Updated: Saturday, November 07, 2009
 Investor Report: Have We Finally Hit Bottom?
Its a question thats relevant to investors in just about any once-hot market thats gone from boom to bust: Have prices finally bottomed out? Or could they be poised for still further declines?
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Sellers Quick Lawn Fix
Its one of the most unsightly and often hard to fix trouble spots for homeowners -- a lawn that has gone to the dogs
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Developing Your Referral Strategy
To develop referrals, start with a referral mindset. A referral mindset exists when every prospecting, marketing, and customer service action is accompanied by the realization that the contact could lead not only to new business, but also to positive word-of-mouth and the recommendation of your service to others.
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Restrictive Growth Management Was A Necessary Condition for the Housing Bubble
Peter L. Mosca shares an excerpt of a radio show interview with the Cato Institutes Senior Fellow Randal OToole who discusses a new study that examines how restrictive government policies choked off growth, encouraged localized housing bubbles, and triggered the current financial crisis.
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Three Auction Principles Needed For Success
It would be hard to convince Orlando Realtor Troy Fletcher that he is in the middle of a recession. After all, the 27 condominiums he listed sold within about four hours one recent Saturday morning at Celebration, FL, totaling over 6 million.
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Is Your Agent Experienced in Distressed Properties?
If you are buying a short sale, foreclosed home or other distressed property, you ought to have someone experienced in distressed properties working for you.
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30-Year Fixed Rate Falls Below 5 Percent
Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey PMMS in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage FRM averaged 4.98 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending November 5, 2009, down from last week when it averaged 5.03 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 6.20 percent.
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Investor Report: Have We Finally Hit Bottom?
Its a question thats relevant to investors in just about any once-hot market thats gone from boom to bust: Have prices finally bottomed out? Or could they be poised for still further declines?
Full Story >
Sellers Quick Lawn Fix
Its one of the most unsightly and often hard to fix trouble spots for homeowners -- a lawn that has gone to the dogs
Full Story >
Developing Your Referral Strategy
To develop referrals, start with a referral mindset. A referral mindset exists when every prospecting, marketing, and customer service action is accompanied by the realization that the contact could lead not only to new business, but also to positive word-of-mouth and the recommendation of your service to others.
Full Story >
Market Conditions
The National Association of Home Builders is reporting that the sale of newly built, single-family homes fell 3.6 percent in September
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Restrictive Growth Management Was A Necessary Condition for the Housing Bubble
Peter L. Mosca shares an excerpt of a radio show interview with the Cato Institutes Senior Fellow Randal OToole who discusses a new study that examines how restrictive government policies choked off growth, encouraged localized housing bubbles, and triggered the current financial crisis.
Full Story >
Is Your Agent Experienced in Distressed Properties?
If you are buying a short sale, foreclosed home or other distressed property, you ought to have someone experienced in distressed properties working for you.
Full Story >
Three Auction Principles Needed For Success
It would be hard to convince Orlando Realtor Troy Fletcher that he is in the middle of a recession. After all, the 27 condominiums he listed sold within about four hours one recent Saturday morning at Celebration, FL, totaling over 6 million.
Full Story >
Construction Market to Increase 11 in 2010, Says McGraw-Hill Construction Outlook Report
Its more good news for the construction industry. McGraw-Hill Constructions 2010 Construction Outlook forecasts an increase in the level of construction starts in 2010 is expected to climb 11 to 466.2 billion, following the 25 decline predicted for 2009.
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Ask the HOA Expert
We recently read that names should not be included in the minutes. Can we legally go back over the past few years and strike the any names from the minutes which have already been approved?
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Non-Judicial States Let Mortgage Lenders Off The Hook
There is a lot of talk about foreclosures in the news today. One aspect of foreclosures that has received little attention is difference between a judicial state and a non-judicial state. A judicial state requires that a lender file a foreclosure action in the court system and get an order from a judge before the property goes to a foreclosure sale. This provides the opportunity for the homeowner to assert any claims against the lender he or she may have and allow a judge to make a determination before the homeowner loses the home.
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