Managing Editor, Florida Real Estate Journal
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- Managing editor
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- Florida Real Estate Journal
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- 800-274-2812 ex. 220
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Florida Real Estate Journal - Managing Editor
Matt Townsend is the managing editor of the Florida Real Estate Journal. He joined the publication in July 2007.
Townsend's background is in magazine journalism. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of South Florida - Tampa in May 2006 and spent the following year abroad in Toronto, Canada. While at the University of Trinity College at the University of Toronto, he took a few courses in math and science.
His experience includes work at a local paper, published articles in the Tampa Tribune and public relations work for the chapel at the University of Trinity College, a member of the Anglican Church of Canada. In his spare time, Townsend enjoys cycling, canoing, dancing and traveling.
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Stimulus checks stimulating the wrong economy
It should come as no surprise that Wal-Mart is reporting a 3.9% rise in same-store sales in May, as reported by a recent article on CNNMoney.com. The federal stimulus checks are out, and those who haven’t pocketed their money or funneled it to debt have flocked to Wal-Mart to take advantage of those low, low prices.
Unfortunately, Wal-Mart’s federally sponsored boost in sales was a very… Continue
Posted on June 5th, 2008 at 2:02pm —
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The best cure for financial woes is proper education
Since the collapse of the subprime mortgage market last year, there’s been a lot of talk about what the government could do to help consumers avoid costly, embarrassing mistakes in their financial life. As usual, this talk centers around regulations, handouts, moratoriums and rebates - a Band-Aid solution to the bleeding artery of profound consumer ignorance about any subject that involves dollar signs and decimal points.
We all know there was a great deal of abuse, and many people now suffer t… Continue
Posted on February 27th, 2008 at 1:00pm —
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Thank you for the words of welcome. I have come to appreciate FREJ's coverage of the issues and key participants in the market, particularly the Central Florida area. Critical market trends and activities are not infrequent topics of conversation in my discussions with out of area site selectors and business owners. The market's increased interdependency and complexity requires us to remain current with it's ebbs and flows. I wish you and FREJ continued success.
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