http://endeavorbuyshouses.com/blog Real Estate Investment Education Thu, 01 May 2008 02:30:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ranked 88th two years ago on Money magazine's top 100 places to live, the city of Bethlehem came in at No. 58 on this month's Fortune Small Business magazine's top 100 "Best Places to Live and Launch."  Pennsylvania Community and Economic Development Secretary Dennis Yablonsky helped celebrate the recognition Friday ... http://endeavorbuyshouses.com/blog/2008/04/30/bethlehem-ranks-high-in-fortune-magazine-list/ Emmaus Borough Council is considering adopting an ordinance requiring sidewalks throughout the borough less than a year after a county judge decided an existing sidewalk law was deeply flawed.  Council held the first reading of an ordinance Monday that, if adopted, would repeal the former ordinance and put in place ... http://endeavorbuyshouses.com/blog/2008/04/30/emmaus-council-eyes-new-ordinance-requiring-sidewalks/ Hellertown Borough has recently begun to aggressively enforce their Sidewalk Inspection Ordinance (Ordinance No. 683), which was adopted in 2005.  The Ordinance requires that sellers contact the Borough so the Code Officer can inspect the sidewalk for compliance.  According to the Ordinance, it is the responsibility of the current property ... http://endeavorbuyshouses.com/blog/2008/04/30/sidewalk-inspection-ordinance/ On March 2, 2009, The National Association of REALTORS® joined Senators Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) as they introduced S. 2795, the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). President-elect Charles McMillan spoke at the press conference where the legislation was introduced to ... http://endeavorbuyshouses.com/blog/2008/04/29/nar-joins-senators-to-introduce-the-small-business-health-options-program/ LVAR has now met with all 10 State Representatives over the past two months, urging them to support HB 1438 and HB 1439, which would stop local taxing districts from engaging in the practice of point of sale reassessments.   9 Representatives indicated they support our position and will vote in ... http://endeavorbuyshouses.com/blog/2008/04/29/realtors%c2%ae-seek-legislative-remedy-to-stop-point-of-sale-reassessments/ When people hear “health care” mentioned, they most likely think of the Democratic Candidates and their extensive discussion of creating affordable health care for the American People.  Senators Obama and Clinton have focused strongly on their health care plans for the country.  Senator Clinton would force everyone to purchase some ... http://endeavorbuyshouses.com/blog/2008/04/29/sen-john-mccain-will-visit-the-lehigh-valley-hospital/ According to police, the recently installed cameras around Allentown streets have helped considerably by identifying a number of criminals.  The cameras have helped to place at least four individuals under arrest and more cases are currently being processed.  Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski also reminds residents that the mere threat of ... http://endeavorbuyshouses.com/blog/2008/04/28/street-cameras-are-fighting-crime-in-allentown/ In order to have a strong hold on the Democratic nomination for this year’s presidential election, senator Barack Obama must comfortably win today’s Pennsylvania Primary election.  Obama himself has predicted a win for Hillary which will leave the decision for Democratic nominee up in the air as they candidates continue ... http://endeavorbuyshouses.com/blog/2008/04/22/obama-predicts-his-own-loss-in-today%e2%80%99s-pennslyvania-primary/ Hillary Clinton is all set to visit the Bethlehem area this weekend with a stop at Liberty High School.  The school will open at 11AM and the program will begin at 1 PM.  This visit may prove critical for Clinton, as recent polls show she has maintained only a 1% ... http://endeavorbuyshouses.com/blog/2008/04/18/hillary-clinton-plans-a-trip-to-bethlehem/ There hasn’t been much good news published regarding the economy these past months, but there may be some hope for smart investors.  Blanche Evans of the Realty Times believes that this may be just the right time for purchasing a property.  With many people panicking and selling off their assets ... http://endeavorbuyshouses.com/blog/2008/04/18/economy-makes-this-a-good-time-to-buy-real-estate/