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RECENT BLOG POSTS
In this episode of Real Estate TV: Who Pays the delinquent Home Owners Association dues in a Short Sale? The Seller? The Buyer? The Bank? The Real Estate Agents? It's an ugly situation and a big problem. Also, we’ll enter the Fun House for another creepy photo from my daily real estate adventures...
07/27/2010
In this episode of Real Estate TV: Big headlines in the Real Estate Market: "Foreclosures Sell at 30% Discount!" and "Pending Home Sales Fell Off A Cliff!" I’ll go beyond those sensational headlines to put the Real in Real Estate. And we’ll enter the Fun House for a couple of photo’s from my dail...
07/02/2010
In this episode of Real Estate TV: The Government and the Banks are preaching foreclosure alternatives. So why is it so hard to complete a short sale? Why? Specifically, what is wrong with Bank of America? Do they really want to work with seller's on Short Sale's? And, thankfully, the home buyer ...
06/30/2010
In this episode of Real Estate TV: Tax Credits for First Time Home Buyers, Tax Credits for Move Up Home Buyers... But Tax Credits for Convicted Felons serving life in prison? New Home Sales Bite the Big One in May, but Existing Home Sales were up in most parts of the country. And we’ll enter the ...
06/24/2010
In this episode of Real Estate TV: There’s a ton of misinformation being spread throughout the real estate market. I will put the "Real" in Real Estate and set the record straight. I watched as an agent was asked what FHA was... The answer was astonishing. What does it really mean when the media ...
06/23/2010
In this episode of Real Estate TV: Harvard University has weighed in on the state of the housing market and how the future may be shaped. Don’t hold your breath, you’ll get better Real Estate analysis out of ITT Tech. The Federal Tax Credit has been extended. Sort of. We’ll enter the Fun House fo...
06/22/2010
In this episode of Real Estate TV: To Rent or To Buy? That is the question. We'll revisit the Trulia.com Rent vs. Buy index which shouldn't mean anything more to you than what it really is: A piece of entertainment. Another question: Is a housing shortage on the way? That's right, a housing short...
06/16/2010
In this episode of Real Estate TV: HGTV's FrontDoor.com web site has produced nine ways to improve your home's curb appeal. Most of their suggestions are good, but some, if interpreted incorrectly, might get you into trouble. Should you really just eliminate "signs" of water damage? And we'll ent...
06/14/2010
In this episode of Real Estate TV: Lawmakers are trying to extend the Federal Home Buyer Tax Credit, but it doesn't help everybody. "Experts" warn foreclosure may lead to a lawsuit. We'll take a trip to the dark side and into Darth Vaders head, and we'll enter the Fun House for another brilliant ...
06/11/2010
In this episode of Real Estate TV: Interest Rates are great! The 30 year fixed rate is istting well below 5%, I’ll tell you where to go to find out about home buying assistance programs no matter which state you live in, ; and we’ll enter the fun house for some photographic fun from my daily Real...
06/09/2010
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