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Top selling real estate books on Amazon.com.

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Top 10 Best-Selling Real Estate Books

According to The Group Inc. Real Estate Insider newsletter (Vol. 31, No. 3 - April 2007), apartment vacancy rates in the Fort Collins area fell from 8.9% (3Q-2006) to 8.3% (4Q-2006) and the Greeley area fell from 7.3% (3Q-2006) to 7.2% (4Q-2006). However, the Loveland area increased from 8.0% (3Q-2006) to 10.6% (4Q-2006). According to the newsletter, apartment vacancy rates are likely to decline in the next six months - stating that “demographic and cost-of-housing fundamentals favor lowering vacancy rates”.

Realty Times - by Broderick Perkins - Published: April 25, 2007

“There’s plenty of year left, but early predictions that the housing market would rebound in 2007 have so far fallen flat as more buyers bail and sellers wail.”

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‘No Signs Of Turnaround’ In Home Price Decline

Realty Times - by Broderick Perkins - Published: April 19, 2007
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Rising Rents More Widespread

The Fort Collins Apartment Association launched it’s brand new website today (April 12, 2007)! You can view the website by going to www.FCRHA.org or clicking on:
Fort Collins Apartment Association Website

Realty Times - by Broderick Perkins - Published: April 10, 2007

“More than 85 percent of HomeAway.com vacation rentals answering one of the site’s online polls said they either have high-speed Internet or plan to add it in the next year.”

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New Meaning For Vacation Rental ‘Hot Spots’

Realty Times - by Jack Peckham - Published: April 11, 2007

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April Real Estate Cybertips

Realty Times - by Broderick Perkins - Published: April 11, 2007

“A new law working it’s way through the Kauai, HI, county council would regulate some vacation rentals and outlaw others in certain residential areas.”

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Coping With Vacation Rental Bans

The Rocky Mountain Collegian Online - Kathleen Harward, Director of Student Legal Services - Issue date: 4/9/07 Section: Opinion

“Student tenants, with help from Student Legal Services, won a significant victory on Thursday in Larimer County Small Claims Court! Magistrate Schwartz ruled that the landlord in the case could not enforce a written lease that purported to rent to only three tenants when, in fact, the landlord intended from the beginning to rent to more than three.”

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THREE PEACEFUL WARRIORS WIN AN IMPORTANT COURT RULING FOR TENANTS

Presentation on “Using Technology to Improve Your Business!”

Fort Collins Apartment Association
Education Seminar
Presented on April 10, 2007
By Mike Levy, Levy Consulting, LLC

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Using Technology to Improve Your Business!