Indianapolis Real Estate Blog

Do people really fall for these gimmicks?  There is an entertainment package available.  It is only $34 per month with a 24 month contract.  (Fine print: It is $34/month for the first 12 months and then $68/month beyond that - at least 12 months.)  People do read the whole deal and the do realize...

A few days ago I talked to a representative from NAR who informed me that there are no current cell phone providers who have a discount arrangement for NAR members.  So I have done some digging and come up with some very interesting news that might save you a few hundred dollars per year. To reca...

So now hudhomestore.com has been with us for a few months and it looks like some of the bugs are starting to get worked out.  When HMBI had the M&M responsibilities for HUD Homes in Indiana, there were at most about 700 HUD Homes available at any one time in the state.  Now there are about twice ...

The NAR has a great page on realtor.org with member benefits.  Before making a major technology or other purchase it might be good to see if there are NAR member discounts available.   But I was surprised to see that there were no discounts for cellular services listed with the NAR's member benef...

This looks like a real winner.  For those of us who use subscriptions to make efficient use of time spent on AR, this is a huge addition.  When I see some interesting content, I will often subscribe to that person's blog.  So at any time I could click on BLOGS in the uper right, and then on MY SU...

The Indiana Supreme Court website has added a Mortgage Foreclosure Best Practices document.  While these are not final guidelines, they do indicate that the plaintiff in a foreclosure action should be in possession of the original promissory note, or in the case of a lost note, be able to prove t...

The higher the gasoline prices, the more people are aware of the energy efficiency of cars.  Bigger is not perceived as better.  When it comes to homes, bigger might not be better either.  The energy efficiency of a home might become more and more of an issues if energy prices rise. Some buyers w...

A man in Michigan has been charged under an anti-hacking law.  His crime?  Checking his wife's e-mail without her authorization.  The case is complicated by charges of infidelity and the possible risk to a child's safety.  If convicted, the man could face up to five years in prison.  Rather than ...

How many banks received lumps of coal this Christmas?  Some of them should have received enough coal to heat their building this winter.  From what you read on Active Rain, there are a few banks that have really not lived up to those warm fuzzy feel good commercials. So what might earn lumps of c...

I heard a conversation about how inflation should be increasing at some point in the future.  Some suggest high levels of inflation.  Certainly with the spike in gold prices, there are many investors who are looking to gold as a safe haven for possible inflation.  I am not predicting inflation, o...