CENTURY 21 New Millennium - St. Mary's County Events - Annual Charity Auction
CENTURY 21 New Millennium believes that it is important to be an active member in the community. Throughout the year we host various events to give back to the community. The Volunteer Tent Event is a one of a kind event which brings local organizations together with community members who are interested in voluntarism but do not know how to go about getting the process started.
At CENTURY 21 New Millennium, we're not just a business, we're a part of the community. We are sincerely committed to making our world a better place. We actively support a variety of charitable institutions. HelpStMarys 2010 events
The Environmental Protection Agency is launching a year-long "Change the World: Start with Energy Star" campaign. The EPA is asking consumers to pledge to take steps to reduce their carbon footprint and combat climate change. These steps include replacing at least one light with an energy-efficient compact fluorescent light and choosing Energy Star-rated products when replacing appliances. Individuals can take the pledge online at: www.energystar.gov/changetheworld.To celebrate the launch of the campaign ENERGY STAR sent over some facts to help you reduce your footprint:
If every American home replaced just one light with an ENERGY STAR, we would prevent 9.3 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions per year. (6 billion kWh, $642 million, 773,000 cars)
If every American household added insulation to their attic, we would prevent 24 billion lbs. of greenhouse gas emissions per year. (12.6 billion kWh, $1.8 billion, 2 million cars)
If every American household serviced their heating and cooling systems, inspected their ducts for leaks and programmed their thermostat to save energy while they’re away or asleep, we would prevent 169 billion lbs of greenhouse gas emissions per year. (78 billion kWh, $14 billion, 14 million cars)
If each desktop and monitor in U.S. homes was to sleep when not in use, we would prevent more than 16 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions per year (10.7 billion kWh, $1.1 billion, 1.4 million cars)
If each TV, DVD, and home theatre system purchased in the U.S. this year was ENERGY STAR qualified, we would prevent more than 3 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions per year (2.5 billion kWh, $269 million, 324,000 cars)
If every home office product purchased in the US this year were ENERGY STAR qualified, we would prevent 2.9 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions per year (1.8 billion kWh, $200 million, 240,000 cars).
If every refrigerator, dishwasher and clothes washer purchased in the US this year were ENERGY STAR qualified, we would prevent 4.5 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions per year (2.6 billion kWh, $663 million, 380,000 cars)
If every decorative light string purchased in the US this year were ENERGY STAR qualified, we would prevent 4 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions per year. (2.6 billion kWh, $ 277 million, 330,000 cars)
If every American household took part in the pledge, we would save more than 110 billion kilowatt hours of electricity, more than $18 billion in annual energy costs, and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of more than 18 million cars.
Courtesy of Energy Star
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Here is our story aired last night on the three networks. ABC News 7, MyFoxDC 5, WUSA8. The Endangered Species Act take priority over human life, the right to protect your property and pollution of The Chesapeake Bay and it's watersheds. This 15 year battle to prevent our homes from sliding, human and animal fatalities as well as pollution of The Chesapeake Bay continues. It is getting more critical each day as the homes get closer to the edge. We have approximately 300 puritan tiger beetles (so they say) along Calvert Cliffs shoreline. Last count on our property, there were no beetles recorded. The The Endangered Species Act needs to be changed as well as the Critical Area Guidelines.
By JOHN HENREHAN/myfoxdc
CALVERT COUNTY, Md. 20657 - When Bill Carmichael built his bay side home at the Chesapeake Ranch Estates part of Calvert County 18 years ago, the house was about 60 feet from the edge of the cliff. But the cliff's edge is moving closer to the house-- fast.
"Well, Thanksgiving evening, here, there was about a 10-food (wide) hot tub, here. We had a deck, out here-- 12 foot. And were all out here Thanksgiving evening, the kids and everybody, just looking at everything, and went back in, and woke up in the morning, and its gone," said Carmichael. "A whole 12 feet of it at one shot."
The cliffs along the Chesapeake Bay are naturally eroding. Homeowners want to reinforce the base and tops of the cliffs, but federal regulations which protect the cliff-dwelling Puritan Tiger Beetle are preventing that reinforcement. About 300 of the beetles are believed to be living on the cliffs.
Homeowners think the state should consider moving the beetles to a safer area.
"We had 11,000 beetles in our area, shoreline, in that particular area was the count. Today, we have "300," said Carmichael.
Homeowners argue safety should come first. Part of the cliffs collapsed a few years ago, killing a 9-year-old girl walking on the beach below. And now, about 300 yards of a roadway have been closed because of nearby cliff erosion. Fire and ambulance response time is now much slower to much of the community.
It isn't just buildings and humans that are at risk at the edge of the bay.
"Ah, we finished Thanksgiving dinner, and my sister's dog was missing. He had fallen off the cliff. And she did pass away. And we went to the vet, and there were two other dogs, that week, that had fallen off and had died, also," said resident Monique Hailer.
Cliff-side homeowners here are having difficulty selling and even insuring many of the homes. They have been pressing the county, state, and federal governments for years for some kind of help. So far, no help has come, and the cliffs keep eroding.
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Southern Maryland Real Estate presents a Rotating House! Do you prefer a sunset or sunrise? No need to decide if you have a rotating house. This could be the future home that will help save energy costs by adding solar panels and placement of your home. I wonder if we have any rotating homes in Southern Maryland? If anyone knows of one please spread the word.
Southern Maryland Real Estate News!Winter 2009! It is almost certain we will look back on this economic cycle as the catalyst for the most significant transfer of wealth in our lifetime. Our retirement accounts have probably lost much of their value. Home values are certainly not what they were. Each of us has a friend or neighbor that has lost a job. Deficit spending has taken on a very brisk pace and is likely to accelerate.
There is no question we will see equity and real estate values surpass their previous highs...it's just a matter of time...perhaps a long time. In the short term, what goes up and what goes down will be influenced by spending initiatives as much as by fundamentals. Government stimulus programs will guard against systemic failure, but eventually, we will return to an economy where markets determine value.
Today's challenges are also opportunities. Everything is on sale. If we stay positive, understand the facts, plan thoroughly and execute with resolve, we will survive and prosper.
Many believe there will not be sustainable recovery until such time as residential home values stabilize and the value of collateral for existing mortgage loans is restored. The "Troubled Assets Recovery Program" (TARP) was originally presented as a plan to purchase "toxic assets" (non performing residential mortgages) to clean up a bank's balance sheet and thus restore liquidity. Mortgages acquired with TARP funds would then be evaluated for "loan modification" with the goal of keeping the homeowner in the property rather than foreclosing and adding to already excessive inventory. Instead, the taxpayer funded program provided capital to failing banks without acquiring the problem loans. Loan modification activity is minimal and foreclosure rates are accelerating. W hile helping select financial institutions, the "toxic assets" remain toxic and will need to be resolved before sustainable recovery can occur.
What started as a "sub-prime" crisis is now impacting every family's balance sheet and causing some to choose alternatives which were not even remote possibilities a few years ago.
We, as real estate professionals, encounter situations on a daily basis where a family has no choice but to sell and owe more than market value. These families are not speculators that made a bad bet with an exotic loan product. Rather, these are families that pay their bills, encounter some life altering event, and simply don't have the means to wait out this cycle.
When these owner occupied properties become a "short sale" or foreclosure, a lender is now the decision maker and selling from a distressed position. The institutional sellers adopt a pricing strategy designed to sell the asset quickly rather than incur additional carrying costs. In markets where the majority of inventory is bank owned, properties are now offered below reconstruction cost. Even solvent owners are losing motivation to continue making payments on an asset whose value has diminished so significantly. The stigma associated with losing, or just walking away from a home, has diminished as well.
Recovery could be speeded by incentive, or penalty, to lenders which will make foreclosure a secondary rather than primary alternative. Loan modification is a complicated proposition but is the means which will keep responsible people in their homes and inventory off the market. One of the more compelling recent considerations is empowering bankruptcy courts to modify mortgage loans; lower principal balances, extend repayment terms, lower interest rates. Some feel it would level the playing field for homeowners and might motivate lenders to work with families rather than risk being bound by what the court might decide.
CENTURY 21 New Millennium believes that it is important to be an active member in the community. Throughout the year we host various events to give back to the community. The Volunteer Tent Event is a one of a kind event which brings local organizations together with community members who are interested in voluntarism but do not know how to go about getting the process started.
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