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real estate: Barbara Ling: Internet Visionary - 12/30/09 11:00 AM
Back in 1998, Barbara Ling was introduced to you on my Realty Times blog “An Epiphany at the House of Pancakes” by Blanche Evans. It was Ling's own home search that kicked started the process for her newest book, "The Real Estate Pro's Internet Edge" into motion.
She and her husband, both workers from home, were growing out of their home. Ling used her online knowledge to begin tracking down a new home, when her husband was suddenly transferred, scuttling her efforts thus far. Knowing the move would be to central southern New Jersey, Ling was able to regroup and … (1 comments)
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real estate: Real Estate Visionary, Henry Miller dies at Age 95 - 12/14/09 09:12 AM
Dallas, TX - Hall of fame Quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, Roger Staubach claims he owes his success off the gridiron to Henry S. Miller, Jr. whose real estate empire became the nation’s largest real estate company. Henry S. Miller Jr., died Saturday after a brief illness.Mr. Miller, who was 95, was the patriarch of a family real estate business that got its start almost a century ago. After taking over the real estate sales company his father founded, Mr. Miller expanded the small operation into a residential and commercial property conglomerate. While chief executive of Henry S. Miller Co., Mr. … (1 comments)
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real estate: Mortgage Fraud: Unraveled by Ralph R. Roberts activerain member - 08/27/08 09:34 PM
Mortgage Fraud: Unraveled by Ralph R. Roberts Leading real estate and mortgage fraud forensic analyst was the first to report the facts to local and federal authorities DETROIT, Aug 27, 2008 /PRNewswire via activerain/ -- Ralph R. Roberts, a nationally known real estate and mortgage fraud forensic analyst and the co-author of "Protect Yourself from Real Estate and Mortgage Fraud: Preserving the American Dream of Homeownership" (Kaplan), is available to talk with the media about the recent mortgage fraud allegations involving Detroit Pistons' basketball player Lindsey Hunter. Roberts -- who is one of the world's foremost experts on spotting and preventing … (2 comments)
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real estate: Learn the Secrets to Success at RISMedia’s Leadership Conference - 08/26/08 10:32 PM
Building an Agent Team from the Ground up - Learn the Secrets to Success at RISMedia's Leadership Conference
Posted By Paige On August 26, 2008 @ 4:09 pm In Today's Top Story | Comments Disabled
RISMEDIA, August 27, 2008-There's been so much talk about agent teams recently. Are they good for the industry? Are they bad for the broker? Regardless of the answer, they're popping up everywhere-from small towns to giant metros. Big or small, these mini-powerhouses have changed the way practitioners work with their buyers and sellers.
Jacky Teplitzky, managing director, Prudential Douglas Elliman is one of three panelists … (0 comments)
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real estate: Real Estate @ Mortgage Fraud Statistics - 08/23/08 10:53 PM
Mortgage Fraud StatisticsAccording to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which earlier this month issued yet another Mortgage Fraud Advisory, here are the latest Real Estate Fraud statistics:Estimated Annual Losses: $4 billion to $6 billionTotal Mortgage Fraud Suspicious Activity Reports in Fiscal Year 2007: 46,717, with $813 million in lossesTotal FBI Mortgage Fraud Task Forces/Working Groups (June 2008):42Pending FBI Mortgage Fraud Investigations (May 2008): 1,380Cases opened in Fiscal Year 2007:462 (compared to 295 in Fiscal Year 2003)Successes in Fiscal Year 2007: 321 indictments/informations; 260 convictions States with Significant Mortgage Fraud problems in 2008:Florida Nevada Michigan "my State"California Utah Georgia Virginia Illinois … (1 comments)
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real estate: The New York Times and My Book on Foreclosure Self-Defense - 06/15/08 09:54 PM
Monday's edition of The New York Times includes a story by Joanne Kaufman entitled, "A Shift in Real Estate Books." The piece is about how publishers-including some of the ones that publish my titles-are hard at work publishing books that help homeowners and others with the downturn in the housing market and increasing foreclosures.
The article begins by focusing on the fact that even high profile celebrities are experiencing housing-related trouble (a topic I wrote about just last week). As most people already know, recently, Ed McMahon-famous for sitting next to Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show set and for making a … (1 comments)
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real estate: Declaring the Foreclosure Epidemic a National Disaster - 11/03/07 07:11 PM
Declaring the Foreclosure Epidemic a National Disaster by Ralph R. Roberts
The American Red Cross estimates that more than 350,000 homes were destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, while an additional 146,000 had major damage. Wildfires in Southern California consumed over 1,600 homes and other structures, were threatening 68,500 more, and had displaced over 500,000 people.
These are truly natural and national disasters, but in some ways they are dwarfed by the man-made disaster that is currently afflicting the housing industry all across the nation. For the third-quarter of 2007, Realty Trac reported more than 446,000 foreclosure filings, including default notices, auction … (15 comments)
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real estate: Achieving Success with the Strebor System - 10/30/07 06:34 PM
Commentary by Ralph R. Roberts
activerain, Oct. 31, 2007-A while back, I realized that my last name, "Roberts," spelled backwards is "Strebor," and I designed a system for effectively implementing any plan for success.
When you're ready to put your plan into action, follow the Strebor System:
S: Sticktoitism is the dogged determination required to ensure that you follow through on your plan.T: Training provides you with the know-how and skills to properly execute your plan.R: Results are what you build on as you attain higher and higher levels of success.E: Enthusiasm provides you with the ambition and energy required to follow through.B: Benefits give … (6 comments)
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real estate: THE 10 "TEN" Commandments of SELLING - 10/30/07 05:53 PM
The 10 Commandments of Selling Success
By Ralph R. Roberts
ACTIVRAIN, Oct. 31, 2007-There are no secrets to selling success. Every salesperson knows what he or she must do to attract clients, grow business, and boost revenue. Sometimes, we just get so caught up in the day-to-day drudgery of doing business that we forget what we should be doing to build our business.
The following ten commandments of selling success can help you refocus your energy and enthusiasm on the factors that contribute most to your selling success:
1. Practice your craft. Practice selling at work, at home, at the airport, in the taxi, at the … (7 comments)
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real estate: Trick or Treat for Mortgage Fraud - 10/13/07 03:12 PM
Trick or Treat for Mortgage Fraud
Kudos to nationally syndicated political cartoonist and Editorial Cartoonist for the The Columbus Dispatch, Jeff Stahler:
At a time when state and federal authorities absolutely refuse to fund Real Estate and Mortgage Fraud prevention education & training, it's good we have people like Stahler, who, through their everyday work, reach more people than any federally-funded effort ever could. FlippingFrenzy.com
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real estate: activerain What Do Mortgages Have To Do with Death? - 09/03/07 08:18 PM
What Do Mortgages Have To Do with Death? By Ralph R. RobertsThe origin of the word "mortgage" is intriguing. It is a French word generally believed to be derived from two Latin words-"mort" (meaning death) and "gage" (meaning pledge or something of value that's forfeited if the debt is not repaid). In other words, we may be able to blame the current mortgage meltdown on the French!Although you might feel as though you are signing your life away when you take out a mortgage, that's not really what the word means. The part of the word dealing with death applies to … (2 comments)
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real estate: activerain REAL ESTATE EXPERT; Geting in the NEWS - 09/03/07 08:08 PM
activerain Real Estate Expert: Getting in the News
by Ralph Rowland RobertsYou are in front of the TV, watching the six o'clock news, and up pops a story about the real estate industry. Maybe it is about real estate or mortgage fraud. Maybe the market has bottomed out and people are having trouble selling their homes. Perhaps your area has been hit hard by layoffs and the foreclosure rate has spiked.
Whatever the case, the reporter is interviewing an expert in the area, and that expert isn't you. Even worse, the expert really doesn't know what he is talking about. You could … (4 comments)
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real estate: Blogging Systems Group and Ralph R. Roberts "activerain member" - 09/01/07 08:01 PM
Blogging Systems Group and Ralph R. Roberts Collaborate to Develop International Speakers Blog - Providing Sought-After Content from Industry Leaders to the Masses
The International Speakers Blog will serve as one-stop destination to glean insights, content and advice from some of today's foremost public speakers
Detroit, Michigan, 2007 --(PR.com)-- http://www.bloggingsystems.com/ - Blogging Systems Group, leading provider of blog technology and Ralph R. Roberts, named Time Magazine's Realtor of the Year, have joined forces to develop the International Speakers Blog."Ralph R. Roberts acting on his idea and starting a virtual community for international speakers is absolutely brilliant, I can't believe someone else hadn't already … (59 comments)
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real estate: activerain Writing about Con Artists: The Double-Edged Sword - 07/28/07 06:35 PM
Writing about Con Artists: The Double-Edged Sword
I recently co-authored a book about real estate and mortgage fraud called Protect Yourself from Real Estate and Mortgage Fraud: Preserving the American Dream of Homeownership with attorney Rachel Dollar. In the book, we offer detailed descriptions of how various scams are pulled off. The intent was not to provide a how-to manual for con artists but to educate real estate professionals and consumers, so they are better equipped to defend themselves against these crooks.
As soon as the book hit the market, several people posted messages on my blog FlippingFrenzy.com claiming that our … (6 comments)
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real estate: activerain "Agent Team" Building Spotlighted at RISMedia’s 2nd Annual CEO Exchange - 07/21/07 09:46 PM
Agent Team Building Spotlighted at RISMedia's 2nd Annual CEO Exchange
By Ralph R. Roberts
July 21, 2007- activerain, "the network for real estate's top-producing agent teams" kicks off its 2nd Annual CEO Exchange today at Sanctuary Golf Course and Clubhouse in Sedalia, Colorado (owned by RE/MAX Founder Dave Liniger), where much of the discussion, both on and off the golf course, will likely center around the changing face of the real estate industry.
With new online lead generation services popping on the virtual landscape and non-traditional agents offering cutthroat rates, the real estate industry and the people affected by it most-real estate … (5 comments)
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real estate: activerain This is my "Flip This House Casting Call" - 07/21/07 09:11 PM
Flip This House Casting Call
Team Ralph
Macomb County, Michigan
Ralph R. RobertsAuthor of Flipping Houses For Dummies
When I heard that Flip This House was having a casting call, I practically flipped right off the Pilates ball I sit on when I'm working out of my office! As a sales coach, consultant, real estate investor, and regular guy, I constantly advise students of real estate to look for win-win opportunities, and I see this is the mother load of win-win opportunities.
I am the author of Flipping Houses For Dummies and Foreclosure Investing For Dummies. I wanted to call the second … (8 comments)
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real estate: Michael Maher helps consumers learn about “Foreclosure Investing for Dummies” - 07/18/07 10:56 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Megan Neher
July 19, 2007 (913) 599-5539
megan@mnpr.biz
REALTY EXECUTIVES AGENT CONTRIBUTES TO BOOK ON FORECLOSURES
Michael Maher helps consumers learn the ropes in new book "Foreclosure Investing for Dummies"
LEAWOOD, Kan. - Successful local real estate professional, Michael Maher, has recently been published as part of the newest member of the popular book series "For Dummies." Maher, leader of The Maher Team at the Realty Executives office in Leawood, Kan., was a major contributor to Foreclosure Investing for Dummies, written by Ralph R. Roberts and Joe Kraynak. The book covers foreclosure rules and regulations for all 50 states.
This hands-on guide covers all … (5 comments)
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real estate: activerain Fueling Exponential Growth with the 10/10/20 Technique - 07/10/07 07:44 AM
Fueling Exponential Growth with the 10/10/20 Technique
By Ralph R. Roberts
activerain, July 10, 2007-One of the not-so-secret secrets to sales success is to build on past success. That is what the 10/10/20 technique is all about, and here is how it works:When you list or sell a house, knock on the 10 doors to the left and right of the house you just sold and the 20 doors across the street and distribute your postcard with a handwritten note letting the neighbors know that you have listed or sold their neighbor's home.
That is it. That is all it takes to start generating new clients. … (8 comments)
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real estate: activerain members BLOCK YOUR DRIVER LICENSE - 07/05/07 09:05 PM
Subject:ACTIVE RAIN "Block Your Drivers License"
Thought I should pass it along. Check your drivers license...Now youcan see anyone's Drivers License on the Internet, including your own! Ijust searched for mine and there it was...Picture and all! Thanks HomelandSecurity Privacy; where is our right to it? I definitely removed mine,I suggest you all do the same... Go to the website and check it out. Justenter your name, City and State to see if yours is on file. After yourlicense comes on the screen, click the box marked "Please Remove." Thiswill remove it from public viewing, but not from law enforcement.
Click here: Drivers License … (19 comments)
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real estate: Add a Revenue Stream: Launch a Foreclosure Division - 07/05/07 08:56 PM
By Ralph Rowland Roberts
activerain, July 6, 2007-On June 12, 2007 Reuters reported that "U.S. home foreclosures in May jumped 90% from a year earlier, reflecting a poor spring housing market and foreshadowing even higher levels later in 2007." And this was only one of dozens of articles I read in June declaring the current foreclosure crisis and presaging worst times to come.
As a real estate professional, you probably find these headlines more than a little scary, but just think how scary they are to homeowners in your area, a majority of whom are probably a layoff or an accident away from … (7 comments)
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