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2009
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First Real Estate Brokerage In Pittsburgh to place web address on sign panel First (and still only) Real Estate Brokerage in Pittsburgh With Web Log (Blog) First High Commission Concept Company in Pittsburgh that charges agents no fee First Real Estate Brokerage In Pittsburgh that doesn't hire n...
01/03/2009
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Recently, RE/MAX International ran a print ad called, "Brand Matters." The phrase "Brand matters" appears three times throughout the sparsely worded centerfold ad of the October Real Estate Professional Magazine. Apparently, the ad is trying to sell the idea that "brand matters." After I read the...
01/03/2009
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Can a realtor give a gift for the referral of a buyer or seller? "The short answer is that NO PERSON shall give or receive a thing of value for the referral of settlement service business. Therefore, a realtor may not give gifts to an individual when a relative or friend is referred to a realtor...
01/03/2009
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01/03/2009
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Here's my list: Real Estate Bloodhound Blog Ethical Practices In Real Estate Inman Blog Inman News My Tech Opinion Reall Estate Marketing Blog Real Town Real Estate Articles RISMedia News At A Glance Real Blogging Rain City Guide Sellsius The Real Estate Tomato Transparent Real Estate Economy Fro...
01/02/2009
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Not in any order . . . Realogy’s financial issues. LandAmerica (parent to Commonwealth Land Title and Lawyers Title Insurance Co) declares bankruptcy. Collapse of Fannie and Freddie. More here. IndyMac fails. Countrywide collapses and Bank of America buys it. Foreclosure mitigation fails. Wachovi...
01/01/2009
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Check out this article from the Tribune-Review. Now remember, PNC took $7billion from TARP. National City’s price tag was $5.6billion. That leaves $1.4billion laying around burning a hole in PNC’s pocket. Here’s an idea: throw some money at National City’s charitiable causes. A magnanimous idea,...
01/01/2009
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click here for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Article First, PNC announced they were using bailout money to buy National City. Now, Parkvale Bank and S&T Bank are taking bailout money, too. These banks are not passing through the bailout money to businesses or consumers. They’re using the bailout mo...
01/01/2009