Top 10 real estate posts of the day for 2/25/2010

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

1) Are Realtors Afraid of CondoGo.com ? The Young Ones Aren’t – Have you been following the spat between Ian Watt and the agent in his office who sent an email complaining about the way Watt is doing business? Some people just don’t like change.

2) Marketing Idea: Rear Window Signage – All right, I would probably never use this, but GPS enabled marketing on your car? That is a cool idea.

3) By The Way…. This Is A Normal Market… – Having a hard time missing the good ole days? Get over it, today’s market is what it is and you need to either adapt or move on. Some great advice on here on how to adapt and survive.

4) Spring 2010 FHA Changes : Higher Fees, Bigger Downpayments, And More Mortgage Insurance – FHA loans are not going the be the bargain in 2010 that they were in 2009.

5) Real Estate Investors – Don’t Be Seduced By Rickety Cash Flow – Good article for investors who are obsessed only with cash flow.

6) 10 Ideas to Save Money and Make Your Tampa Home Greener – A year ago when showing houses I almost never heard anyone talk about things they can do around their house to make it more green. Now, I probably hear it at least a few times a month. Here are some tips.

7) Investors: Should You Get Your Real Estate License? – I have worked with a couple of real investors over the last year and I am amazed that they do not have their license. It would seem much easier for them to be able to set up their own MLS searches and view houses than to use an agent.

8) Taxpayers Seeking Homebuyer Tax Credits, Refunds Must File Paper – It is that time of year, people are doing their taxes. If you are claiming the first-time home buyer tax credit you will be filing on paper this year, not electronically.

9) Forbes’ Top Ten Best Housing Markets Across America – This year’s Forbes list of top housing markets is great news if you like the cold.

10)  9 Items to Help you in Your Personal and Professional Growth – This article is a very good one productivity and getting things done.

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Top 10 real estate posts of the day for 2/2/2010

1) Realtor® or Detective? When Listing Short Sales, You Must Be Both! – This is good for agents who want to join the short sale listing club. I treat short sales different, I fell the home seller needs to hire me and I am only taking the position if there is full commitment. This post explains many of the things I am looking for.

2) If I Can Change, and You Can Change, Everybody Can Change! – I know Redfin takes a lot of heat from the real estate community, but this post makes me stand up and cheer. I really like their philosophy.

3) Licensing to Realtors Property Resource (RPR) and Others — Things to Consider – Attention MLS committees. Thinking about if you share your info with RPR? Here is a good place to start. Now if I could just get my MLS Committee to call me back, been trying to join them for months now.

4) No Brown Nosing Required. Your RAISE Is Ready When You Are. – This gives me an idea for a post, why I got into real estate. This may be reason number 1, you control your own fait.

5) FHA Mortgage Insurance Premiums : Don’t Confuse The FHA’s Wish List For Your Own Reality – OK Dan, why are you trying to confuse me with the facts. FHA cannot just change their guidelines, they need Congress to approve it.

6) Learn by Doing, Exercise 1 for Real Estate Investors – How to Buy – This is directed towards investors, but really there are lessons here for everyone reading this.

7) How Do Search Engines Find My Real Estate Website – New real estate blogger? If so read this, just because you have a site does not mean anyone will find it.

8) 10 Home Features Buyers Want – What do buyers want it a house? The only one of these I do not really hear on a regular basis is number 8, the rest of the list I think is dead on.

9) The BEST way to share content on Facebook – Wondering how the best way to share an Internet article or video on Facebook? Here you go.

10) “Life of a Realtor” Video – This one is for pure entertainment purposes.

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Top 5 real estate posts of the day for 10/7/2009

1) Do you really want to use that Internet lender? Please say it isn’t so! – This is one of the best ways I have heard anyone explain why a buyer should consider using one of a Realtor’s preferred lenders.

2) Have you compared the 15-year fixed rate mortgage to the 30-year mortgage lately? – A lot has changed in the last year including an even bigger difference in the 15 vs 30 year mortgage rates.

3) Random thoughts in search of facts – Interesting post on how banks are punishing investors when they should be embracing them.

4) Happy New Year! Welcome to 2010! Part 1 – It’s not to early to start thinking about a business plan for next year.

5) Brand loyalty: Is there such a thing? – Some people are loyal to certain things like Coke or Pepsi, but what about real estate brands?

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Top 5 real estate posts of the day for 9/10/2009

1) Time is running out for the $8000 tax credit – Cool video on the $8000 tax credit.

2) Free mortgages? Nope – but a free book about mortgages! – Tom Vanderwell is offering a a free book “Straight talk about mortgages.”

3) Is it Wednesday already? – Even when things are rolling and you are busy keep on blogging.

4) Tip for new real estate investors – Heather has a tip for new investors on how to make sure you are not caught short when a tenant moves out.

5) 2 WordPress plug-ins that will transform your website – These plug-ins could help your real estate website.

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What does today’s investor tell us about the Tempe and Phoenix housing markets?

condo-inside  As of 8:30 this morning, the Tempe housing market is down to only 64 active foreclosure units on the market. The number of Tempe condos on the foreclosure market is down to only 7, and all of them are now under the $230,000 price point. There is another wave of foreclosures expected to hit the market in the coming month that should raise the number significantly, but for now, the market is competitive.

So who is buying up these properties and what does it tell us about the market? There are a lot of first-time home buyers on the market right now, but the driving force of this market seems to be investors. These are not the same investors we saw in 2005-2006 who would buy a house and flip in in a week or month, these are investors who understand the market conditions of today and plan on using the house for a rental.

The investors in today’s market are the investors who understood 2005 was not a great time to buy a house as a long term investment. These investors see today’s prices though and are looking to grab as many properties as possible for long-term investing.

What does that tell us about today’s Tempe and Phoenix housing market? If you are not looking to make a quick buck, but looking for a great investment opportunity for your next home, now may be the time to get out there and look. Follow the professionals.

Here is a list of the current Tempe condo foreclosures and single family foreclosures. You can also check out a complete list of Phoenix area foreclosures that are currently on the market and and search within those results.

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