1) Title, Escrow and HUD’s New Good Faith Estimate – How will the new GFE/HUD effect title company or escrow?
2) Update from Bank of America on Short Sales – As someone who has a short sale currently stuck in this new system that is supposed to be making things easier I am very skeptical, but hope they do really want to make things better.
3) How The Long Tail and Hyper Local Content Will Punch a Hole Through the Competition – Why are longer keyword phrases better? Because if they are finding you, it is much more likely they are finding what they were searching for.
4) Adjustable Rate Mortgages: The Pros and Cons to these Tempting Loans – Good information although I think the con list is greatly understated. There is a huge risk that in 3-4-5 years when you think you may be selling the interest rates will be way up and you won’t sell. Or maybe the reason you know you will be selling changes and you decide not to sell. With fixed rates so low right now I am not a big advocate for ARM’s.
5) Ben Bernanke just refinanced his home at 5%, what about you? – And to go along with number 4, if Ben Bernake just refinanced to a fixed rate, that should tell you something.
6) Are you “making an offer” or buying a house? – This gives me a great idea for a video of my own, I don’t think enough people understand when they are making an offer they are entering into a contract and are expected to follow through.
7) FAQ About the Homebuyer Tax Credit – Got questions about the tax credit, this is a good place to start.
8) Seriously? Judge’s Ruling Based On “I’m Gonna Teach You a Lesson” Precedent? – Agree completely in principle, but with the sweetheart payback deal the administration gave to Indymac/OneWest I kind of enjoyed this. The government gave them a deal where they are guaranteed to make money IF they foreclose on the house so there is no incentive at all to ever approve a short sale or loan modification. So while I agree this was overstepping his boundaries as a judge and I believe it will get overturned, I enjoyed it very much.
9) The Absolute Best Way to Learn Real Estate Investing – Best ways to learn? Do and teach.
10) Which Wordpress Theme Is Best for My Real Estate Site? – The best part of this post is the framework v. theme aspect.
