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The Call: Yesterday we received a nervous call from someone who left the following message: “Hi. My name is X. I am here in...

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The more things change, the more they stay the same- Alphonse Karr I’ve been writing and/or speaking about the need for major mortgage reform...

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The Tribune is a massive company with legacy costs, systems and infrastructure that is struggling to sustain itself in the face of a severe...

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Do You Care? – Why? I love my twitter stream – I do… However there are times when I get overloaded with all the...

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This is the book I am telling all of my friends in the real estate business to get and read.  It is so well...

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This is an email I received from a friend of mine,  Christy Quick.  What do you think? So I’ve been thinking so much about...

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True or False: In the above video, a simplified version of the economic crash is portrayed but is it accurate? I’m not a Realtor,...

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Mock Video This viral video has been redone to the tune of several themes including Twitter and now, about the real estate bubble… it’s...

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Russell Shaw on the Big Screen… Discussing the Arizona real estate market- who’s buying, what they’re buying, inventory levels, pricing, foreclosures, and homeowners being...

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Crazy Times Remind Me of… There’s a common and disturbing thread behind these volatile economic times and its akin to inside investing. A little...

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Home Resales Rose American home resales rose in September more than forecasted- according to NAR, purchases of existing homes jumped 5.5 percent last month...

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Federal Reserve Approves Regulations According to RECON: WASHINGTON- (Reuters, Realtor.org) The Federal Reserve yesterday approved regulations requiring mortgage lenders to tell borrowers how much...

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As True Today as 30 Years Ago It is a crisis of confidence. It is a crisis that strikes at the very heart and...

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It’s Like Clockwork (but without the batteries) The Clock Without Batteries I have a charming tabletop clock. I bought it because I thought it...

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US Atty Gen Launching Investigations According to MSNBC, a massive investigation will soon be launched by the US Attorney General’s office of banks and...

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It’s a Mixed Bag Lawrence Yun, the National Association of Realtors Chief Economist says, “Tightening credit market and pessimistic buyer psychology are the two...

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Home Values Have Been Up and Down Since Forever This video seems so timely when homeowners are watching values go south, the comforting thing...

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REO Properties Over the last couple of years with the increase of foreclosures, real estate agents who shy-ed away from Real Estate Owned (R.E.O.) properties...

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One of the steps (be it Step 2, 6 or 12) is going to have to be - "Re-Creating the Financial Markets into functional...

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A Self-Imposed Examination I’ve been so intensely focused of late on the tasks at hand, that I haven’t taken time to gaze into my...

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Controlling the Message A poll reported on FOX News yesterday told America that over 60% of us are paying very close attention to the...

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Fear Starts Out Simple The emotion of fear is a gradient scale that starts at simple, garden variety “worry”, at the lowest level and...

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Photo Credit FAIL The financial market is melting down. LIBOR was up this morning. The “Credit Crunch”. Short sales. Foreclosures. The list goes on...

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Bulls Don’t Get Bailed Out   I’ve been following the wall street freak out since it began, and I’m not totally sure I minded...