The Chicago Tribune recently featured an article titled "8 Real Estate Trends for 2009". We did a news segment today with ABC15, part of our ongoing "Home Smart" series, outlining how that article's "Trends" related to our own market here in Phoenix. It struck me mid-production that the Real E
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01/13/2009
How about our own Real Estate Firms? COLD!well? Banker Prudentential Century19 Weic"hurt" Windedmere Kitten (company in Sacramento named Lyon) Killed Williams ...and my very own: Buyers' Choice (Sellers - no choice!) *fine c
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01/13/2009
FHA loans have been the main source of financing in the last 6 months. What I hate hearing is that they have taken the spot of the subprime loans. This is not true by any part of the imagination. This statement is from those that are inexperienced in both the mortgage and the real estate indust
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01/13/2009
•1. List to Last. Hone your listing skills, or learn to live with less. 70+% of the agents in my market have not had a single sale this entire year. They were the order takers of yesteryear, and many of them are already out. If you used to keep 20 listings, now you need 12
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01/12/2009
I love a good "Top Ten" post... and I love underdogs. So, what could be better than a Top Ten post about the Underdogs for the new year. Wow, that even tosses in the "New Yew's Prediction Post". So, without further delay, here are my Top Ten Underdogs for 2009 10. General Motors. They used t
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01/10/2009
The purpose of a real estate video tour is to give prospective buyers a virtual tour of a property - as realistic as possible without actually being there. House shoppers can compare a variety of homes in just a few minutes, from the comfort of their home or office, helping them narrow their sea
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01/10/2009
On Dec. 23rd, 24th & 25th, 2008, during the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, I wrote The Reveal. As I was writing on the evening of the 25th (from my home office in Las Vegas, Nevada), it snowed, making it my first ever White Christmas. Looking out my window, sitting at Ground
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01/10/2009
THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION COMPROMISE SALE. Jon Graham asks about relief for the military home owner who finds himself or herself in a negative equity situation and needs to sell. The VA Compromise Sale is often the solution. I've done several over the years and they are very much preferred o
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01/10/2009
Happy New Year! As I reflect on all that we have accomplished on ActiveRain in 2008, I have to sit back in awe of the amount of growth in members, and in blogging talent! So much hard work has taken place in this challenging year and I have still learned so much and am anxious to learn more in 2
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01/10/2009
The government is handing out money as a long term loan. Take advantage of this!!! The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 produced the tax credit for First Time Homebuyers. In this case, to be eligible for the tax credit, a first time homebuyer is defined as : someone who had not ow
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01/10/2009