Quotes of the Day

A large part of buying right is searching for sellers with limited alternatives. When sellers are not under any time pressure, it's hard to get good buys. When they are under a lot of time pressure, you can often get terrific buys. Some of the best buys we've made have been from sellers who called us back weeks after they turned down our original offer ("I hope you get what you're asking, but if you don't, call me.") [2004] - Mike Summey

81 percent of viral e-mail recipients will pass the e-mail on to at least one other person. [2005] - Robert W. Bly

Market influencers impact the immediate levels of supply and demand in the real estate market. Their effect is temporary but real. Market influencers have little to do with the fundamental key drivers of the real estate cycle, but that does not mean that market influencers are insignificant! In the Vancouver and Toronto markets from the middle of 2009 to the middle of 2011, a "false boom" occurred. Fuelled by market influencers rather than an actual shift in the real estate cycle. The low interest rates and impending HST worked as market influencers and stimulated real-world, but short-term, demand, thus creating a false perception of a real estate boom. [2011] - Don R. Campbell

Employment is often a lagging indicator regardless of whether a market is headed into an economic downturn or upswing. Heading into the downturn, companies tend to hold on to their staff as long as possible and are reluctant to add staff on the upswing until confidence has been fully restored. [2011] - Don R. Campbell

You need folate, not folic acid. Key to the avoidance of cancer is to steer clear of supplements that contain folic acid and foods fortified with folic acid. It's too easy to overdose with this synthetic "nutrient" that promotes cellular replication and cancer. Folate is abundant in green vegetables, beans, and other plant foods. In fact, people following a Nutritarian diet typically have blood levels of folate that are above the normal range. The extra amount of folate in the bloodstream is not hurtful. Only people who don't eat sufficient amounts of vegetables could be low in folate. [2020] - Joel Fuhrman