STOVEPIPING! "retrieval of information from unconnected databases; the situation that exists when it is necessary to climb out of one database in order to climb down into another" Dictionary.com WHAT'S THE PRIMARY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REAL ESTATE PRACTICE TODAY AND THAT 20 YEARS AGO?? 20 years ago
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07/29/2010
THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A HOME INSPECTOR AND A "COUNTY BUILDING INSPECTOR". MISLEADING HEADLINES SHOW NEWSPAPER IGNORANCE OF THE HOUSING INDUSTRY! A staff writer for THE DENVER POST, has a very misleading headline to an important article about a tragedy involving a contractor and a MUN
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07/29/2010
THIS IS TRANSPARENCY?? Heard on Fox Business News. Under the new Financial Regulation Law, the Securities and Exchange Commission "SEC" is exempt from the Freedom Of Information Act "FOIA". WHAT ARE THEY COOKIN' UP!!! Want More. . . . SEC Says New FinReg Law Exempts It From Public Disclosure
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07/28/2010
STAFFORD COUNTY VA FORECLOSURES - GOOD VALUE AND QUICK TO CLOSE - STAFFORD COUNTY VIRGINIA REAL ESTATE and HOMES FOR SALE. HOME BUYERS SEEKING A HOME PURCHASE IN STAFFORD COUNTY VIRGINIA SHOULD NOT OVERLOOK BANK OWNED REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. FORECLOSED PROPERTIES FOR SALE OFFER VALUE. Foreclosed
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07/28/2010
SHORT SALE LISTINGS FOR HOMES FOR SALE IN STAFFORD COUNTY VIRGINIA - REAL ESTATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOME BUYERS. WHY CONSIDER SHORT SALE LISTINGS? Because Short Sale listings offer value. Most Short Sales are discounted 5% to 20% below regular home owner sales. EXPERIENCE IS A MUST WHEN SELLIN
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07/27/2010
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MD HOME BUYING TREND FOR 2009 - 2010. There is a trend in the real estate market for Montgomery County, Maryland that demonstrates a stability and a welcomed price increase. Most important, the trend shows a significant increase in SOLD volume. The table below reflects the SOL
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07/26/2010
TROUBLE AHEAD FOR SOME NEW HOME BUILDERS??? THEY MAY BE CHOKING ON LAND. What is that famous saying?? Underneath all is the land. True, of course. However, the land may be the cause of a builders downfall if that builder (or developer) has managed to acquire more land than they can develop in
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07/26/2010
MORTGAGE LOANS FOR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY and VETERAN HOME BUYERS IN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA. JUST LOOK AT THE ADVANTAGES OF THE VA (Veterans Administration) LOANS FOR HOME BUYERS WITH VETERANS ADMINISTRATION ELIGIBILITY. 100% Financing - True No Down Payment home loans up to $768,750. Gene
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07/26/2010
IS THAT ORIGINATION POINT ON YOUR HUD-1 DEDUCTIBLE? READ THE IRS WEB SITE AND THE ANSWER IS PROBABLY YES, YES, YES. YOU'D BE SURPRISED HOW EASY TO READ THE IRS WEB PAGE IS. Agents and loan officers sometimes advise buyers and sellers about the deductablity of the certain items on the HUD-1.
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07/25/2010
ARE MORTGAGE LOAN ORIGINATION FEES DEDUCTIBLE?? YES, YES, YES. YOU'D BE SURPRISED HOW EASY THE IRS WEB PAGE IS TO READ. AGENTS AND LOAN OFFICERS SOMETIMES ADVISE BUYERS ABOUT THE DETECTABILITY OF MORTGAGE INTEREST AND POINTS. For instance, home buyers often ask their real estate agent or loa
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07/25/2010
