There are just about 5 million real estate transactions in the U.S. per year, every year. Yet there is an increasing number of leads, which makes me ask the question: With an increasing number of leads, shouldn’t there be an increasing number of transactions too? Leads aren’t the problem, but they’re not the answer either.
Month: October 2019
Media playback is unsupported on your device The Commons Speaker has refused a government request to hold a “yes” or “no” vote on its Brexit deal. John Bercow said a motion on the deal had already been brought before MPs on Saturday, and it would be “repetitive and disorderly” to debate it again. Saturday’s sitting
It’s predicted that by 2030, over 125 million electric vehicles will be owned by people worldwide. But where’s the lithium that powers their batteries coming from? Most of the world’s stocks of this lightest of metals are found in brine deep beneath salt flats, high in the Andes. In Argentina, in Jujuy – the province
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A Chinese flag is placed on merchandise in the NBA flagship retail store on October 9, 2019 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will face “retribution sooner or later” for lying about the Chinese government, state broadcaster CCTV said in a commentary published late Friday. The broadcaster said Silver
Workers install a Nike logo lamp outside the Wukesong Arena in Beijing, August 28, 2019. Tingshu Wang | Reuters BEIJING — At least on paper, the Chinese government is trying to show how serious it is about improving the local business environment for foreign companies. Joerg Wuttke, president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin There are only two certainties in life – death and taxes Stephen Chen There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want. Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes Happy Halloween Did you know that only 20% of people are worried about dying vs. 58% of
A large red percentage sign sits on a roller coaster symbolizing the ups and downs of interest rate … [+] directions. Getty When you see interest rates advertised on the world wide web or in newspaper ads, on open house flyers, in bank lobbies and everywhere else, they are always the interest rates that are
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran rejects Turkey’s establishing of military posts inside Syria, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Monday, adding that the integrity of Tehran’s key regional ally should be respected. “We are against Ankara’s establishing of military posts in Syria … The issues should be resolved by diplomatic means … Syria’s integrity
The tail wing of an American Airlines plane pulls into its gate after arriving at the Miami International Airport. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Government investigators have received details of a 2016 internal Boeing report that reportedly shows that about one-third of employees who responded felt “potential undue pressure” from management regarding safety approvals by
Brian Niccol, CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill Adam Jeffery | CNBC Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Friday: Morgan Stanley downgraded Caterpillar to ‘equal weight’ from ‘overweight’ Morgan Stanley said it sees a “balanced” risk/reward. “We see increasing downside risks to CAT‘s Construction and Energy & Transportation segments. Resources segment and share
Mint Images | Mint Images RF | Getty Images People in Gen X, the forgotten generation, require a great deal of financial strength and resolve to handle being “sandwiched” between several generations. Gen Xers, rightfully, suffer from middle child syndrome. The two older living generational cohorts, baby boomers and the Silent Generation, generally are lauded
Income investors have been crushed this year. Bond yields are down and stocks pay less and less “dividend per dollar” with each rally. But there’s still one little-known corner of the investing world we can look to for safe yields up to 11.8%. Business development companies (BDC) provide debt and equity financing for small and
The Norman Lykes House sits on the edge of the Phoenix Mountains Preserve. Heritage Auctions, HA.com Frank Lloyd Wright’s final residential masterpiece, the Norman Lykes House, sold for $1,677,500, at a public auction October 16 in Phoenix. Nicknamed the Circular Sun House, the iconic contemporary home was auctioned off by Heritage Auctions with no minimum
The Duke of Sussex has insisted he will “always” protect his family, adding that he “will not be bullied into a playing a game that killed my mum”. Speaking in an ITV documentary, the duke said that he did not want a “repeat of the past”. Meanwhile, the Duchess of Sussex said her British friends
An employee prepares a diesel engine for installation into a truck at the Mack Truck cab and vehicle assembly plant in Macungie, Pennsylvania. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images The United Auto Workers and AB Volvo-owned Mack Truck are set to resume contract negotiations on Monday as at least 3,500 hourly employees across three
Wells Fargo Securities’ Michael Schumacher sees year-end bond market volume dropping off earlier than usual. According to the firm’s global head of rate strategy, the slide will likely occur around Thanksgiving instead of mid-December. Not only is Wall Street still thinking about last year’s painful historic stock market drop, Schumacher blames the geopolitical backdrop. He
There are a number of companies set to report earnings next week, but there are five key names that investors should be focused on since these companies almost always beat the Street, according to data from Bespoke Investment Group. 1. Visa Visa reports fourth quarter earnings on Thursday after the bell, and if history is
Nils Hendrik Mueller | Cultura | Getty Images Stocks had a rocky close to 2018. That doesn’t mean your required minimum distribution from retirement accounts will be lower this year as a result. RMDs, as they are commonly known, are the minimum amount individuals who are age 70½ and older must take out of their
Micah Young | E+ | Getty Images If your company was open for business in 2008, then you undoubtedly remember the Great Recession. For small business owners, especially companies with less than $5 million in revenue, the effects of America’s last major downturn were nothing less than devastating. Bankruptcies rose 74% in 2009 with over
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