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Active Rain Week in Review 8/12/2007 - 8/19/2007

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Mortgage and Lending with Your Tampa Bay Mortgage Source

Beach SmileWhen Neal Bloom asked me to do the Week in Review, I offered to hang up my beach towel and take a Sunday off from my favorite beach to read all your articles.  So, today, no beach and umbrella drinks for me, however I have the honor of bringing you my favorite articles from the past week. 

Leah's Beach Forecast:  Active Rain

Business Man BloggingBeach Blogging:

Have you thought about using a blog to benefit your neighborhood?   ~ Joanne Hanson 

Joanne gives insight on a creative way to use blogging to build goodwill in her neighborhood.  A great members only post that everyone should read.

An Alphabet of Localism Post Ideas (S) ~ Mariana Wagner

Mariana has put together an excellent alphabetical listing of ideas to cure the bloggers writers block.

Blogging Trends -- Magical List of Woman Bloggers ~ Colleen Kulikowski

Colleen shares what she discovered on an outside blog.  A special dedication to Women Bloggers.

The Problem With Alexa Rankings - Accuracy ~ Jeff Turner

A view into Jeff's research on Alexa's accuracy.

AR Blog versus Outside Blog - My list of Pro's and Con's ~ Cyndee Haydon

The question still remains, Active Rain versus outside blog...Cyndee gives us her professional insight.

BLOGGING WILL NEVER CATCH ON WITH REAL ESTATE AGENTS ~ Lenn Harley

Blogging for Business...Why All of Us Have a Head Start...

 

Evacuation RouteSurviving the Rough Waters:

Sellers should answer this question...Do you want to own your home or do you want to sell your home? ~ Neal The Real Deal Bloom ®

Neal explains how the "dust" in the listing market can be cleaned up with the help of professional advice.

What My Kitten Will Teach You About This Market  ~ Sarah Cooper

Need to figure out how to survive this market...get free advice from Professor Thor.

Doctor, Doctor! Give Me the News, I've got a Bad Case of Real Estate Blues! ~ Teri Eckholm

Teri answers the question...is there a magic pill for this market?  Is it blue, yellow or white?

Putting On The Red Shoes  ~ Maggie Dokic

Like Maggie's hot red shoes, what do you have in your business tool closet that you may have forgotten about?

 

Piggy BankFinancing Fun in the Sun:

Alt-A -- What is it, and does it still exist? ~ Joe Kupiszewski

Joe puts together a good explanation of the types of Alt-A mortgage loans that may or may not be available tomorrow.

FHA Streamline Refinances -- knowing your options -- Part 2 of 2 ~ Jeff Belonger

Jeff puts together his final article in the series on FHA streamline refinances.  A great informational article for consumers interested in exploring all the options.

The Stockdale Paradox ~ Mike Mueller

Mike gives us a creative twist on the pre-approval process

Mortgage Advice for Hurricane Season ~ Matthew J Blum

Matt gives us all the "need to know" information as it pertains to your mortgage and our current hurricane season.

 

Go GreenThe Beaches Love Eco-Friendly:

Tech-savvy and Eco-friendly in Albuquerque ~  Ashley Drake Gephart

Ashley shares some ways we cdan be Eco-Friendly and still be tech-savvy

Schools Earn Cash for Trash ~ Susie Roscoe

Another article focusing on Eco-Friendly ways to be involved.

 

Tropical Man with DrinkSipping Umbrella Drinks:

Financial Advice In A Short, Classic SNL Video  ~ Cheryl Johnson

Debt management the Saturday Night Live way.  This advice is "priceless". 

 

Cheers and happy Beach reading from your Tampa, Florida Mortgage Source!

Bryant Tutas
Tutas Towne Realty, Inc and Garden Views Realty, LLC - Winter Garden, FL
Selling Florida one home at a time
Well done Leah. This is quite the undertaking to weed through all the posts on AR. Good job. Now take toady off and head to the beach:)
Aug 20, 2007 12:15 AM
Teri Eckholm
Boardman Realty - White Bear Lake, MN
REALTOR Serving Mpls/St Paul North & East Metro
Leah--What a fun angle on the Week in Review...Perfect for mid-August. Who needs a novel when there is so much to read and learn on AR?
Aug 20, 2007 12:19 AM
Neal Bloom
Brokered by eXp Realty LLC - Weston, FL
Realtor CRS-Weston FL Real Estate

Leah,

Very Well Done,good job,spuer...need I say more? and thanks for the mention and the help doing the review!

Aug 20, 2007 12:30 AM
Steve Lauver
Nebraska Realty - - Papillion, NE
Omaha Realty -- 402-689-7550

Leah,

 Thanks for posting the week in review. 

 

Aug 20, 2007 01:47 AM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Leah - what a great job. Guess it was worth missing the beach for a day. Thanks for the terrific list of posts (some I missed) to read.

Jeff

Aug 20, 2007 02:22 AM
Jeff Belonger
Social Media - Infinity Home Mortgage Company, Inc - Cherry Hill, NJ
The FHA Expert - FHA Loans - FHA mortgages - USDA loans - VA Loans

Leah.....  thanks for putting this together. I know everyone says that,but this is a lot of work. Besides, I haven't read about 60% of what you listed, so this is good. And thanks for the mention.

 jeff belonger

Aug 20, 2007 02:54 AM
Gena Riede
Riede Real Estate, Lic. 01310792 - Sacramento, CA
Real Estate Broker - Sacramento CA Real Estate (916) 417-2699
Leah, great job...tons to read inbetween clients. Thanks so much for the summary.
Aug 20, 2007 03:39 AM
Jeff Turner
RealSatisfied - Santa Clarita, CA
Leah... thank you for this undertaking. It's a great way to catch some great posts! I was a bad reader this week, so I've missed many of these.
Aug 20, 2007 03:53 AM
Midori Miller
Talk 2 Midori, LLC - Daytona Beach, FL
Online Marketing For Real Estate Professionals
Leah-great week in review....I have missed a couple....Thanks it takes a lot of effort....
Aug 20, 2007 04:04 AM
Tracey Thomas
BrokerInTrust Real Estate - Calabasas, CA
CA Real Estate Broker
Thansk for the great recap.  I read most of these posts, but missed a few.  I'll check them out now.
Aug 20, 2007 04:15 AM
Mike Mueller
Tech and Social Media Consultant - Walnut Creek, CA

Leah -   Thanks for the mention.  I have to deflect the credit to Tony Gallegos as I had just read his post, identified with it, then realized I was embodying the theme of his post.  But I'll take the mention anyway!

Aug 20, 2007 05:19 AM
Susie Roscoe
Signature Realty Associates - Brandon, FL
Real Estate Specialist | Brandon, FL
Great Job Leah...you gave up fresh tan lines for THIS!!  We appreciate it...  and thanks for mentioning MY TRASHY article!  ha! 
Aug 20, 2007 08:02 AM
Anonymous
Anonymous

Leah.  Thanks very much.  I greatly appreciate the notice.  I worked hard on that post and I'm glad it was well received. 

Lenn

Aug 20, 2007 10:02 AM
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Chuck Dellorto
Coldwell Banker - Serving INDIANA & ILLINOIS - Highland, IN
"Talk To Chuck"

Leah,

Thanks for the week in review. I look forward to these. I bookmark them and catch up reading on them later. Thanks for taking the time to put this all together.  Take care.

Aug 20, 2007 03:57 PM
Chris Tesch
RE/MAX Bryan-College Station - College Station, TX
College Station, Texas Real Estate
Great job Leah!!!  Bet you had fun trying to keep up with all of this!
Aug 20, 2007 05:44 PM
Thomas Weiss
Thomas R. Weiss - West Palm Beach, FL

Leah,

Great job, your a natural...

Tom Weiss

Aug 21, 2007 10:29 AM
Jon Mitchell
Classic Property Management - Santa Clarita, CA
Awesome posts!  I hae read most of them already, but there were a few that got away from me.  Great picks.
Aug 21, 2007 03:52 PM
Margaret Woda
Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. - Crofton, MD
Maryland Real Estate & Military Relocation
Congratulations to everybody on the list, and congratulations to you, Leah.  Great job!
Aug 22, 2007 12:55 PM
Mike Nooning
Chartwell Realty - Blue Springs, MO
Blue Springs, MO Real Estate
Great review - thanks!
Aug 25, 2007 12:51 PM
Loretta Buckner
Real World Properties, Inc.| Your Real Estate Consultant for Life - Palm Harbor, FL
Your GREEN Real Estate Consultant For Life!
Very nice!  I'm glad I stumbled upon it in my weekend travels...
Sep 01, 2007 06:23 AM