1) Knowing What You Now Know – So simple, yet so powerful. Try it and see. It is a 1:50 short video.

2) Announcing AgentApplause.com – The First “Enterprise” of Harmon Enterprises! – Stacey Harmon has a new website on marketing for real estate. That alone should be enough to get you to hit the RSS feed.

3) Honesty, Number One When Dealing with REALTOR – Part of the reason I do so many videos is because I feel it gives potential clients a look at who the real me is. @Raillife would comment here, that is exactly why I shouldn’t be doing them.

4) Shopping for a Mortgage Should Get Easier – Easier???!??!!?? Some times I wonder if people are paying attention to what is really going on? I agree you need to know the forms for your clients, but then you need to know the truth about the new GFE forms.

5) Part 2: 10 Essentials For Avoiding A Bad Real Estate Agent When Selling Your Home – Continuing the series on avoiding poor real estate agents.

6) Would You Recognize Signs of Subterranean Termites If You Saw Them? – Would you know a mudtube if you saw one?

7) NAR: membership down 7% – My first reaction was wow, only 7%?

8) Trulia’s January Price Reduction Report – New Year, New Lows $21.2 Billion Cut – If houses are not selling, that means they are cutting prices.

9) A Story Of Foreclosure – Not The Post You Dream Of Writing – A powerful story by one of our own. He should be applauded for sharing and his determination.

10) Getting Pre Qualified Is Not The Same As Getting Pre Approved – As a bu7er are you preapproved or prequalified? There is a big difference.

I hear all the time, do I need a home inspection on this home I am buying? It looks like it is in good shape to me. The short answer is yes, I would never advise anyone to purchase a home, new or old, without first getting an independent home inspection. Spending $350 to find out the only problem with your home is a broken garbage disposal is much better than saving $350 and finding out a year later it needs $8,000 in electrical work. For a local inspector one person I highly recommend is Ron Kohatsu of WIN home inspection at 602.348.3031.