Around the World - Crystal Ball Predictions for 2009

Deborah Boza-Valledor — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:02:02 +0000

As an avid reader of blogs around - I found this particular posting very interesting. It is from Kevin Brass and The International Herald Tribune Blog - Raising The Roof - Buying, renting - and just looking - around the world. Enjoy:

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2008 top Florida real estate stories

Deborah Boza-Valledor — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:44:30 +0000

The top story for 2008? Two words: The economy.

Many of this year’s top stories are connected to the worldwide economic woes. While the current downturn is, to some extent, a correction of the overly-robust market boom, all weak markets have an inherent sensitivity to additional bad news, and federal officials must now tread carefully as they guide a return to stability.

EarlyBird editors from the Florida Association of Realtors chose the following as Florida real estate’s top stories in 2008:

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L-1 business visas allow foreigners a chance to succeed in America

Deborah Boza-Valledor — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:04:05 +0000

ORLANDO, Fla. – Dec. 18, 2008 – For Brazilian Renato Rosa, crisis equals opportunity.

Rosa thinks the current economic recession presents a chance for him and other foreigners to start companies – and achieve a piece of the American dream.

“You can have a crisis anywhere,” Rosa said. “A lot of my friends think I’m crazy for starting a business here, but I’m strong,” he said.

In September, Rosa opened an Orlando subsidiary of ArtiPlacWood, a 50-year-old wood- import business his father started in Brazil with little money. Rosa said his father’s legacy gave him the courage to start an Orlando subsidiary, despite the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

Many foreign nationals have taken the same leap of faith this year. Like Rosa, they have come to the U.S. on a L-1 business visa.

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Just Released - MLXchange Version 5.0

Deborah Boza-Valledor — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:06:35 +0000

Newly released, MLXchange version 5.0! We are pleased to announce the new features and benefits to this exciting upgrade.

Photo Reports
The new Photo Gallery report type allows you to create reports specifically intended for showcasing listing images.

Display as many or as few images per page as you like, because additional pages are only displayed if the listing has enough images to warrant the additional page(s)
The image name and/or comments may be included for each image
Printing from the image viewer now prints a user-specified default Photo Report (or system/board default if no user default is specified)
The image "flipper" button no longer displays for blank image slots

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