Archive for March, 2007

Tents and Marquees For Temporary Shelter

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

“Party tents” or “marquees” are common for large wedding, fairs, and other gatherings. They are made from tough vinyl. These tents are very expensive and require specilized equipment and skill to erect, so they usually must be rented. Many corporate companies own marquee tents but have them installed and maintained by qualified professionals. The larger party tents are held down with tensioned rachets. Sizes range from 10′ x 10′ to 150′ x 400′. Properly installed party tents are dramatic and very strong. There are a lot of Marquee hire companies offering these on rent.

Traditional Pole Marquees – Consist of Canvas and more recently PVC, under tension by means of centre poles, side poles and guy ropes which are attached to ground stakes hammered into soft surfaces only such as a lawn or field. Hand made of white cotton canvas, traditional poled marquees are more attractive but much less practical and versatile than aluminium frame marquees. The modern PVC traditional pole marquee was introduced due to the material being easier to clean than woven canvas and giving them a longer hire life span.
Aluminium Frame Marquees – Aluminium frame tents have no centre poles or guy ropes, can be erected on any surface and adjacent to buildings or annexe tents. Much more stable and can span a much wider area over pools, flower beds or trees.

Real Estate Blogging

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

Weblogs, or blogs, as they have come to be known, have exploded, with 175,000 debuting each day, according to Technorati, which tracks the phenomenon. They are still a comparative rarity in the real estate business, though blogging proponents say the industry is starting to get it.

However, broker Thad Wong says he doesn’t see a great deal of utility in blogging. The co-founder of @properties, a Chicago real estate brokerage, said his company has a blog in the works that will focus on hard real estate news and sales data, but he doubts the value of personal blogs in generating business.

Last month at a national symposium on real estate technology in New York, panelists said the industry was on the cusp of a blogging revolution.

In 2007, they said, real estate bloggers would at last depart from the tried-and-true formula of offering just home listings and common-sense home-sale advice and instead swing toward personalization to cultivate an image of authority and trustworthiness.

Cape Coral

Thursday, March 15th, 2007

While we are still seeing a decline in most residential markets here locally we are seeing more and more commercial developments. Cape Coral Appreciation Rates have been behind in commercial growth for years. Slowly, we now have about 8% commercial. A recent article in the news-press examines this. Many of my clients & prospective clients have been worried about the current market conditions.

From this commercial growth we’ll see the residential side start to stabilize & then turn around to appreciate again. While I do not believe we will see appreciation rates in the 20-30-50+ ranges anytime soon again, I do think we’ll see 5-10% a year after we stabilize. It’s still a great time to buy – especially since I believe it will turn around quickly & leave many would-be buyers on the sidelines too late to have gotten a great opportunity.

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Thursday, March 8th, 2007

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