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Thursday, January 6, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
iPad Sparks Wave of Tablet Imitators
Many tech companies are talking tablets at this week’s annual International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. After being mostly blind sided by the popularity of Apple’s iPad last year, several tech companies are looking to debut their own versions of this new form of tablet computing.
Analyst Richard Doherty of the Envisioneering Group says that more than 100 companies will debut versions of a tablet computer. For example, Motorola, Toshiba, Research In Motion, Asus, Acer and Vizio are among the companies expected to unveil tablets during this week’s Consumer Electronics Show.
Apple's chief competitor, Google’s Android, is expected to be used in many of the new tablets.
Samsung released its 7-inch screen Galaxy Tab in November. Other companies’ debuts may still be awhile. For example, tablets from Toshiba and Motorola aren’t expected until the second half of the year.
The new tablets are expected to fill in gaps with features the current iPad doesn’t have. For example, the Tab and Toshiba’s Tablet will feature two cameras for videos and photos, a USB port as well as a slot for SD memory cards for photos, and work with Adobe Flash software.
Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs isn’t worried about the competition and called the new tablets “dead on arrival." He said many of the competing tablets will be too small with 7-inch screens. "Seven-inch tablets are tweeners -- too big to be a phone and too small to compete with the iPad," he said.
Analysts expect Apple to announce it's next version of the iPad soon.
Source: “Is 2011 the Year of the Tablet?; Tech Companies to Play iPad Catch-up at CES,” USA Today (Jan. 4, 2011)
Analyst Richard Doherty of the Envisioneering Group says that more than 100 companies will debut versions of a tablet computer. For example, Motorola, Toshiba, Research In Motion, Asus, Acer and Vizio are among the companies expected to unveil tablets during this week’s Consumer Electronics Show.
Apple's chief competitor, Google’s Android, is expected to be used in many of the new tablets.
Samsung released its 7-inch screen Galaxy Tab in November. Other companies’ debuts may still be awhile. For example, tablets from Toshiba and Motorola aren’t expected until the second half of the year.
The new tablets are expected to fill in gaps with features the current iPad doesn’t have. For example, the Tab and Toshiba’s Tablet will feature two cameras for videos and photos, a USB port as well as a slot for SD memory cards for photos, and work with Adobe Flash software.
Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs isn’t worried about the competition and called the new tablets “dead on arrival." He said many of the competing tablets will be too small with 7-inch screens. "Seven-inch tablets are tweeners -- too big to be a phone and too small to compete with the iPad," he said.
Analysts expect Apple to announce it's next version of the iPad soon.
Source: “Is 2011 the Year of the Tablet?; Tech Companies to Play iPad Catch-up at CES,” USA Today (Jan. 4, 2011)
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Holiday Decor Can Catch a Buyer's Eye
Tastefully done holiday decorations can be the eye candy that captures a buyer’s interest, says Lee Ralph, an associate with Coldwell Banker North Tampa (Fla.).
“We even negotiated a contract on Christmas Day last year,” Ralph says.
Ralph suggests using elegant themes and warns against over-decoration. “That may keep the buyer from being comfortable and able to visualize the home as their own,” Ralph says.
Designer Rick Davies, co-owner of Lafayette & Rushford Home, a home decor store in Dunedin, Fla., makes these suggestions:
· Work with what can’t be changed. Work carefully with the color, style, and age of the home.
· Consider proportions. Don’t put a huge wreath on a tiny door.
· Light the way. Simple pathway lights are a gracious way to greet potential buyers.
· Be subtle. Choose contemporary colors, including bright greens, lemongrass, golds, and ambers.
· Natural is in. Natural-look and organic materials are in vogue, including berries, artichokes, moss, twigs, acorns, and feathers.
“We even negotiated a contract on Christmas Day last year,” Ralph says.
Ralph suggests using elegant themes and warns against over-decoration. “That may keep the buyer from being comfortable and able to visualize the home as their own,” Ralph says.
Designer Rick Davies, co-owner of Lafayette & Rushford Home, a home decor store in Dunedin, Fla., makes these suggestions:
· Work with what can’t be changed. Work carefully with the color, style, and age of the home.
· Consider proportions. Don’t put a huge wreath on a tiny door.
· Light the way. Simple pathway lights are a gracious way to greet potential buyers.
· Be subtle. Choose contemporary colors, including bright greens, lemongrass, golds, and ambers.
· Natural is in. Natural-look and organic materials are in vogue, including berries, artichokes, moss, twigs, acorns, and feathers.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
7 Trends That Will Drive The Future of Housing
1. Big builders are wringing the extras out of construction costs and dropping the national average cost-to-build 36 percent to $52 per square foot.
2. Starting in 2011, Energy Star will ramp up its efficient design and quality installation standards. To get Energy Star certification, builders will have to install the right insulation, HVAC systems, and other features related to energy efficiency correctly every time.
3. Sheds are the next evolution. As homes get smaller, a separate shed will become a popular home addition.
4. There are 81 million "Echo Boomers" who were born from 1981 to 1999, compared to just 78 million Baby Boomers born from 1946 to 1964. These children and grandchildren of Boomers will drive home-building for years.
5. By 2015, demographers say, more than two out of every five households occupied by Generation Y people born between 1981 and 1999 will be WINKs (women with incomes and no kids).
6. Make room for the "Sandwich Generation" – Baby Boomers living with both their kids and their parents. These families like having two master suites, a second cooking area, and lots of storage.
7. Baby Boomers want to keep working and continue to live where they have always lived. They want a first-floor master bedroom near the washer and dryer and lots of convenient storage.
2. Starting in 2011, Energy Star will ramp up its efficient design and quality installation standards. To get Energy Star certification, builders will have to install the right insulation, HVAC systems, and other features related to energy efficiency correctly every time.
3. Sheds are the next evolution. As homes get smaller, a separate shed will become a popular home addition.
4. There are 81 million "Echo Boomers" who were born from 1981 to 1999, compared to just 78 million Baby Boomers born from 1946 to 1964. These children and grandchildren of Boomers will drive home-building for years.
5. By 2015, demographers say, more than two out of every five households occupied by Generation Y people born between 1981 and 1999 will be WINKs (women with incomes and no kids).
6. Make room for the "Sandwich Generation" – Baby Boomers living with both their kids and their parents. These families like having two master suites, a second cooking area, and lots of storage.
7. Baby Boomers want to keep working and continue to live where they have always lived. They want a first-floor master bedroom near the washer and dryer and lots of convenient storage.
3 Reasons To Sell Your Home
1. The market is improving.
2. Homes in great locations are always in demand.
3. Spring is coming soon and many potential buyers are starting their online search right after the hoildays.
2. Homes in great locations are always in demand.
3. Spring is coming soon and many potential buyers are starting their online search right after the hoildays.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Home purchases decline
Home Purchase Applications Decline
The number of applications for mortgages to purchase homes declined 0.4 percent last week compared to the previous week on an adjusted basis, probably because the Labor Day holiday took people’s minds off home shopping.
On an unadjusted basis, the purchase index declined 21.9 percent compared to the previous week and was down 39.7 percent compared to the same week a year ago.
Overall, mortgage applications, including applications to refinance, decreased 8.9 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis compared to the previous week and were down 27.4 percent on an unadjusted basis.
Mortgage rates remained low:
· 30-year fixed-rate mortgages decreased to 4.47 percent from 4.50 percent.
· 15-year fixed-rate mortgages decreased to 3.96 percent from 4 percent.
· 1-year ARMs decreased to 6.89 percent from 7 percent.
Source: Mortgage Bankers Association (09/15/2010)
The number of applications for mortgages to purchase homes declined 0.4 percent last week compared to the previous week on an adjusted basis, probably because the Labor Day holiday took people’s minds off home shopping.
On an unadjusted basis, the purchase index declined 21.9 percent compared to the previous week and was down 39.7 percent compared to the same week a year ago.
Overall, mortgage applications, including applications to refinance, decreased 8.9 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis compared to the previous week and were down 27.4 percent on an unadjusted basis.
Mortgage rates remained low:
· 30-year fixed-rate mortgages decreased to 4.47 percent from 4.50 percent.
· 15-year fixed-rate mortgages decreased to 3.96 percent from 4 percent.
· 1-year ARMs decreased to 6.89 percent from 7 percent.
Source: Mortgage Bankers Association (09/15/2010)
Monday, August 30, 2010
Mortgage Rates Continue to Fall
Mortgage Rates Continue to Fall
Average interest on long-term mortgages slid to a record low for the eighth time in nine weeks and could dip more. Freddie Mac reports that 30-year fixed loans averaged 4.36 percent this week, down from 4.42 percent a week ago; the 15-year fixed rate fell to a new low of 3.86 percent from 3.90 percent; and adjustable-rate mortgages were also below 4 percent.
The Mortgage Bankers Association's Michael Fratantoni said the group expects that rates "will begin to rise as the economic situation improves along with jobs."
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Sam Spatter (08/27/10)
Average interest on long-term mortgages slid to a record low for the eighth time in nine weeks and could dip more. Freddie Mac reports that 30-year fixed loans averaged 4.36 percent this week, down from 4.42 percent a week ago; the 15-year fixed rate fell to a new low of 3.86 percent from 3.90 percent; and adjustable-rate mortgages were also below 4 percent.
The Mortgage Bankers Association's Michael Fratantoni said the group expects that rates "will begin to rise as the economic situation improves along with jobs."
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Sam Spatter (08/27/10)
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