(Editor’s note: This content is provided by The John A. Hartford Foundation, a Next Avenue funder.) “I have been forgetting things for years, but now I forget in a new way. I used to believe I could eventually retrieve whatever was lost and then commit… Continue reading
Regular contributor John Giffen used to think open houses were useless, but he has since become a convert. With the right planning and organization, he believes you can make an open house a win for both you and your clients. Here’s how. Continue reading
Paula Durlofsky may be a psychologist, but that hardly made her immune last fall to the emotional wallop of her second daughter heading off to college, leaving Durlofsky and her husband Larry, of Bryn Mawr, Pa., living in what felt like an extremely em… Continue reading
Over the years, we’ve done a lot of moving. We moved ourselves from Nebraska to Ecuador in 2001, and since then, we’ve lived and worked in seven communities in four countries. Along the way, we’ve learned a few things about the basics of preparing for … Continue reading
(Editor’s note: This content is sponsored by Acts Retirement-Life Communities.) Retirement is your reward for an industrious life of service. After putting in decades in your chosen career, it’s time to hang up your hat, put up your feet and finally re… Continue reading
Cristobal Trejo, a worker at the famed Churchill Downs racetrack, provides daily care for the horses he loves. Carol Challas, a breast cancer survivor, founded the Derby City Dragons, a supportive and dedicated dragon boat team with 40 members, compris… Continue reading
Leadership comes in a number of forms, but a consistent theme and struggle is getting those on their team to increase transaction volume and perform at a greater capacity. Continue reading
(Editor’s note: This content is sponsored by Consumer Cellular.) The technology market for older users is booming. With the world’s 65-plus population poised to hit one billion by the year 2030, manufacturers are scrambling to find new ways to put digi… Continue reading
Building permits in California plunged 10 percent in July, the lowest since the Great Recession, according to the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office. Continue reading
Median home prices in 80 percent of opportunity zones are below the national average, according to a new report from Attom Data Solutions. Continue reading