Jason Donn's (jasonfla) Blog

The 17th annual survey shows strong Interest In US Real Estate. 1. Foreign real estate lenders say they plan to increase lending by 58% in the U.S. in 2009. 2. Equity investors plan to increase investment activity by 40 percent globally and by 73% in the U.S. according to the results of the 17th ...

Nearly one in four U.S. borrowers owe more on their mortgage than their home is worth, indicating that the housing recovery could see another wave of defaults. 23% of mortgage holders, were underwater in the third quarter, and 5.3 million have mortgages that are 20% higher than the value of their...

The Problem When it comes to selling real estate, one of the most difficult and frustrating situations for sellers is when market conditions make it nearly impossible to sell at the desired price point. A high initial listing price might be because the seller simply has an unrealistic idea of how...

Would you spend $150,000 for a home with sagging shutters, no landscaping, peeling paint, old appliances, outdated wallpaper and a generally drab exterior? On paper, the house sounds less-than-desirable. But before you answer, consider that this potential fixer-upper is located in California at t...

Good News for foreclosure victims. Some homeowners will get an option to rent the home that they just lost. Its possible to stay in your home as a renter. Fannie Mae will give borrowers facing foreclosure an option to rent their homes for a year. Foreclosed home owners will be able to sign a one ...

One of the first questions I get asked by an Agent who wants a Custom Facebook Business Page created is “Can you pull in my listings – here’s my IDX Feed” The answer is No! "Pretty Please?" Still No. Not because I don't want to. You see... Facebook does not like dynamic content in custom tabs and...

If you still aren't convinced that social media is here to stay consider the following figures from a recent Nielsen study: "Americans have nearly tripled the amount of time they spend at social networking and blog sites such as Facebook and MySpace from a year ago, according to a new report from...

Here are the results from a survey of 200 Realtors about using social media in your real estate business: Feedback and Comments Thanks to everyone who provided the comments and insights into social media marketing and it's impact on the real estate profession.  As promised, here's the feedback fr...

Thank you Jason for the personnal phone call a few minutes ago. I have been a fan / supporter of Jason's since watching his social media video that I have shared with everyone in our network. I learned even more in speaking with him personnally about his vision and his plans to grow this real Est...