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Remodeler Alan Hanbury thinks somebody must have disconnected the phone in his Newington, Conn., office and not told him. After a record year for his company, House of Hanbury Builders Inc., in 2007, he says clients are not calling at all this year. “My client base is doing nothing, not even getting prices. In 30 years in the business I’ve never seen it like this,” he said here last week at the International Builders Show.

But most of the way across the country, in Farmington, N.M., Lonny Rutherford, of Legacy Construction Inc., says his area of the Southwest could use more remodeling contractors to keep up with all the business. (more…)

This islands nation has been the toast of the British investor for decades. Cyprus is, indeed, an attractive country as well as a popular real estate investment destination. With all year round sunshine, Cyprus rocks to the tunes of visitors from all over the world flocking in to this tiny Mediterranean island.

Moreover, there’s no such time as ‘lean period’ as regards to the influx of tourists in the country is concerned. Miles and miles of pristine beaches in the country ensure there is no shortage of activities to be indulged in by the visitors at any time of the year. Overall, Cyprus is like a pocket-sized dynamo for the real estate investors all across Europe.
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Recently, if you’re active in the online real estate world you have likely stumbled across a blog, thread or website promoting a new SEO contest. The contest has quickly caught on and is already creating teams and excitement. This real estate SEO contest has attracted some of the best real estate webmasters in the world and is sure to deliver an opportunity to learn for everyone involved?

The goal of the contest is to get to the top of the first page of Google results for the keyword “The Greatest Real Estate Agent in the World”, the time frame is just over 2 and a half months and the contest ends on May 1st, 2008. Officially, the contest started on February 12th, kicked of by Morgan Carey over at Real Estate Webmasters (REW) after hearing about the idea and concept from Eric Bramlett, a Real Estate Agent in Texas.

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