It is one piece of news that could be interpreted as bearish by the market, but it could be good news to opportunistic property investors and buyers. Sales of new homes (single-family) fell anew in October. The figure dropped 8.1% to an annualized rate of about 283,000 units, according to data released by the US Commerce Department.
The agency noted that it was the fourth month sales of new homes fell in the last six months. In comparison, October sales was just 2.9% higher than the sale in August, which was at 275,000 units, the lowest recorded since 1963
Market analysts assert that the figure supports their earlier expectation that it may take up to three years before the industry rebounds to healthy levels. Experts also noted that up to 600,000 new single-family homes should be actually sold in a month before home sales could be declared ‘normal’ again
Meanwhile, median home price in October also fell to its lowest point in about seven years. The median price of new home sold in the month dropped to $194,900, the lowest since October 2003
The Commerce Department’s housing figures came after a report was released earlier in the week that sales of existing or previously occupied homes also fell in October by 2.2% to 4.43 million units. The peak of sales of such homes was achieved in September 2005, when actual sales reached 7.25 million units.
Several market analysts downplayed this drop in monthly new-home sales. They say that the housing market could be vulnerable enough to higher volatility. According to them, sales indicate that it would be far from recovery, but it is also unlikely to drop further
The decline in home sales is usually attributed to several factors. Those include higher unemployment rate, uncertainty in house prices, and stricter bank lending requirements. The expiration in April of government tax credits to home purchases is also seen as a significant factor in home price declines
Economists reminded that weaker home sales could mean fewer jobs offered in the construction industry. However, it could be a piece of good news to some, particularly home buyers and investors who take advantage of lower price tags when purchasing properties
For more information and news about home price movements and fluctuations, visit ForeclosureConnections.com. It is regularly updated to bring about the most relevant property industry news for buyers, investors, and even sellers
2016年7月31日星期日
2016年7月30日星期六
Survey of Online Shopping In New Zealand
The growing number of internet users in New Zealand provides online sellers great opportunities. It is very important to know the type of customers they have and their behavior. Knowing the relationship of these two factors will allow online shopping websites to further develop their selling business.
Online shopping is only effective when they are visible to their customers, they have a reputation of being reliable and trust, they have a good customer service and their privacy is secured. With these factors, people would rather shop from online shops than going to the markets.
There are different types of buyers and you may need to address to them to make for a successful online shopping website. There is the trial and occasional buyers that either bought online for the first time and those that have tried but did not find the experience pleasing so they would only buy online when they really need to. The frequent and regular shoppers are the ones that who want to bring in.
Not only can e-consumers by something from New Zealand but now they can buy stuff from all over the world. They can bid in internet auctions and look through the classified to buy stuff that cannot be found in your hometown. You can even buy a house in Africa and a beachfront area in Hawaii without even stepping on it. This is how online shopping has made our world borderless. Nothing is special and exclusive to one region only, everyone has access to the specialty stores as long as have access to the internet.
Online shopping has been revolutionized as the years go by. Long gone when people were afraid to use their credit cards online for fear that their accounts would be hacked and be charged with purchases that they did not make. Today, there are online payment systems where you can verify with your credit card to make it possible for e-consumers to pay with their credit cards without revealing their credit card numbers -- beats buying in a mall and being short-changed by the cashier.
What is great about online shopping in New Zealand or anywhere around the world for that matter is the convenience and the wide selection of products that is easy to search. No more going through each store trying to find the perfect pair of shoes. Now, all you have to do is type in your preference and options will come pouring in.
Online shopping has improved on their reputation as well. People are now more trusting in buying their stuff online. But of course, people should always be careful in their purchases and make sure that they are buying from legit internet stores. Good thing that there are ‘internet police’, people that leave truthful comments to recommend or dissuade customers from buying from that site – the pros and cons of this really depend if you are a good or bad online shopping site.
But for the e-consumers, reviews are always a good thing. It makes us aware of the online shopping sites to trust and the sites which to avoid. Convenient and safe – no wonder New Zealand has also gone online shopping crazy.
Hope more and more customers from New Zealand and over the world come to our online shoes, apparel, handbags and fashion accessories shop: http://www.cheerwholesale.com (Can order online)
Online shopping is only effective when they are visible to their customers, they have a reputation of being reliable and trust, they have a good customer service and their privacy is secured. With these factors, people would rather shop from online shops than going to the markets.
There are different types of buyers and you may need to address to them to make for a successful online shopping website. There is the trial and occasional buyers that either bought online for the first time and those that have tried but did not find the experience pleasing so they would only buy online when they really need to. The frequent and regular shoppers are the ones that who want to bring in.
Not only can e-consumers by something from New Zealand but now they can buy stuff from all over the world. They can bid in internet auctions and look through the classified to buy stuff that cannot be found in your hometown. You can even buy a house in Africa and a beachfront area in Hawaii without even stepping on it. This is how online shopping has made our world borderless. Nothing is special and exclusive to one region only, everyone has access to the specialty stores as long as have access to the internet.
Online shopping has been revolutionized as the years go by. Long gone when people were afraid to use their credit cards online for fear that their accounts would be hacked and be charged with purchases that they did not make. Today, there are online payment systems where you can verify with your credit card to make it possible for e-consumers to pay with their credit cards without revealing their credit card numbers -- beats buying in a mall and being short-changed by the cashier.
What is great about online shopping in New Zealand or anywhere around the world for that matter is the convenience and the wide selection of products that is easy to search. No more going through each store trying to find the perfect pair of shoes. Now, all you have to do is type in your preference and options will come pouring in.
Online shopping has improved on their reputation as well. People are now more trusting in buying their stuff online. But of course, people should always be careful in their purchases and make sure that they are buying from legit internet stores. Good thing that there are ‘internet police’, people that leave truthful comments to recommend or dissuade customers from buying from that site – the pros and cons of this really depend if you are a good or bad online shopping site.
But for the e-consumers, reviews are always a good thing. It makes us aware of the online shopping sites to trust and the sites which to avoid. Convenient and safe – no wonder New Zealand has also gone online shopping crazy.
Hope more and more customers from New Zealand and over the world come to our online shoes, apparel, handbags and fashion accessories shop: http://www.cheerwholesale.com (Can order online)
2016年7月29日星期五
NAR’s Tips for Choosing a Realtor
Are you considering buying or selling a home? Since it is not ideal to do so on your own, you need to find and hire a reliable Real Estate agent to do the task for you. Of course, your choice for a realtor should be based on the professional’s integrity, reliability, and trustworthiness. The agent should always prioritize your best interest.
It is advisable to carefully and wisely choose a realtor. Take note that you are set to spend some time with the agent, especially when buying a perfect home or selling your property at favorable prices. For sure, you prefer it if the realtor is familiar with the property neighborhood. He should be a professional at all times and should be knowledgeable about factors that are significant to your transaction.
It is a known fact that finding a good Real Estate agent is a crucial and difficult task. The professional should not only be reliable and trustworthy; he should also be knowledgeable and confident enough to make helpful recommendations when it comes to finding and hiring a Real Estate broker and lawyer to complete any deal.
The National Association of Realtor or NAR is sharing several guidelines when finding and hiring a property agent. The group recommends asking these necessary questions and observing the overall personality of an agent before hiring him. Here are some other tips.
For how long have you been into sales of residential properties? Ask if the job is his full time or part time. The best reason for asking this question is that Real Estate knowledge and skills are mostly learned while practicing the job. However, be reminded that experience may still not be a total guarantee of the agent’s reliability and resourcefulness.
What credentials do you hold? The realtor should be duly licensed by the state or any governing body. This would assure you that he has met standards and requirements in education, testing, and training. Real Estate pros could hold designations like Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) or Graduate Realtors Institute (GRI).
How many properties did you sell last year? The volume of successful transactions headed by the agent could be an indication of how reliable and trustworthy he is. You may ask several addresses as well as selling prices if you need to verify the information shared.
What marketing approach would you use? You should choose a realtor who is aggressive, creative, and innovative when buying or selling properties. You could never go wrong as long as you have him. Do not forget to ask for references. You may learn much other information about the agent from those.
For more information on the foreclosure housing market, visit ForeclosureConnections.com.
It is advisable to carefully and wisely choose a realtor. Take note that you are set to spend some time with the agent, especially when buying a perfect home or selling your property at favorable prices. For sure, you prefer it if the realtor is familiar with the property neighborhood. He should be a professional at all times and should be knowledgeable about factors that are significant to your transaction.
It is a known fact that finding a good Real Estate agent is a crucial and difficult task. The professional should not only be reliable and trustworthy; he should also be knowledgeable and confident enough to make helpful recommendations when it comes to finding and hiring a Real Estate broker and lawyer to complete any deal.
The National Association of Realtor or NAR is sharing several guidelines when finding and hiring a property agent. The group recommends asking these necessary questions and observing the overall personality of an agent before hiring him. Here are some other tips.
For how long have you been into sales of residential properties? Ask if the job is his full time or part time. The best reason for asking this question is that Real Estate knowledge and skills are mostly learned while practicing the job. However, be reminded that experience may still not be a total guarantee of the agent’s reliability and resourcefulness.
What credentials do you hold? The realtor should be duly licensed by the state or any governing body. This would assure you that he has met standards and requirements in education, testing, and training. Real Estate pros could hold designations like Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) or Graduate Realtors Institute (GRI).
How many properties did you sell last year? The volume of successful transactions headed by the agent could be an indication of how reliable and trustworthy he is. You may ask several addresses as well as selling prices if you need to verify the information shared.
What marketing approach would you use? You should choose a realtor who is aggressive, creative, and innovative when buying or selling properties. You could never go wrong as long as you have him. Do not forget to ask for references. You may learn much other information about the agent from those.
For more information on the foreclosure housing market, visit ForeclosureConnections.com.
2016年7月28日星期四
E Vouchers: Best Gift That You Can Ever Have
E vouchers are
utilized online when shopping on the internet and can take the form
of any type of code. Many different companies use codes from online
vouchers and you can get a lot of discounted items by using these as
well.
Popular
as gifts, you can send an e-voucher
to someone dear to you for the holiday season. Nowadays, it has
become a popular trend to email e vouchers to your friends rather
than giving the actual printed out version. Not only does emailing
vouchers save time, it saves the environment as well due to the fact
that it is paperless.
Different
companies offer various vouchers you can use. These include
Amazon.com, Agent Provocateur, Marks and Spencer and other designer
labels. You can find the voucher of your choice by going to sites
such as ps3za.co.za, myshoppingdeals.co.za, houseoftravel.co.nz or
giftexperiencesouthafrica.co.za.
Depending on the
product of your choice, you will probably be able to find a
corresponding voucher for it. In general, electronic vouchers are
designed to save you money or give you three for the price of two,
for instance. Websites such as Xbox, Amazon and iTunes even offer
free e vouchers for your convenience.
If the holiday
season is approaching and you are wondering what to give as gifts to
your company employees, loved ones, friends or classmates, a good
idea would be to order e vouchers and have them sent through email to
all the persons you intend to give gifts to. Not only will they be
able to use the vouchers when shopping or playing games online, they
will truly appreciate having a gift that they can use as they browse.
More
and more internet stores feature vouchers
as a promotional tool and as a way to reward their customers.
Vouchers usually come in a code that you can type into the online
store
you are interested in, in order for you to avail of the discount.
You can avail of
between five to fifty percent discounts on items you love. This
includes items such as computers from Hewlett Packard or Apple,
music, sportswear and fashionable items from Roxy, home improvement
items, games, and weight-reduction programs such as Weight Watchers.
Practically any
type of item will have a corresponding voucher you can avail of. All
you need to do in order to be informed of the latest promotional
codes and e vouchers is to type in your name and email address on
your favorite online store’s mailing address.
For
more information regarding: e-voucher,
vouchers,
online
store;
please visit: myshoppingdeals.co.za
2016年7月27日星期三
The Advantages of Hiring Older Employees
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When considering job candidates;
it’s always important to base your decisions on whether the person is qualified
to perform the job that you are hiring them for.
That means assessing their skills
and experience against the job requirements.
Discrimination in any form is
illegal as we all know, yet older job hunters are still suffer from the sting
of age discrimination.
Like other forms of discrimination,
age discrimination can be very subtle and not always recognized by the
applicant or acknowledged by the employer.
The more subtle and often
unintentional forms of age discrimination can include:
- Choosing
not to hire an applicant because they have too much experience.
- Assuming
that the older job applicant won’t stay with the organization very long
because they must be close to retiring.
- Making
assumptions that the older worker is not as computer savvy as younger
applicants.
Asking the right questions, and
having a solid job description in place that clearly highlights the skills and
abilities needed for the job will help you to keep your focus on the
experience that you need for the role.
You want to stay clear of assessing
candidates based on attributes that have nothing to do with the job and whether
the job applicant is capable of performing the work.
In the show notes which you can find
on the website for the podcast
version of this article, I’ll share links to some resource articles
that will help you to understand why you need to have a job description, how to write a job
description and the best interview questions to ask job candidates.
There are so many advantages to hiring
older workers. Older workers bring:
- A
strong work ethic to the workplace - Strong
problem solving, and trouble shooting skills - Ability
to work autonomously - The
maturity and interest to mentor co-workers based on their years of
experience in the workplace. - Excitement
about the changes in the workplace as it relates to new technology. - Ability
to think on their feet. The ability to draw on past
experience to make critical decisions and use solid judgment based on past
experiences(.
Don’t misunderstand me. It
goes without saying that younger employees have similar attributes and not all
employees whether they are younger or older can be labeled as the “best” type
of employee to hire in any situation.
But, mature workers offer skills and
real life work experience and perspectives that their younger counterparts
simply cannot match based on their lack of overall years in the
workforce. What is most important is that as an employer, you take
advantage of what our entire potential workforce has to offer.
Don’t automatically rule out a
candidate because you assume that they may not be as committed because of the
candidate’s vast experience.
A workforce made up of a microcosm
of our community, be they young, mature, male, female, disabled, our LGBT
population, or people of color can only help to make a company more dynamic and
richer given the varied skills, experience and perspectives that difference
brings to the table.
Until next time… to your success!
2016年7月26日星期二
Role of Advanced Composites in Automobile Sector
At present, the role of advanced composites technology or products is not that much in high volume automotive applications. Now-a-days, the technology (e.g. carbon fiber) is being used in the concept cars and many other racing cars. However, it is not the case, when it comes to mass-production of vehicles. There are n numbers of barriers as well, which make it difficult for the industries to opt for a full-scale acceptance. And here are they.
If you talk about the United States or Europe, it is the price vs. performance factor that acts as a barrier for many. Needless to say, advanced composites technology is highly appreciated by the automotive giants; however it is the formidable costs involved that stops them from implementing the technology in their manufacturing processes. So, it will not be an exaggeration to say that it is the cost of high performance fibers (carbon fiber) that has been a continuing barrier to the full scale adaptation of this technology in various industries, including automotive industry.
However, there is no denying the fact that advanced composites technology is of immense benefits and once the cost element comes down, will be adapted everywhere with great ease. Besides the automotive sector, the technology is being used in aerospace, leisure and renewable industries. Synergy Composites Ltd is one such company which specializes in the manufacturing of advanced composite components. It also specializes in various other processes, which include traditional advanced composite hand lay-up, autoclave curing, out-of-autoclave curing, RTM and VaRTM, machining of advanced composites and Composite Machining.
To put it simply, it will still take a long time for the automotive industry and other industries to come ahead and adapt the above-mentioned technology in their manufacturing processes. There are numerous companies out there, which provide best-in-class advanced composite technology to various industries.
Synergy Composites Ltd is an innovative company and specializes in the manufacturing of Advanced Composites components.
If you talk about the United States or Europe, it is the price vs. performance factor that acts as a barrier for many. Needless to say, advanced composites technology is highly appreciated by the automotive giants; however it is the formidable costs involved that stops them from implementing the technology in their manufacturing processes. So, it will not be an exaggeration to say that it is the cost of high performance fibers (carbon fiber) that has been a continuing barrier to the full scale adaptation of this technology in various industries, including automotive industry.
However, there is no denying the fact that advanced composites technology is of immense benefits and once the cost element comes down, will be adapted everywhere with great ease. Besides the automotive sector, the technology is being used in aerospace, leisure and renewable industries. Synergy Composites Ltd is one such company which specializes in the manufacturing of advanced composite components. It also specializes in various other processes, which include traditional advanced composite hand lay-up, autoclave curing, out-of-autoclave curing, RTM and VaRTM, machining of advanced composites and Composite Machining.
To put it simply, it will still take a long time for the automotive industry and other industries to come ahead and adapt the above-mentioned technology in their manufacturing processes. There are numerous companies out there, which provide best-in-class advanced composite technology to various industries.
Synergy Composites Ltd is an innovative company and specializes in the manufacturing of Advanced Composites components.
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