1) Will the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System Impact How Consumers Select a Mortgage Originator? – New system could give advantage to some lenders, but only if the public uses it.

2) New FHA anti-flip rules could help real estate market, but has catches – The big news this weekend was the change in the 90 day flip rule. Will be interesting to watch how it plays out because most flips are going to sell fro 20% more than they were purchased for.

3) “Late Night” Lesson About Contracts – I have seen a few people try to relate the late night fight between Jay and Conan tried to be related to real estate, this one actually succeeds. Never take anything for granted, always write it in the contract!!

4) Homebuyer tax credit: new 5405 form released today – New IRS form for the extended homebuyer tax credit is out, but you will no longer be able to e-file because of fraud and abuse. For now on you will need to fill out the form and mail it in.

5) Big Banks Accused of Short Sale Faud – CNBC – This video made the rounds this weekend, agents who work short sales need to realize, the bank is NEVER a subject in the real estate contract. All they can do is either approve or the bottom line on the HUD or not. They are not party to the contract so do not let them control it.

6) Getting a Call From the President (No, Not THAT President) – This just proves Agent Genuis is a game changes and all agents who are reading blogs should have this as their top feed in their RSS reader.

7) Tips for Home Buyers when writing Purchase Offers – Every now and then a post comes out that should be printed and given to all home sellers or home buyers. This is one that should be given to all home buyers.

8) The Intrigue of Shock Value – @garyvee and @trulia on being a Real Estate Agent in 2010 – I am a big Gary Vay-ner-chuk fan and as always he has some very creative ideas in this conversation on real estate agents.

9) “But We Think Our House is Worth More Than That.” Should You Listen to Your Realtor or Your Instinct – Seems like all agents know when a house cannot be sold because it is overpriced, yet they still take the listing. Great lesson here.

10) Successful Traits Shared By Top Producing Real Estate Agents – So what makes a great agent? A good list here of some things to consider.