MONDAY AUGUST 16 - 3PM EDT - ONLINEhttp://loanofficers.eventbrite.com/ - free RSVP REQUIRED* Congress, most specifically Barney Frank and Chris Dodd, have had their hands in banking so long they and so deep if anyone can have the blame laid at their feet for the industry crash it is they. Their i
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08/13/2010
Down payment assistance from the State of Georgia Yes, you read it correctly. We can get you up to $7,500 to be used for down payment and closing costs on homes with sales prices over $150,000 in Georgia. Under that and you can get up to $5,000. Unlike other down payment programs the buyer does n
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07/23/2010
Recently there have been several posts here on AR with agents, loan officers and a couple of readers chiming in about pre-approvals, pre-qualifications and even Commitment Letters. In this very short post I am speaking only for myself and my companies and what he have, can and will do and the val
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07/21/2010
The home buyer sees an ad on the internet forĀ guaranteedĀ 5 day closings, no minimum score and stated income from a "lender". Oh the hilarity! Unfortunately it can also end with a home buyer, home seller, a couple of real estate agents and their brokers, and a few other people doing a lot of work
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07/14/2010
They call their selves "mortgage specialists" or "mortgage professionals". They are definitely everywhere inside the real estate industry and you see their ads all over real estate centric websites, at real estate events and even in your email. They admittedly buy articles to publish which were w
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07/07/2010
http://reid.senate.gov/newsroom/pr_063010_hometaxextend.cfm In spite of the fact I sat in front of multiple monitors all day long this got past me. I even wrote an hour ago that it did NOT pass but thanks to some good friends and one alert AP reporter here you go. If your short sale or other clos
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06/30/2010
Selling homes is much more than showing someone a catalog and letting them "pick one out". Unless you're one of those discount listing companies, maybe. You spend a couple of hours interviewing the prospective sellers or buyers discovering their "pain" or whatever their motivation is. Then you us
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06/30/2010
Folgers "Good to the last drop", Campbell's Soup "Mmmm mmmm good", CNN "News around the world". Want some without the company? Choosy moms choose ______(1), Maybe it's _______(2), Built ______(3) tough. These "slogans" are powerful, tied to a brand, recognizable as tied to a specific brand, bring
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06/19/2010
What does it mean if the NFIP is not authorized and Section 502 loans (USDA RD) are not funded by Congress? All of you should have received an email from the NAR about Section 502 and NFIP and how Congress left it unattended before breaking for the Memorial Day stretch. Included in that email is
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06/16/2010
Recently I had the opportunity to sit in with and co-moderate a panel of local business professionals who want to know how to be prepared for business tactics in the immediate future - at least over the next 5 years. It was amazing to me how many of them still reject or at least avoid social medi
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06/15/2010