AUSTIN, Texas Dec 1, 2011 SpareFoot, provider of leading web marketing tools to the self-storage industry, announced the launch of its newest product, SiteBuilder. Designed to simplify everything about creating and maintaining an effective self-storage company website, SiteBuilder helps storage operators compete to win increasingly web-dependent consumers.
Facility clients get a customizable, easy-to-update website that’s proven to convert visitors into tenants. Users upload their facility logo and photos, and customize brand messaging. SpareFoot’s intuitive content management system (CMS) makes it easy to make changes anytime, without having to call in the expensive web developer or designer. Sto
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Robert Shiller, the man who spotted the two biggest bubbles of this century warns not to get swayed by celebrity.
FORTUNE — “My father, Benjamin Shiller, told me not to believe in authorities or celebrities — that society tends to imagine them as superhuman. It’s good advice. People are snowed by celebrities all the time. In academia people have this idea of achieving stardom — publishing in the best journals, being at the best university, writing on the hot topic everyone else is writing about. But that’s what my father told me not to do. He taught me that you have to pursue things that sound right to you.
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Now that the loan limit for FHA mortgages has been raised to $729,500, borrowers in high cost areas will have to choose which of these mortgage loan types, jumbo mortgage vs. FHA mortgage, is the most beneficial for their personal needs. For many borrowers, just knowing the different guidelines for credit scores, down payments and monthly mortgage payments will be enough information to make a decision.
Jumbo mortgages require that credit scores be at least 720 or higher in order to receive approval. FHA mortgages have much easier credit qualifying and will accept credit scores as low as 500.
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Its that time of year again when our hearts rejoice in the spirit of giving and our minds drift to thoughts of pumpkin pie and roasted turkey. Yes, Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and and with it is the annual Belk Carolinas Carrousel Parade a long-standing Charlotte holiday tradition.
Presented by Carolinas Carrousel, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to showcase the area and promote business and education, The Belk Carolinas Carrousel Parade is a seasonal tradition rooted in community values.
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