Carlo E. Capomazza with Sotheby’s International Realty® has earned the nationally recognized Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource certification. The National Association of REALTORS® offers the SFR certification to REALTORS® who want to help both buyers and sellers navigate these complicated transactions, as demand for professional expertise with distressed sales grows.

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By WeHo News Staff, West Hollywood, California (May 31, 2009) Five years ago, the highly successful Wrecking Ball Tour was born as a stroll through central West Hollywood with an emphasis on endangered or destroyed landmarks including structures in the historic district. Five years later, there are still buildings threatened from the Golden Era of Hollywood, but there are also success stories in preservation to celebrate. This revival of the walking tour will originate in front of Tara, the graceful intact Colonial Revival mansion and grounds in the historic district of North Laurel Avenue.

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The FairTax ensures that everyone earning above the poverty level would pay federal taxes. Loopholes would not exist and Social Security and Medicare funding would be ensured.

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Update1: California has announced that their portion of the “Cash for Appliances” program will be extended. The original deadline of May 23 will be pushed back until all the funding allotted for the program has run out:
The California Energy Commission continues to tweak the state’s $35 million cash for appliances rebate program. Last week [...]

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More puns to come!

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This week I deleted a comment left here. The meat of the comment made sense, but it closed with this command: “Get with the times and get down off your high horse.” As a proponent of excellent, courteous business communication,…

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Image via Wikipedia The movie character “Shrek” got a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. I’m happy for him — he has the new movie and he seems to be getting over his cocaine problem. Related articles New Book Says Shrek Was Close to Never Being Made (eon.businesswire.com)

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Image by Getty Images via @daylife John Shepherd-Barron, the inventor of the ATM, has passed away at age 84. I guess he just decided he no longer wanted to continue with this transaction. Here’s a memorial in Bagdad to our inventor. Click on the pic below to learn in a thousand words what capitalism is [...]

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