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Archive for December 2006

December 13th, 2006

Zillow…one of the most useful tools developed for residential real estate

Zillow.com is an online real estate service that has valuable tools and information for everyone involved in residential real estate. (This service is currently limited to the US market. However, it has a lot of  informative topics too about real estate that could be useful to anyone.)
The name Zillow evolved from the words Zillion and […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 1 comment

December 11th, 2006

“Want to have gifts” this Holiday Season for the business executive!

It’s theme day at b5 media business channel! Our topic is holiday gifts.
During Christmas holidays, we usually receive various kinds of gifts and a lot of "I knew I will get one of those" gifts. Personally, I feel happy when someone appreciates my gift.  The best sign of appreciation at times is through action.  If […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 2 comments

December 8th, 2006

Top Ten Countres To Live in the World

On a report released last November 2006, the United Nations ranked the quality of life for the 177 countries in the world.
Here’s the list of countries who made it to the Top Ten.

Best Countries to Live in the World 2006

Norway
Iceland
Australia
Ireland
Sweden
Canada
Japan
United States
Switzerland
Netherlands

The report rates the per-capita income, standard of living, educational levels, health care and […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 3 comments

December 7th, 2006

New Urbanism…a reaction to urban sprawl

From my previous post, I wrote about our decision to purchase a property in a developing area over an established area.
While browsing the internet about urban planning and its impact on new developments, I chanced upon the term "New Urbanism".
New Urbanism is actually an urban design movement that aims to reform all aspects of real […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 0 comments

December 6th, 2006

Established Area or New Development?

Established Area or New Development?  This is the question me and my husband had been debating about before    buying our new house.
From my previous post, I did mention about us moving on from renting to buying a property.  But, it was not as easy as just deciding to buy a property.  We had other plans, […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 1 comment

December 5th, 2006

Basic Guidelines in Buying a Property

It took us quite awhile before we decided to buy our own property.  You can read on my previous post, on how we moved on from renting to buying our own property.
For some people, it is an emotional exercise to buy your own property specially if it is your first time to do so.  Here […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 1 comment

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