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The Value of Knowledge
Attending a convention or seminar is an important first step in having a banner year. But, now comes the hard part — putting into action what you learned. I begin many of my seminars by asking “What is the value of increased knowledge if your actions and behaviors are not altered as a result of that knowledge?”
Read Article ›The Ten Best in RE.net This Week: Mar. 20, 2010 Edition
1 ) Famous blonde financial pundit expects double dip in U.S. housing market – There are two trains of thought out there. The first is that the market has tanked and the banks are smarter now, and will not release enough properties to cause another housing dip any time soon. Then [...]
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The Ten Best in RE.net This Week: Mar. 20, 2010 Edition
The Ten Best in RE.net This Week: March 28, 2010 Edition
1 ) Video Is The Future – A longer video that Jim the Realtor does walking through houses, but fast forward to about 3:45 and he starts talking about how we can use video in the future to view houses.
2 ) Discussions about Brokerages wer the talk of the RE.net world this week [...]
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The Ten Best in RE.net This Week: March 28, 2010 Edition
Read Article ›The Ten Best in RE.net This Week: April 3, 2010 Edition
1 ) “Stealth Bailout” – Is the new mortgage bailout plan really a way to help homeowners, or as some are now saying, really just a way for some with junk paper to recoup some of their money from the taxpayers?
2 ) HEFI: Home Equity Fractional Interest – I have been a big [...]
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The Ten Best in RE.net This Week: April 3, 2010 Edition
Read Article ›The Ten Best in RE.net This Week: April 10, 2010 Edition
1 ) How To Salvage The Mortgage Industry in Six Months – If rates skyrocketed would people stop buying houses or would prices just drop so that the payments stayed the same?
2 ) Would You Use The Same Real Estate Agent To Sell Your House Again? 80% Said No! – This is just scary and [...]
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The Ten Best in RE.net This Week: April 10, 2010 Edition
Read Article ›The Ten Best in RE.net This Week: April 17, 2010 Edition
1 ) What’s changed in HAFA 2010 ? There have been some big changes to HAFA; here’s a preview at some of those changes.
2 ) Home Affordability Modification Program failing horribly – HAMP was a failure — really? Only about 5% of those who were intended to receive help did so. But HAFA, [...]
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The Ten Best in RE.net This Week: April 17, 2010 Edition
Read Article ›Special Commission Looking Into Financial Meltdown Hits Moody’s With Subpoena For Not Cooperating
It’s a sort of chicken and egg type question: which was worse, the financial institutions that sold toxic, mortgage-backed investments to the the public, or the rating agencies that claimed the investments were just fine?
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) is a bi-partisan panel created by Congress. Its purpose is to try and learn what [...]
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Special Commission Looking Into Financial Meltdown Hits Moody’s With Subpoena For Not Cooperating
Read Article ›The Ten Best in RE.net This Week: April 24, 2010 Edition
1 ) Bob Hale is sticking his neck out – who’s got his back? – The Houston Association of Realtors will soon launch a Web application that allows consumers to see which Realtors within their chosen search area are transacting business – and which are not. Will this move get support?
2 ) Your [...]
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The Ten Best in RE.net This Week: April 24, 2010 Edition
Read Article ›The Ten Best in RE.net This Week: May 1, 2010 Edition
1 ) FHA Financing Not Available on a Listing? BIG MISTAKE – Rhonda points out why not accepting FHA funding on your house may be a mistake, as it takes out a large portion of the buying pool.
2 ) State of the real estate industry- showing signs of stability – It has been [...]
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The Ten Best in RE.net This Week: May 1, 2010 Edition
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