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Updated: August 28, 2009Investor Report: Bank REO
Real estate investors are playing a key role in the housing recovery now underway, buying up bank REO property, wading into distressed neighborhoods to turn around boarded-up foreclosures into rentals. But how much of the fast-rising pace of home sales this summer is attributable to small-scale investors? FULL STORY->
Low Mortgage Rates Helping to Stabilize Housing Market
Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 5.14 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending August 27, 2009, up from last week when it averaged 5.12 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 6.40 percent. FULL STORY->
Information to Review Before You Get a Mortgage Loan
The housing crash brought with it many changes including government programs to aid homeowners facing foreclosures, a closer look at lending practices, and new loan products for consumers. FULL STORY->
How to Increase Your Gross Commission Income
There are only three ways to increase your gross commission income. All take effort and a good strategic plan to execute. In the end, they don't happen by accident. In this article, columnist Dirk Zeller will deal exclusively with how to increase the sales price of the units you sell. FULL STORY->
The Art of Home Selling
What do art and design educators know about selling homes online? Digital curb appeal, crafting professional design, vision, marketing and a whole lot more. FULL STORY->
Builders Helping Build Better Communities, And Investment Possibilities
Peter L. Mosca shares an excerpt of an interview with Brad Harker, Land and Loan Specialist with Kingston Management Services LLC, a successful bidder of FDIC distressed assets, who discusses the intricacies of this asset, and provides guidance on how to achieve investment objectives via land purchases. FULL STORY->
Turning Internet Confusion into Success
The simple fact that the internet is a part of the returning real estate market is not big news, but with so much information coming out so fast, understanding it can be difficult. This article is the second in a series of six that decodes the basics, and even some mild intricacies, of the world of electronic marketing and will show you how to compete and succeed in an area of marketing where you might have previously feared to tread. FULL STORY->
Investor Report: Bank REO
Real estate investors are playing a key role in the housing recovery now underway, buying up bank REO property, wading into distressed neighborhoods to turn around boarded-up foreclosures into rentals. But how much of the fast-rising pace of home sales this summer is attributable to small-scale investors? FULL STORY->
Information to Review Before You Get a Mortgage Loan
The housing crash brought with it many changes including government programs to aid homeowners facing foreclosures, a closer look at lending practices, and new loan products for consumers. FULL STORY->
Low Mortgage Rates Helping to Stabilize Housing Market
Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 5.14 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending August 27, 2009, up from last week when it averaged 5.12 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 6.40 percent. FULL STORY->
How to Increase Your Gross Commission Income
There are only three ways to increase your gross commission income. All take effort and a good strategic plan to execute. In the end, they don't happen by accident. In this article, columnist Dirk Zeller will deal exclusively with how to increase the sales price of the units you sell. FULL STORY->
The Art of Home Selling
What do art and design educators know about selling homes online? Digital curb appeal, crafting professional design, vision, marketing and a whole lot more. FULL STORY->
Turning Internet Confusion into Success
The simple fact that the internet is a part of the returning real estate market is not big news, but with so much information coming out so fast, understanding it can be difficult. This article is the second in a series of six that decodes the basics, and even some mild intricacies, of the world of electronic marketing and will show you how to compete and succeed in an area of marketing where you might have previously feared to tread. FULL STORY->
Builders Helping Build Better Communities, And Investment Possibilities
Peter L. Mosca shares an excerpt of an interview with Brad Harker, Land and Loan Specialist with Kingston Management Services LLC, a successful bidder of FDIC distressed assets, who discusses the intricacies of this asset, and provides guidance on how to achieve investment objectives via land purchases. FULL STORY->
Know Your Buyers; Better Their Lives
There's some new research that sheds light on why real estate consumers pick up and move. Not surprisingly, most do so to better their lives. According to Relocation.com, the a leading online consumer resource for moving services, 50 percent of people who recently moved did so to improve their living situation, whether to move into a bigger home or move to a better neighborhood. FULL STORY->
HOA Going Green
As energy costs rise and resources become scarcer, more homeowner associations are finding ways to reduce energy consumption and "go green." With state legislation placing limits on the authority of HOAs to prohibit or regulate certain energy generation devices and energy efficient measures,the issue has come to the forefront of the attention of both HOAs and owners. Given all of this, what are some ways homeowner associations can be proactive in creating or encouraging green practices? FULL STORY->
The Confident Rookie Series: Know Your Systems & Practice with Your Printer
Columnist Jennifer Allan shares secret 1 and 2 from her confident rookie series. This week she discusses knowing your systems and practicing with your printer. FULL STORY->
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