Here is today’s list of top real estate posts of the day.
1) HVCC and AMCs Violate RESPA?] Here’s a possible solution – Holding the banks more accountable, This is long fairly dry post, but worth the ready. The problem is it almost makes sense, so what chance does it have.
2) An RPR Q&A Overview from Leading RE – So what is this RPR thing everyone has been talking about for six months now. If you want to get caught up quick this is for you.
3) Want Smooth Sailing? The Short Sale Listing Agent and the BPO – If you list short sales read this… “So, if you are a lazy listing agent who has little interest in your deal closing successfully, that’s cool. Don’t go to meet the agent preparing the BPO. But, if you want to be a super successful short sale listing agent and see more closings than ever before, get out of bed and go meet the agent at the door!” – I would take it one step further, meet them with photos on a thumbdrive and comps in hand. They are not making that much money, make their job easier.
4) Online real estate opportunity screams – are you listening? – Why is Marc comparing a house to a pair of sneakers? Read it and find out, then chances are most agents will be kicking themselves.
5) Trulia’s VP of Marketing Heather Fernandez on CNBC: The Search for a New Home – Could there be a trend where after the foreclosures are picked through in a market the market in that city just crashes?
6) Cash for Appliances Program – One of our jobs as real estate agents is to bring value added to our clients. Letting them know about programs like this is one way to do it.
7) Phoenix home buyers, are you being realistic? – A conversation I have with buyers on a daily basis. Yet for some reason few want to believe me until they loose the first 4 houses they make an offer on. Then they start to get it.
8) I Wasn’t Going To Buy This House Until I Saw The Realtor’s Headshot On The Sign – A little comedy for you on this St. Patrick’s Day. Enjoy, it is worth the read. (H/T Jim Duncan)
9) Adjustable Rate Mortgage Talk – Is your market strategy prepared for where your market is headed over the next few years? Which by the way may not be that different than it has been for the last six months.
10) Storytelling through Real Estate Video. Take two. – If you have looked around my blog at all here you know I am in love with video. This is just a “WOW” video when it comes to marketing a house.
Here is today’s list of top real estate posts of the day.
1) Mortgage Markets Pass The Tipping Point; Mortgage Rates Up For Good? – We have been hearing it for a while, rates are only going up. With an increase in the discount rate is that time now?
2) Day 2: Sonic Drive-In Happy Hour in East Vancouver – This one goes under the “you should be stealing this idea for your blog” category. Don’t take this the wrong way Dale, but this post by itself is not something amazing, and the video is nothing amazing… but the concept for the series? Brilliant. So easy, so informative, such a great idea. I hope you keep it going for 365 days, I am looking forward to watching it develop.
3) Is There a Loan Modification That Will Work? – There are so many factors in loan modifications, but from my experience the answer is with the current system banks are using, no! Tom does a good job writing about it in a lot more detail here.
4) WARNING: You Don’t Want Your Home on the Market Forever! – If you are serious about selling your home do not let this be you. If you are not serious, and only going to sell if you get what you want for it (different than what it is worth) this method is ok, but don’t expect an agent to spend much money and time marketing it.
5) $100 Down payment HUD Home Financing in Phoenix – The 2,000.00 Mistake – Do you have a buyer that is interested in using the $100/down HUD program? If you are in the Phoenix and Tempe area you can almost forget it. Most of these homes are selling over list price, which causes a problem as Christoph points out.
6) RPR MLS License-What RPR can do with data – So I have a sickness, just can’t get enough reading in about the RPR. And I think my opinion on it is starting to change. I can’t wait to get to play with it.
7) What Unique Selling Proposition is a Real Estate Broker or Website Using? – Really this is a challenge, how far out of the box can you go? Who can get outside the box, help the client the most and gain traction doing so?
8) 10 Reasons Why eSignature is the Most Powerful Tool In My Bag! – Yup Docusign rocks! Why are you not using it, that is just mind-blowing.
9) Short Sale Tempe – Bank Of America Equator – I just love watching people rant on BoA short sales process.
10) FHA Flip Rule Video – This is a fairly creative video on the FHA flip rule, nothing new really, but just an interesting way of presenting it.
