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20 December 2013 | 10 replies
I am looking forward to retirement from the telecommunications industry where I have spent the last 35 years.
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3 October 2015 | 15 replies
I have compiled numerous contacts in these industries, whether by word of mouth or hiring them for a job.
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18 June 2014 | 21 replies
I have a full time job in high tech industry here and started investing in 2008 when I saw rent to price ratio (even in bay area) to cash flow easily.
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2 January 2014 | 18 replies
RE is an economic factor that is under the scope of the finance industry, if you deal in RE you are working in the finance industry, RE is a sub-set of finance.
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16 February 2015 | 36 replies
Layoffs have already started in the oil industry but I've heard that the oil companies are expecting prices to bounce later this year so layoffs may not be as heavy as they could be if prices continue to stay low for a while.
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18 December 2013 | 4 replies
His mom is a home loan lender for a large bank & has been in the industry for several years.
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20 December 2013 | 15 replies
Title insurance is a regulated industry here and the State Insurance Commission sets even the rates that all title companies charge.
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18 February 2014 | 8 replies
We call these folks "joker brokers" and I definitely get fed up with them as they make the industry very convoluted.
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20 December 2013 | 9 replies
I am fairly new to the real estate industry.
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13 January 2014 | 19 replies
That is counter to advancing the reputation of our industry.