Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Farecast.com first airfare prediction website

Farecast.com is the first airfare prediction website. They can answer travel shoppers on the question: buy now or wait? You can see airfare predictions from over 75 U.S. departure cities to top domestic destinations.

They are trying to create the best place to shop for airfare online.


by Vlatko Zdrale

Vayama: international travel ticket search

Vayama.com, launched April 3 2007, is a first-of-its kind travel Web site that gives Americans a whole new world of choice in international air travel. Using the latest in Web technologies, vayama offers a massive selection of airlines, flights and fares, many never previously available online, so you can find the lowest prices and best schedule options for all your international travel. Even though vayama is new, the company was founded by travel experts with decades of experience, and is backed by one of the largest travel organizations in the world. Our extensive background in the travel industry means you are buying from a reliable and trustworthy source. Simply put - if you buy your international travel from vayama, you will save money and find more flight options.

Stockalicious improves your stock portfolio performance.

Stockalicious is a website that hopes to improve your stock portfolio performance.

Did I sell too early?
  • Track how your stocks fare after you sold them
Did I beat the market?
  • Compare your portfolio performance against the market
Am I always right?
  • See how many more times you are right than wrong
When did I buy this stock?
  • Keep a history of your trades with our portfolios
Dang! Why did I buy this stock?
  • Write down the reasons for your trades with our portfolios
If only my friends knew what a genius trader I am...
  • Spam your friends
Err... Did Internet kill subtlety?
  • Ok. Embed your portfolio in your blog instead.

The True Cost of Owning a Home

The True Cost of Owning a Home

If you're entertaining thoughts of buying your first home now that the housing market is cooling off and prices are coming down, take note: The cost of home ownership might be a lot more than you think.

Where the money goes

Insurance
Property taxes
Remodeling
Furniture
Appliances
Utilites
House repair and maintenance
Yard care
Pest control
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How to Know When You're Ready to Buy

I found this article which explains how to know when you're ready to buy real estate.
Long story short: You are ready to buy when…
1. You have a budget -- and you know how to use it.
2. You have a sizeable down payment.
3. You have a reliable source of income.
4. You have an emergency savings fund.
5. You have your debts under control.
6. Your credit report is in good shape.
7. You can make a long-term commitment.
8. You are prepared to become your own landlord.

StockFriend investors social network

Founded in February 2006 and headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, StockFriend is a new social network for investors sharing and collaborating on investment ideas with friends.

What Is StockFriend?


StockFriend is a new social network for investors that allows you to make predictions about stocks, see others' stock picks, aggregate community opinions, track their performance, and make new friends. By putting together lots of information, from a variety of sources, we hope to provide participants with a way to have fun and learn to make better investment decisions.Stockfriend is for all levels of stock investors. Everyone can share your picks or analysis with friends or track your or others' performance.

With StockFriend, people can:

Share, Rate, pick and virtual trade stocks
Browse other people stock picks, profile, performance and learn how to invest.
Manage your portfolio, participate in discussion.
Find, Join and create groups to connect with people who have similar interests.
Become a specialist analyst.

Member benefits:

Real trading environment (enter trades & watch them fill via our data feeds - the same ones used by the brokerages).
Timely reports on your portfolio's performance to help you evaluate & improve.
Full history of your trades.
Proper calculation of your returns over time to gauge your ability.

The FlippingPad

The Flipping Pad is a website created to help people share and discuss real estate investing.
Why real estate investing? There's no other business that can make you as much money, with as little start-up cost, in as short a time. In fact, more millionaires made their fortunes in real estate than in any other business.

30elm: your address for home design

Home Design Made Easy.


30elm is the premier online home design community. We can help you find interior decorators, home building and renovation professionals whose work & taste you love.

Dream
Discover real life projects from the most talented design professionals.
Plan
Collaborate on home projects with family, friends & designers.
Realize
Find the best design pros in your area to transform your dreams into reality.