Top 10 real estate posts of the day for 3/9/2010

Here is today’s list of top real estate posts of the day.

1) How To Shop For Mortgages And Keep Your Credit Scores High – Just a wealth of information in here I did not realize. A must read for agents and home shoppers.

2) 7 Expectations of Real Estate Investors – Beware of Potential – Thinking of getting involved in real estate investing or working with a new investor who is looking for some tips? Here are some tips that you need to be aware of.

3) Socialist need not read –> Like Big Oil –> Big Expired Program; windfall profits – Looking for a new marketing program, but expired listings are not your thing? Check out these numbers.

4) Homes for Sale in Denver Face Scams from Craigslist…Still. – I had this happen on one of my listings a few months ago. Beware of this scam. Seems to have hit Tallahassee too.

5) Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Needs a Good Flipping – NAR has their ideas for reforming Fannie and Freddie. What I don’t understand is how an organization I usually agree with in their political endorsements can be wrong on so many issues like supporting HAFA and even further federalizing Fannie and Freddie.

6) Taking a Short Sale Listing: ‘To Be or Not to Be?’ – I couldn’t agree with you more Melissa. Before I even take a short sale listing I make the seller gather all the required documentation, that way I know there will not be a problem and I know they are willing to do what it takes.

7) Squatter Claiming Adverse Possession in Puyallup – Ohhh if only it were that easy, I would have a new house next week.

8) Real Entrepreneurship – GREAT read. Real estate agents are true entrepreneurs.

9) Twitter 101 – Some basic Twitter tips for those who may not be getting what they hoped out of the social networking platform.

10) Keep those Garlic Fries to yourself – Those of us who do not play the Mafia Wars and Cafe World usually don’t want to see those continuous updates from others playing the games. Here is a good tip on getting rid of those updates.

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Top 10 real estate posts of the day for 1/13/2010

1) Changed Circumstance: When a Good Faith Estimate CAN be Re-Issued – Rhonda Porter is considered one of the top lenders online and a go to resource for many topics. Porter has probably been covering the new GFE more than anyone else.

2)  Brokerage of the Future – Always a hot topic, what does the future of a real estate brokerage look like? Does an office really matter?

3) Open House Blitz In A Blog Kit – Prudential Gary Greene, Realtor Icon – Sunday, January 31st, 2010 – 2PM to 4PM. – Speaking of brokerages, this may not be a video 99.9% of readers care about because it has not effect on their lives, but this is a great idea of a broker thinking outside the box and using his blog and video to promote the idea.

4) Realtor.com Launches New iPhone App & Makes Mobile Home Search Useful – Realtor.com launches new iPhone App for home searching, now where is our Android version?

5) How to get Lowe’s to pay ALL your direct mail costs! – Now here is a program that every agent reading this list today should take part in today!.

6) Home Sellers Trending Toward Keeping Original Listing Price – Are sellers slower to lower their prices or just not as quick because it was the holiday season?

7) Marketing To The Expired Listing Property Owner – A completely different way at looking how to go after expired listings.

8) Foreclosure Rescue – What Are The Options – So what if you start falling behind on your mortgage? What are your options?

9) Should I get Three Competitive Market Analyses? – Jim Duncan talks about why you should.

10) Facebook: Use It, Love It, Leave It! – Another good look at how and why to be on and use Facebook.

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