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2011 

This week, I want to discuss why it's so important for you to choose the right house for your open house. It's not just a matter holding an open house because one of your sellers wants you to. I want you to avoid doing that!  Instead of letting the house choose you, you need to choose the house! ...
05/25/2011
WASHINGTON-If the audience's response during a special session on mortgage credit at the National Association of Realtors' Midyear Legislative Meetings is any indication, appraisals are still a big issue for frontline realty agents. When a question was raised about valuations, it drew a collectiv...
05/24/2011
Is the subprime industry poised for a rebound? Now, I know what some of you are thinking: "Paul, the Rapture is coming and it's finally damaged your brain." Maybe, maybe not. From all those CCD classes I attended as a kid, I know that when the Big Man comes it will be like a "thief in the night."...
05/24/2011
At the end of March mortgage servicers were processing $9.5 trillion in residential loans, a 4% decline from the same period a year ago. (Figures courtesy of National Mortgage News and the Quarterly Data Report.) Now, 4% may not seem like a huge number, but then again, you have to consider histor...
05/24/2011
When it comes to the social media, one of the themes I have consistently written is that you just can't have a policy of throwing things against the wall and hoping that some, if not all, of it sticks. Your social media presence needs to be a real strategy, one (which like every other marketing e...
05/24/2011
WASHINGTON-As the debate continues over the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, at least one prominent conservative think tank director believes lenders can form a cooperative to issue mortgage-backed securities without a government guarantee or backstop. "I don't see any reason why lenders can...
05/24/2011
A lot of people are hurting these days, losing their jobs, or the ability to pay the mortgage on their homes. Zillow Advice recently had a user post this question: We have equity in our home but can't make payments. If it doesn't sell how can we get our equity? Lots of things weigh in the balance...
05/17/2011
The most surprising thing about Anna Kournikova's home in Florida? There's no tennis court. Kournikova's home is now listed on the Miami Beach real estate market for $9.4 million; she purchased the Florida mansion for $5 million in 2000. While she's well-known for her tennis playing career, Kourn...
05/17/2011
The guidelines for new mortgages are changing. Everything we take for granted about home loans (and being a home owner) is being debated now in Washington D.C. Its clear that required mortgage down payments will increase along with other key elements that many of us have taken for granted. For ex...
05/16/2011
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) voted to raise dues by $40 starting in 2012 to fund  political efforts. This dues increase is called the Realtor Party Political Survival Initiative. How much will if cost you to be a REALTOR(r) in 2012? Starting in 2012 the National Association of Realt...
05/16/2011
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