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Protect your data from cloud-based storms | South Salem Realtor

The recent crash of the dotloop e-signature platform highlights the challenges related to going paperless and relying on someone else’s server for your protection. Whether it’s your email, your website, your e-signature platform or anything else that you store in the cloud, what can you do to protect yourself from cloud-based storms? In my recent series of articles on the differences between the various e-signature platforms, I outlined the dangers of using a PDF-based e-signature platform such as dotloop that relies exclusively on its company website to track document changes in the cloud. When I was researching the articles, I posed the following question to dotloop’s CEO, Allison Austin: “What happens if your system goes down, is hacked, or if you go out of business?” His response cited dotloop’s multiple backup systems and that it would be highly unlikely that that would happen. When the dotloop system went down, its users lost access. All digital transaction management plat...

Historically Sensitive Renovation over $300,000: Search and Rescue | North Salem Real Estate

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Project Info Designer : Judy Mozen /  Handcrafted Homes , Roswell, GA  Contractor : Judy Mozen, Randy Urquhart / Handcrafted Homes, Roswell, GA Priorities • Restore and repair an exterior façade using similar designs and, where possible, like materials Launch Slideshow Search and Rescue Play Slideshow >> Search and Rescue http://www.remodeling.hw.net/Images/tmp7C01%2Etmp_tcm17-1999197.jpg Design-builder Judy Mozen, owner of Handcrafted Homes, faced the daunting task of restoring and repairing the exterior of the historic Beaux Arts home of Asa Candler, the founder of Coca Cola. 600 James Lawrence Design-builder Judy Mozen, owner of Handcrafted Homes, faced the daunting task of restoring and repairing the exterior of the historic Beaux Arts home of Asa Candler, the founder of Coca Cola. http://www.remodeling.hw.net/Images/tmp76EF%2Etmp_tcm17-1999194.jpg The homes exterior was in a massive state of disrepair with serious structural dam...

The 15 best blogging and publishing platforms on the Internet today. Which one is for you? | Mt Kisco Realtor

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Reading the signs a couple of years ago it was easy to assume that the art of blogging was set to die a painful death at the hands of social networks like Facebook and Twitter and others. While social has changed how we communicate online, blogging remains a core part of things. In fact, the truth is that there’s never been a better time to blog. Social networks help build audiences and deliver content to readers, and more established blogs and websites often link to or aggregate smaller sites, sending swarms of viewers to read articles —  The Daily Mail aside . So, whether you’re a blogger returning from a break, seeking a new home or are looking to write online for the first time, here’s our guide to what blogging platforms are out there. WordPress:  WordPress.com  and  WordPress.org WordPress has two options: a freemium hosted service that provides .wordpress.com domains — e.g. jonrussell.wordpress.com (but you can still pay to use your own domain) — an...

New-home sales plummet | Chappaqua Real Estate

After hitting a five-year high in June , new-home sales plummeted in July, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Sales of new single-family houses in July dropped a seasonally adjusted 13.4 percent month over month to an annual rate of 369,000, but were up 6.8 percent from a year before, according to the Census Bureau. The median sales price of a new home sold in July was $257,200, the report said. The report added that the seasonally adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of July was 171,000, representing a supply of 5.2 months at the current sales rate read more Bedford New York Real Estate | Bedford NY Homes by Robert Paul Realtor » Blog Archive » New-home sales plummet | Chappaqua Real Estate

The Solidity and Stature of NYC’s Central Savings Bank | Waccabuc Real Estate

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Welcome back to  Curbed Classics , a column in which writer Lisa Santoro traces the history of a classic New York City building. Have a building to nominate for a future installment? Please suggest it to the  tipline . Banking and commerce are integral to the city’s livelihood, so it’s no wonder that New York City’s banking institutions are designed to look important. This is certainly the case with Central Savings Bank, which stands out even among the noteworthy classical structures that are its neighbors. The building is easily accessible to the public and warrants a closer look. The  Central Savings Bank  (currently Apple Bank), located at 2100-2108 Broadway at West 73rd Street, was built between 1926 and 1928 by the architecture firm of York & Sawyer. The bank had been founded in 1859 and was originally known as The German Savings Bank in the City of New York, with its first location inside the Cooper Union building. Just five years later, in 1864, the...

Armonk Weekly Real Estate Report | Armonk NY Real Estate for Sale

Armonk   NY Weekly Real Estate Report   8/29/2013 Homes for sale 84 Median Ask Price $1,737,000.00 Low Price $395,000.00 High Price $17,000,000.00 Average Size 5188 Average Price/foot $433.00 Average DOM 159 Average Ask Price $2,349,718.00 Bedford New York Real Estate | Bedford NY Homes by Robert Paul Realtor » Blog Archive » Armonk Weekly Real Estate Report | Armonk NY Real Estate for Sale

Flood insurance ‘crisis’ may hurt St. Pete Beach real estate market | North Salem Real Estate

City officials are worried that rising federal flood insurance costs for home and business owners will pummel the local real estate market and property tax revenue. “There is a looming flood insurance crisis that is about to hit us,” Vice Mayor Marvin Shavlan told the City Commission this month. Evidence of that crisis is already apparent as real estate sales fall through when buyers discover that their flood insurance bills could be as high as $24,000 a year, Shavlan said. “It will significantly slow down the real estate market. People are scared to buy older homes,” agreed Jake Holehouse, an agent at Holehouse Insurance in St. Petersburg and a longtime St. Pete Beach resident. “We are all very concerned about the outcome,” said Doug Swain, an agent at Re/Max Preferred in St. Pete Beach. Another agent lost a big sale this month because of the flood insurance rate increase, he said. Congress, reacting to the extensive damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, changed the rules for f...

Teatown Lake Reservation News Update | Chappaqua Real Estate

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August 29, 2013 Click  here  for more of Teatown’s upcoming programs All programs require pre-registration.  To register, call 914-762-2912 x110. A Night in the Woods Sept. 22, 5:00pm To purchase tickets to the event click here Auction Sneak Preview for A Night in the Woods   A Fine Dining Tour of Westchester $1,400 value Enjoy some of Westchester’s best restaurants! An impressive line-up of chic eateries featuring local, fresh ingredients including: Crabtree’s Kittle House   Chappaqua Moderne Barn,  Armonk Restaurant North,  A rmonk Rivermarket Bar & Kitchen, Tarrytown X2O,  Yonkers and a choice of : Blue Hill,  New York City                   or Blue Hill, Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills ~~OR~~ Find Serenity  at Lakeside Pines ...