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As I journey through the learning curve on short sales, REO listings and all other things bank owned, I have entered the world of...
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As I journey through the learning curve on short sales, REO listings and all other things bank owned, I have entered the world of...
At any given time we all have a limit. That limit varies depending on a number of factors: the nature of the problems, the...
Personal experience with homeowner distress My experiences in personal homeowner distress has led me down several interesting and edifying paths, but the one that...
How can you expect the problem to go away? In the past I would often wonder why anyone would ever allow their home to...
13 things Loan Officers wish the agents they work with would consider, understand, do or NOT do. Like marketing & sales, sometimes the relationships...
According to a recent press release from the Mortgage Bankers Association, government insured loan applications (FHA & VA) dramatically increased to 35.9% for the...
Why walk away?? I work with many agents who will tell me that they walk away from listings when there is a high probability...
Here is a link for a webinar I did about a week ago for Number 1 Expert. You do have to fill out a...
The Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC) between lenders and appraisers went into effect June 1st. There’s been many comments about how real estate...
NAR released their May Existing-Home Sales Report on Tuesday. Fortunately chief economist Lawrence Yun has the answer to why the housing market remains weak...
Please welcome our newest writer, Lesley Lambert who is very active in the real estate, blogging and social media communities and is a practicing...
One reason I was brought on board here at AG is because I’m both a Realtor and Certified Residential Appraiser. In the 8 years...
Are we witnessing the greatest example of collusion in US, if not world history right before our very eyes? col-lu-sion [kuh-loo-zhuhn] – noun …a secret agreement,...
Here is a professional quality video of Mike Orr of The Cromford Report giving a talk at a Mastermind meeting I attend every month. ...
Pam Kabati, VP and Editorial Director at NAR, Twittered that Realtor Magazine Online has a update on the HUD Bridge Loan Credit. Here is...
First come the radio spots, then TV commercials, then infomercials – the first indication that a new industry has been born from a changing...
Story telling is an art People love to tell stories and they love hearing them. A good story can impart wisdom and some times...
“Dear Ginny, WTH?” which is like a “Dear Abby” column for real estate objections. If you have a tough client or a marketing problem,...
Our team has been averaging about 10 new listings a month. Because of our Certified Distressed Property Expert designation, about 1/3 of them are...
Foreclosures Aren’t New REO properties have been part of the real estate landscape for many, many years. Foreclosure loomed large in melodramas in the...
Fannie Mae has announced effective March 1st, 2009 New Policy Changes which prevent modification of Commissions by lenders as a condition of approval on...
Be Prepared “The next 180 days may be the toughest economic days we will ever experience in our lifetime.” This was spoken by Gary...
Truth is, I’ve been working on a three-part series that is not complete. But the following questions from John just went to the...
Your Crew Needs You These days, being a leader is harder than ever. Every organization, large and small, is feeling the effects of the...
I made my first cold call. Seriously, after 14 years of being a Realtor I made my first cold call. Last Thursday and Friday...