Juggling homes... How many clients are in the dilemma of wanting to move into a home they love, but need to sell their current home first? Across the nation we are experiencing 6 to 8 months of average days-on-market. This is killing the dreams of most sellers; our job has become
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09/24/2007
Below is a short synopsis on how our Boise market is preforming. Although we have slowed down (as most markets) our diverse areas are showing strong results. Our NW-Meridian and SE-Boise areas this month alone have stood at the top of our market. Both areas show a consistent 98.6% of asking pric
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09/18/2007
Wow, I understand the market is not booming as it once was but reading the six figure discount from Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. a N.J. based company is completely shocking to me. (I know this is going to come across as extremely judgmental but I have never understood how a builder justifies slashi
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09/14/2007
Agents of Windermere...I have created a new networking group I would like to use to refer business back and forth to each other. My hope is that this group becomes the number #1 source of business needing to be referred. Like many agents, my licensing restriction limits me to transacting only in
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09/14/2007
(This is a short snap shot of CNN’s Report) The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported a slight jump in mortgage apps before the Labor Day weekend. MBA’s statistics show a slight increase of 5.5 Percent at 657.4 up from 622.9 the week before. This does not add much light to the decrease
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09/13/2007
I am pasting this article from CNNMoney because I found it quite interesting. It describes the blame factor towards the unfortunate downturn our housing market is experiencing. CNN’s breakdown of the pointed finger scale has the federal reserves in the #1 spot, followed by wall street and mortg
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09/13/2007
A while back I wrote about the new proposed FHASecured Act President Bush implemented. The bill has passed and lenders and mortgage brokers alike have begun working hard to help the tens of thousands of borrowers stuck in the foreclosure flytrap save their delinquent loans and retain control o
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09/12/2007
Countrywide employees filed a lawsuit Wednesday, saying the company failed to inform them of the financial hardship it was facing in the 401K retirement account, which plummeted over the last month decimating the employees’ retirement funds. I must say I can completely comprehend the frustration
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09/12/2007
TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL, I am the president of a club in Meridian, Idaho and I can not express enough how this club has changed my life. I did not realize before toastmasters how many mistakes I made everyday with my verbal and non-verbal communication. It was not even a thought of mine that
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09/07/2007
When situations become far too stressful don't get mad... get even. The market has and continues to stress me out just a bit, but instead of just getting mad. I have decided to get even. (I will not go to the extreme as fluffy -picture aboive- has) But I will continue to educate myself and prov
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09/07/2007
