Here is today’s list of top real estate posts of the day.
1) What Realtors Don’t Know About Mortgage Rates – If you are an agent and have never sat down with a lender to go over rate sheets and how rates work, you really should.
2) The Real Dollars And Cents Cost of Waiting to Buy – Is now really the best time to buy? What would it cost you if you waited?
3) Hey You Pessimists (Yes you, homeowners): It’s Not Quite That Bad… – Interesting, what do these results say for consumer confidence? Not much.
4) Randon Thoughts on Dual Agency – Once again Rob writes a very thought provoking post on a hot issue. I personally am one of the mind it is ok for two agents who work for the same brokerage to represent the clients in the transaction. I know I personally in that situation would have 100% fiduciary responsibility to my side. Rob takes a deep look at brokerages in this situation.
5) Great Real Estate Agent Tim Smith with Tips from the Trenches – Having a hard time finding a house for your buyer because the market is so competitive? Try this one out, great idea from Tom Ferry and one of his star agents Tim Smith.
6) Strategic Mortgage Defaults: Is It a Financial Issue? Is It a Moral Issue? Or Is It Both? – I am pretty sure strategic defaults is one of the hottest trending words in real estate this year.
7) Outsourcing Your Way to Success – Who is spending to much time each day working and not enough time with the family? (Raising my hand). Here is one solution that could help if you can find a way to integrate it into your business.
8) Are You SURE You Want to be a Realtor?!? – Writer Debut – RERockstar is no longer a new agent on the block so Agent Genius has found the next new agent to chronicle the early days.
9) The Law of Unintended Consequences… OneWest, IndyMac and the FDIC – Follow up to the real estate video of the year about IndyMac.
10) Twelve Cards a Day… A Message From Steve Morris – If you don’t ask for the order you are unlikely to get it. Try this easy trick and see if it does not kick start your business.
