Archive for January 2009

One of my biggest frustrations as a parent who makes lunches for the kids is coming up with new and interesting ideas that can keep for several hours and satisfy my picky eaters.

Then I came across WebMD’s 15 Fresh Brown Bag Lunch Ideas. I found most of the offerings doable, too. And nearly all of them would past muster with both my kids.

Here are seven ideas from that list that I’ve done variations on already that even I would pack for myself sometimes.

When the social networking phenomena began to flourish, we were told to look over our kids’ shoulders to make sure they were surfing safely.

Now our kids are looking at our backs. We adults are becoming the force of networking on the Web.

Listingbook has its own social networking side. And it’s a smart marketing platform, too.

If you ever come across a listing with a quarter bath, chances are it’s outside.

The Triad Business Index for November 2008 was unchanged over the previous month, but over the past 12 months, the TBI was up 2.4 percent.
Some of the highlights of the November report:

Residential building permits, which reflect planned construction, were off 8.4 percent

Existing, single-family homes sold in the Triad totaled 1,719 in the 4th quarter (seasonally [...]

Last year, the Federal Government enacted the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 to help stimulate the housing market by giving a tax credit to first-time home buyers. The basic idea of the act is to bring a new group of buyers into the housing market to add additional sales; first-time buyers don’t have an existing home to sale, but sellers will more-than-likely need to find a new home once their property has sold.

Read on for some need-to-know facts about this credit if you are thinking about buying in 2009.

[ January 12, 2009; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. January 21, 2009; 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. January 26, 2009; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. February 9, 2009; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. February 17, 2009; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. February 24, 2009; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Create client accounts and communicate with your buyers and sellers using Listingbook. We will show you how easy it is for clients to activate and begin using their account.

Instructor: Various

How to register:

Log in to your Listingbook account and click the “Free Training Opportunities” button on your Frontpage.

[ January 7, 2009; 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. ] Want more Buyers? Want to provide fantastic service to those Buyers you have? Want your Buyers to be loyal? Learn how Listingbook will help you Get, Service and Retain your Buyer Clients!

Instructor: Tara Jacobsen

How to register:

Log in to your Listingbook account and click the “Free Training Opportunities” button on your Frontpage.

No one in our house had an indoor pet before. When we brought our dog Pippin home almost a year ago, it was a new and exciting experience. But I don’t think we were truly prepared for what having a house pet meant.

We’ve learned that having a house pet means more house cleaning. And we’re learning more tricks to keep the house clean easier and with a lot less effort.

These are six tips we’re using for a cleaner home.

[ January 7, 2009; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Although there’s more inventory these days, getting saleable listings, satisfying your sellers need for information and retaining listings in this market is the challenge we’ll tackle in this session. Find out how Listingbook will help you get, service and retain your listings until they sell and help you get them sold faster!

Instructor: Tara Jacobsen

How to [...]