1) Large Backlog Of Bank Owned Homes – The flood is coming, buckle up everyone.
2) The Great Tsunami of Foreclosures – Shake up or Shaky Ground? – Disregard number one, the flood is not coming.
3) Loan Modification Program, Good Intention Bad Idea – Good post and the key point is the last paragraph.
4) Ring Out the Old, Ring in the New Good Faith Estimate – More on the new GFE’s, have to get ready for them. Looking forward to part 2 of this one.
5) WTF with NAR?! (Updated) – Another shot at NAR for due increases.
6) Who’s Afraid of Redfin.com? – Very interesting post on how Redfin.com is the trendsetter in real estate, not Zillow. The one question I have is, I always hear about the high tech Redfin agents. Where are they in the blogging and Twitter universe?
7) Another Vote in Favor of Professionalism… – Is the business really changing so that it will become more consumer centered and we really need to lift our professionalism in how we take care of customer service or has it always been that way and the best will continue to rise to the top?
8) 6 Ways to Build your Buyers List – Looking for some buyers in the hot market? Here are six places you can target.
9) The MOST Frequently Asked Home-Buyer Question: “How Much Should I Offer?” – This has got to be one of the hardest questions to answer in real estate, really impossible with so many factors as pointed out here.
10) FHA Loans After A Foreclosure – So how long after the foreclosure before you can purchase your next house? Depends on the lender.
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Hi Dean,
Let me help you out with your questions about Redfin in #6. You won’t find us too wrapped up in the RE.net, we’re just too busy, but we do have a small presence on Twitter, Facebook and in the blogosphere.
We blog a lot on our corporate blog: http://blog.redfin.com
On the side of the corporate blog you’ll find links to all our local blogs.
As for Twitter. Each of our markets has a Twitter account: http://twitter.com/Redfin/local
And you can find Redfin team members on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/Redfin/team
As for Facebook. Each of markets has a Facebook account: http://www.redfin.com/about/redfin-facebook
You can also find me blogging on Active Rain: http://activerain.com/mattgoyer
Or about Seattle condos: http://www.urbnlivn.com
Matt
Matt, thanks for stopping by and commenting. It is a question that is asked often in the RE.net crowd. I am not one of the Redfin bashers, I am very interested in what you guys are doing and looking forward to seeing how it plays out in the future.
Thanks again for the links too.