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2009
Writing a letter that sells Whether they're sending via e-mail or snail mail, compose your letters with knowledge. Think letter-writing isn't important anymore? Whether sent via e-mail or the U.S. Postal Service, the written word is still essential to client communications. Do you know how to con...
01/28/2009
Things don't look good with the economy but my business has never been better. And the clients I work with title companies,lenders, home warranty companies, home inspectors- - are all continuing to have new work, new clients, new opportunities.How is that you ask? It's not that we are not affect...
01/27/2009
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The bad economy hasn't stopped companies from advertising on Super Bowl Sunday this year, but it does mean they're looking to get far more for their money. At $100,000 a second, ads during the big game don't come cheap, so for most of the 17-plus companies are taking on the game, the spots will k...
01/27/2009
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How many times have you wished for something and it came true but not exactly how you thought it might? My grandson is turning 3 the end of March and so I've been singing Happy Birthday to him so he gets used to the idea of what his birthday is about. I haven't reached the part where you say ma...
01/27/2009
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Seriously agents, think about your responsibility to other agents you are doing business with... HERE are a few definitions of communication: the act or process of communicating; fact of being communicated. the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or ...
01/27/2009
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On-line searching Almost 80% of all home searches today begin on the Internet. Using the internet is so easy these d home buyers can search through thousands of online listings, view virtual tours, and sort through dozens of photographs and aerial shots of neighborhoods and homes. How Long Shoul...
01/27/2009
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http://www.ginniemae.gov/contact/contact.asp?Section=Contact Today, lenders pool packages of qualifying FHA, VA, RHS or PIH mortgages and convert them into securities. Ginnie Mae guarantees investors the timely payment of principal and interest on these securities. In a single step, the issuance ...
01/27/2009
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The final rules reforming the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) have finally been published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Devleopment (HUD). Generally, these changes to the RESPA rules do not involve the real estate agent; but they are important to know and understand s...
01/27/2009
I receive daily calls from our members wanting to know whether or not real estate agents can assist clients with loan modifications and charge the client separately for it. The answer is, "Yes and no". Foreclosure Consultants Doing Loan Modifications . The 2007 Legislative Session added provi...
01/27/2009
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Once again the Feds have increased the need to up the credit scores of buyers. A good credit score is now considered 740... REALLY?!!!! just a few months ago it was 700-720... What will it be next month and the months to come? seriously, I understand the market has been goofy for sometime. Exp...
01/27/2009
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Penny OBrien- Summerlin, Las Vegas, Realtor
"Summerlin Specialist" - 702.321.9383