Among the lesser-reported impacts of the Great Recession, during which time millions of Americans lost their homes to foreclosure, is the continuing surge in rental housing demand. Demand has inflated rental rates in already costly markets throughout the country. But rental price inflation is not just a problem hitting high cost of living regions in …
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I remember it well: standing in the Sharper Image store debating between a three-day Bushnell wireless weather forecaster featuring AccuWeather forecasts and an Oregon Scientific model alongside it that offered more detailed information from a competing service provider, MSN Direct. Both weather stations did something unique: They didn't require owners to hook up outdoor sensors …
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If you haven't been in the market for a cell phone recently, perhaps you missed it: AT&T's Unlimited Talk, Text & Web GoPhone Plan, ushered in by a June 21, 2011 press release. The FCC, FTC or state attorneys general really ought to look into AT&T for the marketing of their "unlimited web" mobile phone …
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