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The U.S. government is reporting that the national vacancy rates in Q4 2020 were 6.5% for rental housing and 1% for homeowner housing.  The national homeownership rate for Q4 2020 was 65.8%.  In addition, approximately 89.1%…

Posted by Kathy Bazoian Phelps  Below is a summary of the activity reported for December 2020. The reported stories reflect at least  3 new Ponzi schemes worldwide, 3 guilty pleas, over 30 years of prison sentences and one life sentence,…

Image credit: amasterpics123 via 123RF This is just a quick note to wish you all a very happy 2021. May you be blessed with great colleagues and interesting projects and may you be healthy, wealthy and wise in 2021. I wanted, too, to…

Image: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) is to review market rules to see what more can be done to help customers benefit from smart meters. The review will assess what might be…

A new blockchain solution out of Canada is aimed to grow electric vehicle (EV) adoption by reducing the transactional costs. The blockchain-based EV charging management platform is being implemented by two Canadian companies. These are…

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) have signed a cooperation agreement to join efforts to increase the adoption and deployment of wind and renewable energy worldwide to achieve net…

After a bit of political posturing in December, the $900 billion Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (2021 CAA) was signed into law by President Trump as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact employers and employees. Here’s a quick…

Published by FloridaRealtors.org | February 4, 2021 ORLANDO, Fla. – Homebuilding experienced “a surprise year of growth” in 2020 despite the pandemic, but new home construction this year will be constrained by supply-side factors…

By Tom Henderson | January 21, 2021 At least once a month I am asked how to get started in notes with small amounts of money. When you learn the concepts of the time value of money you do not need to wait for the smaller notes,…

Life is a continuing learning experience and no one is perfect….and from time to time the best of us need to be reminded to say “please” or “thank you, “sir” or “ma’am” as well as many other little things that might seem…