Speaking of Real Estate
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Short Sales Help in Plain Language
By Robert Freedman, Senior Editor, REALTORŪ Magazine Since the beginning of the short-sale problem, NAR members have been seeking plain-language, common-sense tips for dealing with these difficult transactions. We tried to help fill the information gap earlier this year with two free webinars, one in March and one in May, with Scott Thompson, a short-sale specialist [...]
A Quiet NAR Success on Its Calls for Action
By Robert Freedman, Senior Editor, REALTORŪ Magazine There are many reasons for the success of NAR’s most recent Call for Action, to which more than 18 percent of NAR members—a record— responded. First and foremost is the compelling subject of the CFA: getting the home buyer tax credit extended and expanded. As NAR Chief Ecionomist Lawrence Yun [...]
Praise for HouseLogic
The small but dedicated staff of HouseLogic, and the Web design and development team at Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Huge Inc., scored a compliment from tech consultant Robert Hahn in a piece for InmanNews. Hahn offered encouraging words for my colleagues, who’ve been working overtime–and then some–to build a site that promises to inspire and inform home owners. At the [...]
Interesting Developments at the Board of Directors Meeting
By Brian Summerfield, Online Editor, REALTORŪ Magazine There was a lot of ground covered during the Board of Directors meeting Monday at the 2009 REALTORSŪ Conference & Expo. Here are some of the highlights: ? The REALTORŪ Property Resource (RPR): Attendees got a guided tour of this impressive new site, which ultimately aims to cover pretty [...]
Buyer Reps: Helping Everyone Win in a Short Sale
By Robert Freedman, Senior Editor, REALTORŪ Magazine There?s a temptation among buyers hoping to land a good deal with a short sale to avoid committing themselves with money and effort until the seller?s lender gives its OK, but that?s a sure-fire way to ensure the deal won?t close, short-sales trainer Lynn Madison said Sunday at the [...]
Listing Videos: They?re That Easy
By Robert Freedman, Senior Editor, REALTORŪ Magazine Making informative and even entertaining videos of your listings seems like a complicated undertaking involving a professional camera, lights, editing equipment, and a lot of knowledge of how all that equipment works, but in fact you can be uploading videos tomorrow without too much trouble. I’ll be talking about this [...]
Middle-Market Is Next Home Segment to Improve
By Robert Freedman, Senior Editor, REALTORŪ Magazine Executives from some of the largest brokerages in the country expect to see their sales grow 6-8 percent in 2010 and home prices to start heading up about 3 percent, REALTORSŪ heard in a state of the real estate industry discussion Saturday at the 2009 NAR Conference & Expo. John L. Scott [...]
YPN at NAR 2009: Learning, Connecting, Having Fun
By Jared James, Guest Contributor What a night it was at REALTORŪ Magazine?s YPN exclusive, invitation-only event on the pool deck of the Hotel Solamar. Just when I started thinking that a rooftop might not have been the best place for anyone who enjoys mingling without goose bumps all over their body, we were greeted by conveniently placed [...]
Learned Over Lunch
By Sarah Trzepacz and Jennifer Cavendish In a conference this size, you have to make choices about the sessions you attend. The cool thing is that even when you miss a session, you don’t necessarily miss the lesson. Take today’s lunch for example, when we grabbed a bite at the San Diego Convention Center. While sharing [...]
Stevens Strongly Defends FHA?s Financials
By Brian Summerfield, Online Editor, REALTORŪ Magazine In an address to hundreds of REALTORSŪ at the 2009 NAR Conference & Expo Saturday afternoon, FHA Commissioner David Stevens offered a fervent defense of the organization?s financials. He specifically addressed the negative press surrounding the FHA?s recent audit, which showed part of its capital reserves below congressionally mandated [...]
