Jesse Ibanez' (jessesrain) VIDEO BLOG

Well, last week we received lots of feedback and followup questions from our quick discussion about the implications, benefits and potential drawbacks of the new law. So we thought we'd broadcast the answers to some of the most common questions we received, and focus on a couple other components...

This morning President Bush signed the historic "Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008". Primarily, its purpose is to stem foreclosures, stabilize the economy as well as provide some extra support for First Time Home Buyers. There are a large handful of very important features that you need ...

Ask any Realtor or Mortgage Consultant still able to make a living in this market and I can almost guarantee that a large portion of their business comes from Referrals.  So what makes that professional any different from others who may not be experiencing the same results?  Well, we can imagine...

This week your loyal compatriots here at the GreenHouse Group have decided to get out of the general knowledge business, and into the results game!  Our First Target – Targeting Listings You might not know it if you weren’t looking, you might not feel it if you weren’t tapped into the pulse of th...

You've probably heard the news by now Indymac Bank is in trouble.  According the WSJ, "The Pasadena-based mortgage lender and savings bank, founded two decades ago by Countrywide, on Tuesday began dismantling most of its business amid heavy losses from mortgage defaults that have made it impossi...

Have you ever heard it said that you can make a list of your top five friends’ annual income and divide it by five, and it will be darn close to yours.  My friend Joe Stumpf told me that, and shared some other wisdom around this that I'd like to share with you. I don’t know if that is true or no...

...Watch the people with all the info and most of the money. I'd be willing to bet that one of the most common questions you hear from your clients, friends, family, and people you meet is "So when is this market going to turn around?"  What do you tell them?  As for me, I'm always hesitant to a...

By now you are already becoming aware that we are hard working, forward thinking, tireless learners of our changing industry and absolutely dedicated to the mutual success’ of you and those that you introduce to us. What you might not already know, is what happens to your client once that introdu...

Ok, we got a pretty big response last week from Agents looking to learn more about how to help buyers get in with little or no money down.  "Can you really buy with Zero Down again?"  You really can!  And since so many of you asked for it, here's a little bit more detail about how.    There are ...

Is there a listing that you have right now that you are thinking about lowering the price on?  What if instead of doing that, you could have your seller credit a portion or all of the down payment?  Here is another underutilized tool that we’d like to help you implement to get 1 more deal in you...