Real Estate Market Analysis

In an article in the Washington post today, mortgage giant Fannie Mae was accused of "feeding the foreclosure mills."  This is a reference to using legal outfits that are now under investigation to hurry along foreclosures. These foreclosure mills have absolutely no interest in helping folks stay...

Thinking of Buying a "Short Sale" Property. Watch this short video on selecting the right agent to help you:

Conventional Loans: An Endangered Species. Think about this for a second.  How many conventionally funded home purchase transactions have you been involved with in the last year? Most of the lending professionals I've talked to say that out of 100 buyer side residential transactions they fund; on...

PRESS RELEASE ZipRealty Releases Inaugural "Sale Rack Report" Identifying Country's Most Discounted Homes Home Sellers Are Slashing List Prices by as Much as 65 Percent Nationwide EMERYVILLE, Calif., September 23, 2010 - Retailers aren't the only ones slashing prices this fall to attract shoppers...

I'd like to provide a link to our new recruiting website.  We worked very hard to put this together, so i hope you like it.  Please feel free to leave comments or posts.  Also, please let me know what you think of my video. Here's the link:  www.richmondrealestatejobs.com  

What does it say about our profession when the majority of its practitioners do not, or cannot, pronounce the name of the profession correctly? I'm a recruiter, so I call hundreds of agents per week.  As is the state of our business in the modern era, the vast majority of those calls end up reach...

This is an Interesting Video on hiring a Realtor.  I'd be intereseted to hear any comments.. . .. http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-us&vid=8da0d483-7860-5298-66a3-b8ab390c9ce6&from=sharepermalink

If you live in Richmond, VA, or in the surrounding areas, don't miss the Watermelon Festival this weekend in Carytown.  This started off as a small festival and has grown into one of the premier events of the summer here in Richmond, VA.  Last year, well over 100,000 people came out. There is lot...

The Simple Formula (Part 1 of 2): Client Generation     X     Closing Percentage     X     Average Home Price     =     Income That's it.  In this business, we only have to worry about 3 things.  One of those things, Average Home Price, is out of our control, so we really only need to concern our...

  While many brokers are closing their doors, ZipRealty continues to expand.  See the press release below: ### For Immediate Release John Oldham, Director of MarketingZipRealty510-735-2805joldham@ziprealty.com                                                                ZipRealty Expands into ...