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Real Estate Fact of the Day

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Rick Curtis

The average net worth of a homeowner is 44 times greater than a renter.

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Real Estate Fact of the Day

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Rick Curtis

The producers of “Extreme Makeover Home Edition” had to start downsizing the homes they were using because the owners could not afford the resulting utility bills and other fees that resulted from the upgrades.

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Real Estate Fact of the Day

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Rick Curtis

Brass door knobs disinfect themselves in about 8 hours

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Real Estate Fact of the Day

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Rick Curtis

Canada has the longest coastline in the world at approximately 151,019 miles.

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Real Estate Fact of the Day

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Rick Curtis

In California’s city of Dana Point, it is illegal to use your own bathroom if the window is open.

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Real Estate Fact of the Day

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Rick Curtis

Sears, used to sell homes in DIY kits. They actually sold between 70-75,000 homes between 1908 and 1940.

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Real Estate Fact of the Day

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Rick Curtis

Homeowners in China refused to sell their home to the government for a road to be built, so the Chinese government literally built the road up to the walls of the home, surrounding it in the end.

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