There are many different ways to find financing to buy a home. But most folks are only aware of just one or two options. Generally, financing for a home can be broken down into two major categories: "Traditional" and "Non-Traditional". [...more]
Earlier this week I wrote a blog about Facebook’s new iPhone app that allows users to control their Facebook business pages. But in addition to Facebook Pages Manager, the social media giant has also released a brand new iPhone photo app called Facebook Camera, which allows you to shoot, filter, and share all your friend’s photos [...more]
Recently Zillow released a new "Negative Equity" map of the United States, which indicates on a county by county basis what percentage of homes are under-water. By viewing the national map, before "drilling down" to individual counties, one can readily see that the housing market crisis is actually concentrated in specific states [...more]
If you’re tired of waiting for a real estate recovery...make one! Seems simple, but not very realistic, right? In truth, what the Georgia Club did to improve sales in its community is not feasible for everyone, but there are a number of communities across the country who could perhaps learn a few things from the Club’s experience. [...more]
To sum up the latest Case-Schiller Housing Price Report, the good news is that the bad news is not quite as bad as it was. But the bad news is that Atlanta, Las Vegas, Chicago, Portland and New York have hit new lows as home prices in these cities continue a slow but steady slide. [...more]
Facebook recently released a brand new iPhone app called “Pages Manager” that allows users to manage their business pages from the convenience of their mobile devise. Although Pages Manager is user-friendly, easy to navigate, and is of course useful for business owners constantly on-the-go, there are some limitations for what business page owners can do with this latest Facebook installment. [...more]
Whether you are a seasoned real estate broker, or a budding professional just out of college, keeping pace and knowing the best tools to help get the job done is always sound reasoning. Here are five must have tools for your online business toolbox. [...more]
When you are worried about foreclosure, or you've actually gotten an acceleration letter from your lender or an attorney, the last thing you need is to be preyed upon by phony "loss-mitigation experts", who give you misleading information that may make your situation worse. [...more]
What makes home buyers stay on your website? Is it all that wonderful text people are reading? Although we’d like to think it’s the great content you or your copywriter posted on each page, a lot of times what attracts different people are the images you’ve selected and placed throughout the website. [...more]
When it comes to investing in real estate, everyone knows that the internet has made it easier than ever to locate foreclosures, pre-foreclosures, short sales, and bank owned REO properties. Chances are your local Multiple Listing Service has hundreds of potential short sales and foreclosures listed at prices that are well below their original selling price prior to the housing market melt-down. [...more]
