Archive | May, 2008

First Time Homebuyers And FHA Mortgages

When is a First Time Homebuyer not a first time homebuyer? According to our loan programs a first time home buyer is anyone who has not owned any property in the past three (3) years at the time of credit application.

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Real Estate Radio USA Episode 129

On today’s show we talked about a promotion from Coldwell Banker, had an interview with Mary McKnight regarding her expertise on SEO and internet marketing, and also spoke with Danny Griffin who is a top producer in Cape Cod. All of this and more on today’s episode of Real Estate Radio USA.

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Real Estate Radio USA Episode 128

On today’s show we talked about the ongoing controversy happening at Active Rain, the latest on the Bank of America and Countrywide merger, and some training tips from the NAR. Also on the program today we interviewed “The Telephone Doctor”, Nancy Friedman. All of this and more on today’s episode of Real Estate Radio USA.

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The Success Snowball

Every year, the calendar turns to the winter months.  In many parts of the country; that means snow, cold, and short days.  I happen to live in the Midwest and those three descriptive words definitely hold true. 

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Mass Media and Real Estate Must Completely Change Their Business Models

Any reader to Transparent Real Estate will understand that I believe the media business and the real estate industry are intimately connected because marketing a home requires local, sometimes national, media exposure.

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Real Estate Radio USA Episode 127

On today’s episode we talked about the NAR and DOJ lawsuit settlement, the latest Case/Shiller Index numbers, and the latest Barry C blog post about racism on the Active Rain social network. Also today we spoke with best-selling author of “The E-Myth: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t work and What to Do About It”, Michael [...]

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“Blacks Are Like Lemmings In General Elections” | Does Racism Have A Home On Active Rain?

  “Blacks Are Like Lemmings In General Elections”.And there you have it. One statement, by a former member of Active Rain letting us know quite succinctly that racism is alive and well in the real estate blogosphere.

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I was Meme’d..Is That How You Say It?

Mary McKnight of RSSpieces sent me the blog chain letter and when Mary comes a callin…you better listen! Called a “meme” , which I never heard of until today is a blog posting that lets other people know details about you that you might not otherwise disclose on your blog.

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Our Guests This Week On Real Estate Radio USA – Week of May 26, 2008

Join us this week as we interview the best and brightest stars from the real estate industry and the general business world.

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Why Didn’t You Attend The Bloodhound Blog Unchained Event?

  Okay, it’s been a week. We asked some but with over 1.4 million real estate agents on the planet, we’ve been wondering why more real estate agents did not attend what by all accounts was a very worthwhile and successful event. Why didn’t you go to Unchained?

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