Columbia,Lexington,Irmo,Chapin,Blythewood,Gaston

It happens every year about this time.  New listing numbers start showing up in our MLS.  The old ones begin to be intermingled with the new ones.  Then pretty soon you begin seeing more and more new ones and less and less old ones until, finally almost all the old ones are gone. But there's alwa...

If you've been on ActiveRain in the past month, you've probably seen our blog posts about RealtyNow, a new lead program we're offering.  In this post, we'd like to announce a contest for AR members with a $1099.95 prize.  Here is how the RealtyNow program works: $99.95 monthly membership fee gets...

Give a HOOT about your Tweets: HootSuite vs. TweetDeck Someone asked me recently if I preferred HootSuite or TweetDeck, and the answer is that I use them BOTH. I keep them both open and minimized at all times. I prefer HootSuite to post tweets that I want to schedule. For example, on Sunday morni...

    On January 25, the National Mortgage Licensing System and Registry (NMLS) will be online and available to the public.  Realtors and buyers alike will be able to easily find critical information about loan officers.  Because implementation dates vary by jurisdiction, not all loan officers will...

Gloucester County First Time Home Buyer Assistance Program: Update The Gloucester County, NJ first time home buyer grant program is a great option for home buyers looking to purchase in this South Jersey area. More recently, this program has changed. Here is an update on how this great program w...

While news stories, articles, and blogs continue to be written about “Strategic Default” and how those facing foreclosure shouldn’t be allowed to walk away or have their mortgage balance reduced, punishing foreclosure victims only continues the pain for all of us. The problem we face isn’t one of...

  YOU HAVE STOCKS, A BOAT AND A 2ND HOME AND YOU WANT A SHORT SALE APPROVAL? If you haven't heard already, soley having an upside down mortgage is not grounds enough to qualify you or your client for a valid hardship and/or short sale approval.  Although every situation is uniquely different and ...

New Good Faith Estimate of Closing Costs Sometimes the hardest part about having new forms is that, well, it's NEW! It's DIFFERENT! We have to create new scripts to EXPLAIN it so that our clients can UNDERSTAND it. But first... WE have to understand it. So here are just a few points regarding the...

So here is the 20 min per day Twitter Workout to help you become more effective with your time on Twitter.Most people tell me that part of the reason they don't want to get involved with Twitter, is that it takes too long, and that they have far more important things to do. Well, as I tell all my...

Real Estate vs. "Fluff" Content The battle is never over between those who want only real estate content on ActiveRain and those who want to write about recipes, gardens, family, and life. That's the way it should be. Blogging is the ultimate solo activity and there are going to be hundreds of s...