" href="http://www.inman.com/inmannews.aspx?ID=62249"></a><br /><a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/15/real_estate/latest_prices_q4/index.htm?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/15/real_estate/latest_prices_q4/index.htm?postversion=2007021514">http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/15/real_estate/latest_prices_q4/index.htm?postversion=2007021514</a><br /><br />Sticker shock – a list of 8 of the most valuable “homes” in America (according to CNN & Zillow)<br /><a title="http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0702/gallery.Famous_Zestimates.fortune/index.html" href="http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0702/gallery.Famous_Zestimates.fortune/index.html">http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0702/gallery.Famous_Zestimates.fortune/index.html</a><br />RealtyTrac article – U.S. Foreclosures Increase 19 Percent in January<br /><a title="http://www.realtytrac.com/ContentManagement/pressrelease.aspx?ChannelID=" href="http://www.realtytrac.com/ContentManagement/pressrelease.aspx?ChannelID=9&amp;amp;amp;ItemID=1907&accnt=64847" itemid="1907&accnt=">http://www.realtytrac.com/ContentManagement/pressrelease.aspx?ChannelID=9&amp;am</a><a title="http://www.realtytrac.com/ContentManagement/pressrelease.aspx?ChannelID=" href="http://www.realtytrac.com/ContentManagement/pressrelease.aspx?ChannelID=9&amp;amp;ItemID=1907&accnt=64847" itemid="1907&accnt=">p;ItemID=1907&accnt=64847</a><br /><br />Senator says US mortgage lending practices are “Out of Balance”<br /><a title="http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=" href="http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2007-02-07T162840Z_01_N07432719_RTRIDST_0_USA-ECONOMY-MORTGAGE.XML" storyid="2007-02-07T162840Z_01_N07432719_RTRIDST_0_USA-ECONOMY-MORTGAGE.XML">http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2007-02-07T162840Z_01_N07432719_RTRIDST_0_USA-ECONOMY-MORTGAGE.XML</a><br /><br />Inman News: “Builder confidence highest since June ‘06”<br /><a title="http://www.inman.com/inmannews.aspx?ID=" href="http://www.inman.com/inmannews.aspx?ID=62249">http://www.inman.com/inmannews.aspx?ID=62249</a><br /><br />MBA Report – Mortgage loan applications up 1.5 % for week ending Jan 9<br /><a title="http://www.mortgagebankers.org/NewsandMedia/PressCenter/48508.htm" href="http://www.mortgagebankers.org/NewsandMedia/PressCenter/48508.htm">http://www.mortgagebankers.org/NewsandMedia/PressCenter/48508.htm</a><br /><br /><strong>Thought for the Week:</strong><br /><br />“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”<br />Mark Twain<br /><br />The Four Stages of Life:<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9twXqDgMTpSvLReZlMhpW2ETkKzJW33MSaaORh6SE3N0PPdB7YGu0x_zdW8I6-gowi2XJKdPX0nGk9-S5B-F76zDdAnw-0zw7G02iRlOV-fHRkRpglaWksIGJqv7hH5h7-fBkHPTbVSRJ/s1600-h/4+stages+of+life.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033778298870517842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="212" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9twXqDgMTpSvLReZlMhpW2ETkKzJW33MSaaORh6SE3N0PPdB7YGu0x_zdW8I6-gowi2XJKdPX0nGk9-S5B-F76zDdAnw-0zw7G02iRlOV-fHRkRpglaWksIGJqv7hH5h7-fBkHPTbVSRJ/s320/4+stages+of+life.bmp" width="179" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/23/real_estate/new_real_estate_buyers/index.htm?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/23/real_estate/new_real_estate_buyers/index.htm?postversion=2007012417"></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div><strong>How to keep more of your own paycheck</strong><br /><br />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 <a title="http://www.directlabs.com/index.php" href="http://www.directlabs.com/index.php" target="_blank">www.directlabs.com/index.php</a> There are a number of prescription programs that will save you money as well. To find the Rx program for your state go to <a title="http://www.pparx.org/" href="http://www.pparx.org/" target="_blank">http://www.pparx.org/</a> 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 <a title="http://www.rxaminer.com/consult/index.asp" href="http://www.rxaminer.com/consult/index.asp" target="_blank">www.rxaminer.com/consult/index.asp</a><br /><br /><strong>And now, for this week's fun freebies!</strong><br /><br />Almost free (with rebate) 2 Kingston USB 2.0 Data Traveler 1GB flash drives<br /><a title="http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=" href="http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=204134643&adid=17070&dcaid=17070" adid="17070&dcaid=">http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=204134643&adid=17070&dcaid=17070</a><br /><br />Here's a free mouth wash sample:<br /><a title="http://walmart.triaddigital.com/enhancedrendercontent_ektid11366.aspx" href="http://walmart.triaddigital.com/enhancedrendercontent_ektid11366.aspx" target="_blank">http://walmart.triaddigital.com/enhancedrendercontent_ektid11366.aspx</a><br /><br />Click on here and you'll get a coupon for free veggies from Green Giant:<br /><a title="http://www.bettycrocker.com/Products/Green-Giant/green-giant-offers.htm" href="http://www.bettycrocker.com/Products/Green-Giant/green-giant-offers.htm">http://www.bettycrocker.com/Products/Green-Giant/green-giant-offers.htm</a><br /><br />Free skincare samples from Chamonix:<br /><a title="http://www.betterskintoday.com/requestsample.htm" href="http://www.betterskintoday.com/requestsample.htm">http://www.betterskintoday.com/requestsample.htm</a><br /><br />Free sample of Palmer's Cocoa butter formula with vitamin E lotion. Go to "Like Some?"<br /><a title="http://skinisfashion.com/" href="http://skinisfashion.com/">http://skinisfashion.com/</a><br /><br /><br /><strong>And finally, Appraise That!</strong><br />Appraisers need to look at a house from "all possible angles". </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeiGH0fJkhxlMysZmooeLNFVX_hXlFjkiWpS8ZfMTUOA-8zteIWSf35s62nsBLw1eAgxaF62pPUD2oh13fiE7HhL1Swr1Tfto5Q7XVVWuF4oB6RDFwr_S6MonZcqyETTtaeV7TwSYp1xY/s1600-h/angle+house.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033779050489794658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 296px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px" height="153" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeiGH0fJkhxlMysZmooeLNFVX_hXlFjkiWpS8ZfMTUOA-8zteIWSf35s62nsBLw1eAgxaF62pPUD2oh13fiE7HhL1Swr1Tfto5Q7XVVWuF4oB6RDFwr_S6MonZcqyETTtaeV7TwSYp1xY/s320/angle+house.bmp" width="234" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Brought to you by:<br /><strong>Boice & Associates, Inc. Real Estate Appraisers</strong><br />885 Woodstock Road, Suite 430-305<br />Roswell, GA 30075<br />Office# 770-926-5284<br />Fax# 866-870-0930<br />order at: <a title="http://www.hotlynk.net/" href="http://www.hotlynk.net/">http://www.hotlynk.net/</a><br /><a title="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/" href="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/">http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/</a> </div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424539319636461940.post-15684383612604881702007-02-07T10:53:00.000-05:002007-02-07T11:01:29.736-05:002/7/07 Newsletter<div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIIPx9mhlO-np45rt840acvkgfXc_BnvkHjAIdV5n7Llda-uzkmTeKBAltjglqoZNBWZ40CZgr_xcuizwATEFyuMkt4NswjXbD5JM6x2iDHpC1Xg4Ro1F04We0PA2yrQZioAYs3ii0b61/s1600-h/giant+rabbit.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028822071440712402" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIIPx9mhlO-np45rt840acvkgfXc_BnvkHjAIdV5n7Llda-uzkmTeKBAltjglqoZNBWZ40CZgr_xcuizwATEFyuMkt4NswjXbD5JM6x2iDHpC1Xg4Ro1F04We0PA2yrQZioAYs3ii0b61/s320/giant+rabbit.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><strong>"Pic" of the week:</strong></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>North Korea's wacko dictator Kim Jong Il is promising his starving people a giant bunny in every pot.<br />The government is studying plans to end its food shortage by breeding gigantic rabbits.<br />Diplomats from the North Korean Embassy in Berlin have approached big bunny breeder Karl Szmolinsky to help "feed the population," the Washington Post reported yesterday.<br />Kim, a hard-drinking, Elvis-loving communist, has relied on foreign food aid since natural disasters and mismanagement devastated North Korea's economy in the 1990s and led to a famine estimated to have killed 2 million people.<br />Szmolinsky has been breeding giant rabbits - some more than 20 pounds - since 1967 <a title="http://www.nypost.com/seven/02032007/news/worldnews/let_em_eat_bugs_worldnews_dareh_gregorian.htm" href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/02032007/news/worldnews/let_em_eat_bugs_worldnews_dareh_gregorian.htm">http://www.nypost.com/seven/02032007/news/worldnews/let_em_eat_bugs_worldnews_dareh_gregorian.htm</a><br /><br /><strong>Headline Mortgage News:<br /></strong><br />Has good weather propped up the housing market? Check out the following clip:<br /><a title="http://player.clipsyndicate.com/player/play_url?url=" href="http://player.clipsyndicate.com/player/play_url?url=http://www.clipsyndicate.com/clipsyndicate/play_asx.php?clip_id=292074" clip_id="292074">http://player.clipsyndicate.com/player/play_url?url=http://www.clipsyndicate.com/clipsyndicate/play_asx.php?clip_id=292074</a><br /><br />"The next threat against the mortgage industry"? MBA urges regulators to avoid invoding "Suitability Standards":<br /><a title="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/252007_Suitablity_Standards.asp" href="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/252007_Suitablity_Standards.asp">http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/252007_Suitablity_Standards.asp</a><br /><br />Why is the NAR opposed to "Wal-Mart Bank"?<br /><a title="http://originatortimes.com/content/templates/standard.aspx?articleid=" href="http://originatortimes.com/content/templates/standard.aspx?articleid=2286&zoneid=5" zoneid="5">http://originatortimes.com/content/templates/standard.aspx?articleid=2286&zoneid=5</a><br /><br />Best Places to Live - Are these the top 10 "Great American Towns"? (CNN Money.com)<br /><a title="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2006/index.html" href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2006/index.html">http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2006/index.html</a><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqE9mn0sTa0QbbG4ftKmxrgK5_nfdPQvkA6sESUSdF0QFvuTDiVb7-Dwmd5WzeoL7jLsy0oCpOu3onfFZckvffKJBjQrnmUdUJYhi7dyU7CDv8PtNhvDLnB-YNBFIDsZvZ2b9XnEzOgOfG/s1600-h/fat+internet.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028822213174633186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqE9mn0sTa0QbbG4ftKmxrgK5_nfdPQvkA6sESUSdF0QFvuTDiVb7-Dwmd5WzeoL7jLsy0oCpOu3onfFZckvffKJBjQrnmUdUJYhi7dyU7CDv8PtNhvDLnB-YNBFIDsZvZ2b9XnEzOgOfG/s320/fat+internet.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /><a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/23/real_estate/new_real_estate_buyers/index.htm?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/23/real_estate/new_real_estate_buyers/index.htm?postversion=2007012417"></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><strong>Thought for the Week:</strong><br /><br />"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late." Ralph Waldo Emerson<br />(February 12-18 is "Random Act of Kindness Week")<br /><br /><br /><strong>How to keep more of your own paycheck<br /></strong><br />Credit Cards may be signing you up to pay!<br /><br />Have you heard of "Buyer's Advantage?" Supposedly, it's a marketing program sponsored by certain banks and credit card companies that allows you to get discounts on merchandise. But that is a bunch of hooey. It's really an excuse for companies to remove money from their customer's accounts. Chase and Bank of America are soliciting for Buyer's Advantage and it's one of the worst schemes out there. The banks will send you a $10 check or "account credit" that signs you up for Buyer's Advantage. The problem is that when you sign and cash the check or take the credit, you are agreeing to pay an annual fee of $150 for nothing. The money is usually a small monthly deduction from checking accounts, and people just don't notice it. So, check your statements and if you see something questionable, dispute it right away!<br /><br />Book lovers save money<br /><br />I just discovered <a title="http://www.booksfree.com/" href="http://www.booksfree.com/" target="_blank">http://www.booksfree.com/</a> . They have an entire inventory of mass market paperbacks you can borrow for free by paying a monthly fee for shipping and handling of $6.99, which is less than the cost of one book. They'll ship you two books at a time. When you're done reading both (no due dates, no late fees ), return them in the pre-paid mailer they came in. Automatically you will receive the next two books on your reading list. It's just like Netflix, but for books!<br /><br /><strong>And now, for this week's fun freebies!</strong><br /><br /><a title="http://tinylink.com/?GT68Bo7lQf " href="http://tinylink.com/?GT68Bo7lQf">http://tinylink.com/?GT68Bo7lQf</a><br /><br />Free flash memory card (with rebate) Connect 3D 512MB Secure Digital Card<br /><a title="http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=" href="http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=204044458&adid=17653&dcaid=17653" adid="17653&dcaid=">http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=204044458&adid=17653&dcaid=17653</a><br /><br />TUMS sample<br /><a title="http://calciuminfo.com/promotions/Sample.aspx" href="http://calciuminfo.com/promotions/Sample.aspx">http://calciuminfo.com/promotions/Sample.aspx</a><br /><br /><strong>And finally, a new feature in Boice Mail: Appraise That!</strong> </div><br /><div></div><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLKhPh-HCueorHqGieMG_LDFn-Hyh-TAGV4ZJJF9tWUwAqt2XJ6KEuxrukTUuG86TUmLQxUfCM9CR4N85KucVgmNXjkb6w9o2jtZQ336HacltqYzTxXuFLB_6EBAP51POaYbfw9iGzF7f/s1600-h/asia+treehouse.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028822801585152754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLKhPh-HCueorHqGieMG_LDFn-Hyh-TAGV4ZJJF9tWUwAqt2XJ6KEuxrukTUuG86TUmLQxUfCM9CR4N85KucVgmNXjkb6w9o2jtZQ336HacltqYzTxXuFLB_6EBAP51POaYbfw9iGzF7f/s320/asia+treehouse.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br />A "Whomping Willow" in Asia? </div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424539319636461940.post-82598017291180827252007-02-03T02:04:00.000-05:002007-02-03T02:11:51.026-05:002/1/07 Newsletter<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51kKYgAASj99RwOZKtD8abDNCwTUjaGDt5uCljd4bApQLdryv3e5fU_zc2d-xvgIleaRa15FcTf27bF1z85g7bRNC033Rc-puD-qnt3KwZSy8o-dIuxZ0xvxE49oothWS9NsX5RjnjR94/s1600-h/shark.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5027201679064179378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51kKYgAASj99RwOZKtD8abDNCwTUjaGDt5uCljd4bApQLdryv3e5fU_zc2d-xvgIleaRa15FcTf27bF1z85g7bRNC033Rc-puD-qnt3KwZSy8o-dIuxZ0xvxE49oothWS9NsX5RjnjR94/s320/shark.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>In BOICE MAIL this week...<br />"Pic" of the week:</div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br />TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- A species of shark rarely seen alive because its natural habitat is about 2,000 feet under the sea was captured on film by staff at a Japanese marine park this week. <a title="http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/01/24/shark.japan.reut/index.html" href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/01/24/shark.japan.reut/index.html">http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/01/24/shark.japan.reut/index.html</a><br /><br />Headline Mortgage News:<br /><br />Mortgage Bankers Association has released its economic forcasts for the next three years. Read a summary here:<br /><a title="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/1182007_Mortgage_Rates.asp" href="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/1182007_Mortgage_Rates.asp">http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/1182007_Mortgage_Rates.asp</a><br /><br />More than 1.2 million foreclosures reported in 2006<br /><a title="http://originatortimes.com/content/templates/standard.aspx?articleid=" href="http://originatortimes.com/content/templates/standard.aspx?articleid=2274&zoneid=5" zoneid="5">http://originatortim</a><a title="http://originatortimes.com/content/templates/standard.aspx?articleid=" href="http://originatortimes.com/content/templates/standard.aspx?articleid=2274&zoneid=5" zoneid="5">es.com/content/templates/standard.aspx?articleid=2274&zoneid=5</a><br /><br />Builder confidence continues to improve in January<br /><a title="http://www.nahb.org/news_details.aspx?newsID=" href="http://www.nahb.org/news_details.aspx?newsID=3939&print=false" print="false">http://www.nahb.org/news_details.aspx?newsID=3939&print=false</a><br /><br />Spammers back from a holiday break<br /><a title="http://news.com.com/2061-10789_3-6150025.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=newsmmers back from a holiday break" href="http://news.com.com/2061-10789_3-6150025.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=newsmmers">http://news.com.com/2061-10789_3-6150025.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=newsmmers</a><br /><br />Condo prices reveal housing trends (CNN Money.com)<br /><a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/18/real_estate/condo_prices_reveal_trends/index.htm?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/18/real_estate/condo_prices_reveal_trends/index.htm?postversion=2007011813">http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/18/real_estate/condo_prices_reveal_trends/index.htm?postversion=2007011813</a><br /><br /><a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/23/real_estate/new_real_estate_buyers/index.htm?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/23/real_estate/new_real_estate_buyers/index.htm?postversion=2007012417"></a><br />Thought for the Week:<br /><br />"Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure that there is one rascal less in the world" Thomas Carlyle<br /><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVg4g-zrk_sgI4mkHKLBYOrcLJ7Bc9Ju4PCGFv5HGLhtvcVc1t3_50unskDJq94sfB-Mx5S4Gjbug0wIoOXq63m53bFYLpLqVNeGPofxRT5tOywheEG6w0L84Ff5r-jLHwiCIkh3OMOxXk/s1600-h/obama.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5027201850862871234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="127" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVg4g-zrk_sgI4mkHKLBYOrcLJ7Bc9Ju4PCGFv5HGLhtvcVc1t3_50unskDJq94sfB-Mx5S4Gjbug0wIoOXq63m53bFYLpLqVNeGPofxRT5tOywheEG6w0L84Ff5r-jLHwiCIkh3OMOxXk/s320/obama.bmp" width="229" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br />How to keep more of your own paycheck<br /><br />Why extended warranties are a rip<br /><br />Consumer Reports' latest edition is all about what a waste of money extended warranties are. Every dollar you pay for an extended warranty, you're really only getting about 15 or 20 cents on it. Why is that? First of all, the quality of electronics and appliances is so good these days that the chance of them breaking is miniscule. Secondly, if something does happen, it will probably be after the warranty runs out. In addition, although the products are high quality, they will lose value with each year you own them. And you never want to insure a rapidly decreasing product. Also keep in mind that when you buy an item on a major credit card, you usually extend the manufacturer's warranty by one year. So, extended warranties and service contracts simply aren't worth it.<br /><br />Jellyfish.com could save you dough<br /><br />The latest invention to save you money online is called Jellyfish.com. It's a comparison shopping site like the others, but Jellyfish also gives you a direct discount off your purchase. Usually it's about two percent. What you need to remember is that no site will always have the best deal, so you should always shop arround.<br /><br /><br /><br />And now, for this week's fun freebies!<br /><br /><a title="http://tinylink.com/?GT68Bo7lQf " href="http://tinylink.com/?GT68Bo7lQf">http://tinylink.com/?GT68Bo7lQf</a><br /><br />Free movie from Movie Gallery<br /><a title="http://www.moviegallery.com/coupons/conh49a7.aspx" href="http://www.moviegallery.com/coupons/conh49a7.aspx">http://www.moviegallery.com/coupons/conh49a7.aspx</a><br /><br />Brought to you by:<br /><br />885 Woodstock Road, Suite 430-305<br />Roswell, GA 30075<br />Office# 770-926-5284<br />Fax# 866-870-0930<br />order at: <a title="http://www.hotlynk.net/" href="http://www.hotlynk.net/">http://www.hotlynk.net/</a><br /><a title="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/" href="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/">http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/</a><br /><br />Love our new "Boice Mail" more than life itself? Then check our new Blog at <a title="http://www.boicemail.blogspot.com/" href="http://www.boicemail.blogspot.com/">http://www.boicemail.blogspot.com/</a> where you can read past newsletters and other cool stuff. We'd love to hear from YOU too! 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Species like the bumblebee bat and the pygmy hippopotamus will be protected under the Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (Edge) project<br /><br />Headline Mortgage News:<br /><br />FHA Maximum Mortgage Limits effective for all loans closed after January 1, 2007<br /><a title="http://originatortimes.com/content/templates/standard.aspx?articleid=" href="http://originatortimes.com/content/templates/standard.aspx?articleid=2254&zoneid=5%20" zoneid="5%20">http://originatortimes.com/content/templates/standard.aspx?articleid=2254&zoneid=5%20</a><br /><br />ARMs lose popularity according to new survey<br /><a title="http://originatortimes.com/content/templates/standard.aspx?articleid=" href="http://originatortimes.com/content/templates/standard.aspx?articleid=2250&zoneid=5%20" zoneid="5%20">http://originatortimes.com/content/templates/standard.aspx?articleid=2250&zoneid=5%20</a><br /><br />Homebuilder launches web site that might be a helpful tool for your customers<br /><a title="http://www.kbhomes.com/" href="http://www.kbhomes.com/">http://www.kbhomes.com/</a><br /><br />Who are today's home buyers? The demographics are changing and your home purchase customers have also<br /><a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/23/real_estate/new_real_estate_buyers/index.htm?postversion=" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/23/real_estate/new_real_estate_buyers/index.htm?postversion=2007012417">http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/23/real_estate/new_real_estate_buyers/index.htm?postversion=2007012417</a><br /><br />Thought for the Week:<br /><br />"Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip." Will Rogers<br /><br />How to keep more of your own paycheck<br /><br />So, did you declare a "New Year's Resolution" to start saving more money in 2007? Like any resolution, unless some action is taken on your part, nothing will ever change. The key to making your resolution become a reality is to set a goal. In other words, what do you want the 'extra' mony for? Are you saving for a new car stereo system? What about a family trip?<br /><br />Point is, when you have something to strive for, saving money becomes ten times easier. This goal is something you really want, so you will do what is necessary to be successful. Adopt the "Do I REALLY Need This" approach. Before you purchase ANYTHING, ask yourself if you REALLY, truly need to have it or just want it. Take time to reflect on your current situation. Analyze your expenses to see where you might be able to cut-back and save more money. 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Now is the time to book travel for your vacations! Have you ever tried using those bidding web sites like Priceline? Here are some tips to save money… First of all, stick to a 4-star hotel and never pay more than half of the lowest priced room. You can see what other people are bidding by going to <a title="http://www.biddingfortravel.com/" href="http://www.biddingfortravel.com/">biddingfortravel.com</a>, which gives you information about the rates people are getting. The second best site is <a title="http://www.betterbidding.com/" href="http://www.betterbidding.com/">betterbidding.com</a>. Next, go to <a title="http://www.hotwire.com/" href="http://www.hotwire.com/">http://www.hotwire.com/</a> , which gives exact prices on hotels. Everything you book on Hotwire is non-refundable, but it’s so easy. Yes, it’s work. It’s a lot of work, but it’s worth it if you want to save.<br /><br /><br />Brought to you by:<br />885 Woodstock Road, Suite 430-305<br />Roswell, GA 30075<br /><br />Office # 770-926-5284<br />Fax # 866-870-0930<br />Order your appraisal today at:<br /><a title="http://www.hotlynk.net/" href="http://www.hotlynk.net/">http://www.hotlynk.net/</a><br /><a title="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/" href="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/">http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424539319636461940.post-34549365164075218722007-01-09T00:04:00.000-05:002007-01-09T00:05:52.320-05:00Welcome to Boice Mail!Welcome to 2007, where cyberspace is now bursting with yet one more blog! But wait, this isn't just any blog...it's one written by a Real Estate Appraiser to give you the inside scoop, share headline news in the industry, entertain, and fascinate you with the incredibly glamorous and mysterious world of an appraiser. Yes, sarcasm will abound.<br /><br />Feel free to make comments, ask questions, and snap back with feisty retorts. I look forward to hearing from you!<br /><br />To learn more about my company, check out <a href="http://www.highspeedhighstandards.com">www.highspeedhighstandards.com </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0