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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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Of all the signs that the economy is getting better, the most exciting, in my opinion, is the shrinking number of foreclosures. It tells me that the “worst case scenario” is getting a little better, as the number of homeowners facing foreclosure decreased 2 percent from the previous month. Additionally, foreclosures in February grew 6 [...]

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“Can you rephrase that, please?”

“Can you rephrase that, please?”

Posted on 01. Mar, 2010 by Paulette Costa.

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How many ways can you express your thoughts? Dan Roam gets us thinking about expressing our thoughts in pictures in his book Back of the Napkin. It’s a great concept and use this type of simplistic art to demonstrate ideas and concepts often and it works well, especially when I’m communicating with visual thinkers who, according [...]

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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 29. Jan, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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Although President Obama said in his State of the Union Address that the worst is over, we know—at least for the housing market—that we still have a steep hill ahead of us to climb. That’s because everyone loves a good deal, and shoppers in the housing market are no exception. People looking to buy are [...]

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HomeBuyerTaxCredit.com

HomeBuyerTaxCredit.com

Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 by Wendy Forsythe.

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I remember the conversation clearly. I was sitting in a hotel lobby in San Francisco right before the Christmas holiday talking on my cell phone to Joe Rand. He was telling me about an idea he and his team were working on. The more he told me, the more excited I got.
Ever since the news [...]

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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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If you are a frequent CNN viewer, you know well about the political upheaval that has unfolded this past week, from a Republican taking the late Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat in Massachusetts, to the likelihood of health care reform bring shoved “off the table”, to President Obama’s new proposal for stricter rules on banks, in [...]

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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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Hello, from New York City, where REBar Camp and Inman Real Estate Connect were held this week. It’s been a busy few days spent among the best and brightest in the industry discussing 2010 trends and emerging technologies, which, not surprisingly, took center stage (check out our extensive videos from the week). As we were [...]

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The “Rent to Own” and “Lease Option” Alternatives for Homebuyers

The “Rent to Own” and “Lease Option” Alternatives for Homebuyers

Posted on 06. Jan, 2010 by Robert Albanese.

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If you desire to own your own home, but are unable to secure conventional financing today, you may want to consider houses for rent with an option to buy, using a lease option contract. It can make your rent money work for you. Typically, many rent-to-own homes offer generous monthly rent credits that reduce the [...]

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Ten Years of Change Can Mean Not Much Change at All

Ten Years of Change Can Mean Not Much Change at All

Posted on 31. Dec, 2009 by Sherry Chris.

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In anticipation of another decade coming to an end, I began to ask people within the industry where they were 10 years ago, and what has changed for them and the industry. I remember   being corporate sponsor for my company’s Y2K initiative in 1999. The world was worried that all computers would crash when [...]

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Now What? The Homebuyers Tax Credit

Now What? The Homebuyers Tax Credit

Posted on 30. Nov, 2009 by Wendy Forsythe.

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Now that the excitement and relief of the extended and expanded homebuyers’ tax credit has worn off, the real question becomes now what? It would be a huge lost opportunity if all of us in this industry failed to carry this hard fought government bonus to the next level. So, now what can agents do to [...]

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Week In Review

Week In Review

Posted on 24. Nov, 2009 by Sherry Chris.

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When it comes to the current real estate climate, we at Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate have been preaching cautious optimism for months, as some data indicates the market is recovering and yet other data indicates it is still turbulent times. A recent survey from Move.com indicates the number of consumers interested in investing [...]

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Tax Credit

Tax Credit

Posted on 17. Nov, 2009 by Sherry Chris.

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How’s the $8,000 tax credit extension and expansion going to play out in your real estate market? Will it help pick up the economy? Or do we need to better educate ourselves on it first? You be the judge.

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