1) One Lender’s Bad Idea of the Week – Another horror story of lenders gone wild. Hey there is a Youtube idea, who wants to run with it.
2) Some Lenders Skirt GFE Requirements – First a little plea to Realtor.org, please please please start putting your full RSS feed into the reader, I skip over them almost all the time because the feed is not in my reader. Please! And while the buyers should ask for a GFE by name, the buyers may also want to know what their payment is and closing cost they need to bring to the table (not included on GFE).
3) Image problem: real estate – Great post on raising the bar for real estate agents by Hey Amaretto.
4) Using Video To Market High End Properties – Not all videos of homes are created equally, this one has that wow factor.
5) Reviewing RPR Demo, Part 2: Brokers and Agents – How will RPR effect agents? No one knows for sure yet because there are to many questions. Rob thinks it is going to narrow the gap greatly, I disagree. I think it will make the tools easier to narrow the gap, but lazy real estate agents will still not put in the little extra work required, and go-getters wills till find a way to make the most of it.
6) Miami Real Estate – Is your Escrow at Risk? – How secure is your escrow deposit when you buy a house?
7) 1000watt Index: Your Guide to Real Estate Technology – An index guide to everything real estate technology.
8) What Disclosures for Sponsored Blogging and Speaking? – Rob brings up an interesting point as he always does, if we are getting paid to support someone’s real estate product should we have to disclose that when we speak about it?
9) Luxury Real Estate Web Design: Delighting Web Visitors with Easy Search – Really nothing rocket science like here, but how much thought are you putting into your search?
10) Real Estate Porn: Clock Tease (Video) – Ok you have been warned if you are easily offended just keep going, but if you want to enjoy someone who really, really enjoys his real estate work check out this video.
