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Weekly Trivia Contest Answer the trivia question correctly and you could be our next winner! Winner of the gift card this week: Barb Mihalik Like most of us, Barb suffers from Nomophobia… here’s what she said:
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Viera I-95 road plans stir noise Residents in upscale communities along Viera Boulevard east of Interstate 95 fear a new interchange will destroy the area's small-town atmosphere. The Viera Co. will pay about $15 million to build an interchange and expand two-lane sections of Viera Boulevard to four lanes as part of a regional impact agreement. Transportation planners expect the project to relieve congestion at adjacent interchanges and provide access to future development when completed in 2018. Existing developments east of Murrell Road are concerned that Viera Boulevard could become a noisy, busy thoroughfare and the route of choice between U.S. 1 and I-95 for large industrial trucks. "I think we are going to get a lot of that traffic," said John Robinson, general manager of Indian River Colony Club. "Wickham is too congested, and Barnes is only two lanes."
A large industrial park with several recycling companies near U.S. 1 with access roads on Viera Boulevard is a destination for trucks loaded with scrap metal, junked cars or concrete waste. Vicki Ireland, president of Heron's Landing Homeowners Association with 295 homes, said her group has had success asking companies to suggest truckers use Barnes Boulevard as an alternate route. Read More >>
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3 Million Young People Missing From Housing Market? It's Everyone's Problem This is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. I'm Fewer young adults are Michel Martin. We'd like to begin the buying homes today program today by talking about young compared with a decade people and housing. Buying a home ago. The National Housing used to be a major rite of passage of Conference's Lisa Sturtevant adulthood. But now more young people and NPR's Marilyn Geewax are not only putting it off, they're also explain worries that it could moving back home with parents. harm the housing market. According to U.S. Census data, the rate of homeownership for young adults has declined in the past decade from 43.6 percent to president for research at just over 36 percent today. And that could have the National Housing serious implications for the wider economy. We Conference. Lisa, thank you wanted to talk more about this so we've called for joining us as well here in NPR senior business editor Marilyn Geewax once Washington, D.C. again. Welcome back, Marilyn. Thanks for joining LISA STURTEVANT: Thank us once again. you. MARILYN GEEWAX, BYLINE: Hi, Michel. Great to be here. Read More >> MARTIN: And for additional perspective, we've also called Lisa Sturtevant. She is the vice
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Apple Finally Addressing Problems With iMessage If you've ever had problems receiving texts after switching from an iPhone to Android, you're not alone. A long-standing problem with iMessage can sometimes prevent former iPhone owners from receiving texts from other iPhones, but now it appears Apple is finally doing something about it. Apple says a server issue exacerbated the problem in recent weeks, Re/code reports, which has been fixed. The company is also planning to do even more in a future software update. It declined to offer specifics, saying merely the coming patch would "have an additional bug fix." iMessage is Apple's proprietary messaging system that bypasses the wireless carrier's network.
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NOAA Predicts Mild Hurricane Season, But Cautions 'It Only Takes One' for Disaster The 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season is likely to feature a nearto-slightly-below average number of tropical storms, hurricanes and intense hurricanes, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Thursday. Specifically, the agency, which runs the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, said there is a 70% chance
that the hurricane season will see eight to 13 named storms (with sustained winds of 39 miles per hour or higher), three to six of which will strengthen into hurricanes (with sustained winds of 74 miles per hour or higher), and one to two hurricanes that will intensify into major storms, with sustained winds of 111 miles per hour or higher. Read More>>
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Rentals Drive Housing Starts to 1 Million Mark Housing starts are back on the rise, but the most recent surge is due to a growth in the multifamily market, according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Census Bureau. Housing starts rose 13.2 percent in April over the previous month to a 1.07 million unit pace. The increase was largely attributed to the nearly 40 percent increase in multifamily housing starts last month—the sector’s fastest pace since January 2006. Single-family housing starts held mostly flat during the month, rising a modest 0.8 percent. "The flat single-family data confirm our latest surveys, which show that single-family builders remain concerned that tight credit availability and uncertain economic conditions are keeping potential buyers on the sidelines," says Kevin Kelly, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders. "However, demand for apartment
construction still remains high." The increase in multifamily units may be an indication of a rise in household formation. "The growth in multifamily production is a very positive development as it shows an expected increase in household formations from young people renting apartments and taking the first step into the housing market," says NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe. "These young households will form the demand for ownership in the future." Read More >>
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Psychological Red Flags That Mean You Should Not Take the Listing Every agent knows that being an armchair therapist is part of the job. You have to hold the space for people to make major decisions about their money, their homes, their families and their lives in the context of the transaction they work with you on. In the process, we often are called upon to help them think through things or, at the very least, to as they process them. In the course of this necessary process, agents often witness a seller going from one extreme position to
another on the opposite end of the spectrum in the course of a few months. If we refused to work with every seller who didn’t agree with 100% of our advice, we’d be in rough shape. But there are misbegotten beliefs (which can change) and there are personality issues, which are lasting issues in the way that some people think about the world, make decisions, and interact with others. Here are a handful of seller personality problems that you should run, not walk, from before you sign the listing agreement and sign up for a year – or more – of drama, trauma and expenses – instead of profits. Read More >>
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RE/MAX Branding in Action No matter where in the world you are, there’s a good chance the RE/MAX Balloon flies there The brand is visible in many of the eye-catching brand sponsorships, charitable events and clever marketing campaigns that RE/MAX Regions and offices put together each year. Here’s a quick glimpse at some RE/MAX brand images from around the globe. Read More Here >>
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