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Talks on mortgage giants continueWASHINGTON - July 18, 2008 - Treasury officials and senior lawmakers huddled behind closed doors yesterday, searching for a way the Treasury Department might safely invest in mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac without exposing taxpayers to massive ...

Talks on mortgage giants continueWASHINGTON - July 18, 2008 - Treasury officials and senior lawmakers huddled behind closed doors yesterday, searching for a way the Treasury Department might safely invest in mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac without exposing taxpayers to massive ...

Talks on mortgage giants continueWASHINGTON - July 18, 2008 - Treasury officials and senior lawmakers huddled behind closed doors yesterday, searching for a way the Treasury Department might safely invest in mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac without exposing taxpayers to massive ...

Realtor ScoopFAR's Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) Is There For YouThe names Andrew, Charley, Dennis, Frances, Ivan, Jeanne and Wilma will be forever etched in the minds of Floridians. But as devastating as those hurricanes were, they also generated a tremendous outpouring of goodwill-as members of th...

BEFORE: ·    No idea how to jump-start a full-time real estate career. AFTER: ·    Goals, objectives, strategies, plans and actions for taking it to the next level. Hudson's GOSPAGoal: Hudson must set at least one goal and fine-tune it annually. Objectives: Steps that Hudson must take to support ...

Got GOSPA?Our expert shows this part-time sales associate how to set Goals, Objectives, Strategies, Plans and Actions for full-time success.When you ask most people what they're going to do when they retire, they smile broadly as they envision countless rounds of golf or days spent lounging with ...

What to Say to FSBOsThe angst that accompanies cold calling FSBOs is rooted in confusion about what to say. Here's a primer on scripting from our experts:Don't focus on your services, but the seller's needs. Send a letter to sellers detailing some useful information that can help them sell the ho...

Ready, Willing and Able Buyer? The Courts Decide.A court determines that a gratuitous promise of financing from a friend is not sufficient to support a buyer's specific performance claim.Friends often loan friends money. But is a friend's promise to finance a buyer's real estate purchase sufficie...

Your Market is Changing. Are You?Real estate is always changing. The way you sold yesterday might not work today. Here's how to prosper when everything around you is swirling."How many of you are working in a changing market?" That was the question I asked an audience of 1,100 Realtors® in Januar...

FHA Loan Limits Open DoorsFHA loans are becoming more attractive. Here's how to market to the people who can be helped with these new loan limits. "This is great news for buyers," says Cathy Alley, a sales associate at ERA American Realty in Niceville. She's referring to the March announcement by...