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Today marks the 47th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous speech on the steps of the Lincoln memorial in Washington - the one in which he eloquently proclaimed that he had been to the mountaintop and that he had a dream. That's almost a half century. The full version of the speech ...
08/28/2010
We all guessed our industry would slow once the various state and federal first time home buyer credit programs expired.  I don't think any off us thought it would drop so dramatically.  New and existing home sale volumes are estimated to drop further through the end of the year.  Have these soci...
08/27/2010
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Play to Win!  by Larry Wilson and Hersch Wilson       I've been reading this great book Play to Win!    In life we either Play to Win or Play to Not Lose!   It is pretty profound when you stop and think about that and then ask yourself, in any given situation, which are you playing, to win or not...
08/27/2010
Well...  In case you haven't read today's newspaper, what we all new was coming has finally arrived.  The July existing home sales numbers have reached a 15 year low.  New home sales numbers are expected to show similar results for the month as well.  Inventories are buildings, prices are softeni...
08/24/2010
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What impact, if any, would adding fees to loans backed by the government have on our industry in general?  If lenders are required to make fannie and freddie whole and pass those costs onto the buyer what might we expect with regard to sales volume and or performance? http://online.wsj.com/articl...
08/23/2010
I guess we all knew this already, but the surprising aspect of the study to me was how little an impact the foreclosure had on adjacent properties.  It appears that a very modest 1% drop was felt on properties within 250' of a foreclosure.  The subject property itself experienced a 27% drop in va...
08/23/2010
Oh my, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac now hold in the neighborhood of $5 Trillion in mortgages.  They've consumed over $150 Billion in taxpayer bailout assistance and are looking more financially stressed than ever. For the first time in history 90% of all new mortgages issued this year are backed by...
08/22/2010
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As a result of the Gulf oil spill - now approaching day 100 - two Seattle area industries have done very well in response to the event. Boom and skimmers are being produced in the area. Part of it goes back to the Valdez response and having the capability to respond again, even though Washington ...
07/26/2010
When President Obama signs the major financial reform bill, consumers and home inspectors will benefit from the section on HUD home inspection counseling that will add home inspection to the HUD housing counseling program, in a big way. HUD will be enlisted to do the following: Actively advise ho...
07/20/2010
The current U.S. housing market and national financial crisis has caused untold stress and heartache for many American families. Foreclosure is one of the most devastating financial challenges that a family can face and one that many times can be avoided. The options available to homeowners. Foll...
07/11/2010
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