Tag: great articles
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FHFA Minority & Women
1. FHFA Proposed Amendment: Ensure that the regulated entities fulfill the letter and spirit of their legal obligation to promote diversity and ensure the inclusion and utilization of minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities as well as minority-, women-, and disabled-owned businesses, in all their business and activities: NAWRB Response: It is imperative that regulated…
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How to Get Your Economic Groove On, Part 1
The best and worst thing about social media is that anyone with an opinion has an opportunity to garner an audience. I should know because I’m one of those opinionated writers who has developed a social media “side hustle”—that has effectively doubled my core business—providing mortgage services to California residents. I didn’t do this through…
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5 Easy Ways to Help Your Community as a Real Estate Agent
I remember as a kid when I ordered my first Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and when I bought my first body lotion from The Body Shop. Those were the moments when it became very clear to me that business and doing good could go hand in hand. From then on I was always incredibly…
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Tech with Tradition: A Balancing Act
As a woman opening a real estate office in 1976, I recognized the importance of creating a brand that would be decidedly different from all others. Your brand needs to be based on a solid foundation of values; but it also has to look and feel unique. I achieved a distinctive look in my first…
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Women In Sports
On Thursday, October 20, 2016, the LA Sparks ignited a roaring crowd inside Minnesota’s Target Center as they scored the winning bucket in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals. The buzzer signaled a 77-76 victory for the LA Sparks over the Minnesota Lynx in a nail-biting ending. The triumphant LA Sparks players made Los Angeles…
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A Helping Hand in the SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016
Small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy. With the jobs and services they provide, the 30 million small business owners in the U.S. keep the country moving forward one community at a time. However, with limited employees, depleted resources and unforgiving competition from larger companies, small businesses are often at risk of being…
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Advances: New Immunotherapy Treatments for Breast Cancer in 2017
Peter P. Lee, M.D., the Billy and Audrey L. Wilder Professor in Cancer Immunotherapeutics at City of Hope, has for two decades been interested in treating cancer by stimulating or enhancing a person’s own immune system. This approach, called immunotherapy, has gained much attention in recent years and Lee is a leader in the field.…
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Are You Really Leveraging Technology In Your Real Estate Business?
Many real estate professionals are overwhelmed by the need to stay on top of technology and the question of where to focus their return on investment (ROI). Areas such as branding, offline versus online marketing, advertising, generating content and various income producing activities are in constant need of a systematic plan and approach. Technology According…
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Considering Doing Business with the Federal Government?
Here is an opportunity for advice from Joyce Cofield, Ex-ecutive Director of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion. Joyce, what is the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency? The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency [OCC] is the federal agency that charters, regulates, and supervises…
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Even When an Obese Person Loses Weight, Health Problems Could Persist Due to Epigenetics
When an obese person loses weight, he or she immediately starts to feel better. Blood pressure improves, cholesterol levels diminish and energy levels rise. Because that person is no longer obese, the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, as well as liver, colon and breast cancers and other diseases linked to obesity, diminishes, right? That…