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For originators struggling with success working Internet leads, this is for you... My mortgage company works primarily with Internet leads - we've found it far more effective than direct mail, telemarketing or any other of the dying mass marketing techniques.  We've developed and implemented syst...
05/07/2007
Stated income on mortgage applications is getting a lot of attention these days, and for good reason.  Stated income loans, also called liar loans, let borrowers (and loan officers) put whatever they want within "reason" for the income used to qualify for the loan program.  The underwriter looks ...
05/03/2007
There has been quite an uproar over Zillow.com and the cease and desist letters sent to them by the Arizona Board of Appraisal.  The Arizona Board of Appraisal quickly went to work trying to make what Zillow currently does (offer automated value approximations of residential real estate) illegal ...
04/23/2007
The folks over at Sellsius have proposed nation wide Real Estate Blogger meet ups as a way to get all of us bloggers together to network, share ideas and have a great time together.  I volunteered to help get an Orange County, CA meet up going.  So if you are an Orange County Real Estate blogger ...
04/21/2007
Robert Scoble announces the launch of Blogger & Podcaster Magazine.  It makes sense since he is on the cover.  You can subscribe to the online edition for free here, or you can subscribe to the print version for $79/year.It will be interesting to see how the magazine covers the various industries...
04/13/2007
Many people that I know ask me to review their GFE's to make sure they're not getting ripped off.  I help people even in states where I don't do business because I believe that helping people understand what they are looking at will somehow come back to me in the long run - heck, maybe they move ...
04/12/2007
Sometimes I am very afraid for Americans with home loans.  If you look at the bankrate.com study - you know the one where 57% of mortgage holder said they have fixed rates - it is easy to see that too many Americans don't know much about their mortgages.  The reason the 57% number is so alarming ...
04/07/2007
That was the cover story for the renowned The Economist magazine last week (March 24-30th issue).  The Economist is my favorite magazine and always offers expert, measured opinion on all matters around the world.  The enormity of the American mortgage market crisis is revealed by its taking of th...
04/01/2007
This question was posed over at the Bloodhound Realty Blog ; seeking opinions from different parts of the country on whether or not now is a good time to buy a home.  As a contributor there I chimed in with my opinion.  I recommend you visit the blog for other opinions as well.In short, my opinio...
03/31/2007
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