Author Bios
Robert Liparulo is a novelist and former journalist who lives with his family in Colorado.
A growing contingent of savvy brokers are opting to turn their offices into cultural reflections of the neighborhoods they serve. Tough work, sometimes, but those who pursue multiculturalism in their offices say the benefits range from ensuring adherence to fair housing laws to gaining new access into the burgeoning ethnic markets.
For the first time ever, owning a vacation home ranked as the No. 1 status symbol in a recent poll by New York-based Roper Starch Worldwide.
Don't forget to tout a home's proximity to public transportation. That’s the message of a new survey by San Francisco-based Gruen, Gruen + Associates.
More homeowners are undertaking home improvements and spending more on them, says the American Express Retail Index.
The Internet Advertising Bureau reports that online advertising totaled $906 million in 1997.American Express, General Motors, Pepsi, FTD Florists—the bigwigs of TV advertising—have all taken the cyber plunge. At stake is the buying power of 100 million Internet users worldwide, 40 million of them in the United States.
