Jason Mitchell's (reoexperts) Blog

One of the best referral generators I've heard of is simply a delicious fruit basket.   A realtor would send a fruit basket to his client after the close of a successful close of escrow. Unlike candy, which tends to get hoarded by the recipient, fruit has a built-in expiration date, so people kee...

With home prices dropping across the country and as much as 30% here in Phoenix (S&P|Case-Schiller) and its towns of Peoria, Glendale and Tempe, it may seem that the real estate market is ugly. However, like Doug Willis says, there may be A silver lining in this Dark Cloud. The Good from Bad & Ug...

BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: Despair about a weakening global economy is sweeping across Wall Street, propelling the Dow Jones industrials down more than 700 points. Investors around the world have been selling off stocks as they come to realize that financial systems in the United States and other coun...

Oil prices sunk below $90 a barrel Monday for the first time in eight months, Oil is down 40% in less than 3 months. I paid almost $3/ gallon today. Crude's decline accelerated for a fourth day as investors appeared to give up hope that the government's $700 billion rescue plan would provide a qu...

Coldwell Banker isn't letting the nation's financial crisis get them down. Instead, they're debuting some innovative technology in the form of a customized online platform optimized for iPhone users. With their new iPhone-ready site available from iphone.coldwellbanker.com, you can perform real-t...

The FED has taked major steps to ease the banking crisis. However, Monday's steep decline on Wall Street indicates that investors are becoming more convinced that the country is leading a prolonged economic recovery. Over the weekend, governments across Europe rushed to prop up failing banks, whi...

Financial markets took a bleak view of the future Monday, as stocks dropped 500+ points. In fact only 98 stocks rose on the NYSE while 3,114 dropped. The Dow Jones fell below 10,000 for the first time in four years, while the credit markets remained under strain. Investors around the world have c...

In my humble opinion, Rate Window is the future of the mortgage industry. One of the best, products to come to the lending market is just recently launched by RealEspace called "Rate Window" . About Rate Window: Mortgage bankers and brokers and real estate agents can now offer this transparent pr...

Believe it or not; Homes are selling. Yes, it's true. I will say it again. Homes are selling! No it's not magic. It's pricing your home right! How do you price your home to sell? you ask. Here are  tips to price and sell your home. Don't price your home based upon the highest quote from a Realtor...

These are 3 main problems why Short-Sales are getting more difficult. Most solutions, such as Forbearance, Deed-in-lieu of foreclosure and short-sales require lender approval and negotiations. However, as David and Bill point out, many lenders are shutting down the lines of communication. As Lynn...