Orange County home owners with an FHA loan are in for some great news! FHA Streamline Refinance interest rates are at or near all time lows. The FHA Streamline refinance allows current FHA borrowers to take advantage of low rates without having to go through the full loan process they did when they bought their [...]
Archive | June, 2010
Office (Printer) Abuse On The Rise
You no doubt have one lurking in your office right now. This very minute. It’s just sitting there, waiting to ruin your day. Waiting to ruin your deal. Oh sure, everything is fine now. It’s perfectly capable now, when you don’t need it. But just try and use it when it’s a matter of life [...]
Utah Mortgage Rates lowest on Record
Utah Mortgage Rates have fallen over the past two months to the lowest levels EVER. 1971 is when Freddie Mac started to track mortgage interest rates. We are currently breaking the record of the lowest recorded average rates. Currently the average rate for a 30-year fixed rate is 4.69% according to Freddie Mac. If you [...]
There Goes The Neighborhood
Last week, The Atlantic‘s “Future of The City” Conference in Washington, D.C. ended, as I mentioned Friday. Today, I read up on Christopher Leinberger’s ideas on the future of the American neighborhood. He argued that walkability and rail transportation in condensed, urban neighborhoods are what will replace our expansive exurbs that we’ve been building the [...]
Keeping Your Colorado Real Estate License Current
Once you have completed the real estate courses to earn your Colorado real estate license, you will want to make sure that you keep it active. The state of Colorado requires that your real estate license be renewed every three years on the anniversary of your date of initial licensure. In order to renew your [...]
Safety and Privacy During a Plano Home Showing
Is your private information safe? Before a Plano home goes on the market and home buyers begin to come through the door, smart sellers will put away confidential and sensitive information. You might be astonished to learn what “home buyers” can learn about you as they are looking at your home. Your Private Documents [...]
Will What’s In The Attic Of Your DFW Home Affect The Selling Price?
There are several good reasons why a potential DFW home buyers needs to send their professional home inspector into the attic before they move forward on the purchase of a home. Attics should never be overlooked because it may show the history of the home. It can provide clues to serious problems that might be [...]
DFW Real Estate – Staging Tips
It is time to sell your DFW home and you know you have a better chance of selling your home faster and at a higher price when it is staged but you don’t want to spend the money. Staging your DFW home is a bit more than just cleaning the carpet, making minor repairs, cleaning [...]
Using Price Per-Square-Foot to Determine the Value of Your Dallas Home
It is possible that the price per square foot of a Dallas home could be falling while the total price of the home can go up. This can happen because the per-square-foot costs that you read about are based on one of two computations. To figure the price per-square-foot of the home, simply take the [...]
THE IMPORTANCE OF SUBMITTING A COMPLETE FINANCIAL PACKAGE WHEN APPLYING FOR A LOAN MODIFICATION
It is imperative at the beginning stages of applying for a Loan Modification that you submit a complete Loan Modification package to the bank. Every bank has different guidelines, but generally request the same type of financial documentation to begin the Loan Modification process. If you are applying for the Obama Plan, which is known [...]
Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho
It takes me twenty to thirty minutes to get to work from my home, depending on traffic. That’s about eighteen to twenty-seven minutes too long for me. Like most of you, I hate commuting. So very, very much. I wasn’t too surprised then, when I read a report this past spring that found commuting to [...]
It’s a Trap!
This morning, I received an e-mail from one of my bosses; he sent me a link to an interesting article on avoiding the “Busy Trap”. After reading it, I was wondering if he was trying to tell me something. Either way, it made for good reading, and had some very useful advice. We’re all busy, [...]
Home Prices Stabilizing
There is evidence of the stabilizing real estate market everywhere you turn. Home prices rose in 60% of the cities in the in the United States in the first quarter of 2010. Median sales price for existing homes was up in 91 of 152 metropolitan area cities reviewed; with double digit price increases seen more [...]
Buying Your First House in Phoenix? Five Tips To Improve Your Credit Score & Save Money
Many first time homebuyers in Phoenix have recently decided to purchase their first home only to discover that they have less than perfect credit. Don’t be discouraged. There are many ways to rehabilitate your credit. Here are a few key tips to improve your credit score in the quickest and most effective manner. •1. Review Your Credit Report For [...]
Real Estate Deals Go Digital
DotLoop was mentioned in The Lane Report this week on kybiz.com. Read what they have to say about digital documents: Real Estate Deals Go Digital
Watch A Video: A Perfect Way to Learn About VA Loan Programs For Vets
There is no secret why YouTube is a highly visited website – people love to watch videos. I personally use YouTube for all kinds of stuff – especially when I want to learn something. Not surprisingly, video is now used to explain all kinds of things including VA loan programs. As I was snooping around [...]
Buying your own Miami Beach Condo
When you are entering into the real estate market, you might find exactly what you are looking for. The real estate market in Miami is very popular; not only do you have a choice of the most beautiful scenery available but you can also search for the perfect piece of real estate to suit your [...]
Modern Properties in Las Vegas
Take a look at the new video I just finished on this incredible modern custom home in northwest Las Vegas. The property is located at 8525 W. Verde Way. Here are some specs on this gorgeous property: nearly 4500 sq ft 3 beds, 2.5 baths Loft/office Underground wine tasting room Separate gym (can be converted [...]
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Carmen Brodeur: Very interesting! I better go buy more wrinkle cre...
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Ria Grace: What is good of having custom home is that you can...
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Patrick: A great online property management forum is agents...
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$10000 California First Time Home Buyer and New Home Tax Credit Extended
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Unite Against the Sarasota MLS Board
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Short Sale Heaven Coming April 5th 2010
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The Lones Group – Real Estate Social Media Marketing Firm – Sues Agent For Being A Zebra
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California Senate Bill 94 (SB94): Passes; Not even Attorneys can do it!
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