Top 5 real estate posts of the day for 6/9/20091) Mortgage rate shopping strategies for when mortgage rates are volatile – Mortgage rates have been all over the map the last couple of weeks, Dan Green discusses why and how a floatdown service may help.
2) 10 social media life skills for real estate professionals – NikNik usually has good advice on how to integrate social media into a real estate business. If you use things like Twitter and Facebook here are some guidelines you want to follow.
3) Seller beware: Is your agent protecting their best interest? – Every now and then you hear a story about a sleazy real estate agent, any of us who have been in the business just a couple months or more probably have one. Here is one.
4) Rebirth of a brokerage – We should all take a lesson from GM’s mistakes and be ready to change, because things change. One of my favorite quotes is “If it’s not broken, break it and make it better”? Our consumers are changing, are we ready to change with them?
5) Making Homes Affordable Refinance: Freddie Mac changes rules – Is your loan owned by Freddie Mac? If so you now have a new opportunity to refinance your loan under the Making Homes Affordable program. Justin even tells you how to know if your loan is owned by Fannie or Freddie.
