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The Most Reliable US Airlines

Wherever you live, you want the most reliable airline service possible. Travelling for holidays or work is not easy these days, so it is helpful to know which airlines can be counted on. Forbes Traveler has ranked the most reliable airlines that serve the domestic US market, and Southwest Airlines has come out on top.   Southwest, [...]

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Hidden Valley, Missouri

Just outside of St. Louis is the Hidden Valley Golf and Ski Resort. This year round destination has just been given approval to devise a 10 year master plan for the site, which should ensure the facility stays open and remains a ski resort.   Peaks Resorts owns Hidden Valley and is keen to draw up a [...]

Frederick, Maryland is a Great Escape from the City

An hour west of Baltimore and the massive urban sprawl of the area is the small town of Frederick, Maryland. This town grew up as a major trading post along some of the country’s first trade routes to the west and now has a collection of wonderful old homes. The 50-block downtown area is listed [...]

Investment Real Estate Buffalo Cheaper Than Cars

Freehold detached 4 bedroom investment property FORECLOSURE in Buffalo NY.Secured at $16,000, (£10,666 @ $1.5-£1) average house prices in this street are $40,000. Many updates throughout, new roof, new gutters, soffits, fascias, new bathroom, updated kitchen, new plumbing, glass block windows in basement, hardwood throughout. Projected rent is $600 PCM, netting £234 a month. Overall [...]

Home Staging Can Sell Your Home

When staging your home to sell, the old adage is true: Less is more. Here are a few tips to help stage your home, impress buyers, and hopefully get top dollar. First things first: Give your house a deep clean! It is terribly important to have all areas of your home shine. Wipe down baseboards, clean [...]

New York Rebate Checks Back in the Mail

Apparently, New York City isn’t going to stop sending out its $400 property tax rebate checks after all. According to the New York Times in a report on the most recent council meeting, any elimination of the popular rebates requires City Council approval, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg can’t stop them from going out on his [...]

Wildfires Hitting the LA Area

With high winds fanning the flames, a wildfire in northern Los Angeles has spread quickly and destroyed numerous homes already. In nearby Santa Barbara County, firefighters battled an 1,800 acre blaze that has destroyed more than 100 homes.   The latest fire is in the northern foothills of Los Angeles and the community of Sylmar on the [...]

Colorado Expecting Slow Ski Season

With the economy on the ropes and people trying to save as much as possible, one of the hardest hit areas in the US in the coming months may well be the ski industry. Colorado’s ski areas are anticipating a much more sluggish winter, and already some areas are feeling the pinch.   Lodging reservations for Colorado’s [...]

David Beckham House Sale Set For Big Profits

Do you fancy making £600,000 above the value of your home in this current climate? Impossible you may think, but this is the reality of the lucky owners of a modest sized terraced London home. The reason why their home valued at about £250,000 is now on the market at £850,000 is because of David [...]

UNLOCK THE PAST AND ‘SIPP’ THE REWARDS WITH PRE-DEVELOPMENT LAND IN CANADA

Did you know that from the 1st October this year up to 6 million people with protected pension rights funds have now been given the green light by the Department for Work and Pensions to invest their under performing funds into SIPPs? The release of up to a £100 million from existing pension funds is a [...]

California Town is Sinking in Debt

Mountain House, California is the most underwater town in the United States. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean it’s a good place to go scuba diving. Nearly 90 percent of homeowners in this Central Valley town owe more on their homes than they are worth, the highest percentage in the country. The average homeowner is underwater, as [...]