Short Sale Tip # 4: Property Improvement & Repair Estimate Report
February 22, 2008
Short Sale Tip # 4: Property Improvement & Repair Estimate Report
When things go bad…they usually go real bad. If a homeowner has not paid his mortgage in many months, it is likely that the house has been neglected. Read more
Real Estate News This Morning - February 22, 2008
February 22, 2008
The Morning Review of Today’s Top Real Estate Stories
Get your cup of coffee and settle in with this morning’s top real estate related stories right off the newswires! Read more
How Often Should You Check Your Email?
February 22, 2008
This is a question we always get from our clients. Many agents do not have set office hours and may not always be in front of a computer. Many agents may be on the road at appointments. It becomes a question that many of us wrestle with.
Short Sale Tip # 3: The Hardship Letter
February 21, 2008
Short Sale Tip # 3: The Hardship Letter
Bad things sometimes happen to good people. It is highly doubtful that the homeowner intended to default on his / her mortgage and end up in foreclosure. Read more
Real Estate Radio USA Episode 64
February 21, 2008
Barry Johnson…
Well, he cannot seem to open his mouth without putting a foot in it, but he continues to speak anyway. Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the NAR, finally admits in his blog that he was wrong. Well he does not go that far, just saying that, like other economists, he has “been off” on his housing forecasts. Read more
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February 21, 2008
The Morning Review of Today’s Top Real Estate Stories
Get your cup of coffee and settle in with this morning’s top real estate related stories right off the newswires! Read more
Have We Reached The End Of Discourse With Realtors?
February 21, 2008
If there is a telling sign that the real estate business model is nearing a possible demise, you need to look no further than the reaction of most rank and file members of the National Association of Realtors when an attempt is made to engage them in spirited discourse. Read more
Stay the same, differently
February 20, 2008
Our own dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time: what we really want is for things to stay the same but get better. -Sidney J. Harris
In December of 2006 we began to see the party coming to a close. Easy mortgages, multiple offers and monster commissions began to disappear from our business models more quickly than anyone thought possible. I will be honest and say I felt like crying myself a river. I averaged about 25 mortgages and 4-5 real estate sales each month. A friend of mine used to say that I had built a money machine. Within six months the machine was not only broken but at the rate of decline it was going to go broke. Read more
Short Sale Tip #2: The Letter of Authorization
February 20, 2008
Short Sale Tip #2: The Letter of Authorization..commonly referred to as the LOA,
Before you can even begin the short sale process, you will need to be given written authority to do so by the homeowner / borrower. Without having this document you can not even begin your short sale process. Simply put…no LOA..no short sale. It is that important. Read more
Real Estate Radio USA Episode 63
February 20, 2008
Barry Johnson…
On today’s episode we talked again about trend of homeowners just walking away from their mortgages. That coupled with another story we talked about today that makes the case that prices in many “bubble markets” remain wildly overvalued. Read more
