realtors: Are you asking for the Business? Increase sales by 20% or more! Just ask! - 09/15/07 02:08 PM
ASK FOR THE BUSINESS!!! Every sales person would increase their sales 20 percent or more if they would just ask more often. So why don't they ask more often? Most would say that the majority of sales personnel do not ask for the business because they are afraid of rejection. They do not
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realtors: Credit Crisis Cripples Markets - Safeguard Your Clients Today - 08/20/07 08:53 AM
Credit Crisis Cripples Markets Safeguard Your Clients Today Just about 2 weeks ago, American Home Mortgage and its wholesale counterpart, American Brokers Conduit, became the latest casualties of the credit crisis. Last year, this company closed over $58 billion in home loans. Despite being, by all accounts, a well-run business, market conditions
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realtors: Guideline Changes - Mortgage LO's and Realtors -->Please Read - I really think you will like this! - 08/16/07 07:23 PM
As we all know the guidelines in the mortgage industry are changing rapidly and we need to all stay on top of these changes as they can effect our closings and we don't want any surprises before closing or at the closing table. I think you will find these guidelines to your
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realtors: Is Countrywide the next to fall? Countrywide plunges on bankruptcy fear - 08/15/07 07:22 PM
I found this interesting. Is Countrywide Home Loans the next lender to take a fall in the mortgage business? There are a lot of things flying around out there about Countrywide and they are not so good things Countrywide plunges on bankruptcy fear http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/countrywide-plunges-on-bankruptcy-fear/n20070815182409990024 Also Today on Bloomberg: Credit crunch is huffing and puffing
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realtors: The cost of a night out at the ball park! Wow call a cop, I think I was robbed! Yankees Stadium Night Out - 08/01/07 09:08 AM
Last night was a great night to take in a ball game and what better place than Yankee Stadium? Maybe not.... My cousin called me Monday night and had tickets to last nights Yankees vs White Sox game, these tickets were no ordinary tickets, they were 5 rows behind home plate with
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realtors: Another Lender on it's way out? American Home Mortgage - 07/30/07 04:21 PM
Is American Home Mortgage Next? I have been following this company for a few years, why? Because I worked for them for over 3 years and I really loved the company, they were great to work for and had some excellent products. AHM had some outstanding technology and marketing systems. In a nutshell
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realtors: Orbitz ---- Don't Trust them! Beware Of Orbitz and their False Advertising! - 07/15/07 02:42 PM
I wanted to share the nightmare I had with Orbitz this past week. I am on vacation in Florida and this all started last Tuesday night when as usual I check into a hotel at Bradley airport where I ALWAYS take advantage of their "Park and Fly" program. The "Park and
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realtors: Happy 4th - 07/04/07 11:13 AM
Happy and Safe 4th To Everyone! Enjoy the day eating and watching the fire works..... I want to wish everyone a very safe, fun and profitable Summer Season! There is no better time to buy real estate than when it's a buyers market! And we all know it's a buyers market so let's close some
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realtors: Mortgage rates - 07/02/07 08:04 AM
This week brings us the release of very few economic reports for the markets to digest. There are only three monthly reports scheduled for release that are likely to affect mortgage rates, but one of them is arguably the most influential single piece of data that we see each month. This
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realtors: Bond Market /Rates - 06/29/07 10:30 AM
Friday's bond market has opened in positive territory following the release of weaker than expected economic news. The stock markets are currently showing gains with the Dow up 68 points and the Nasdaq up 13 points. The bond market is currently up 6/32, which should improve this morning's mortgage rates slightly.There
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realtors: VA LAONS , Are your customers eligible? If so this is a great program with up to 100% Financing and No MI - 06/25/07 10:24 AM
VA Loans VA guaranteed loans are made by lenders and guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) to eligible veterans for the purchase of a home. The guaranty means the lender is protected against loss if you fail to repay the loan. In most cases, no down payment is required
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realtors: Hang on for the roller coaster ride! What will rates do next week? - 06/22/07 09:07 PM
This weeks mortgage roller coaster ride ends with rates down slightly before the end of the day today but what's in store for next week? After watching cnn and msnbc after the close of the market today there was mixed views. Most of the concerns were over the sub prime market that
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realtors: Market Rate Watch - 06/21/07 11:51 AM
Thursday's bond market has opened in negative territory again despite stock market losses. The Dow is currently down 32 points while the Nasdaq has slipped 3 points. The bond market is currently down 5/32, which will likely push this morning's mortgage rates higher by approximately .250 of a discount point. Part
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realtors: A little curb appeal never hurt anyone and sure not your wallet - 06/19/07 09:10 PM
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realtors: Credit Repair Agencies - Increase your FICO Scores for better rates. - 06/18/07 12:21 PM
I wanted to do a little research and see if anyone here has used a "credit repair agency" in the past and if so what kind of results your experienced? I was introduced to a guy last week Mark Dorman with Credit Restore Team and he really seemed to have a handle
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realtors: What's Really Behind Higher Bond Yields - 06/17/07 09:31 PM
What's Really Behind Higher Bond Yields Here's something you probably won't hear in the media: Last week's big surge in bond yields had nothing to do with inflation. Instead, it's the private equity boom that's fueling the rise in yields. Strange? Well, let me explain. The perfect environment for private equity
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realtors: Great visual to help your clients understand homes still appreciating! - 06/17/07 09:19 PM
Great visual to help your clients understand homes still appreciating! Now is a great time to be a home buyer. While homes may not be appreciating as much as over the past few years it's still a great investment. I don't see this news being told by the media, maybe they
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realtors: It's a great time to buy a home! - 06/17/07 09:07 AM
Buyers this is a great market to buy a home! People read and hear nothing but negative press on the housing market like; "Home Sales Are Slumping", "The Housing Market Is Slowing Down" which should be followed by " And It's A Great Time To Buy a Home!" How come we are not
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realtors: Law Enforcement (Real Estate) Agents? NY Realtors, Is this serious? - 06/11/07 12:45 PM
OFFICIALS in the town of Islip have taken measures in the past to crack down on illegal rentals in single-family homes, as have many less affluent towns on Long Island. But Islip took a more aggressive step in May when it passed a law requiring real estate agents to verify that
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realtors: This weeks economic indicator calendar & Mortgage Rates - 06/10/07 09:57 PM
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