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The Economist has such a way with words

Todd Clarke @ November 14, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Take this example whereby they explain the inputs a home buyer needs to make a decision:
Most people face a future that comprises a combination of Donald Rumsfeld’s known and unknown unknowns. Choosing to buy a house, for example, involves a series of bets on land prices, interest rates, taxes, job prospects, future planning decisions in [...]

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Rapid Ride - Green line starts today!

Todd Clarke @ August 15, 2009 # No Comment Yet

From Four Hills!

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OP-ED- Equity in Property Taxes

Todd Clarke @ January 29, 2009 # One Comment

OP-EDEquity in property taxes
Todd Clarke CCIM
The Albuqueruqe Journal editorial titled “Add Equity to State’s CAP on Property Taxes” dated January 23, 2009 contains only part of the information needed to make an informed decision about making changes to the NM property tax system.
As always, there are unintended consequences of any piece of legislation, and in [...]

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A motto for 2009? “Don’t be Stupid”

Todd Clarke @ January 12, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Thanks to my good friend, Sam Foster for turning me on to this article in the WSJ. The OP-ED piece by Daniel Henninger highlight’s one of today’s biggest issues for an investor - how to sort through the overwhelming amount of data and capitalize on the fact, while others are swapping cocktail [...]

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Another example of how the media doesn’t understand how real estate works…

Todd Clarke @ December 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet

In a story created by the Daily News (yes created, not reported), the Daily News “stole” the Empire State buidling by filing fraudulent deeds on the property transferring ownership to themselves.
The story then goes on to report, that once ownership is obtained, its easy for the new owner to obtain a mortgage.
While I am not [...]

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Crossword: Commercial Real Estate Names

Todd Clarke @ December 20, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Crossword 12/20/2008 (PDF version)
Crossword 12/20/2008 (interactive/online version)

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