Facing Financial Difficulties? Need Help? - 02/21/11 08:19 AM


I am pleased to announce that I am now a Certified Distressed Property Expert. This is additional training so I can help homeowners navigate their options if  they owe more on their home than their home is worth.  I can now help homeowners who are in financial distress and don’t know where to turn, who may qualify for a short sale rather than endure a foreclosure.  There is help available.  CDPE’s are trained in how to analyse a homeowner’s financial picture and determine the best direction to take.  This is a sensitive topic for many people who chose not to do … (0 comments)

Sellers Agent At Showings and Agency - 02/10/11 01:42 PM
A friend of mine who is also a Realtor®  and I have this discussion quite frequently.  She is in another state and she believes that when a listing broker is present at showings of houses where the buyer is represented by their own broker that an agency form needs to be completed.  The listing agent is having contact with a buyer  and that buyer needs to understand that the listing agent represents the seller.  Therefore while there is an obligation to be honest they still represent the seller and the sellers interests.
My friend and I go back and forth on this … (9 comments)

Housing Statistics in Garden District, New Orleans, La - January, 2011 - 02/10/11 06:00 AM
There is nothing cookie cutter about the housing stock in New Orleans.  There is 18 th century housing to brand new.  There is housing that is in very poor condition and considered blighted to magnificent St. Charles mansions.  When you refer to "New Orleans" you are also referring to many diverse neighborhoods and it is a large area.  The following is a snapshot for an area of New Orleans called the Garden District which is known for some for grandest estates but when you look at the statistics there is a broad range of prices and housing styles available.  Many areas … (2 comments)

I Love Lucy and Bank Foreclosures - 02/05/11 03:32 PM
I would love to take credit for thinking of this clip but it was Dave Liniger of RE/MAX International.  He used this clip to show how the banks became overwhelmed with foreclosures and just like Ethiel and Lucy they just simply lost control.  Thoought this was really a clever visual.
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I am not a toaster - 02/01/11 08:01 PM
Great analogy, I am not a toaster either. Online reviews give other agents a way to unanimously try to knock out the competition as well....the smallest perceived disagreement with an agent can end up in a bad review.  I don't believe it will be a good way to judge agents either but I do understand the difficulties the public has with this.  
Via Melina Tomson, M.S. Principal Broker/Owner (Tomson Burnham, llc Licensed in the State of Oregon):
 
You asked.
We gave you what you wanted, but the power of the dark side was just too great for the wanna be … (2 comments)

 
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