Robert Ashby

Writer for national real estate opinion column AgentGenius.com, focusing on the improvement of the real estate industry by educating peers about technology, real estate legislation, ethics, practices and brokerage with the end result being that consumers have a better experience.
Economic News

Do You Trust Your Clients?

...Should You? Most of us probably have never even thought about asking ourselves these questions, yet we need to know the answers.  We expect our...
Economic News

Florida Suing Countrywide

...Adds Themselves to the Growing List of States At the beginning of the month, Countrywide was acquired by Bank of America, but that has...
Economic News

Federal Reserve Decisions & Their Effects on Mortgage Rates

The Dilemma As I get ready to head for bed, I can't help but feel many of you out there are still wondering what may...
Economic News

Having Lenders Compete Can Cost You Your Identity

Risk Factor One of the ways homeowners use to obtain the best mortgage deal is to use online mortgage forms to get multiple lenders  to...
Opinion Editorials

Who Needs a Real Estate Agent? Just Just Run a Contest Instead

Auctions, discount brokers, etc., have all taken a stab at real estate agents and their profession, working to turn them into a commodity or...
Economic News

Mortgage Acceleration: Is the Latest Fad Right for You?

There has been a lot of talk over the last year or so about various mortgage acceleration programs, in fact, I have talked...
Economic News

Zopa: Is Social Financing Better Than a Bank?

Social Financing Before you run out and begin thinking that social financing is going to help you pay your mortgage, understand that loans are small,...
Business Marketing

What Color Ocean Are You Swimming In?

I was cleaning the office and scanning my book shelf recently and came upon a book I have not read in a while and...