FANNIE MAE BRINGING DOWN THE HAMMER ON STRATEGIC DEFAULTS Fannie Mae announced today that they will make people who can make their payments and who do a strategic default will make them wait seven years before they are eligible for a Fannie Mae loan. It is estimated that there are 11 million home
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06/25/2010
The surge in Grand Rapids home prices in May despite the still high percentage of distressed properties for sale encouraged local realtors and sellers. In May, the average sales prices was $118,665, a jump of 10 percent from one year earlier and the 8th consecutive increase on a year-over-year ba
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06/23/2010
AGENTS YOU MUST READ THIS! PHOTOS ARE KEY TO SELLING YOUR PROPERTIES. WHY BE A TOP AGENT WITH A BEAUTIFUL SITE WHEN YOUR PHOTOS ARE SO POOR?Every day I am amazed at the listing photos I see in the mls. Perfectly nice homes that look like the ugly stepsister (that's probably not pc anymore is i
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06/09/2010
What are your thoughts?This article I just found in the New York Times is very disturbing. It is glorifying people who "embrace" foreclosure and are using the "money they are saving" to help out their businesses. The sentiment of the article and the people featured here is that the banks are
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06/04/2010
What are the birds singing about???? The 51st anniversary of the Spring Parade of Homes! The Grand Rapids Home Builders Assoication 2010 Prade of Homes! But NEW This year, your ticket also includes entry into the REMODELED HOMES! Don't forget to print off the $2.00 coupon onthe GRHBA website! Fo
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06/02/2010
This past weekend I was at a soccer tournament and was having a nice time chatting with a number of other parent's there. One of them suddenly mentioned she had given my name and phone number to a friend of hers who needed to sell her home. She had the home listed previously for $170,000.00 and
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06/02/2010
What do you think? I attended RE-Bar camp at GRAR (Grand Rapids Association of Realtors) last week. It was a great experience. I was a discussion leader for blogging here on Active Rain and attended many classes to learn as well. One of the groups I attended was about websites and internet
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06/02/2010
National Mortgage Licensing continues to go into effect across the country. This system of licensing ensures that each mortgage professional completes a background check, education and testing and soon even a credit check. This ensures a centralized and standardized method of mortgage licensing
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06/01/2010
West Michigan Homes for Sale Here are some great homes from sale in West Michigan, brought to you by our great referral network. These homes are in many cities including Byron Center, Belmont, Grand Haven, Muskegon, Montague, Grand Rapids, Wyoming, Hudsonville, Middleville, Shelby, Rockford, A
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05/26/2010
Lets Stop The Insanity Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein This great word was brought up to me today and reminded me how many times I had presented it to professionals asking for my advice or help. There are so many instances wh
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05/25/2010
