House of Representatives Approve Real Estate Bailout
May 9, 2008
The House of Representatives approved a bill that would provide a real estate bailout for mortgages. President Bush has promised to veto the bill if it makes it to his desk. Some of the controversial issues in the bill include a proposed $300 Billion (yes, Billion with a B) dollars that would essentially help a great many of the persons that caused the real estate crisis in the first place - and it would be overly burdening of the American Taxpayer.
Federal Reserve Raises Lending Standards for Banks
May 7, 2008
It appears we are at a crossroads, while the mortgage industry is trying to ease things so more persons have options and ability to purchase homes - the Federal Reserve is now raising its lending standards for banks. This is somewhat of a diverging path - so it should be interesting to see how this all shakes out.
FREE Realtor.com Enhanced Listings for everyone!
May 7, 2008
According to an article on the Bloodhound Blog, Realtor.com will soon be offering free enhanced listings for everyone. Great news for many of the persons that have been complaining for some time how they’ve been taking listings and segregating them based off whomever pays the most money. Its great for consumers, and Realtors alike!
Real Estate Mortgage Guidelines to Soften
May 7, 2008
A great piece of news for many homes owners in the United States, this article details some of the government restrictions and guidelines for mortgages. A must read for anyone that needs to be up to date on the latest happenings within the real estate and mortgage industries.
The Trulia Spin Stops Here
May 3, 2008
Author: Ryan Ward
This week, the real estate web world has been all a buzz over the post by Galen Ward regarding Trulia’s use hoarding of links and no following the very people that were the source of those links so that they would gain in the search engine rankings for the street addresses for those terms.
In a response to that, Ryan Ward addresses not only that issue but several other “spin”s that Trulia has been putting on things.
How to choose keyword targets - by Dave Smith Real Estate Blog Lab
April 15, 2008
Dave writes about SEODigger.com and their tool for choosing keywords. Great read.
Who is your website for?
April 8, 2008
Who is your website for? Kelly Koehler looks at rebuilding or remodelling websites and considers how information should be best presented to the consumer.
Monday Morning Masters Mayhem - Lydia Taylor
April 8, 2008
What is life like for a REALTOR in a small town with a BIG sporting event? Lydia Taylor explorers that in her post from her Savannah Georgia blog.
Want a Better Real Estate Agent? ask for it! - Teri Lussier
April 8, 2008
Teri Lussier runs TheBrickRanch.com a real estate blog in Dayton OH. Here she talks about the importance of communicating your needs in a real estate transaction and how that will raise the bar industry wide.
Don’t be a Real Estate Blog John - From the Real Estate Blog Lab
April 7, 2008
Real Estate Quote of the Week
"I often hear remarks from agents like, “the bank sold that house really cheap - 30% below market value”. I don’t agree with that kind of statement. If various banks are the only sellers selling in an area and they are selling all of their houses at a perceived “below market” sales price - perhaps that IS the market for that product in that area. A good price fixes any of the various bad conditions. There is no good reason to take (or keep) a listing that isn’t going to sell."
Russell Shaw - in AgentGenius from Phoenix AZPolls
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