I am sure that not only will you learn a ton from this site, but with your background and experience, you will be able to have a positive impact on others here as well!

Congrats to those of us who have made an impact not only in the market but for all of us due to the knowledge they have conveyed upon us.Heres to you and your continued success 8)

Subsequent to providing predevelopment grant funding to the selected applicants, the Department will assess the impact of the availability of such funding on the ability of sponsors to expedite the development processing of Section 202 projects.

The landscaped back yards provide visual impact, and I think add to the asking price, but they still haven't sold.

I know that few of us think that "shaming" banks into action is likely to have material impact.

Things like square footage, parking, A/C, W/D, dishwashers, year built / renovated, etc all impact how much rent you can get.

This tends not to be a mobile population and will provide "ballast" for the owner market, offsetting in part the lower homeownership rates among younger households.While the senior population is likely to age in place, if boomers follow the pattern of the preceding generation some 3.8 million will downsize their homes over the next ten years, lifting demand for smaller housing units and having a major impact on the housing markets in preferred retirement destinations.

Lots of companies have been touting that investors are taking over the market (many of whom have an agenda, of course), but no one seems to have data from past years of how many investors there were in years past.Before making statements about how much more impact investors have today, the reporters and commentators out there need to get solid evidence and make conclusions based on real data.Certainly it is in my interest to make claims like there are more investors today than ever before, but since I have absolutely nothing to base that on, I'd never make such a statement.

The ramifications could be profound for the retirees, families, government and social institutions.By Mike Dorning May 24, 2009 Reporting from Washington -- Instead of seeing older workers staying on the job longer as the economy has worsened, the Social Security system is reporting a major surge in early retirement claims that could have implications for the financial security of millions of baby boomers.

Or there will be little tax impact and there is just the admisntration issues.Get tax advice from someone who knows the RE laws and tax details for the states involved.Originally posted by "HometownProperties":2.