Recent data published by The Lancet journal shows that
countries where abortion is illegal or heavily restricted — mainly
in Africa and Latin America — don't have
lower abortion rates
than the
rest of the world.
Although there was more personal freedom
in the
Low Countries than in the
rest of Europe, the establishment
of the United States
of America was new for the rights
of man, sui generis, an exemplar
of freedom.
We find that Conservative support is holding up better
in its key marginal seats
than the
rest of the
country, and also that the Liberal Democrats are recovering strongly, albeit from a
low base,
in the seats they are defending.
Ryan mentions that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg may have purchased a home
in California; Ryan reviews the economic events
of the prior week; Ryan notes that interest rate are still heading down; Ryan notes that the DC real estate market is competitive on the buy and rent sides and that would be renters
in the DC area are turning into would be buyers; Louis notes that the DC housing dynamic is different from the
rest of the
country where housing prices are down and there is plenty
of inventory; Louis notes that if it is cheaper to buy
than rent that it makes sense to get a long term
low interest rate loan; Louis talks about the benefits
of visiting HomeGain.com; Louis discusses the HomeGain FSBO vs. Realtor survey and the advantages
of hiring a REALTOR; Louis and Ryan discuss the HomeGain home improvement survey and recount the types
of home improvements that provide the best return on investment; Ryan and Louis talk about pricing strategies for selling a home; Louis and Ryan discuss the differences between pricing a short sale and pricing a non short sale home; Louis notes pricing a home too high may keep the home on the market a long time and that the more days a home is on the market makes a home look like damaged good; Ryan describes short sales as foreclosure avoidance and discusses the impact
of each on FICO scores; Ryan talks about the options that people with underwater mortgages have; Louis mentions that 72 %
of home buyers and sellers pick the first real estate agent they meet and points out the value
in comparing agents first using HomeGain's Find a REALTOR program; Louis can Ryan discuss the level
of shadow inventory the impact on sellers as more inventory gets released;