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I spoke awhile last night with my good friend Liz Carter from Katy, Texas (near Houston). Liz has struggled with a number of health issues this past year, including hepatitis C (currently in remission, although I'm not sure if that's the exact term), a ruptured appendix, and intestinal surgery. 
The other night I was searching the ActiveRain site for information on how to populate my right column with widgets, links, buttons, photos, etc. I couldn't find the information anywhere, and as you can see from my photo to the left here, my column was plain. It was boring.
ActiveRain ActiveBlogs Will they compete? Will they compare? What is the difference between a WordPress Blog by Yahoo, a Blogspot or Blogger Blog by Google, and an ActiveRain Outside Blog? Is there an advantage to either one? Which is the best for me? Why would I even care? A Blog is a Blog is a Blog... right? Here's one way to find out.
The Mortgage Fraud Task Force launched by the Southwest Riverside County AOR and the Inland Valley AOR almost 5 years ago, recently held a multi-regional meeting during the California Association of Realtors Mid-Winter Business Meetings in Monterey. What started as an effort to educate the public, law enforcement and Realtor members about the mortgage fraud abuses going on at the time has morphed much like the fraud we are trying to eradicate. In a general sense, our mission has expanded to include not only mortgage fraud but elder-abuse & reverse mortgage fraud, short-sale scams, foreclosure rescue scams and so on. In … (18 comments)
As a Realtor you are able to get on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) everyday and see countless homes that have "expired".
Late yesterday - the House passed the $819 billion stimulus plan, which included a modified first time homebuyer tax credit. The Senate may vote on its version of the bill sometime next week.The bill is changing the terms of the $7,500 tax credit that was issued as a part of the Housing Recovery Act, which Congress passed last summer. Previous legislation required that the tax credit be repaid over 15 years, making it more of a no-interest loan. Not surprisingly, the measure had little impact on the market. The stimulus bill now under consideration would make that tax credit a true … (39 comments)
Are we allowing ourselves to be helpless victims? Are we powerless to do anything? Are we pointing fingers or being part of the solution? Is being positive the only cure we need or do we need to face the facts? Is the news media the problem?
It is bad enough that news channels constantly quotes last weeks mortgage rates or rates that can't be had in our area. But when they have an expert come in and spout out misinformation to millions of viewers it is sad. The latest example is the today show about real estate myths.
At the dinner table, we would always ask our daughters,
It's TAX time again! What does that mean for Realtors®? The one thing that changed this year for me was that my tax man finally made me put my expenses in categories. In the past I listed each one line by line (date by date) and I guess he got sick of categorizing for me. LOL.
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ActiveRain is a tremendous community of real estate professionals. Most members won't quibble with that statement.
Sometimes I am slower to the punch than I should be. This new Listing Router came along and I must have been on vacation last fall when all the buzz started about it. I thought I understood how it worked; but I was not exactly clear.
All of these suggestions are free to implement and will generate very high quality incoming links and a pretty healthy amount of traffic.
Why does the public sometimes views us the way we do? Is there a misunderstanding? Lack of Communication or is it over promising and under delivering..Have you ever thought about it especially for someone who sits and waits to buy their first home..they are excited..overjoyed...but something has gone array..no return calls...and no explanation...we dial...redial...and email..and waste time because we can't get straight answers and in truth any answers..sounds grim right?..and then someone has to be the bearer of bad news but the problem is getting the bad news out!
This 2 story townhome is located in a secure gated community know as "Annabella's Townhomes".
Some blogs on ActiveRain are taking way too long to load. It started last year when we were given the ability to add a background image to our individual blogs. Along with people having a background image, they've got a header image as well as several images on the right side of their sidebar.
Being a Board Member on behalf of your association comes with responsibilities. Below is a list of what is expected.
I get asked this all the time by customers - I'm sure most Realtors® answer this question for customers. What should the answer be?
You know, when you want to call a company and register a complaint, most legit companies have a mechanism to do that. Well I've been trying to call Countrywide all day. At every number I can find for their "complaint" line, it eventually ends me up to a recording saying they can't help me right now, call later (technical difficulties). The recording has been saying that all day long.
Tupper recently attended the CyberStar Summit in Scottsdale, AZ sharing and learning about others newfound skills and resources to improve the service they offer to clients back in their hometowns. While at the Summit, Tupper sat down with Michael Krisa, a well-known real estate interviewer, to talk about the unique Tupper's Team marketing campaign. The "Evergreen Style" campaign has been an absolute success. Not only is it well recieved by the public, it is fun!%20copy_med%20edited-2.jpg?1358721140)
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Jay McHugh of RE/MAX Unlimited in Brookline, MA attended the 3-day CyberStar® National Conference in Scottsdale, AZ, recently. Jay conducted panel discussions and agent to agent training on technology including phone applications and video creation of seller’s homes & investment property. The CyberStars® are an invitation-only group of only 200 top real estate agents from the US, Canada, Australia and the Bahamas, chosen for their ability to meet the needs of today’s consumers through the use of today’s technology and personal service. Jay is the only representative selected form membership from the Greater Boston area. The annual CyberStar® Summit brings together … (0 comments)
It's been 8 days since my latest listing went on the LA Westside Multiple Listing Service. Frankly , I'm not surprised at all that we received 3 offers within 6 days, and the phone continues to ring off the hook for showings. You might be asking why I'm not surprised. Well, let me tell you...my client was totally and completely coachable and open to the Principle of the Three P's.
Reuse seems simple enough. I suppose you might be able to consider the difference between "reuse" and recycle so just to be clear, when I use the term "reuse" I mean using a space or an item over again in the same or similar manner as it was originally used.
On Thursday evening, the 22nd of January, I had the experience of being on the outside and looking in to Active Rain. I felt like an outsider! Why? Because I could not log in. The door was locked!! Each time I would comment, the only thing that could be seen was my little lady and my signature. Sigh! And I couldn't even get my blog post to go through! I felt "invisible." As many of us know that post regularly on Active Rain, this was frustrating to me. Of course, I contacted my buddy Brad Andersohn to see if he could figure … (20 comments)
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