When we went out on family walks, I would talk to people, says Dave DeYoung. I d say, Do you know anyone who s looking to sell? We were just out getting to know the neighborhood, but basically, I was prospecting.
It worked. Earlier this year, the DeYoungs bought a five-bedroom Prairie Style house on Damen Avenue for $490,000. The sellers, who declined to comment for this story, didn t have to do any premarket painting, install air conditioning or pay agents commissions. The DeYoungs got a pre-pandemic price, Dave says, and sidestepped the hassle of bidding wars.
In a real estate market filled with frustrations lost bidding wars, sharply rising prices and a dearth of inventory among them buyers like the DeYoungs are trying to jump the line. If they re not moseying up to strangers, they re asking real estate agents to massage their personal networks in search of a house that isn t on the market or even texting homeowners to ask if they d consider selling.
New Jersey police on Friday released the 911 calls residents made in the aftermath of the plane crash that left the pilot dead, with the recordings showing the level of panic those in the area had immediately after the aircraft went into a nearby house.
Facebook Jul 29, 2020
Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-WI, criticized Facebook’s decision to remove a viral video of doctors claiming hydroxychloroquine cures COVID-19. CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended the decision saying that “some of the data suggests it might be harmful to people, we think we should take that down. That could cause imminent risk of harm.” Google Jul 29, 2020
House Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David Cicilline, D, R.I., questioned Google CEO Sundar Pichai about his company’s treatment of Yelp. “The choice Google gave Yelp was, ’Let us steal your content or effectively disappear from the web,’” said Cicilline. “Mr. Pichai, isn’t that anti-competitive?”
Submitted by Jamie Roth, Public Relations Manage, Western Illinois Regional Council-Community Action Agency
Western Illinois Regional Council-Community Action Agency
Subhead: Seminar to discuss how strangulation can lead to homicide
MACOMB – Strangulation is a serious and sometimes deadly form of domestic violence. Abusers who strangle their victims are more likely to escalate their violent behavior and potentially kill their victim(s) or law enforcement officers. As part of their awareness campaign, Western Illinois Regional Council-Community Action Agency (WIRC-CAA) Victim Services is now offering critical strangulation training to local law enforcement officers and other interested organizations.
Domestic Violence Program Coordinator Kerrie, who teaches each seminar, said that the signs of strangulation are not always visible by bruising on the neck. “On average, only 50% of strangulation victims have visible injuries,” said Kerrie. “Internal symptoms of non-fatal stra
An Administration for Children’s Services worker who served nearly three decades for murder is accused of attacking a 6-year-old boy in his care. Jacques Edwards, 55, is charged with assault and endangering the welfare of a child after he allegedly slammed the child into a door frame and tried to put him inside a file cabinet, according to the NYPD…. Aug 7, 2018