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Allan Bryant scans the sky as he watches over a minutes-old calf huddled under a tree line with its mother. After a few failed tries, the calf stands on wobbly legs for the first time, looking to nurse. Above, a pair of birds circle in the distance. Bryant, hoping they’re not black vultures, is relieved to see they’re only turkey vultures — red-headed and not aggressive. “Honestly, the black vulture is one of the ugliest things I’ve ever seen,” he said. “They’re easy to hate.” Black vultures, scavengers that sometimes attack and kill sick or newborn animals, didn’t used to…
Amazon’s CEO has finally spoken up about the company’s 14,000 layoffs earlier this week, and he claims the motive was not at all financial. Speaking during the company’s quarterly earnings call Thursday, CEO Andy Jassy said laying off those employees was about a mismatched cultural fit—and nothing else. “The announcement that we made a few days ago was not really financially driven, and it’s not even really AI-driven, not right now at least,” he said about the job cuts. “It’s culture.” The job cuts this week, which mostly affected middle managers, follow a June memo in which Jassy said Amazon…
In the competitive world of real estate, effective marketing is crucial for success. For realtors looking to stand out and attract more clients, a strategic approach to marketing can make all the difference. This Redfin real estate article explores key marketing tips for realtors to help realtors enhance their visibility and engage potential buyers and sellers while they sell a home in Evanston or Cincinnati. Marketing tips for realtors: Building a strong online presence A strong online presence is the cornerstone of modern real estate marketing. It’s where most prospective clients begin their home search and agent vetting process. Create…
Quick answer: The due diligence period is the time between an accepted offer and closing, when a buyer investigates the property, schedules inspections, reviews disclosures, and ensures it meets expectations before finalizing the purchase. You put an offer on a home and it’s been accepted, now the due diligence period begins. In real estate, the due diligence period is the time between an accepted offer and closing. You can schedule inspections, review the title, secure an appraisal, and check for any red flags that could affect your decision to buy. Whether you’re buying a home in Sarasota, FL, Wyckoff, NJ,…
A fire in your home is one of the worst nightmares most homeowners can experience. It’s a stressful and a scary experience. The good news is that, even after something as devastating as a fire, you still have options to sell your house after fire damage. Luckily, selling your house with fire damage is absolutely possible and homeowners around the country navigate the process successfully every year. We’ll walk you through your three main options. The best option for you will depend largely on the specifics of your financial situation, the extent of the damage, and your personal preferences. Option…
Bitcoin accumulator Strategy Inc. returned to profitability in the third quarter, with results bolstered by an unrealized gain tied to the rising value of the company’s roughly $69 billion cryptocurrency stockpile. Net income was $2.8 billion, or $8.42 a share, compared with a loss of $340 million, or $1.72 in the year-ago period, the Tysons Corner, Virginia-based firm said in a statement Thursday. The company, formerly known as MicroStrategy, adopted accounting standards in January that required it to include the fair value of its Bitcoin holdings in its earnings. The change triggered multibillion dollar swings between profits and losses in…
Teresa and Marty Strelecky met while Mr. Strelecky was in the Navy and stationed in Bremerton, Wash., just across Puget Sound from Seattle. After a stint in Mr. Strelecky’s native Chicago, the couple settled in West Seattle, where he worked as a lawyer and she was a stay-at-home mother to their four children, who are now adults.“We’re committed Pacific Northwesterners,” said Mr. Strelecky, who works at a real estate title insurance firm.[Did you recently buy a home? We want to hear from you. Email: thehunt@nytimes.com. Sign up here to have The Hunt delivered to your inbox every week.]Still, the couple,…
AI can help enhance your image, knowledge, and consistency of message, but it’s you, your relationships, how well you communicate, and your local knowledge expertise that will determine if you are successful or not. Craig and Toby will break down how to balance the onset of AI with the personal value and expertise you offer […]
Chef Andrew Zimmern, wearing a blue chore jacket, stands in front of his kitchen island. Ask the chef Andrew Zimmern when he arrived in the Twin Cities, and he’ll respond with unsparing detail: “The night of Jan. 28, 1992. I had tried to kill myself four or five days earlier, and I was at the end of my rope, a horrible user of people and taker of things and an active addict and alcoholic.”Chef Andrew Zimmern, wearing a blue chore jacket, stands in front of his kitchen island. By then, he had no home, so he’d found room at a…
Dave:We are in a housing correction, at least on a national level, but everyone knows real estate and real estate investing are local. What happens in one market can be totally different from what happens in other markets. Where BRRRR works may not be great for short-term rental investing, where short-term rental investing works might not be great for flipping. It all comes down to what you’re trying to accomplish and what’s happening on the ground in your individual market. In today’s episode, we’re going deep into the dramatic regional differences we’re seeing in the housing market across the US…