Thoughts From the Inman Connect Real Estate Conference in NYC

As a licensed North Carolina real estate broker, I receive immense fulfillment from helping my clients in real estate marketing, ... agents who begin “playing” online without knowledge of “netiquette” in the social media space stand [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 01:45:09

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CondoDomain & Other Real Estate Brokerages Growing Despite “Crisis”

There are fish in the sea better than have ever been caught ~ Irish saying ... on up.  CondoDomain, a flat fee based (with rebate) online real estate brokerage, just announced ... Daly, a real estate broker and blogger in the idyllic Hamptons of Long Island has just announced [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 15:02:22

HomeSearchTV Webinar on Long Tail Marketing of Home Listings Using Video

Webinar tonight at 9:00 p.m. EST. Go to homesearchtv.com/live Tim Judge of HomeSearchTV (and a working real estate broker) ... . I met Tim at the 2008 RISMedia Leadership Conference in New York. Tim is a real estate broker ... by a transactional visitor– one who is looking to do business now or in the near future. WOW [more...]

Date: 2008-09-09 20:20:09

Apartment manager eyes flat or falling O.C. rents

Welcome to Eyeball 2009! This is our holiday gift to you: Two weeks of outlooks on local real estate conditions! ... and real estate broker and is the 2009 president of the Apartment Association of Orange County. He also [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 20:00:15

By Saying Yes, WaMu Built Empire on Shaky Loans

As a supervisor at a Washington Mutual mortgage processing center, John D ... ... Interviews with two dozen former employees, mortgage brokers, real estate agents and appraisers reveal ... brokers handsome commissions for selling the riskiest loans, which carried higher fees, bolstering [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 04:44:56

Was that in the real estate training manual?

This is a true story about a Maine real estate broker who broke into a house because he forgot to bring the keys. Sea Cost Online News After arriving at the property, he found no way in. When attempts to contact a locksmith failed, he gained access by breaking a glass window pane with a hammer   (Only [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 08:45:48

AZ Central - Gimmicks used to draw home buyers

by Stephanie Armour - Jan. 10, 2009 12:00 AM USA Today Homeowners and real-estate agents are turning to increasingly creative tactics to sell ... broker and owner of a construction company. “We get to sell in a tough market, and someone gets ... ,” says Marni Yang, a real-estate broker and mortgage loan officer in the Chicago area. Giveaways “ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:56:23

Real Estate That Suits Your Needs

by Mary Bush Before Making A Move In The Real Estate Market The property market is always fluctuating, ... local reputed estate agent or real estate broker. This is because a realtor will have all the listings [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 04:31:37

How to buy foreclosures homes training online

Check out the best real estate investment training around that ensures you cash in on hot foreclosure deals with easy-to-understand instruction ... session, Tara — Founder & CEO of REThinkRealEstate.com, as well as a successful real estate broker ... foreclosure buying, including online tools for making your life easier during the process Mortgage [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 15:19:46

SEO 101: Choosing Your Keywords

Let's talk briefly about what SEO is exactly. From Wikipedia: "Search engine optimization (SEO) ... to properly SEO your site and we will get into all of those methods in future posts ... in the real estate market in some capacity. If you are a real estate agent or broker, chances [more...]

Date: 2008-09-11 14:03:25

How Accurate Are Listings On Real Estate Sites?

Earlier this week in a post comparing real estate sites Trulia and Zillow, ... Services (MLSs) that real estate brokers use. They just happened to have study in their back pocket [more...]

Date: 2008-08-22 14:47:57

WARNING! Horn Tooting: The Inman List of the Top 25 Most Influential Real Estate Bloggers for 2008 Is Out, and We're On It!

After what has been an absolutely whirlwind year of company growth, product development and business travel, ... ) Congratulations to all those selected! Broker and Agent BlogsKris Berg Founder, The San Diego Home Blog ... Real Estate Blog Joel Burslem Founder, Future of Real Estate Marketing Marketing and How [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 01:41:07

Wellcome to Online Video for Real Estate - Interview with WellcomeMat

a We have spent a good amount of time covering some of the popular local online video platforms focused on providing online video marketing and ... , Mixpo, and others.  One of the more recent companies to focus on SMBs is WellcomeMat.com, an online ... “Back in 2004, my business partner Christian read an article about a real estate broker in New York [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 10:00:58

Henry Poole is Here

All Henry Poole wants to do is to be left alone. In most neighborhoods, this would not be a problem, but, in this unpretentious LA neighborhood, for some odd reason, people care. It begins with his perky real estate broker Meg, (Cheryl Hines) who is baffled by Henry’s insistence on buying a certain home which isn’t on the market [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 06:00:51

Henry Poole is Here

All Henry Poole wants to do is to be left alone. In most neighborhoods, this would not be a problem, but, in this unpretentious LA neighborhood, for some odd reason, people care. It begins with his perky real estate broker Meg, (Cheryl Hines) who is baffled by Henry’s insistence on buying a certain home which isn’t on the market [more...]

Date: 2008-08-30 06:00:51

The dreams of Middleton go astray

For the past several days, we have been taking an in-depth look at a dream whose future isn't too bright at this time ... from being the next Greenway Station. His broker for this site, MidAmerica Real Estate, has enjoyed the abilities of being the chief broker and exclusive tenant representatives for many chain [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:52:28

Redfin goes Mainstream, Zillow surrenders, Zip Beefs Up & CondoDomain Expands

Whoa! What is going on out there in this real estate world this month? ... in the 8 markets that they serve.  Today they announce: Redfin Upgrades Online Brokerage Service ... up all but two of its state real estate broker licenses as a cost cutting measure. (It kept Washington [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 15:47:34

Meet the Investor: Interview with Real Estate Investor, Rich Weese

Its been a while since we did one of our Meet the Investor interviews . . . I hope we’ll get to post these more regularly! ... of college and was urged to drop out and try selling real estate for a friend. He was a Broker ... , and attending school during the day. Tell us about your first deal My friend was very persistent [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 19:35:48

Feeling A Bit Of Deja Vu

It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “Gresham and its working-class neighboring cities have caught more than their share of the housing pain. On the north end of Main, real estate broker Darren O’Halloran’s sign hangs in front of a vacant lot. O’Halloran bought the plot with a partner and hoped to resell it for a profit [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 19:21:04

ANALYSIS: Big winners of the past were losers in 2008

By ELLEN SIMON, AP Business Writer As 2008 ends, you may feel like the year’s biggest loser is you. If you have a job, it probably feels shaky ... , french-manicured San Diego real estate brokers, Rolex-wearing Greenwich hedge fund managers. High diesel prices as the year began ran independent truckers off the road. Soaring summer commodity costs [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 02:03:49

Mortgage

I have been a customer with Bank of America since I was 13 years old.  I was a teller at Bank of America for a year when I was 16 years old ... post, I’m quite interested in their No-Fee Mortgage Plus.  Besides the info online, I also found ... (2) Eric became a real estate broker (3) our downstairs neighbor is smoking again causing our master [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 18:10:13

A Tour of Duty

EAST BAGHDAD, Iraq: Forward Operating Base -- Night. Mortar shells splash in the foreground throwing strobes of light that obliterate the darkness ... , husband and real estate broker Brian Wilson received a Western Union telegram. As a West Point Graduate [more...]

Date: 2007-04-20 17:57:00

The Need for Reliable Information

There has been much debate about whether the financial crisis is driven by lack of liquidity or from fears about lack of adequate capital and ... who believed what their real estate or mortgage broker told them are now wondering how they could [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 20:33:00

Learn the Ropes with Real Estate Partnerships and Mentors

by Rob J. Nani The real estate market is constantly changing, making it necessary to implement new or modified strategies of investing ... with you on important investing issues. As with any type of investment, the greater the risk ... to know, including investors, brokers, property managers, rehab contractors, title companies, mortgage lenders [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 18:05:17

Big U.S. job loss pushes O.C. forecast to worst case

Local reaction to news of U.S. suffering biggest monthly jobs loss since 1974 ( ... , slow down the slide during 2009.” Broker Nicole Glazer Regency Real Estate, Mission Viejo: “ ... Capital, Los Al: “For today’s worker, this report provided a gloomy picture for the immediate future [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 18:00:45

Go Green and Save Money

It is a wonderful thing when going green can save you money, especially if there are no costs involved ... be a noticeable savings. For the real estate broker with dozens of computers in the office, this could ... ) Is Fully Windows Vista and Apple Compatible Zillow Adds "For Sale" Listings Yugma Online Meetings [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 15:37:57

ForSaleByOwner.com v. Jay Thompson And Realtors Round 2

Back in June of this year, US News & World Report hosted an installment of the Housing Rumble with Luke Mullins of the Home Front column mediating a debate between Jay Thompson, a Phoenix real estate broker and Greg Healy, the vice president of operations at ForSaleByOwner.com, a Web-based company that markets the homes [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 18:54:03

May Reporting Roundup

Before we begin May’s reporting roundup, let’s have a little review of the year so far. January Barb Lamoureux, owner and broker with Lamoureux Real Estate in Everett, said ... and the market to heat up as summer approaches,” commented Dick Beeson, broker/owner at Windermere/Commencement [more...]

Date: 2008-06-06 15:17:10

5 Tips to Maximize Your Home’s Value When You Sell

by katie George 1. First, do your homework. Find out the local market conditions for your neighborhood ... (FSBO) List your with a Discount / Flat fee broker Utilize a full service real estate agent/brokerage ... implications resulting from the transaction. You can also choose to use a discount or flat fee broker [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 08:25:29

5 Tips to Maximize Your Home’s Value When You Sell

by katie George 1. First, do your homework. Find out the local market conditions for your neighborhood ... (FSBO) List your with a Discount / Flat fee broker Utilize a full service real estate agent/brokerage ... implications resulting from the transaction. You can also choose to use a discount or flat fee broker [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 05:12:13

5 Tips to Maximize Your Home’s Value When You Sell

by katie George 1. First, do your homework. Find out the local market conditions for your neighborhood ... (FSBO) List your with a Discount / Flat fee broker Utilize a full service real estate agent/brokerage ... implications resulting from the transaction. You can also choose to use a discount or flat fee broker [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 08:47:11

Homes For $1,000

The real estate market is so awful that buyers are now scooping up homes for as little as $1,000.There are 18 listings in Flint, Mich ... straight to the real estate brokers as a commission. And often the lenders have to kick in extra cash [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 04:58:00

'Nobody else is paying, so why should I?'

From the Sacramento Bee:Across the Sacramento region, businesses and governments fretted over a credit crunch that showed no signs of improvement, ... because it didn't deal with the root causes of the problem."...Steven Krohn, a real estate broker [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 21:07:00

1929 2.0

This week's historic market crash, bailouts and bankruptcies is now being compared in the media to 1929. In light of this, former investment banker and Florida real estate broker Michael Lissack sent ... % of the future appreciation in the property valuing each 25% of future appreciation (above the current [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 18:51:14

Citing market downturn, Redfin.com cuts headcount by twenty heads

Via intrepid startup blogger John Cook from his new weblog Where are John and Todd?: Redfin today said it is cutting 20 percent of its staff as the Seattle online real estate broker prepares for what Chief Executive Glenn Kelman described as a “big dip.” About 20 employees were [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 20:05:36

Home Sales Plunge (New -35%; Existing -10.6%)

Sales of both new and existing homes did the cliff dive in November ... stock market, job losses and low consumer confidence.” They never seem to recall that Real Estate ... brokers and/or criminal appraisers, who knowingly inflated appraisal prices so as to get more referrals [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 16:23:41

ForSaleByOwner.com v. Jay Thompson And Realtors Round 2

Back in June of this year, US News & World Report hosted an installment of the Housing Rumble with Luke Mullins of the Home Front column mediating a debate between Jay Thompson, a Phoenix real estate broker and Greg Healy, the vice [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 18:54:03

Book Review: How to Buy Your First Home (2nd Edition)

Disclosure: This is not a paid review ... for Your Home Finances The Buying Process The Future Each section includes several chapters written in easy ... d be remiss in not pointing out one flaw in the book. Granted, I am a real estate broker and may [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 02:16:37

INVEST IN REAL ESTATE-INVESTMENT TIPS FOR INVESTORS IN HOMES

This Nashville skill was purchased for 5,000 in the “young professional” territory of Sylvan Park ... Related posts:REAL ESTATE RETIREMENT INVESTMENT CLUBS AND BROKERS &NDASH WHAT DO YOU NEED?STOCK [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 04:36:00

Real Life, Real Estate, and Facebook

Okay, I’m the one out there talking about web 2.0 marketing and social networking ... being put on by Jim Cronin of The Real Estate Tomato and Brian Brady , mortgage broker [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 16:03:09

Developers Face Crisis- Shelve Projects

With the information technology and business process outsourcing companies facing an uncertain future following a recession in the US, ... Shetdy, the group COO. Several real estate brokers are now doing the rounds of IT firms [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 17:21:22

Did you pay someone to get a loan modification?

I'm looking for a few struggling borrowers who have been contacted by people offering services - for a fee - to help modify your loan ... , here is a helpful recent blog item from local real estate broker Gena Riede, warning Sacramentans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 17:49:18

The worst still to come

From the Jersey Journal: Prediction for Hudson: Housing crisis will get worse The subprime mortgage crisis has not hit Hudson County as hard as ... - in the near future. According to a report released earlier this month by the Federal Reserve Bank ... . That’s no surprise to Emad Nairooz, a broker with Top Quality Realty, a Jersey City real estate [more...]

Date: 2008-09-11 10:22:23

Millionaire Secrets of the Super Rich: The Big Problems They Keep

Pondering some grim realities of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression: why do some of the super rich find themselves so troubled? ... on Forbes’ rich list, a real estate power broker, and one of our local money guys: a Silicon Valley [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 23:43:25

Tough time to be the new LendingTree

The folks at IAC (NASDAQ:IACI) broke into five different companies this week with the real estate and mortgage related assets now under the ... broker with simply the best domain name in the business. The rest of the properties are a collection ... Realtor.com is lumbering more quickly these days.) The big question for the future of this unit is whether [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 16:34:58

Are You Ready To Be Sued In 2009?

Sorry to alarm you but seriously…are you prepared to be on the defending side of a big lawsuit in 2009? ... and actions against real estate agents and brokers who will be caught with their ever-loving pants [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 15:50:41

The Giant Pool of Money - The Hands-Down Best Explanation of the Credit Crisis

I've read more articles and descriptions of the Sub-Prime Mortgage Mess and current 'credit crisis' than I care to admit ... that attempted it ended up with extreme views on either side, 'greedy mortgage broker' this and 'evil stock broker' that, fueled by the 'always deceptive real estate agents'... ...(Cue the angel music [more...]

Date: 2008-05-13 21:59:33

Taking Stock of the Worst-Performing Industries of 2008

In continuation of the year-end list-making spirit, here’s another one. Data provider Sageworks Inc ... Wholesalers - 6% Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers - 6% Activities Related to Credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 17:41:00

All about Commercial Real Estate Loans

by Mary Bush Commercial real estate loans are those which can help you purchase, ... to the lenders, not brokers. This way, you cut the paper trail and do business directly with the lender [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 21:43:25

How Much Does Knowledge Cost?

We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge.”  quoted by John Naisbitt. As RE Web 2 ... . Who possesses knowledge in the real estate arena?  Experienced Realtors, brokers, mortgage [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 01:02:55

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