After a month of stagnation, the Cal-Culator, Atlanta’s residential real estate index, rose slightly in March by 0.1 to bring the index to 6.4. Incredible home price growth along with an increase in home sales and an uptick in consumer optimism fueled the March index’s rise, though the inventory crunch is still negatively affecting the […]
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Less meat; more vegetables better for humans and our environment. Start a garden?
For the first time, the USDA guidelines consider the health of people and the environment. Since meat production leaves a massive carbon footprint, recommended meat consumption will be lowered.
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Homeowners Associations in Georgia
Though homeowners associations often have a reputation for having strict rules, HOAs can add significant property value and curb appeal to a neighborhood.
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Ready to be proactive in the war against allergens?
By David Martin, President and CEO of VeinInnovations Spring started a couple weeks ago and the first major spring celebration, Easter, is around the corner. But one harbinger of spring beat both events to the punch: allergy season is back. In some parts of the country, allergy season 2015 started even before spring did on […]
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Leveraging Your Home During Tax Season
At tax time, the financial benefits of being a homeowner become even more apparent with homeowners given substantial tax breaks
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Did you know vein disease affects about half of people over the age of 50?
By David Martin, President and CEO of VeinInnovations Last week, I wrote about venous disease, specifically deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. I’m especially passionate about venous disease – it is the reason VeinInnovations exists, after all! Venous disease is underdiagnosed, which is a shame because it is so easily treatable and the results from […]
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Do you know the risk factors for Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism?
Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism can be deadly; know your risks and ways to prevent these killers.
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Atlanta Real Estate Industry Remains Stagnant for February
Due to a decline in mortgage delinquency rates and an increase in inventory offset by declining home sales and investment in the Atlanta market, Atlanta’s real estate index remained stagnant in Feb.
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Were you a dirty child? If so, some believe your parents did you a favor. Would you agree?
Check your family cleanliness recollections vs. your own immunity challenges to see if the Hygiene Hypothesis holds up re: clean dishes, germs, and healthier immune systems.
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The 2014 Buyer and Seller Trends Report
Mortgage Loan Originators have seen the best and the worst of the housing industry in a span of less than 10 years with a flood of heavily fluctuating trends. MLO’s saw a surge of first time homebuyers followed by a major shift that caused a drastic decrease in first time homebuyers. Other trends indicated consumers […]
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What makes exercise a powerful medicine?
Exercise is medicine. It’s a tonic with long-term benefits. We’re realizing more and more that exercise can improve memory and reduce the risk of a host of diseases.
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Is choosing to vaccinate or not vaccinate a personal choice?
By David Martin, President and CEO of VeinInnovations There were 102 cases of measles in the United States in January 2015. Most of the cases were in California. The majority of people who contracted the measles were unvaccinated. To put things in perspective, there were less than 100 cases per year from 2002 to 2007. […]
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Atlanta Residential Real Estate: Poised for Massive Recovery
The first Atlanta residential real estate index of 2015 positions this year to be one of the most memorable years for the Atlanta housing industry in recent history. Strong employment, a growing economy, new government legislation, and an increase in new and existing home sales contributed to the Cal-Culator’s 0.3 increase to a 6.3 in […]
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What makes the return of measles so dangerous and disheartening?
It was declared eradicated, but more than 80 cases of measles in California – most occurring in children whose parents declined vaccination – mean we must redouble our efforts to vaccinate. Here’s the latest update on the outbreak, and what you can do to protect your children and yourself. By David Martin, President and CEO […]
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It’s almost February; how are your resolutions? What are you putting on or giving up?
From hundreds of wearables to 50,000 health apps to diets and cleanses and fads – seems it’s time for some tips on fitness tools and the truth re: diets, with a special emphasis on reasonability and reducing a certain white substance that is killing us.
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Three Reasons to Call Your Lender Now
During a typical winter season, the housing industry hibernates as hopeful homebuyers and sellers hunker down until springtime thaws the cold to make real estate moves. However, this year appears to be far from the norm. The New Year has barely begun and already the stars are aligning for those ready to stick their heads […]
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How can men improve their chances of living as long as women?
Men and women are all eventually headed towards death, but nature tends to come for men first. The gap in life expectancy has shrunk in recent years – from 1990 to 2007, the gap narrowed from seven years to a little over five years in the United States. Women outlive men, it turns out, in […]
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Atlanta Housing Industry: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
After a year of significant progress in the housing industry with strides made in increased inventory, reduced foreclosures and rising home prices, the final month of 2014 didn’t provide many boosts for the Atlanta residential real estate market. The Cal-Culator, Atlanta’s residential real estate index, dropped 0.2 to a 6.0 due to declines in three […]
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Do Immune Boosters Really Work?
By David Martin, President and CEO of VeinInnovations The New Year is off to a very chilly start. Last week, parts of the United States were colder than Mars. It’s frigid across the country and this year’s flu season is harsher than usual. So far this season, almost 5,500 people suffering from flu have been […]
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Are your 2015 resolutions simple, slow, and satisfying?
It may sound more like an ad for scotch than a primer for likely success at achieving New Year’s resolutions, but here’s why simple, slow, and satisfying works as a way to be healthier in 2015.
