Cord Moving and Storage Reports Memphis Housing Market is Improving
The Memphis metro area’s foreclosure rate fell 50 percent in the first half of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010. Gary Lee the General Manager of Cord Moving and Storage keeps a close eye on the housing market in Memphis, “since it has a direct impact on the relocation industry.” The fact that […]
Cord Moving and Storage Reports Home Sales are Improving
Pending sales of existing homes, a better gauge of current sales activity, rose in June and contracts signed were up by double digits from year-ago levels, according to the National Association of Realtors. The trade group’s monthly report on pending sales, or contracts signed but sales not yet closed, rose 2.4 percent from May’s level. Pending […]
A Leader in Relocation
For nearly a century, Cord Moving and Storage has been the mover of choice for more than 20,000 families a year and many of America’s Fortune 500 companies. Whether you are moving yourself or you are a corporation looking to relocate your employees or offices, Cord Moving and Storage an Agent for North American Van […]
Is the Real Estate Coming Back Regionally or Nationally?
South Florida has been the default capital of the country. In Miami-Dade County, one out of five households with mortgages is in foreclosure. Nearby Broward and Palm Beach counties are not far behind. Nearly 200,000 South Florida families are stuck in the mire of default. And yet as Cord Moving and Storage a company that carefully tracks […]
Cord Moving and Storage Reports that International Shipping Gets a Boost
Dean Kraatz the international expert for Cord Moving and Storage reported this morning that The Panama Canal Authority and the Tampa Port Authority have agreed to extend their cooperative agreement to bolster trade. The renewed agreement will focus on sharing data and information to forecast trade flows, market studies aimed at product development or business […]
The Quote of the Day from Cord Moving and Storage
“Retool yourself for the future or be past by those that do.” ~ Krish Dhanam There are only 6 more Selling Days in July and 50 remaining in the Quarter!!! Tom Peters suggests that only those who constantly retool themselves have any hope for survival. Change as a constant is a global force, and understanding […]
Budget Crisis Impacts the Moving and Storage Industry
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has signed off on a five-year construction plan that is roughly half the size it was in past years. State officials said Wednesday that they plan to spend about $600 million a year on road construction through June 30, 2016, instead of the prior average of $1.2 billion. Cord […]
Cord Moving and Storage Reports on the Free Trade Agreement
A report out of Washington DC this past week – Mexican truckers will be able to carry goods deep into the United States, and vice versa, under a deal signed Wednesday in Mexico City to keep a 17-year-old promise. Cord Moving and Storage is reporting that part of the deal, Mexico will eliminate tariffs on $2.3 […]
Commercial Real Estate Continues to Rebound
Office Market is Rebounding as commercial real estate fundamentals continued to strengthen in the second quarter of 2011, albeit at a much more moderate pace than the end of last year. Cord Moving and Storage headquartered in Saint Louis, MO an agent for North American Van Lines reports based on many different reports issued nationally […]
Competing for Your Prospect’s Attention
How are you competing for your prospect’s attention? In the moving industry we have found at Cord Moving and Storage a North American Agent – Corporate decision-makers aren’t just struggling with an immense workload. Every single day they’re bombarded with thousands of marketing messages coming at them from every direction — television, road signs, radio, […]
