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Dear Fellow REALTOR®, Here's our take on the Stimulis Bill and Treasury announcements made this week. We look at the Stimulis package AND the Treasury's package holistically, in compliment with each other - mostly because that's how the Obama team is looking at it. Your representatives, the NAR ...
02/17/2009
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Co-Broker an Auction Licensed Realtors who bring auction opportunities to our attention will also beneft from the sale. Cole Auction will pay up to half the buyer premium to the realtor in a co-broker situation. This is done promptly upon closing of the successful sale, minus any expenses incurr...
02/16/2009
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Home Inspection The buyer of your home will probably want to hire a property inspector to inspect the condition of your home. The contract will state how long the Buyer has to complete the inspection and inform you of any unsatisfactory conditions. Allow about 2 hours for the inspection. There a...
02/15/2009
Daily Real Estate News | February 9, 2009 | When Will Prices Bottom Out? Housing prices will hit bottom in the fourth quarter of 2009, predicts Moody's Economy.com in a new report."Despite the darkening national economic outlook and the weak conditions in the housing market, some positive ...
02/14/2009
The $790 billion stimulus package hammered out by House and Senate conferees late yesterday increases the home buyer tax credit to $8,000, from $7,500, and drops the repayment feature for buyers who hold on to their property for at least three years. The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ® has sou...
02/13/2009
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Successful Negotiations Very few offers are accepted as written. Purchase contracts usually need to be negotiated and diplomacy is essential in order to keep things moving in a forward direction. While the bottom line (price minus seller expenses) always seems the most important element; the re...
02/12/2009
Effective with all FHA loans initiated after 1/1/2009 down payment of 3.5% is required If you have shown an REO, vacant or HUD home in the last 30 days, you need to learn more about the FHA 203K Renovation loan. Your buyer can buy a new home and completely customize it after loan closing with ...
02/11/2009
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HAS LOSS MITIGATION CHANGED? Steve Dillon Have Short Sales Changed? I get a lot of calls from investors and REIA's asking "Have Short Sales changed with the market, the Bailout, etc". The answer is Yes and No. Yes, Short Sales have changed as they are MORE PLENTIFUL THAN EVER. But NO, the fundame...
02/10/2009
This is not the kind of things I normally post. But this photo is very inspiring.I received this link from my sister and thought I would share it with you This is the MOST AMAZING picture..... ..... Click on the link down below to open picture. The control for the picture is in the upper lef...
02/09/2009
Yes, I finally have some good news. I am surprised but the December numbers are up some. January is traditionally the lowest month of the year with December being close. So I was surprised to see the sales numbers up from 225 sales in November to 309 in December. Not great, but it is an improvem...
02/08/2009