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Last login: 3 days agoJulzb: Julie is a 31 year old woman from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.; Likes 454 pages, 5 videos, 11 photos • 39 fans • Received 2 reviews; Member since Oct 12, 2007

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Is Keeping Money in PayPal A Good Idea? | Personal Finance Blog by Money Ning: May 7, 1:01pm 1 review money, pay-pal •http://moneyning.com/advice/is-keepin...; Never keep a balance in pay pal anyway but here's some good thoughts on why not to do it.

"A Cartoon" by Mr. Fish (Harpers Magazine…: May 7, 11:46am 28 reviews drawing, corporations, cartoon •http://www.harpers.org/archive/2005/1...; Like this one.

globeandmail.com: Chicken-egg issue tough to crack: May 7, 9:20am 1 review real-estate, development, hamilton, harry-stinson •http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servle...; Harry Stinson doesn't exactly have a track record of big success but he is a great idea man that can see potential. I always love reading about what he is up to. Hamilton being a vibrant place for hipsters?! I am having a tough time visualizing this...a really tough time. Interesting article on the challenges for any city in making a downtown core vibrant.

What Do Off Grid Homes Look Like? Here are 5 Examples : TreeHugger: May 6, 1:11pm 2 reviews alternative-energy, homes •http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/...; 5 examples of off grid homes - gotta say that they don't look super appealing but I like what they are trying to achieve.

15 Myths Article &8212; The Best Real Estate Anywhere!: May 2, 1:50pm 1 review real-estate, blogs, vancouver •http://robchipman.net/blog?p=68; I am LOVING this blog - sensible and well presented perspective on the Vancouver real estate market. Lots of regulars commenting on his posts makes for lively activity here too. This particular one discusses some great metrics for evaluating real estate investment.

Rev N You with Real Estate - January 5 2008 Zero Down A Dream or a Curse: May 2, 1:28pm 1 review real-estate, real-estate-investing, cmhc-insurance, high-ratio-mortgages •http://revnyou.com/January_5_2008_Zer...; From the page: "I have done 100% financing once and 98% financing another time, and the only reason I was able to was because both sellers were very motivated to sell. Why were they so motivated? Because their properties were beat up and in bad areas. The rent vs. financing was strong in both cases, so I bought. I wouldn't do it again. "

BCRELinks - 2008 Vancouver Real Estate Forum: May 2, 1:27pm 1 review real-estate, jeff-rubin, canadian-economy •http://www.bcrelinks.com/articles/dtd...; Great conference and a good summary of the sessions. From the page: "Mr. Rubin predicted that oil will rise to $130 per barrel in 2008, and $200 per barrel within five years (with gasoline reaching $2.25 per litre at that time) and that the Canadian dollar would rise to $1.05 U.S. within 12 months. He stated that interest rates will surprisingly increase starting in 2009 as a result of �oereflation” in the economy driven by rising food and energy prices."

Bloomberg.com: News: May 2, 12:48pm 1 review real-estate, commercial-real-estate, sam-zell •http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pi...; When Sam Zell talks I listen - he's someone who doesn't buy into hype and gets the market. And SURPRISE he has positive news for commercial real estate markets. From the page: "For the first time since July, when credit markets froze in reaction to rising home-loan defaults, investors are starting to move their money from Treasury bonds, whose returns are below the inflation rate, and into commercial mortgage-backed securities. Insurance companies and pension funds need to earn at least 6 percent to cover their liabilities, Zell said."

6 Shockingly Eccentric Converted Properties | Overseas Property Investment Blo…: May 1, 4:14pm 57 reviews real-estate •http://www.nubricks.com/archives/654/...; Unique things turned into homes - 727 Airplane, a water tower, land on a cliff turned into a 3000 sq ft cave home.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2254/2457221132_7aed81f5ff_o.jpg: May 1, 4:05pm 2 reviews photography, london, luxury-real-estate •http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2254/2...; $200 Million Dollar Flat Sold in London (One Hyde Park) - insane!

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