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What $1 Million Buys In Homes Across The United States
2008-02-23 11:00:00
Shopping for a seven-figure spread? You're in luck.That's because nationwide, homeowners are slashing asking prices, often by significant margins, making this year's list of million-dollar properties much more palatable than those in years past.These homes are still beyond the means of the average American, but there's some comfort in a million-dollar home looking like a million-dollar home rather than a hastily built McMansion or a shoebox-sized studio apartment.In Los Angeles, $1 million buys a four-bedroom, Craftsman-style Hollywood home with wood-beamed ceilings typical of turn-of-the-century California architecture. In Texas, seven figures nets a 5,522-square-foot, five-bedroom house in Dallas, or a 5,520-square-foot, six-bedroom home in Houston.In the Big Apple, $1 million buys much less.Assuming you meet the approval of the co-op board, "for a million bucks you get a sweet one-bedroom apartment, or a humble two-bedroom apartment," says Harry DiOrio, a broker with Prudenti...
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Richest Man In India Builds $1 Billion House
2008-02-21 06:54:00
At 27 Stories, Mukesh Ambani's Home Will Have a Helipad, a Health Club and 600 ServantsUp a winding, tree-lined street away from the constant chaos of India 's financial capital lies the construction site for what is believed to be the most expensive home in the world.The house -- more like a tower, really -- is estimated to cost $1 billion, and its future resident, Mukesh Ambani, is India's richest man.And what will make up the dream home of the man who Conde Nast's Portfolio magazine calls India's first rupee trillionaire? Perhaps it would be easier to answer what it doesn't have, because the dream home seems to be missing nothing.Publications ranging from Portfolio to the The Guardian have run features on the skyscraper home, citing various amenities, which include, of course, a swimming pool, multiple "safe" rooms and 600 servants.Along with a health club, the abode will reportedly have a home theater and a helipad, and the tower will include six floors for 168 car parking ...
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Joining Forces To Start A New Revolution in the Philippines February 23-25
2008-02-18 04:48:00
Praise Realty Marketing Corp. and Aredconsult, Inc. have joined forces this February 23-25 by launching The Global Filipino Conference that will unite different Pinoy organizations, local and abroad.The date cannot be lost to majority of Filipinos because it is the date of the EDSA Revolution .The PinoyConference.com homepage shall be launched on February 26.The Global Filipinos Conference initiative shall create a big directory of organizations, associations, and movements that the members can join later.It will initially offer online learning modules for individual subscribers such as self-improvement, online entrepreneurship, work-at-home, investing, personal finance, blogs, forums, and chats.In the immediate future, Instructor-Led Training (ILD) will be held.Praise Realty Marketing Corporation owns PraiseRealty.com.ph, one of the Top Ten real estate marketing websites in the Philippines based on Alexa.com.Aredconsult.com specializes on business marketing and one of the pioneers o...
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Another Masterpiece from Palafox Associates
2008-02-09 08:02:00
Discover the Essence of Prestige Right Across Ayala Alabang.Versailles Project Briefing was conducted by Ms. Emi Pulido, The President and CEO of Praise Realty Marketing Corporation last January 25, 2008, to all her staff.Masterplanned by the internationally recognized Architect and Urban Planner, Felino A. Palafox, Jr., together with Jurong Consultants Pte. Ltd. of Singapore, the houses were designed by Palafox Associates and Rolando Mercado.It is adjacent to the plush Ayala Alabang Village, Alabang Golf and Country Club, and the exclusive schools of the De La Salle Zobel and Woodrose.A 5-minute drive to Alabang Town Center, Festival Mall, the ultra modern Asian Hospital and Medical Center, and the business districts of Madrigal Business Park and Filinvest Corporate City.The project is 75-hectare development with the lot areas ranging from 240 to 500 sq. m.Mediterranean ambiance is perfectly recreated through designed grillworks, sculptures, carved patios, lamp posts and water foun...
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Special Interests and Unique Advices by The eClectic Advisor
2008-02-08 06:45:00
MySearch Philippines website (www.mysearch.ph) was recently relaunched as The eClectic Advisor .It now aims to give people unique advices, in each topic, on how to do something better.What people want nowadays are unique advices or solutions on how to do something better, that will make their lives happier, easier, fuller, and more satisfying.Websites that offer answers or solutions, i.e. Yahoo Answers, LinkedIn Answers, etc., are now becoming popular on the Web due to the Social Networking and Web 2.0 phenomenon.MySearch.ph website is owned and created in 2001 by the Praise Realty Marketing Corp. (www.praiserealty.com.ph)It listed important information and knowledge bases about the Philippines for the general web audience.What makes Mysearch.ph different from other websites is that there are at least 90 interactive blogs where readers can post comments.Topics ranges from:-lifestyle, weddings, investing, travel, business, personal improvement, etc.For "weddings" theme, it has 3 blogs...
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2008 Winning Real Estate Tactics by Donald Trump
2008-01-22 07:57:00
In Real Estate , the Wisest Negotiators always win. Donald Trump spends lots of time preparing for negotiations, which usually gives him the edge."I believe that the key to striking a deal is persuasion, not power. Persuasion is diplomacy at its best - the ability to convince people to accept your ideas." - Trump.Read more Investing Tactics to Navigate Wisely in All Types of Real Estate Markets at http://www.trumpuniversity.com/connect/ne wsletters/itt/issue101.cfm#1

Why Real Estate May Be the Only Real Mainstay Market
2007-12-16 12:58:00
Even though the real estate market rises and falls, there are still many benefits to being in real estate. You can expect that if something happens that causes the real estate to lower, it will eventually come back up. There is always a need for housing and people are always moving into different locations.No matter what type of real estate you are investing in, you can expect that someone will have the need to live on the property. Because real estate is part of the basic needs of individuals, it can be expected that someone will always be looking, and others will always be selling.Read more Why Real Estate May Be the Only Real Mainstay Market at http://praiserealty.com.ph/real_estate_in vesting_guide/why-real-estate.htm
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Do you want to reach your financial goals faster?
2007-12-07 15:03:00
Key Milestones on Selecting a Property to Invest In:1. Analyzing a property,2. Preparing and negotiating offers, and3. Managing propertiesIn short: these are your focus to help you build your fortune on real estate investment.
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Avoiding Extra High Financing Costs
2007-10-27 06:07:00
One of the easiest ways to avoid extra costs is to make sure that you pay your loan on time. Usually, mortgage companies will add in extra finances if you don't pay by a date that they have set for you.Read more at Avoiding Extra High Financing Costs (http://praiserealty.com.ph/real_estate_i nvesting_guide/avoiding-extra-high-financ ing-cost.htm)

Condominiums - Best Value For Your Money
2007-10-07 16:00:00
Here are tips that will help further develop the Philippine real estate industry, specifically in condominiums.First is to give them quality. People dream of living in thematic, nice, clean, and secure communities. Perhaps, an upgrade of their current standard of living. And Quality need not be expensive.Second is making the condominium more affordable to a big number of Filipinos.Third is location. It must be located near key urban centers like schools, malls, hospitals, business centers etc. This allows the buyers to spend more time with their family than on the road.Fourth is speed. The construction must be fast so that no investment is sleeping.Fifth is promotions. You've got to let the people know what you're selling. However, you've got to be truthful in your claims and make sure you deliver them. However, there's nothing like a satisfied customer at the end of the day.Buyers have become more knowledgeable and discriminating over the years through the media and the informa...
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Him And Her
2007-09-28 13:41:00
Hello there, it's Friday evening here. T.G.I.F.I would like to break the seriousness of today with some jokes I have lifted from an email I received, you know the type going around.Before you paint the town red tonight, proceed to read ...A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs. A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need.A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband. A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man.To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.Married men lived longer than single men, but married men are a lot more willing to die.Any married man should forget his mistakes - there's no use in two people remembering the same thing.Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed. Women somehow dete...

Marriage Builds Wealth
2007-09-25 14:13:00
Married people accumulated wealth much faster, accumulating 93 percent more than single or divorced people.A study by an Ohio State University researcher, Jay Zagorsky, shows that a person who marries - and stays married - accumulates nearly twice as much personal wealth as a person who is single or divorced.Zagorsky, a research scientist at OSU's Center for Human Resource Research, tracked the wealth and marital status of 9,055 people from 1985 to 2000.Married people work harder, they advance further in their job, they save more money, and maybe invest more wisely.That's because, one can speculate, they are now working for something larger than themselves. They are working for a family.Zagorsky's study defines wealth as the total value of a person's assets, such as real estate, stocks and bank accounts, minus liabilities, such as mortgages.I am posting this study because real estate is such a real asset that adds to your wealth.Simply ask Ken Kiyosaki (Rich Dad Poor Dad) and Do...
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The Woman Who Won Twice In The Lottery
2007-09-23 09:56:00
A woman who won $1 million from a state lottery game four years ago has improbably hit the jackpot again in September of last year, according to Newsday.Overall, her chances of winning both games were a slim 1 in 3,669,120,000,000.Valerie Wilson, who works at a Long Island deli, said she won another $1 million in New York lottery's Jubilee scratch-off game. The prize will be paid out in $50,000 installments over 20 years.Guess what she bought from her winnings? Real Estate Investments.Wilson said she used her first winnings to help buy homes for her three children.Was her decision just a providential act to her children or she just simply saw a solid investment in real estate vs. other types of investments?Real estate investments simply makes sense.Praise Realty aims to provide investors like Valerie Wilson with a solid choice of house and lot for sale in the Philippines. We welcome foreign real estate investors.Simply proceed to our prime Philippine real estate listings (http://pr...
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Investing to Profiting
2007-09-14 01:30:00
The fundamental principles of real estate investing still apply:1. Develop realistic objectives as an investor.2. Know the actual market value of the properties you buy so you do not overspend on the purchase price or on renovations.3. Know everthing you can about current mortgages (and other borrowing options) so you know the real cost of any deal you put together.So, how should you invest in this uncertain market?The only certainty is that the more you know, the more you stand to make - and the more you can minimize your risk.You can't hide from the trends. You need to master them.Read my article on Investing To Profiting (http://praiserealty.com.ph/real_estate_i nvesting_guide/investing-to-profiting.htm )

Types of Real Estate Investments
2007-09-12 06:43:00
If you want to make a different type of investment in something that you know you can make a profit out of, then knowing the different types of real estate investments can help.Real estate investments begin with two major types; business and residential.Read more at Types of Real Estate Investments (http://praiserealty.com.ph/real_estate_i nvesting_guide/types-of-real-estate-inves tment.htm)
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The U.S. Subprime Mortgage Financial Crisis For The Layman
2007-09-11 13:53:00
Subprime lending is a general term that refers to the practice of making loans to borrowers who do not qualify for market interest rates because of problems with their credit history or the ability to prove that they have enough income to support the monthly payment on the loan for which they are applying.These are loans or mortgages made to homeowners with poor credit ratings. Loans made to these people are of considerable risk because these borrowers are more likely to default on their loans since they already had financial problems before taking on the loan.After a subprime loan is issued to homeowners, issuing banks usually sell these loans to investors. To compensate for the high risk, subprime loans typically pay higher yields.Attracted by the higher yields, a number of mutual funds and hedge funds in the US invest in these loans.In the 20th century, collateralized debt obligations became popular investment vehicles, in use world-wide.Traditionally, when payments on a mortgage...
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Property Investments in the USA, China, India, Philippines
2007-09-10 14:23:00
In the United States, it is a tale of two industries, with housing in decline due to excessive supply and a meltdown in subprime mortgage lending, which has prompted an otherwise healthy commercial real estate industry to tighten up its lending practices. Global real estate investment is still buoyant but a few cracks are starting to show as higher borrowing costs begin to bite, making 2007 a pivotal year after an extended bull run in property prices.But worries over U.S. subprime mortgage loans and Spanish housing, tighter Chinese regulations, cancelled property company flotations, and weak debuts by British real estate investment trusts (REITs) suggests the market is at a turning point.Soaring prices in some Asian hotspots, such as major India n and Chinese cities, have provoked fears that risky bubbles are forming and price corrections are on their way. In China , the government is trying to cool the market with a raft of measures to deter speculation, including taxes and interest ...
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The Lady CEO With A Passion
2007-09-09 07:39:00
Passion for work and determination to succeed. These are the secret traits of businesswoman, M.B.A. and Ph. D. holder Emi Pulido for her successful real estate marketing business.Read more about Emi at Successful Filipino Business Entrepreneur
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Hello World !!!
2007-09-08 08:12:00
This is the official corporate blog of Praise Realty Marketing Corporation and its President & CEO.Corporate Website: House and Lot For Sale in the PhilippinesCorporate Address: Rm. 1109 Herrera Tower, Rufino corner Valero Sts., Salcedo Village, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
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