gri: Where The Term Real Estate Came From. - 05/27/09 07:57 AM
Where The Term Real Estate Came From.
A Brief History And Origins of Real Estate.
Definition: Real Estate A piece of land, including the air above it and the ground below it, any buildings or structures on it also called realty, and improvements there to, also called real property.
In law, the word real means relating to a thing (res/rei, thing, from O.Fr. reel, from L.L. realis "actual," from Latin. res, "matter, thing"), as distinguished from a person. Thus the law broadly distinguishes between "real" property (land and anything affixed to it) and "personal" property (everything … (0 comments)
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gri: Who Owns My Mortgage? - 04/28/09 07:31 AM
Who Owns My Mortgage?
by Ralph Roberts
When trying to contact your lender to work out a payment plan or some other deal, knowing who owns your mortgage can be very helpful. Unfortunately finding out is not as easy as it sounds. You should be able to call the phone number on your last mortgage statement or the number in your payment coupon book and connect directly with your lender.
More often than not, this merely puts you in touch with the servicer - the business that collects and processes your payments. In some cases, the servicer is prohibited from divulging … (4 comments)
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gri: The Ten Commandments of a Successful IDX Solution - 03/09/09 11:55 AM
The Ten Commandments of a Successful IDX Solution
Published on Monday, February 23, 2009, 1:04 PM Last Update: 3 hour(s) ago
by Peyman Aleagha Tags: idx free idx realtysoft.com
The Internet is changing the way that Realtors do business and market themselves to such an extent that many will not be around in a few short years. Survival of the fittest is the way of the world, and the fittest in real estate will be those agents and brokers who understand the new Internet consumer and how to engage them from first contact through a commission. The very first contact that most of … (2 comments)
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gri: Foreclosure Overview: 5 Steps to Buying Foreclosure - 01/17/09 05:53 PM
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