Archives: 2008

Home Sales Rising?

Is it really possible that home sales are rising despite the state of our nation’s economy? Apparently so! Here are some facts from Realty Times: Resales of existing homes jumped by 5.5 percent last week — that was the largest monthly increase since July of 2003, in the middle of...

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Do Your Part, and Starbucks Will Do Theirs

Tomorrow is Election Day! Starbucks is doing something amazing to get folks out to the polls. Go vote tomorrow, and then head over to your favorite Starbucks. Let them know you voted, and they’ll give you a free tall brew. A short video clip on their website explains perfectly why...

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Live Green & Help a Local Cause

A friend of mine — a local high school student — emailed me earlier today with interesting information about a project she and her classmates are currently working on. Her Environmental Science class is giving away trees to the community. They have gathered seeds from their campus and have grown...

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Low Unemployment, Low Foreclosure Rates in the Valley!

This morning’s edition of the Daily News-Record ran a story reporting that the unemployment rate in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham area has dropped to 3.5%, which is down from 4.2% a month earlier. More good news on the stability of our local economy can be found on this very cool web resource...

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Low Unemployment, Low Foreclosure Rates in the Valley!

This morning’s edition of the Daily News-Record ran a story reporting that the unemployment rate in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham area has dropped to 3.5%, which is down from 4.2% a month earlier. More good news on the stability of our local economy can be found on this very cool web resource...

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