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In a move that creates a giant in the single-family rental space, American Homes 4 Rent and American Residential Properties announced Tuesday that the companies finalized their merger. According to a release from the companies, the merger “enhances the size” of American Homes 4 Rent, which was already the “largest publicly traded single-family rental company.” …read more
From:: Real Estate Wire
In a move that creates a giant in the single-family rental space, American Homes 4 Rent and American Residential Properties announced Tuesday that the companies finalized their merger. According to a release from the companies, the merger “enhances the size” of American Homes 4 Rent, which was already the “largest publicly traded single-family rental company.” …read more
From:: Real Estate Wire
Oil futures turned decidedly higher on Tuesday after Russian news agency TASS reported that a decision by major producers to stabilize oil output could be made later this month. Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Tuesday that 15 nations, producing 73% of oil across the globe, support a decision to stabilize oil production, according to TASS. The minister also said that such a decision would be efficient even without Iran. April West Texas Intermediate oil traded at $34.48 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, up 73 cents, or 2.2%. Earlier, it was seesawing between modest losses and gains.
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“It’s not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is what are we busy about?” –Henry David Thoreau
Each of us accomplishes our work one day at a time. We work hard, yet it’s easy to forget that we have untapped intelligence and ingenuity to achieve a better life for ourselves and our dependents. When asked the secrets of personal and professional success, most of the world’s wisest people focus on the differences between working harder and working smarter. Working smarter comes first.
That’s why I’m proposing that you start a “Working Smarter, Not Just Harder” folder on your desktop, laptop, or tablet. Fill it with links or content from the articles and ideas that kick start your inner genius. This folder should contain articles that ignite your determination and imagination, too. Here’s a link to an article which was written to galvanize your self-improvement strategy. If you didn’t read that article when it was first published, no problem! Read it right now from top to bottom. Seize the moment, carpe diem and glean all you can from it!
Need an article about how to be more successful with the management of your most priceless commodity–time? Take a look at this article with an eye for improving time management skills. As you accumulate your folder full of information about working smarter, make sure you organize it to meet your needs. Place them in some kind of order that matches your personal goals or desires.
Now it’s time to make a date with yourself as often as possible to review your Working Harder folder. Once a week should be a minimum, and twice a week is optimum. My suggestion is you complete your work week with a personal review. Take a few notes about the areas of your life that you enthusiastically want to make progress. Then rest your weary mind for a day. Okay, maybe you should rest your mind for a couple of days. Have some fun, commune with nature, do something that is extra-relaxing and don’t think about work at all.
Then, when you begin your work week, make it a habit to consult your folder. Spend 15-20 minutes scanning the powerful articles you’ve collected for the purpose of choosing your focus for the week. The point is to look for definitive ways you can delegate, organize, streamline and improve your methods for accomplishing your work. Don’t be hard on yourself, feel encouraged, and be proactive.
Now you’re ready for my #1 way to work smarter and not just harder: Always begin each work day by doing the most important tasks first.
Put another way; accomplish your most important work as early in your day as possible. That’s when you have the most energy and mental clarity. You’ll also feel a great sense of relief. This way you’ll find it easier to follow an important rule that I invite you to adopt as your own. Never, ever check your email until you’ve accomplished your most important tasks of …read more
From:: Property Management
An emoji is worth a million feelings is practically the modern version of a picture is worth a thousand words. So how far will emojis penetrate into how we communicate or even the world of real estate? Here’s an emoji listing for the White House. Can you understand what it’s saying? …read more
From:: Real Estate Wire
Target Corp. was initiated at buy at Buckingham Research Group, with analysts saying they are “impressed” with signs of improved merchandising and execution. The price target is $96. Target shares are trading at about $80 on Tuesday. Free cash flow was spurred by the company’s decision to exit Canada and the sale of its pharmacy business, analysts said. Increasing dividends and share repurchases (estimated at $4 billion for fiscal 2016, up from $3.4 billion in fiscal 2015) were also cited in the Tuesday note.”The company has addressed e-commerce
competition and refocused on core categories including fashion (style), baby, kids, and wellness,” analysts wrote. “The result has been 30% e-commerce revenue growth and comps at core categories increasing in the mid-to-high single-digit range,” analysts said. Target shares are up 2.3% in Tuesday trading and 10.6% for the year-to-date. The S&P 500 is down 4% for the year so far.
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The National Legal and Policy Center, a non profit organization is calling for an official investigation on David Stevens, chief executive of the Mortgage Bankers Association. The MBA says Stevens did nothing wrong. …read more
From:: Real Estate Wire
Ocwen Financial Corp.’s stock plunged 34% in very-active morning trade Tuesday, as concerns over widening losses at mortgage servicing company, coupled with intense regulatory scrutiny, has put the shares on track to close at an eight-year low. Volume was 12.4 million shares just before 11 p.m. Eastern, or nearly five times the full-day average over the past 30 days, according the FactSet. The stock’s selloff extends the 38% tumble on volume of 12.8 million shares on Monday, which came in the wake of a much wider-than-expected loss and sharp drop in revenue. That marked the 15th time in the last 16 quarters that Ocwen had missed bottomline estimates. The stock has plummeted 64% year to date, while the S&P 500 has slipped 4.3%
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The Rolling Stones will give a free concert in Havana, Cuba, on March 25, following its current tour in Latin America, the band announced Tuesday. It would be the first open-air concert in the country by a British rock band, the group said. “We have performed in many special places during our long career but this show in Havana is going to be a landmark event for us, and, we hope, for all our friends in Cuba too,” the band said in a statement. The concert would come on the heels of U.S. President Barack Obama’s trip to Cuba, planned for March 21-22.
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U.S. stocks opened higher Tuesday tracking a global stock rally as oil prices rose. The S&P 500 gained 10 points, or 0.5%, at 1,942. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 72 points, or 0.4%, to 16,586. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite began the day up 42 points, or 0.9%, to 4,599. Stocks closed out the month of February with the first monthly gain for the Dow since November, while the S&P and Nasdaq each posted three-straight monthly falls for the first time since 2011.
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