Thoughts On Real Estate And Other Things I Care About
A Southern California Coastal agent's perspective on real estate and other things that interest me! Based in Laguna Beach, Real Estate is my passion.
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2009
Hi all, I just got an email from the California Association of Realtors Legal....As of March 1st, the short sale approval can't require the realtors to reduce commissions on Fannie Mae loans. Here is exactly what came in my email. NO MORE COMMISSION REDUCTIONS FOR FANNIE MAE SHORT SALES Fannie Ma...
02/27/2009
Hi all, Wow...did I have some good success this week! If you've been reading my blogs, you know that I'm very happy with the contact and results from Zillow and Trulia. I go on the site and answer questions from my area. At first I only answered the question if no one else had already done so. Ov...
02/26/2009
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I know this is supposed to be wordless....but come on, how can I not comment on this picture? I feel like this sometimes, bet you do too! I've been working all week on my website and am ready to pull the trigger on some changes. I would really appreciate any opinions you can give me on what might...
02/25/2009
I have a nice story about a couple who are just finishing a short sale/bankruptcy. I bet you didn't expect that title...nice story about bankruptcy? I have a couple in their early 50s. She lost her part time job and he's in sales and has seen his commission drop significantly. They have grown chi...
02/24/2009
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Bank owned properties are providing a larger and larger percentage of our housing market. Mission Viejo and other South Orange County cities have a growing supply of these homes to choose from. While prices are very attractive, there are things to consider. First, banks do not want to own these p...
02/23/2009
Short Sales, REOs, Investor-owned, "as-is," "subject to bank approval." These are terms that the average buyer is seeing everywhere. In a market that is already getting negative press and "doom and gloom" projections, the idea of purchasing, or selling, right now can be very confusing and scary. ...
02/22/2009
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Good morning, Most of us have some form of lead generation system, and contact lists. How are we using this information? How often do we contact these potential clients? And how do we contact them? If you have time today, let's contact them with some interesting information they can use. The news...
02/18/2009
What is your business plan? That sound like a scary question...."oh no, I don't have a business plan." This is what every sales seminar tells you to do, and then they proceed to tell you exactly what to do. We've all heard the pitch...give out business cards, cold call the neighborhood, call on e...
02/17/2009
Hi all, This is not an ad of any kind.....there is no catch! I like to say that right up front. I want to offer a free service! I notice that there are many agents out there who perhaps came into the industry when things were booming, and they didn't get/or need the training the rest of us had. O...
02/17/2009
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I have a few new funny pictures from out trip....very Route 66 How many of you know what a Sundry Store is? Well....apparently it involves Kaffee, Koffee, Java and Coffee... Bikers Welcome....whoo hoo! I think the name says it all! We didn't eat there...anyone for squirrel on a stick? This is a l...
02/16/2009
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