June 4, 2023

Month: October 2022

Silver Hill School Dog Decoration Entry Wins Peoples Choice in Benefit for Whittier Birthplace
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Silver Hill School Dog Decoration Entry Wins Peoples Choice in Benefit for Whittier Birthplace

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Silver Hill School walked away with first prize Saturday with its “Not So Scary Scarecrow” dog decoration during Whittier Birthplace’s presentation of Haverhill artist Dale Rogers’ “Big Dog Show.”

Silver Hill School, sponsored by King Davis Properties, featured a patchwork of fabrics and was named people’s choice for “Best Dressed” Big Dog.

Rogers’ “American Dogs” were arranged on Bradford Common beginning Friday. There were free public events all day Saturday, including a Halloween pet costume pageant, a hot dog eating contest and people and dog food vendors such as Carbone’s Kitchen and Quinn’s Canine Café.

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Sun Communities: Real Estate Business At An Enticing Price (SUI)
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Sun Communities: Real Estate Business At An Enticing Price (SUI)

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Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) shares have fallen 44% year-to-date and have significantly underperformed the Vanguard REIT Index/ETF (VNQ). While the price chart of the recent past is indeed ugly, over the past decade. SUI shares have been a massive out-performer versus VNQ as mobile home and RV parks are a fantastic business with favorable long-term supply and demand dynamics. With shares selling at the low end of their historical range, I think it is a great time for a long-term, conservative investor to pick up shares in Sun Communities.

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Overview (Sun Communities Investor Presentation)

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Are home improvement shows changing the purchasing path to reno projects?
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Are home improvement shows changing the purchasing path to reno projects?

Oct 27, 2022

A university study finds homeowners are increasingly influenced by home improvement media, leading to continuing anxiety about whether their homes are measuring up to standards.

“Historically, home is understood as a place for you and your family that represents who you are,” said Annetta Grant, Bucknell University Freeman College of Management professor, in a press release. “The home improvement media is shifting that to an understanding of the home as your biggest asset that must meet some marketplace standards.”

The popularity of industrial-grade appliances, large kitchen islands with bar stools, open floor plans, neutral color schemes

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Manhattan bedroom gets sleek, modern upgrade for just $1,000
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Manhattan bedroom gets sleek, modern upgrade for just $1,000

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On this episode of 1K Dream Room, Host Will Taylor (@brightbazaar) helps Manhattanite Halley transform her bare bedroom into a sleek, modern, and comfortable sanctuary with just one day to finish and $1,000 to spend. Now that she and her boyfriend live together, Halley wants their new shared bedroom to reflect their personalities through a natural, minimal,

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Longtime Cincinnati garden center property up for sale
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Longtime Cincinnati garden center property up for sale

The W.H. Shroyer Nursery space, located at 9791 Winton Road, is up for sale.

The W.H. Shroyer Nursery space, which has sat on Winton Road for over 50 years, is up for sale.

The one-acre property is listed for $250,000 by Sibcy Cline Realtors and includes nine greenhouses, a storefront and office.

Greg Shroyer, the second-generation owner of the business, said the garden center will remain open until after its Christmas sale of Christmas trees and poinsettias. W.H. Shroyer Nursery also includes a landscaping and lawnmowing business, which will continue to operate.

For sale:Check out this elaborate Ohio mansion built by Goodyear’s winged-foot emblem artist

Gardening:Want a burst of early spring color?

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If Real Estate Is An Inflation Hedge, Why Are Properties Declining In Value?
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If Real Estate Is An Inflation Hedge, Why Are Properties Declining In Value?

The U.S. inflation rate was 8.2% in September. This is a slight drop from the 8.3% rate in August but more than the 8.1% economists were forecasting for the month.

At the same time, the average median house price declined to $389,500 in August, compared to a high of $413,800 in June. But the median house price is still higher than a year ago.

Over the years, real estate has been promoted as a hedge against inflation. But how can that be true when housing prices are declining? Is real estate really an inflation hedge?

What Is Causing Current Inflation?

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