The internet is all the rage when it comes to real estate. According to the National Association of Realtors, when a buyer starts thinking of buying, the first place they turn is the internet. Just 10 years ago - it was getting in the car and driving around. With gasoline prices approaching $5 a
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06/15/2008
New Technology Works for You 24/7 on Autopilot (Birmingham,Al)With all the doom and gloom in the marketplace, it's about time that real estate agents had a new tool that will help boost production. The best part is that once you set it up, it runs on autopilot! Imagine getting an email on your sm
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06/15/2008
(Birmingham, AL) Recent reports indicate that the Birmingham, AL market is #3 in the U.S. for activity and price increases. Although this is what is indicated by the statistics, the prevailing view of the media, and local real estate agents, is that the overall market here is "slow". So.... I t
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06/10/2008
I guess it's now official. The real estate bubble has burst. When the inventory figures for homes show they are going up nationwide AND it's in the national media, you can be sure that it's already been happening for a few months now. The NY Times and Jouranl and just about every other news outl
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06/09/2008
(Birmingham, AL) A new method of teaching and instructing students has recently shown amazing results in students who have attended Real Estate Success Institute in Birmingham, Alabama. The teaching method is referred to as "selective immersion" by the originator of the technique, Mike Carraway.A
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06/09/2008
I hear this questions a lot in the daily real estate game, "can you give us part of the fee back after the closing?"The answer is yes but only if done in a certain way.RESPA, the Real Estate Settlement Procdures Acts, requires a couple of things that need to be mentioned. The first thing is that
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06/06/2008
The last thing you want to have happen when you have your home up for sale is for people to drive up and have a look, and then drive off...never to return again. Why did they leave?Your home could have been the wrong style or have the wrong exterior finish. But in all likelihood, it was curb appe
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06/06/2008
(Birmingham, AL) The most recent fallout from the mortgage crisis that began last summer is now rearing it's ugly head in the form of Fannie Mae approved loans that cannot get insured by Mortgage Insurance companies.Mortgage insurance companies, spurred on by recent recommendations in congress, a
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06/06/2008
Because of the change in real estate market conditions, more sellers are competing for fewer buyers. So once again, it seemed important to challenge a long-standing "myth" of real estate."The initial listing price isn't that important because the price can always be adjusted down later."Many home
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06/05/2008
