1) Be a Sociologist – Overnight Success – In 45 seconds Chris Brogan breaks down what truly makes a great real estate agent without even mentioning the word real estate or house.
2) Your Loan Officer Is Not Your Friend – Your loan officer works for the bank, not you.
3) Who Do You Pick To Sell Your Home? – Interesting conversation between Kelly Koehler and Rob Hahn – who would you pick to sell your house and why. No you cannot pick yourself.
4) 88% of current homeowners willing to consider purchasing a foreclosure – I hope and educated home buyer would be willing to purchase a foreclosure, there are still some great deals to be had in that market. But remember, you need to be understand what it means to get a great deal.
5) Zillow gets ready to charge and adds rentals, a list of posts – Zillow Steps Beyond Free – Rental and Search (Jim Duncan) – Zillow Adds Rentals (Jim Reppond) – News from Zillow… (Lane Bailey) – Zillow to Go Head to Head With Realtor.com, RPR & Your Wallet? (Lani Rosales) – Changes To Zillow – Charges From Zillow (Eric Stegemann) – Announcing: Rental Listings and Search (Zillow) – Zillow starts charging for listings (Joel Burslem) – Zillow Play Zanta – Craigslist finds a lump of coal (Kris Berg)
6) Home Financing Options – There are different financing options out there, and not every option is right for you. That is why I included “finding the right loan for you” in by Homebuyer Bill of Rights.
7) Obama and Bankers Meet Today, Bankers Give Good Lip Service – Obama wants the bankers to loosen the strings on small business loans to help spur the economy, and the bankers seem willing to, as soon as the economy turns around.
8) Why Would You Pay a Real Estate Transaction Fee? – I hate frivolous fees, real estate firm transaction fees, or Great American Title and their e-mail fee, some fees are just greedy attempts to make an extra few bucks.
9) Real Estate – A strategy for buying foreclosures. – Some pretty sound advice on buying a foreclosure property.
10) 2010 Top 5 HOT or NOT List (in Black and White) – The only question here is how did @LilZebra not make it in the top 5?
