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Alaska MLS: Homes for Sale

Alaska Multiple Listing Service site, with the most complete online listing of houses in Alaska. Also has a mortgage calculator (click on Calculators link).

http://www.alaskarealestate.com/
CIA World Factbook
The Central Intelligence Agency does extensive research on every nation-state in the world. They list their findings in summary form on this site. It provides a great introduction for any nation-state you are researching.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Dimond Library
Visit the "Subject Links" section and then go to history for many helpful links.
http://www.asdk12.org/schools/dimond/pages/library/index.htm
Mortgage Payment Calculator

This calculator combines your principal, interest, property taxes, and insurance to give you a monthly house payment amount. You will need to know the following:

  • Loan Amount: The price of the house
  • Interest rate: 5.5%
  • Annual taxes: House price x 0.016
  • Insurance: House price x 0.004
  • http://www.realestateabc.com/calculators/PITI.htm
    Municipality of Anchoragehttp://www.muni.org
    National Budget Simulation
    This site provides directions for the National Budget Simulation exercise. Read all the directions before beginning. After fixing the budget as directed on that page, print out your budget and answer the questions on the worksheet I will provide. Staple your budget to the worksheet and turn both in.
    http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM306
    Secrets of Making Money
    This PBS site looks at security features of US currency and goes with the Making Moolah assignment.
    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/moolah/
    State of Alaskahttp://www.state.ak.us/
    Virtual Stock Exchange
    Site of our stock trading simulation. See instructions in the assignment listed in the homework section.
    http://vse.marketwatch.com/game

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