Buyer’s Choice Act, uh huh…..

January 13, 2010 · Filed Under Real Estate · 2 Comments 
Oh me, oh my, the things we do in an attempt to make capitalism an easy and equitable thing for us all. I love ya, Cathleen, (AB 957) , and I understand what you were attempting to do, but sadly this bill, in my mind, has fallen on deaf ears or has just fallen flat. I admire the attempt [...]

The Loan Modification Process, AKA Debacle

January 12, 2010 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comment 
So, if you’ve had the pleasure, or should I say excrutiating pain, of attempting a loan modification, either with a client or for yourself… I would say “Don’t bother”. You provide your lender with documention from the time you were  born until the previous 24 hours and then they still want title to your first born, and in [...]

Todays REALTOR

January 11, 2010 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comment 
Are we (REALTORS) better equipped and better suited to provide the best service possible to todays’ clients? Yes, no,maybe, kind of, not really, uh huh, you betcha, I don’t know. All correct answers, if you think about it. With the addition of smart phones and Real Estate Apps for both the REALTOR and the client we are [...]

TARP Funds ?!?!?!?!?!?!? Was it a successful program ????????

January 8, 2010 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comment 
Does anyone remember what TARP Funds are? And what does TARP mean anyway? Well the acronym, TARP, stands for Troubled Asset Relief Program. Most of the big banks (not sure how they would define”big”) have paid back the TARP funds (bail-out money from the Feds) because they don’t want to be “controlled” by the Government. I can understand [...]

New Old Laws to protect and ?

January 6, 2010 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comment 
Read these a month ago and ran across them again today, some cause a quick head slap and a resounding “DOH!” and some are merely a cause for revenue enhancement. But, Hey if we the people don’t pay attention, these laws have to be put on the books to protect us from ourselves, well, and [...]

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