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Top 5 real estate posts of the day for 9/25/2009

September 25, 2009 By Dean Ouellette Leave a Comment

1) You’re fired – When agents or loan officers get fired the buyer still buys a house usually. And 5 clients to dump now – Agents firing buyers.

2) FHA to adopt HVCC-ish guidelines effective January 1, 2010 – Everyone’s favorite new HVCC regulations are about to hit FHA loans, fun, fun fun.

3) The downside of HOA’s – For every $70 in monthly HOA dues you could buy another $10,000 in house.

4) Trulia exposed? – Interesting question, should Trulia have FSBO’s?

5) 7 million more foreclosures to pressure housing market – 7 million more? That’s gonna leave a mark. Make sure you check out the video.

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Filed Under: Top Posts Tagged With: FHA, Foreclosures, HOA, HVCC, Technology, Trulia

Top 5 real estate posts of the day for 9/24/2009

September 24, 2009 By Dean Ouellette Leave a Comment

1) Selling homes Q & A: After a post and MLS, what else can be done to promote a home – Some tips on marketing a home for sale.

2) The possible impact (and real cost) of extending the first-time homebuyer tax credit – Interesting Zillow report on the possible impact of extending the $8000 first time home buyer tax credit and the actual costs of doing so.

3) Define for me if you will… “Raising the Bar” – Great post on education and the real estate industry.

4) FHA Commissioner dispels rumors about FHA mortgage financing – Is the FHA program in financial trouble?

5) How low can you go? Instant traffic by improving your bounce rate – Getting traffic but not converting? This may help.

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Filed Under: Top Posts Tagged With: $8000 tax credit, education, FHA Loans, Technology

Top 5 real estate posts of the day for 9/21/2009

September 21, 2009 By Dean Ouellette Leave a Comment

1) Buying REO’s on your own is much like swimming in the Atlantic in a chum slathered suit – How could I not include this one for the title alone? And it is informative for buyers looking for a foreclosure.

2) The only 3 reasons sales sag and what you can do about it – How you can increase business even in a slow market.

3) Eliminate the government option for a healthy mortgage industry – An interesting perspective with a good discussion in the comments.

4) Here’s the right way to buy a home with a boyfriend, girlfriend or investment partner – Buying a home with someone you are not married to can always be tricky.

5) 50 most influential real estate people on Twitter – Everyone would have their own list, here is Dustin Luther’s.

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Filed Under: Top Posts Tagged With: Foreclosures, marketing, Technology

Top 5 real estate posts of the day for 9/18/2009

September 18, 2009 By Dean Ouellette Leave a Comment

1) Wrong on so many levels – If you are an agent who deals with buyers and foreclosures you need to read this. If this doesn’t make you read your bank addendums then nothing will.

2) Loan modifications no match for rising US foreclosures – Even if the government is successful in in delivering three to four million loan mods over the next year, that still means roughly another 9 million foreclosures will be hitting the streets.

3) Incandescent light bulb ban in 2012 – Interesting piece on light bulbs, I had no idea the ban was coming.

4) 10 forgotten tips for preparing the exterior of your home for sale – So often we focus on staging the inside of the home, we forget about the exterior which makes the first impression.

5) It’s the premise, stupid – A look at why your Internet marketing may be failing.

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Filed Under: Top Posts Tagged With: Foreclosures, Loan Modifications, selling tips, Staging, Technology

Top 5 real estate posts of the day for 9/17/2009

September 17, 2009 By Dean Ouellette 1 Comment

1) IDX is dead – here’s why – Now that most real estate websites have IDX does that make it less effective for you?

2) What you won’t learn by watching tv – Justin McHood talks about how to get the best deal on your next mortgage.

3) Fight in Congress looms on tax break for home buyers – With 40% of all homes sold this year qualifying for the tax credit, can the housing market complete it’s recovery without an extension of the credit?

4) Comparing website apples to website oranges – Don’t look at the expense of a new website to what it cost to build your old one, times have changed.

5) 5 things about blogging I didn’t know 359 days ago – After a year of blogging, RERockStar talks about what he has learned to make blogging effective.

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Filed Under: Top Posts Tagged With: $8000 tax credit, First Time Home Buyers, IDX, Mortgage, Technology

Top 5 real estate posts of the day for 9/16/2009

September 16, 2009 By Dean Ouellette Leave a Comment

1) Want a Ubertor website for a year? For a dollar? – Ubertor is having a contest and they are giving away a website for a year for only a buck. Not sure what a Ubertor website looks like? Check out their home page, their websites for Realtors rock.

2) Staging makes a huge difference – a note from the trenches… – An actual example of how staging made the difference between two Scottsdale condos in the same complex.

3) How to get the best jumbo and super jumbo mortgage rates possible – Dan Green explains how to get a jumbo mortgage when your mortgage broker won’t do it.

4) HVCC and their close relative, the large banks – Sarah Stelmok points out another problem with HVCC, like there are not enough problems with HVCC

5) Real estate scripts: FSBO objections – Here is a list of some common objections from FSBO sellers and how one person deals with them.

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Filed Under: Top Posts Tagged With: FSBO, HVCC, jumbo mortgage, Staging, Technology, Ubertor

Top 5 real estate posts of the day for 9/15/2009

September 15, 2009 By Dean Ouellette Leave a Comment

1) Bank owned, short sale or regular owner – Which should you buy? This post takes a look at all three and the ups and downs of each.

2) How much home can you afford – Getting prequalified for a mortgage is important. You need to know how much you can afford, and that number is determined by the mortgage company giving you the loan, not what you think you can make payments for.

3) 6 essential things real estate contracts must have to be valid and enforceable – As a buyer or seller of a house you should know if the contract you are using is enforceable.

4) Do what works – This is a great post for agents, just because there is technology does not mean it is the best way for you to be productive. Do what works for you.

5) Don’t ignore the long-tail – If you are an agent looking to get traffic to your website you need to know the difference in long-tail and short-tail.

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Filed Under: Top Posts Tagged With: contracts, Foreclosures, preapproval, prequalify, short sales, Technology

Top 5 real estate posts of the day for Monday 9/14/2009

September 14, 2009 By Dean Ouellette Leave a Comment

1) Jim the Realtor: On the REO trail – Brings a video camera with him as he tells a renter the house he lives in was just foreclosed on and he is going to need to move.

2) How to find distressed properties using foreclosures-per-capita statistics – Most of the foreclosures in August still continued to be in Nevada, Florida, California and Arizona.

3) What happens when you are selling a rental property with a fixed term lease – Kye Grace does a video talking about your options if you are selling a home you currently have rented out.

4) What is not included in the home inspection – Ardell takes a closer look at home inspections and not only what the inspector should do, but also the buyer.

5) SEO tip – META tags – If you are blogging or have a real estate website it is good to understand META tags, I for one look forward to the rest of this series.

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Filed Under: Top Posts Tagged With: Foreclosures, home inspections, Landlord, renters, Technology

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

September 10, 2009 By Dean Ouellette Leave a Comment

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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Filed Under: Top Posts Tagged With: $8000 tax credit, blogging, investors, Landlord, Mortgage, Technology

Top 5 real estate posts of the day for 9/8/2009

September 8, 2009 By Dean Ouellette Leave a Comment

1) Is your landlord in foreclosure? – Talk about taking advantage of a market condition? Great idea for a new site.

2) First time buyer tax credit will it be extended? – There is a lot of talk about extending the first time home buyer tax credit. Then again not everyone thinks it should be extended.

3) Over-updated, under-updated – When making improvements to your home make sure you are making them in the right area.

4) Wading through the online real estate minefield – Just because you can find homes online and on different websites does not mean the information you are finding is accurate.

5) REBarcamp – With 6 more REBarCamps coming this year alone, and a host of them already scheduled for next year, there should be one coming near you soon. If you have not been, make sure you get to one.

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Filed Under: Top Posts Tagged With: Foreclosures, home improvements, IDX, REBarCamp, Rentals, Technology