Federer wins Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells
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Monday, March 20, 2006
Yesterday, in Indian Wells, California, Roger Federer, the top ranked tennis player in the world, defeated James Blake 7-5, 6-3, 6-0 to win his third consecutive Pacific Life Open, part of the ATP Masters Series. Blake held an early lead 4-1 in the first set, but Federer came back and dominated the last two sets. Federer is the first player to win three Pacific Life Opens in a row since 1976. Federer remained at number 1, while Blake moved up from 14th to 9th in the world rankings.
Federer struggled to find his game at first, but he caught on to Blake’s playing style during the start of the game. “He played aggressively, took the ball early, put away his forehands when he could, didn’t miss on the backhand, made me run around,” Federer said. “That’s usually what I do. He gave me a little bit of my own medicine.” Federer has now won three titles this year, one of them being the Australian Open. He has a 22-1 record, with his only loss going to Rafael Nadal at the Dubai Tennis Championship. His final statement was, “It was a hard-fought battle in the beginning. Really got the better of me in the beginning, so I had to react and not panic. I did a good job there. In the end, I played fantastic tennis with some great shots once again … the form is excellent right now.”
Blake took out 2nd seeded Rafael Nadal in the semifinals and nearly cruised through the first set. Unfortunately, he made just enough mistakes in the end of the set for Federer to pull through after a 5-4 lead. Blake is now 19-5 for the year, with wins at the Sydney International and the Tennis Channel Open. After the match, he said, “A couple of shots he was swinging at, you could tell, just he had that confidence where he feels like he’s not going to miss. Everything was going in … here are a lot of guys that can go through little runs like that, three or four games where they feel like they can’t miss, you wait it out, wait it out, then you get your chance. I couldn’t wait any longer. He’s one of the guys that can keep it up. He kept it up for that whole set, probably set and a half really. Actually, from early in the second set, he was playing like that. It’s tough to combat that. It’s been a great week. This stings right now. I think as long as I’m a competitor, as long as I’m on tour, it’s always going to sting after a loss. But I’ll just reflect on the fact that it’s a good week, I moved up in the rankings played some great tennis, had some fun out here.”
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Many people are asking about the Fort Lauderdale real estate market status and wondering about the market forecast for 2012. Will the market begin to recover? Will the many Fort Lauderdale homes for sale sell faster? When will we start to see a steady improvement in the housing market? Which areas of the housing market are the smartest investments in 2012? We have some new, up to date statistics on the Fort Lauderdale homes for sale that will illuminate some answers to these questions.
First, the mortgage rates are at the lowest levels in years, a factor that has helped stimulate the housing market over the past 3 months. As of January 17th, 2012, the conforming 30 Year Fixed Rate for primary residences is 4.0%, and the Conforming 15 Year Fixed Rate is 3.375%. These mortgage rates are simply too good to pass up for those interested in buying a home in the next few years.
As for market recovery, we have some new, positive indicators that the Fort Lauderdale real estate market will experience some improvement in 2012. The many Fort Lauderdale homes for sale that flooded the market in 2004 lost a tremendous amount of value until mid 2010, at which point the home values held steady and began to improve during the last quarter of 2011. As of the last quarter of 2011, the median home price was $183,303.
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Home affordability has improved over the past 5 years in the Fort Lauderdale real estate market. Based on the home affordability index, the Fort Lauderdale homes for sale were not as affordable then as they are now. The home affordability index went from about 72% in 2007 to approximately 162% in 2011. First time home buyers now have the opportunity to buy more house for the dollar with very low interest rates.
Even though Fort Lauderdale unemployment rates are holding steady around 9% right now, income rates are expected to rise in 2012. Employment rates are also expected to improve in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas to expansion plans in the Miami area. This is good news for the Fort Lauderdale real estate market at a time when the Fort Lauderdale homes for sale are more affordable than they have been in over a decade.
Investors are taking advantage of the low interest rates, affordable housing, and excellent rental market by investing in the distressed housing market. These homes currently comprise the majority of Fort Lauderdale homes for sale, and they are sell the fastest these days. The same statistics apply to the many Fort Lauderdale condos for sale on the market, with waterfront condos in Fort Lauderdale depreciating less than other condo buildings.
Overall, the housing market is expected to hold steady in 2012. The distressed housing market dominates most of the sales activity within the Fort Lauderdale homes for sale. With income rates expected to rise along with possible improvements in the unemployment rates in the area, it is possible that the Fort Lauderdale real estate market could see some improvement. At the very least, real estate investors and first time home buyers will continue to benefit from the affordable home prices and low interest rates while the market continues to recover.
We dont know about you, but this is pretty good news to us. Wed rather see an authentic, steady, and lasting improvement in the Fort Lauderdale real estate market than a fast, false, significant improvement that no one can trust. Hopefully, this article will give you some insight regarding the Fort Lauderdale real estate market for 2012. You can also read our article on the reasons that we will not see the Fort Lauderdale housing market drop by 10% here.
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Ed Sheeran wins Song of Year Grammy for Thinking Out Loud
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Yesterday, UK singer Ed Sheeran won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for his song Thinking Out Loud from his album × ahead of Kendrick Lamar’s Alright; Wiz Khalifa’s, featuring Charlie Puth, See You Again; Little Big Town’s Girl Crush; and Taylor Swift’s Blank Space. Girl Crush won the Grammy Award for Best Country Song.
Welsh singer Amy Wadge co-wrote the song. Sheeran during the ceremony said they wrote the song on a couch in his house. In remarks to the Western Mail, Wadge said the album was already complete when they wrote the song.
Thinking out Loud remained #2 on Billboard Hot 100 for almost two months, and topped the UK rankings last year. Its video song has 969 Million YouTube views and has more than four million likes. The song also won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance.
US singer Stevie Wonder announced the winner for the Song of the Year, and the envelope was written in Braille script. He joked about it saying “You can’t read it, you can’t read Braille!”
Along with Ed Sheeran’s first Grammy, Canadians The Weeknd and Justin Bieber won Grammy awards for the first time.
