1) Housing is local – As a former political operative and politician one of my favorite books was by former Speaker Tip O’Neil called All Politics is Local. In the real estate it’s the same thing and here are two posts that prove it. Housing recover yet to emerge and Median sales prices on the rise.

2) Short sales: Who picks the price: If you are a buyers agent you need to know how short sales work from the other end so you can explain the process to your buyers.

3) FHA spot approvals are on their death bed – If you are looking for an FHA loan on a condominium the building needs to meet certain FHA requirements, such as occupancy rate. If the building does not meet certain criteria then you can always ask for a spot approval for that one unit, but now Kris Berg explains how that is about to change.

4) The problem with agents: They’re not selfish enough – Makes you think of the Gordon Gekko Greed is Good speech, but it really has nothing to do with that. Time is what Sean is talking about here.

5) Showing agent feedback: Faux Paus or KumBaYa? – Any of us who have have shown a few houses have been asked for feedback either directly from the agent or through an email system. I never really thought much about it and if we should fill out that feedback. This post gets you thinking.