Memories Or Just Getting Old - 02/29/08 11:39 AM
Memories Or Just Getting Old by Bill Roberts
My wife was off work today and she wanted to watch Rachael Ray. OK, I like to cook so I used to watch her on Food Network all the time so I said "sure, let's watch her."
Lara Spencer, another of my "faves" from the … (12 comments)
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Money, Money Everywhere - 02/27/08 06:27 PM
Money, Money Everywhere by Bill Roberts
Every newscast talks about the economy, the mortgage meltdown, and what the government is doing about it.
I'm sure that by now you realize that the housing crisis was brought on by the Fed's actions vis-à-vis interest rates. They (specifically Greenspan and Bernanke) destabilized the mortgage market, … (8 comments)
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The Big Money Mystery of 2008 - 02/27/08 12:45 PM
The Big Money Mystery of 2008 by Bill Roberts
Everybody has an opinion about the Mortgage Meltdown. Everybody has a suggestion about how to "fix" it or prevent another occurrence.
I have my doubts about all this.
My friend Bill Archambault writes extensively about all aspects of the mortgage industry. If you don't know … (2 comments)
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Not Again! A Real Estate Market Update - 02/27/08 11:18 AM
Not Again! A Real Estate Market Update by Bill Roberts
This morning on the CBS Early Show Mark Zandy, the Chief Economist for Moody's economy.com said that he expects another 10% decline in real estate values over the next twelve months.
Why are they doing this? Haven't they fueled this market decline enough? … (17 comments)
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Spiderwick Chronicles - Not Really A Review - 02/25/08 11:46 AM
Spiderwick Chronicles - Not Really A Review by Bill Roberts
Yesterday we went to see Spiderwick Chronicles. It is a Nickelodeon production so I thought it must be "kid friendly." It just goes to show how out-of-touch I am. The special effects were great. It is a combination of "live" actors and … (10 comments)
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Hey Super Agent What Do You Want? - 02/23/08 02:34 PM
Hey Super Agent What Do You Want? by Bill Roberts
Lenn Harley recently posted HOW TO SUCCEED IN REAL ESTATE SALES. GET REINTERMEDIATED . It was "Featured" so you may have read it. If you haven't read it you should.
I read and then commented on her post:
Lenn, As we take back the business, we … (4 comments)
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Suspend "Due On Sale," Fix The Problem - 02/22/08 04:27 PM
Suspend "Due On Sale," Fix The Problem by Bill Roberts
Back in the good ol' days when we could buy property subject to the existing financing and there was nothing the bank could do about it, anybody could buy real estate. Qualifying wasn't an issue.
If a seller was "in trouble" it … (65 comments)
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What This Country Needs Is A Good 5% Home Loan - 02/19/08 10:54 AM
What This Country Needs Is A Good 5% Home Loan by Bill Roberts
Here we are in the middle of a mortgage meltdown and a presidential campaign.
What good can come from all this?
One of the things that has really bugged me is all the negative comments made about people that couldn't qualify … (27 comments)
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What Do You Do During A Recession? - 02/11/08 12:21 PM
What Do You Do During A Recession? By Bill Roberts
For the most part economic activity slows down during a recession. That is actually the definition of a recession: two successive quarters of decreased economic activity. There are various technical descriptions but this is good enough for our purposes.
Recessions always lead to … (12 comments)
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Prices - Up Or Down? - 02/08/08 02:27 PM
Prices - Up Or Down? By Bill Roberts
There is a lot of talk these days on pricing of real estate. Most of it is wrong.
There is no "magic number" for what a property is worth. That number is arrived at by a meeting of the minds of the buyer and seller, … (8 comments)
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How to Find Land - 02/08/08 12:03 PM
How to Find Land By Bill Roberts
Man has always had the urge to find new lands. It is what led to the discovery of the New World. It is what pushed us west from the Eastern Seaboard.
But just because all the land has been discovered doesn't mean that our thirst for … (5 comments)
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Happy Super Bowl Sunday - 02/03/08 11:48 AM
Happy Super Bowl Sunday by Bill Roberts
Today is a National Holiday. We celebrate this day by our own choosing. Nobody has to tell us what to do today or what to watch on TV.
I'll be watching the game. I don't particularly care which team wins. I don't have a dog in … (11 comments)
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