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2013 

     You Blog to make your phone ring.  But how many "Localism" posts have you done about a Restaurant, Retail Store, or Local Event, and the Callers thought that it was YOUR restaurant, store, or event?       Barbara Todaro blogged about an Italian Grocery Market.  Someone called Barbara and as...
07/31/2013
     Will You the Buyer be treated "Fairly" by the Listing Agent or the Agent for a Builder?  Don't kid yourself!       Listen to what this Builder's Agent has to say:      "We are Listing Agents for the Builder.  We often have Visitors to our Open Houses who do not have and do not want to use a ...
07/24/2013
Can you get a Loan if your Credit Score is lower than 700?  Mortgage Broker Joe Petrowsky says, "There are many folks coming into the Housing Market that have had a Foreclosure or Short Sale in their history.  I am doing more and more preapproval for folks that have this kind of credit history. ...
07/23/2013
     VA Mortgage Loans provide a well-deserved opportunity and beneficial options through which Veterans can become Home Owners by offering many fairly well-known advantages.       But many Veterans do not know or understand that there are additional benefits available through a VA Loan.  Mortgag...
07/23/2013
     What do you the Real Estate Agent say when your potential Buyer asks, "Is This a Good Neighborhood?  Would YOU Live Here?"  Aside from the obvious Fair Housing Caveats, what exactly defines "Good"?  Do they mean Good shopping is nearby?  Or are there Good roads, city bus lines, and alternati...
07/23/2013
     Working with First Time Home Buyers is completely different than working with Experienced Home Buyers.  The First Time Buyers ask Questions about everything!  Kathy Schowe provides some classic examples of the questions that a First Time Home Buyer might ask.  What are your thoughts?  Do yo...
07/23/2013
     Real Estate Agents sometimes fail to realize that a Sales Contract on a Property is exactly that, a Sales Contract on Real Property.  It is not a Sales Contract for the riding lawn mower, the 90" flat screen TV set, the custom curtains, appliances, and other Personal Property.       From a L...
07/12/2013
     The likelihood that Lenders will be able to continue doing Smaller FHA Mortgage Loans does not look very promising.  First Time Buyers and Low Income Buyers might not be able to purchase a home!        The elimination of the MIP Cancellation that took effect last month, will force most First...
07/01/2013
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