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Can SMS Real Estate Marketing Attract more Home Buyers?
SMS Real Estate Marketing is a creative way of marketing a home through the use of text messaging. Statistics show that billions of text messages are sent per month. In fact, the number of text messages sent from a cell phone can easily out number the amount of phone calls made...
How Long Did It Take You to Get Your First Real Estate Deal?
How long did it take you to get your first deal? It took me a little over four months. And an investor I know just got his first deal after almost a full-year. Also, this guy was actually doing marketing and trying to get a deal the entire time. But...
How To Succeed in Anything in Life – Don’t Do This And You’ll Fail… Every Time!
A couple of days ago, I was watching a presentation by a very successful business building consultant and he said something that prompted me to write this article. Why? Because the very same success tip he talked about has allowed me to be where I am at right now in...
Celebrate The Five Year BiggerPockets Blog Anniversary!
Time certainly flies, doesn’t it? Today marks five years since I started the BiggerPockets Blog (formerly known as “Real Estate Investing for Real”) with a post that set off a revolution! Ok, actually, the first post on this blog, Real Estate Is a Very Hot Investment, was pretty weak, but...
Here’s an Answer to a Major Burning Question When Dealing with Private Investors
Remember those 1980’s workout tapes? There would be a guy or girl on with leg warmers, Spandex, huge hair that would catch fire if it got close to something hot, a perma-smile and they were always encouraging you to “feel the burn!” (not that I ever worked out any of those tapes…) Often...
The Ten Best in RE.net This Week: Mar. 13, 2010 Edition
1 ) Real Entrepreneurship – This was a very enjoyable read. You may not think this way often, but real estate agents are true entrepreneurs. 2 ) How To Shop For Mortgages And Keep Your Credit Scores High – Dan Green offers a wealth of information in here that...
WSJ.com: Developments
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Spring Selling Season
After polling builder communities in North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Texas and California’s Inland Empire, Ticonderoga Securities Analyst Stephen East says the spring home-selling scene is coming along nicely....
Friday Diversion: Sarkozy’s Ex-Wife Buys; Pete Sampras Sells
Tennis star Pete Sampras lists a 20 acre property in the gated Lake Sherwood community in Thousand Oaks, Calif., for $25 million....
Is California’s High-End Housing Market in Trouble?
While sales of low-priced foreclosed homes are sparking bidding wars in some areas and there's talk of healing in California, a huge storm cloud hovers over the Golden state: the high-end real estate market....
Paterson Scraps Aqueduct Deal, Hard Rock’s Interested
The office of embattled New York Governor David Paterson scrapped a deal with Aqueduct Entertainment Group (AEG) to develop a casino at the Aqueduct Race Track in Queens, poised to be the Big Apple’s first gambling destination....
Pulte Offers To Buy Back Damaged Homes in Texas
Pulte Homes offered to purchase 27 San Antonio homes damaged by a January retaining-wall collapse that created crevices up to 15 feet deep and eight feet wide....
FHA Says Higher Down Payments Risks Double-Dip Price Decline
Responding to critics, officials of the Federal Housing Administration are set to warn in Congressional testimony Thursday that a double-dip decline in housing prices may result from even a slight increase in minimum down payments on FHA-backed loans....
New England Real Estate Journal
Quonset Business Park awarded $22.3 million TIGER grant
The Quonset Business Park has been awarded a substantial and highly selective TIGER (Transportation ...... ...
Albarran of Stone & Youngberg leads $145 million Harbor Point financing
Stamford, CT Stone & Youngberg, a leading financial services firm, and Building & Land Technology, a ...... ...
CLASS Inc. to buy building thanks to $3.15m MassDevelopment Bond
Lawrence, MA MassDevelopment has issued $3.15 million in tax-exempt bonds on behalf of CLASS, Inc., a ...... ...
MassDevelopment issues $30 million bond to finance Perkins School for the Blind renovations
Watertown, MA MassDevelopment has issued $30 million in tax-exempt bonds on behalf of the Perkins School for the ...... ...
The Home Valuation Code of Conduct today - A problem solver or making it worse
As we pass the one year anniversary of the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC), one might ask if ...... ...
Barry of CBRE reps Visual Creations in $2.35 million purchase of 161,000 s/f ind'l.
Pawtucket, RI CB Richard Ellis, Vesper Realty Advisors and Colliers B&K sold a Honeywell aerospace facility ...... ...
Housing News
Australian Home Prices to Keep Rising on Building Shortage, Council Says
Australian home prices will keep rising due to a building and land shortage, according to a unit of the Property Council of Australia ....
Long-term financial implications of renting vs. buying
If the costs of home ownership engulfs all of your savings and income, then you won't be in a position to save for your future or to handle life's unexpected financial emergencies....
More York County homes selling, and at higher prices
Nearly 400 homes were sold in York County during January and February, a 3 percent increase from last year....
For its coming-out party, the Sunset Vine Tower threw a glitzy bash worthy of a Hollywood opening, complete with free food, booze and live music....
Fed seen keeping "extended period" low rate vow
Lingering U.S. labor market weakness and nagging doubts about the solidity of the economic recovery are expected to keep the Federal Reserve committed to holding borrowing costs very low for a long time at a monetary policy meeting next week....
We Have the Bull Market, But What About Consumer Spending?
A year ago this week the S&P 500 hit its nefarious 666 level. Since that historic day, we have enjoyed a 68% appreciation in equities from their depressionary low....
1000Watt Consulting
Real estate technology: think food, not forks
Yesterday I participated in a session at the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World conference on “The future of technology.” I thought about this a lot before the event and decided I didn’t want to talk about technology, for two reasons: First, technology is – in the real estate broker’s world...
Infographics as a cure for marketing sameness
Edward Tufte is a statistician, author, lecturer and graphic design legend. His seminal work, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, is considered by many to be the go-to book on data visualization and has been described by Amazon.com as no less than one of the ”best 100 books of the 20th century”. Pick it up. If...
Brokers: embrace difference, love the eccentric
In a recent post I waxed on about the type of agents I would recruit if I started a brokerage. As someone who believes branding results from the conscious decisions you make about what you want the world to remember about you, well, I’d create something memorable. And a brokerage filled with salespeople isn’t...
The passion of the Realtors Property Resource
I find it hard to discuss the RPR these days without a certain wistfulness. Conversations slip into the past tense. Which is a funny thing because the product hasn’t even been released. It is also a sad thing, because the basic idea, and its early manifestation, is so appealing. Am I nuts?...
As Estately grows, so does consumer choice
DC residents now have a virtual panoply of real estate search sites to choose from. Estately, the IDX-powered online brokerage, just moved into DC, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia today, adding 60,000 new homes and condos to their database. In addition to Estately, lucky Mid-Atlantic residents can thaw themselves with dreams of...
1000watt Index Additions: 3.1.10
The following companies have been added to the 1000watt Index this week. All submissions are reviewed by the principals at 1000watt Consulting before publication. Publication in the 1000watt Index does not constitute an official recommendation or endorsement, nor is any financial compensation accepted for inclusion. LeadPress / Mortgage & Title RealEstateInvestor.com / Social/Community PadMapper...
Reality on Realty
First-Time Homebuyer Part 3: Excuse Me, I Need to Speak with my Lawyer
When you live in New York, you’re bound to get screwed over at some point. I’ve gotten screwed over by locksmiths, dry cleaners, bike repair shops and mango ladies — and I’ve only lived here for 8 months. The last thing I want to find is a real estate lawyer. This...
A First-Time Homebuyer in 2009 Part 2: The Five Stages of Grief
If only New York didn’t have to be so special. If only the rent-versus-buy calculator gave me a more concrete answer — I wouldn’t have jumped off the Renter ship so quickly. And so, I mourn a little. Okay, a lot. When the sponsor of my future potential condo accepted my...
A First-Time Homebuyer in 2009: Part 1
I gave them a lowball offer they could refuse. I got an acceptance two hours later. And that’s the story of a first-time homebuyer in 2009. As I’ve been a militant renter for my adult life so far, I didn’t exactly plan on buying a home, even with Obama’s $8,000 late Christmas...
I Want My Artificially Low Interest Rate!
In spite of efforts to buy up securities to keep mortgage rates low, those rates are a-climbin’ up to 5.59 percent this week. Is this promising? Not very much....
Here’s One Way to Get Ahead in the Real Estate Market
A friend of mine over at Blommit.com (a hilarious blog, by the way) made a, ahem, modest proposal to get ahead in real estate. Check out their blog this week for a humorous take on our very subject at hand: Real Estate....
Editor’s Confession: I’m A Buyer
We all make mistakes. I simply forgot the three things that could turn my die-hard renting self into a motivated buyer: 1) No closing costs. 2) Local 25 year tax abatements. 3) Defeated developers making fire-sales. 4) $8k tax credit for first-time buyers this year. When you put these three things together, my hypothetical mortgage and...
NYT > Real Estate
Living In | Old Hill, Conn.: Living in Old Hill, Conn.
Preservation fights can be notably fierce in Old Hill, Conn., a town known for its ponds. ...
The Hunt: The Hunt: When the ‘Wow Factor’ Isn’t the Point
Johnny Krause and Reba Frankel were happy to find a three-bedroom in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, for $342,000. ...
Posting: Brooklyn Bridge Park as Lure for a New Condo
Are the outlines of an ambitious swing-set-and-slide area lifting sales at One Brooklyn Bridge Park? ...
It doesn’t take much to trip up these days and the problem may be a more demanding Fannie Mae. ...
Square Feet | The 30-Minute Interview: Jeffrey Katz
Mr. Katz is the chief executive and principal owner of Sherwood Equities Inc., which has developed and manages more than $3 billion in commercial real estate. ...
In the Region | Connecticut: In Connecticut, a Moratorium on Affordable Housing
The Town of Oxford has declared an 11-month moratorium on applications for affordable-housing developments. ...
Bucking The Real Estate Trend-Waynesville and Maggie Valley Real Estate
Homes for Sale in Maggie Valley, Waynesville, Asheville, etc. ~ DAILY UPDATES.
03/14/10 Please click the buttons below for the daily updates of new Maggie Valley, Waynesville (and all of Haywood County) and Asheville (and all of Buncombe County) homes for sale; or Go to the Twitter feed in the sidebar on the left and click the links. NOTE: By popular request, click here...
Smackers Sports Grill is a Great Place to Eat in Waynesville NC.
Thursday night I met a few friends at Smackers Sports Grill, well known as a great place to eat in Waynesville. Smackers Sports Grill is very conveniently located, very reasonably priced, easy to find, is situated right between Waynesville and Maggie Valley on Dellwood Road, and is a local favorite. Here’s...
Must Read: Shadow Inventory [HousingWire].
The real estate rodeo ‘ain’t over yet.’ (I know… I said that before.) There’s no way to predict the future, but gathering information for decision ammunition is to the advantage of anyone who might be considering a real estate purchase. The article below from HousingWire is quite interesting. Today’s Wall...
Homes for Sale in Maggie Valley, Waynesville, Asheville, etc. ~ DAILY UPDATES.
03/13/10 Please click the buttons below for the daily updates of new Maggie Valley, Waynesville (and all of Haywood County) and Asheville (and all of Buncombe County) homes for sale; or Go to the Twitter feed in the sidebar on the left and click the links. NOTE: By popular request, click here...
DAILY UPDATE of New Maggie Valley, Waynesville, Asheville Homes for Sale.
03/12/10 Please click the buttons below for the daily updates of new Maggie Valley, Waynesville (and all of Haywood County) and Asheville (and all of Buncombe County) homes for sale; or Go to the Twitter feed in the sidebar on the left and click the links. NOTE: By popular request, click here...
Wondering What’s for Sale in the Maggie Valley Club and Golf Course Development?
Homes for sale in the Maggie Valley Club and Golf Course development provide views, mountain living, convenient golfing, great amenities, and LOCATION. “Maggie Valley Club is a hidden gem; a place with a rich history of hard work and hospitality. The artistically designed condominiums, family-style cottages, stunning mountain homesites and exquisite...
Matrix
[In The Media] Bloomberg Surveillance March 12 7AM
[click to open] Friday Morning March 12, 2010 7:00 AM to 8:30 AM [TOMORROW] Usually I post something AFTER I speak, but since I was invited to “guest co-host” (in title only since I’ll have no idea what I am doing) Bloomberg Surveillance tomorrow, I thought I’d give a head’s up. ...
[Manhattan Absorption] Bounty of Sales via Pent-up Demand Release
Absorption defined for the purposes of this chart as: Number of months to sell all listing inventory at the annualized pace of sales activity. The release of pent-up demand in late 2009 greatly improved the absorption picture for re-sale property in Manhattan. Not much change, however, over the first two...
[The Housing Helix Podcast] Debra Taylor Blair, Owner, LINK Boston
I recently had the good fortune of getting to know the founder and owner of LINK Boston, Debra Taylor Blair. Her firm built and operates the MLS system in Boston. She also provides invaluable information to the public and the real estate community through her Conversation Series. She and...
[Trulia] Price Reduction Report – March 2010
[click to open report] Trulia released its Price Reduction Report for March 2010 and press release The report suggests that sellers are being more realistic when pricing their homes. Over the past year, the rate of price decline began to ease and actually stabilize in certain housing markets. Prices stabilized, largely...
[Graphing Stimulus] Edward Tufte Presidential Appointment
[click to expand] President Obama announced his intent to appoint several individuals to serve on the Recovery Independent Advisory Panel. One of them is Edward Tufte who has been my inspiration to look at the housing market with data in different ways. He’s taught me how to see through...
[New Mortgage Program] Getting Paid To Sell Short
The Obama administration has come up with a radically aggressive plan to reduce foreclosure activity which has remained alarmingly high. The key ingredient is to encourage lenders/services to allow more short sales – selling the home for less than the amount of the mortgage without going after the debtor...
Housing Crisis
Leading Builders Here on the Hill in Energy Push
The Leading Builders of America charter group of 16 large public and private home builders has joined the 33-year-old Alliance to Save Energy to strengthen its more direct line of contact with Capitol Hill. Today [Wednesday, March 10], Meritage Homes Chairman and CEO Steve Hilton addressed the Alliance’s Great Energy Efficiency...
Phoenix’s Joseph Carl Homes Gets a Strong Starts
We’re staying focused on a very positive story in home building right now. It’s not a big story. On the contrary, it’s rather a small one. Ten new-home sales small. Still, those 10 homes sales are in four weeks. Multiply by 12 months–if the housing gods smile–and we’ve got ourselves another big...
Why the Leading Builders of America are Doing their Own Thing
Almost nothing in Washington is easy to explain these days. So, why should the housing industry’s “great divorce”–the split-off last November of 16 mega-regional and national home building company executives from their role as a committee of the NAHB to form their own association called Leading Builders of America–be any different? Housing itself,...
Orleans Homebuilders Files Voluntary Chapter 11
This came over PR Newswire yesterday evening. Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. Files Voluntary Chapter 11 Petitions; Obtains Up to $40 Million in Anticipated New DIP Financing; All Homebuilding and Management Services to Continue Operations BENSALEM, Pa., March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. (the “Company”, or “Orleans”) (Amex: OHB), which develops, builds and...
Private Home Builders’ Moment of Truth Approaches with 2nd Half of 2010
Arguably the most important story of the year for the big home builder community is where are many private home builders going to get money to keep their lights on. First an explanation of what we mean, then a take on why we’re saying it now. If private home builders don’t get that...
Behind the Dire New-Home Sales Headlines: The Stimulus Factor
Yesterday’s new-home sales headlines, complete with their indication that they’d hit a half-century lowpoint, cry for perspective. So let’s take a look, clear up a few issues, and move on to focus on an operational/financial matter of interest. Here’s a key data point, thoroughly lost in the noise and negativity from...
The New and Improved Sibdu is LIVE!
After a lot of coding and other tech things of which I don’t have a firm grasp, the all new Sibdu is LIVE! We’ve made a ton of improvements, and I’ll be detailing them over the next week or two. If you’re a member, you can log in with your current credentials...
Is This Happening in Your Market?
Going once … Going twice … Brokers turn to auctions to sell commercial property [full story] NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some of the world’s largest commercial real estate service companies are turning to online auctions to sell property and debt to help kick-start the stalled U.S. commercial real estate market. Jones Lang LaSalle...
I looked through a lot of videos, trying to find the best one for this somber day. While this one is actually a commercial, I couldn’t find a better way to remember what happened on this day eight years ago. In fact, this one outshines them all: September 11, 2001. Lower...
#CRE - A Hashtag Whose Time Has Come
Wow, we’ve got some vocal CRE peeps on Twitter! It’s great! We suggested last month that anyone who writes a commercial real estate or corporate real estate-related tweet on Twitter put the #cre hashtag at the end. The idea has really taken off! We can’t take direct credit for it ourselves …...
Brand Building, and LEED Certification (At the Same Time)
Here’s a video I recently found that performs two jobs for the people who produced it: 1) Provides helpful information on LEED certifications for buildings and how LEED helps both building owner and tenant; and 2) Helps build the brand of both people involved; in this case, a commercial real-estate broker and...
Imagine my surprise when I looked at my e-mail client this morning and saw the Subject line: The Return of Debt. Sure, it got me interested. Then I realized the headline was from one of my favorite — and most entertaining — sources of commercial real-estate news and conferences/events: Bisnow. That’s why...
Nelson Real Estate
Nelson Home Sales Report for February 2010
15th March 2010 Friday, the REINZ (Real Estate Institute of NZ) released the official figures for home sales for the month of Feb 2010. They commented; The national median for days to sell in February was 46, up three on the January figure, but still 16 fewer days than the corresponding period a...
The Draganfly-er makes tonights Front Page
13th March 2010 You might recall me last December discussing this fabulous new device for Real Estate photography, the Draganfly X6 UAV coming to NZ/Nelson some months back, and then giving you a heads up with its arrival back in Feb 2010 here in Nelson. Tonight’s Weekend edition of the Nelson Mail...
Worlds 24th Largest Sailing Yacht Visits Nelson
Considering a scouting trip to Nelson for Real Estate – make sure you book one of these Sunset Cruises in advance to truly appreciate what we have here. (Summer Months for the Sunset Cruise obviously) Out celebrating an anniversary on a fantastic harbour cruise last night in Nelson, out through the...
Lifestyle is the No 1 benefit for Kiwi expats to return home
11 March 2010 According to a Victoria University study published yesterday; “Kiwi expatriates living overseas who plan to return home will do so because of New Zealand’s lifestyle.” Utilizing data collected by the expatriate network KEA, and by analyzing a sample group of 13,000+ Kiwis residing living overseas, Dr Lindy Fursman of Victoria...
Real Estate Lifestyle Property Photography – What is Best Practice
Sub-Heading: “Don ‘t show / tell them too much” that way they’ll have to phone Got into quite a discussion with another agent re the age old debate that crops up when you talk about listings & # of photos on the internet. Things like; -> Only show a few photos, or even...
Important NZ Citizenship by Grant Requirements Change April 2010
8th March 2010 New Zealands Department of Internal Affairs has over the weekend placed public notice advertisements in NZ metropolitan dailies to alert recent immigrants to this significant update. (below is from The Press) From 21 April 2010 the requirements for obtaining a New Zealand citizenship by grant will change, essentially where...
What's New on HUDclips
HUD REO Appraisal Validity Period and Second Appraisals...
Tier Ranking Scores - Incentive Round 38 - Attachment...
10-07 Revisions ...
Federal Register - FR-5298-N-02
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Tenant Data Collection: Responses To Advance Solicitation of Comment on Data Collection Methodology...
Federal Register - FR-5383-N-03
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; Public Housing Annual Contributions Contract...
FR-5376-N-15 Fungibility Plan and Follow-Up Reporting To Implement Section 901 on Voucher ...
Reverse Mortgage Daily
MBA Reverse Mortgage Legislation Priorities for 2010
Ensuring the long term viability of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is the top priority for the Mortgage Bankers Association in 2010. “While the policy issues before our industry are many and we will work on them all” says the MBA. The association’s focus will be “to ensure that it...
Illinois AG Announces Resources to Help Seniors Avoid Scam Artists
Attorney General Lisa Madigan marked the beginning of National Consumer Protection Week by announcing her office’s resources to help older Illinois residents survive the economic downturn and avoid scam artists. Madigan introduced a guide for protecting seniors in the current financial crisis and launched a program to educate seniors to...
WSJ: Defaulted Loans May Cause Problems for Seniors Receiving Social Security
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a provision in the 2008 Farm Bill lifted a ten-year statute of limitations on the government’s ability to withhold Social Security benefits in collecting debts. The change will add more than $6 billion to the $75 billion in delinquent debt individuals owe the government,...
Without $250 Million HECM Subsidy, Big Principal Limit Reduction Needed says FHA
[Update from HUD spokesperson added.] During his testimony in front of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, David H. Stevens, Assistant Secretary of Housing for the Federal Housing Administration voiced his strong support of the administration’s reverse mortgage program on Thursday. “The need for this type of program...
Former GNMA CEO: Where is AARP?
Former Ginnie Mae Chief Executive Officer wrote an article in response to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s decision to track reverse mortgage fraud. Murin writes that: Although I applaud FinCEN, the HUD Inspector General and all other law enforcement agencies who try and protect us from predatory practices, I am afraid statements...
Hawaii Real Estate Reporter
Signs of Recovery Abound: Foreclosures Down for Second Straight Month
The Honolulu Star Bulletin reports that February marked the second consecutive month in which foreclosures in Hawaii have dropped. Though the number of foreclosed homes remains high, this news comes as yet another indication that the state’s housing market is stabilizing. RealtyTrac, an online foreclosure marketplace, reported today that there were 972...
Hawaii Among Leaders in Real Estate Resurgence
Hawaii News Now reports that median home prices in Honolulu have recovered well relative to the rest of the United States. With many of America’s sprawling cities still feeling the effects of a dramatic decline, the value of Hawaii’s housing market has been largely restored. The most recent Case-Schiller report on home prices in...
Hawaii Economist Predicts $1 Million Median Home Prices in Decade to Come
The Honolulu Star Bulletin recently reported that prominent local economist Paul Brewbaker has predicted a $1 million median home price for Oahu by the year 2020. This forecast comes amidst a second successive month of a rise in median home prices throughout the island. I think things are off and running again,” Brewbaker said yesterday...
Changing of the Tide: Median Home Price Rises for Second Consecutive Month
The Honolulu Advertiser reports that the median sale price in February for homes on Oahu showed a significant increase with respect to the prior year’s market. This represents the second consecutive month in the short year in which the price has risen considerably. The median price for previously owned single-family homes was up 3.6...
Vote for Prudential Locations in Honolulu Advertiser’s “Best of the Best 2010″ Contest
Vote for Prudential Locations in Honolulu Advertiser’s “Best of the Best 2010″ Contest Click on the link below to register and place your vote. You’re allowed one vote a day so be sure to go every day. Voting ends this Saturday, 3/6. http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/bestofbest_dev2010.php Pass this on to you friends, family and clients. We want to be...
Reasons for Optimism: Oahu Housing Market Continues to Rebound as Home Prices Stabilize
Thursday’s Federal report on the condition of Oahu homes, highlighted by an article in the Honolulu Advertiser, shows signs of distinct improvement relative to the third quarter of 2009 . Though the market generally continued its decline in the fourth quarter of 2009 relative to 2008, there were indicators that the value...
Rain City Guide
We've had mixed economic data this morning including a much better than expected Retail Sales Report and the Consumer Se...
Savvy Homebuyer saves 83% using Trulia Voices
Homebuyer saves 83% on his Buyer Agent fee by using Trulia Voices. Around noon on Sunday a homebuyer named "Patrick" po...
Squatter Claiming Adverse Possession in Puyallup
I'm just watching King 5 news tonight where they are covering a story about a home in Puyallup that is in process of b...
New Construction – Settlement Cracks and such
Home Warranty: I just sent a text message to one of my clients who bought a new construction home almost a year ago rega...
Mortgage Rates following the Jobs Report
The Job's Report was released this morning with data that was better than expected. A reported 36,000 non-farm payroll...
Five to one, more people are asking me if they should sell their home vs. if they should buy one. That said, I have more...
New Home Know-how
Live New Home Sales Training w/Jeff Shore!
New Home Know-how is happy to bring you live streaming video of Jeff Shore's "Tough Market New Home Sales Training".See it RIGHT HERE, tomorrow, Wednesday, September 2nd, beginning at 11am EST.You can also watch it live at http://www.jeffshore.com/blog/live YOU MAY......
A Simple, Fast, and Free Mobile Website Option
If you've toyed with the concept of a mobile campaign or a mobile website, but were turned off by the additional cost or the complexities, there is an option that is fast, simple, and maybe free. Yep, it might......
Don't be Afraid of Customer Criticism
A very common objection I hear when discussing social media for business - "What if a crazy customer gets on these sites and posts a lot of bad things about us?" Okay, fair enough concern. First I want to say......
Video - A Prerequisite to Mastery - Jeff Shore Interview
The second installment from our Jeff Shore Interview includes a discussion about what is truly necessary to become a master of technique... Practice. Do we practice enough? Why and how should we practice? The former national sales director for......
Communication Card or Registration Card... You Make the Difference.
New Home Sales Professionals ponder this; someone has just come up your sidewalk and they are entering your Model Sales Center. Do they need to register to view your home? Are they registering to win something? Will you escort them......
Great Sales Personalities = Great Sales!
One of the most powerful sales tools some salespeople overlook is their personality. Your personality is a key influence to a sale. It is proven that people buy from people they like, trust, and have confidence in. So each day......
UK News
Porn to politics – Lib Dems get really liberal
Porn film director Anna Arrowsmith explains why she is running as a Liberal Democrat candidate in the general election....
Lib Dems bag a Tory – Edward McMillan-Scott
David Cameron's troublesome Euro MP Edward McMillan-Scott is a Conservative no more and has joined the Liberal Democrats. He tells Reuters why he decided to make the move at the Liberal Democrat Spring Conference....
Since the early 2000's, the bodies of fallen servicemen and women from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other places have been repatriated to RAF Lyneham. They pass through the town of Wootton Bassett on their way to the coroner in Oxford. This has led to family members, friends,...
Jeremy Hunt unveils Tory technology platform
As the three main political parties vie for positioning ahead of the next general election, the Conservatives unveiled their "Technology Manifesto" outlining the key issues they say they would address if they form the next government....
Webcast: Gordon Brown’s speech at Thomson Reuters
Prime Minister Gordon Brown set out his economic plans during a Newsmaker event at Thomson Reuters. Watch it from start to finish here....
Estelle Shirbon on Brown’s speech
In a speech at Thomson Reuters in London on Wednesday Prime Minister Gordon Brown discussed the state of Britain's economy and laid out the steps he would take to protect the economic recovery if he wins a general election due by June....
About.com Real Estate Business
Are You Getting Your App Ready for the iPad?
Though I'm not sure that anybody knows for certain, I saw that the iPad is due out the first week of April. Whether it's a runaway hit or not, the iPhone certainly has been. Do you have an iPhone/iPad/iPod app yet? Or, are you thinking about one?...
Government to Grease Short Sale Wheels
The newest government initiative designed to ease the home price and mortgage crisis is outlined in a New York Times article titled "Program Will Pay Homeowners Sell at a Loss." The government wants to help in bringing short sales to closing by paying the primary lender $1000, $1000 to a second...
Attracting the Single Female - To Your Real Estate Site!
An article at the Chicago Tribune website has a lot of really great information centered around the growing percentage of single female home buyers. According to the article, women alone account for 29% of current home sales in Chicago. Does your website have content that would attract this valuable audience?...
Don't List Homes In Flood Zones or High Smog Areas
I'm kidding! But, it's a little scary that the writer of a post about high voltage wires near homes doesn't seem to be kidding. He basically criticizes any agent that would take a listing if the home was too close to high voltage power lines. So, if we...
Twitter for Real Estate - 11 Article Tutorial
I love Twitter, but it took some time to fully understand how to use it in my real estate marketing plan. It also took a great deal of research to learn to use the right tools to weed out the noise and get to what I really wanted for...
FHFA Home Price Index Released
The FHFA, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Home Price Index has been released. All but one of their major areas was down from November to December, and the last quarter of 2009 was down as well. There's a lot of data and some helpful charts and graphs in the report below....
NYT > Mortgages and the Markets
Great Time to Buy (Famous Last Words)
One real estate broker has this advice for prospective homebuyers: “Predicting interest rates is a whole lot easier than predicting home prices.”...
These days, lenders have a long list of what they want to see in a building and in a prospective borrower....
It doesn’t take much to trip up these days and the problem may be a more demanding Fannie Mae....
Mortgage Bonds Make a Comeback
The market for private-label mortgage bonds in the United States might be ready for revival. A handful of firms are working on deals that could hit the market by June....
Re: Mortgages, “Help for First-Time Buyers,” March 7....
Consumer Groups Urge Regulation of Nonbank Financial Institutions
Many of these companies, such as payday lenders and debt collectors, take aim at lower-income customers, and consumer advocates say they are less regulated than banks....