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If you’re looking to relocate to get away from traffic jams, long commutes and bumper to bumper driving, I want to show you 10 places in America that have the worst commutes. Here’s the list with the number of hours a person is caught in traffic per year.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California - 93 hours
San [...]

Yesterday, I showed you the top 10 fastest growing states by percentage change, from the U.S. Census Bureau figures. Today I wanted to show you the top 10 according to actual population increase.

Texas +579,275
Florida +321,697
California +303,402
Georgia +231,388
Arizona +213,311
North Carolina +184,046
Washington +103,899
Colorado +90,082
Nevada +83,228
Tennessee +83,058

The U.S. Census Bureau just released their population statistics for the country and there are some interesting movers and shakers among the states. Here are the top 10 fastest growing states by percentage change (figures are compiled from July 1, 2005 to July 1, 2006).

Arizona +3.6%
Nevada +3.5%
Idaho +2.6%
Georgia +2.5%
Texas +2.5%
Utah +2.4%
North Carolina +2.1%
Colorado +1.9%
Florida +1.8%
South [...]

Well, it’s a buyer’s market just about everywhere in the U.S. currently. How do you take advantage of that if you’re ready to buy a home? Bankrate.com gives us 4 tips for buying a house in a buyer’s market.

If you find the right house at the right price, buy it
Put technology and a buyer’s [...]