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Mortgage Pro Week in Review - 3/3/08 through 3/9/08

My Mortgage Pro Week in Review:

Blogger: Bo Hunt
Post: Down Payment Assistance Programs...Saviors or Scoundrels?

Blogger: Janet Guilbault
Post: Mortgage Person, Take The Wheel (And Try NOT to Crash This Car)

Blogger: Kevin Fase
Post: Spend it or Save it? Your '08 Stimulus Tax Refund

Blogger: Jeff Belonger
Post: The credit crisis aka the Wheel of MisFortune

Marketer: Brian Brady
Post: What Should You Give Consumers? What They Want, Of Course

Blogger: Lenn Harley
Post: Can The Government Fix The Mortgage Mess?

Blogger: Don Draughn
Post: Applying for a Mortgage in 2008: A Primer for First Time Home Buyers

Blogger: Larry Morris
Post: Are You Commiting Fraud With Seller-Pait Concessions Pt 2

Blogger: Fran Gaspari
Post: Truth In Title Insurance...A Transparency Pledge!!!

Blogger: Scott Gormley
Post: The "Liquidity Crises", "Economic Stimulus Package" and my "Sleeping Tiger" Theories!

Thank you Active Rain for the opportunity to participate and contribute. It's been a pleasure.

The next two hosts of the review:

Jeff Belonger 03/10/08 - 03/16/08

Larry Bettag 03/17/2008 - 03/23/08

Posted by Ed Rybczynski on 03/09/2008 06:57 PM

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37 Comments on Mortgage Pro Week in Review - 3/3/08 through 3/9/08

MAR

2008

Ed,

Thanks for the mention...How in the He-- do you get a feature before anyone comments??? Which AR god are you friends with??? LOL Thanks, Fran

Mmmm. Janet is featured on the Week in Review for Professionals too. Her writings are excellent. Thanks for the feature. That post, like so many of mine, started out as a comment but got so long it became a post.

Fran

Who are these AR gods of which you speak?

Lenn

You're welcome. I enjoy all of your posts and yes, Janet is an excellent writer.

Great Post, Thanks for the information. That's a lot to absorb. I'll keep it all top of mind.

Jerry

My pleasure. The posts on the list are all great.

Ed,

I noticed you referred to Brian Brady as a marketer...wouldn't he be a blogeter??? :) Thanks, Fran

Fran

I was having a little fun with something Brian said in his post. Blogeter : )

Ed,

It's a west coast thing!!! Reasonable people look east!!! :^) Thanks, Fran

Ed, I already read three awesome posts because of this one. The one on 'special' programs interested me the most because we have been using one of the 'neighborhood' programs here and they have been working out well. In both cases, my clients were very very concerned that they 1) buy a house well within their means and 2) had montly payments they could not only afford but allowed them the monies they needed to live. I'm seeing more fiscal responsibility and most of my clients are FT Home Buyers. Thanks for all your hard work this week

Hey Carole

You're very welcome and thanks for stopping by.

Hi Ed. Thanks for your hard work on this post. It looks like I have some reading to do.

You're welcome, Wayne. Enjoy!

Very cool, Ed. I love the podcast and you did come up with something to stand out.

Thank you Ed for putting this together for us. I'm with Missy...Love the podcast!

You called me a marketer! Thank you! (witty)

Ed ~ Thanks for taking the reins this week! I will try to get back and read a few that I missed! :)

Ed, I'm subscribing to keep updated with your reports. I hope this is a weekly feature.

Ed, thanks for the update. I definitely have to bookmark this for later. Too much to do now to check all of them now.

MAR

2008

Ed.... I like the podcast/video....... that was creative, so you kept up with the traditions of doing the mortgage pro week in review.... ;o)

Seriously, nice job from a title guy. lol You picked some good ones and a few that I missed. Thanks for including some realtor posts also. And lastly, thanks for the polite mention of my post. Again, thanks for doing this.

Ed: Thank you so much for the mention. This post was inspired by a complaint that I e-mailed to the RainGods about "mortgage bashing" on AR. It was the first time I ever complained to them about anything, but one post just pushed me over the top that day and before I knew it I had fired off an e-mail.

Here is what I told the RainGods: I have always thought that one of the goals on AR should be to enhance the Realtor-Mortgage Person relationship. I don't like rants...that only tears down our industry. And a featured rant that places the mortgage industry in a very poor light? That's when I go crazy.

I like Realtors like Lenn, who make it clear what it is she expects from a mortgage broker, and places those mortgage brokers that win her respect on a pedestal.

I want to know what it takes to be on the pedestal, so I read Lenn. I don't want to read someone bashing a mortgage broker because the deal closed late, no one called them back, etc etc etc......how is this constructive?

Ed, I love your little podcast, I wish I could learn how to do that!

Lenn: Thank you! There are very few writers here in the Rain I respect more than you, so that is a big compliment.

Good morning everyone

Thanks for the kind comments and enjoy the well written and informative posts.

Nice job Ed....I didn't recognize you and was wondering who the stranger was.

Hi Ed - you did, in fact, find a way to standout - love the podcast! It's always fun to put a spoken voice with a face you know.

This is a great list of posts - I've read some, and missed others. Janet's post is a great read, and talks about trust in the working relationship with your partners - I wish more people would/could work like that. It would be so much more enjoyable for all involved. Lenn's posts are always terrific choices - she tells it like it is and I never fail to learn something each time I read her - she causes me to think and re-think things.

You did a great job with this review - thanks for the time it took to do all that reading to put this together.

Ann

Neal

Thanks. Time for new directions.

Hi Ed - that storm picture in your side bar is amazing! I clicked on it to see it in a larger size - looks like a nasty storm for sure, with clouds of that color.

Ann

The storm closed in on Havre de Grace late in the day on Saturday. Though it passed quickly, the wind gusts were unbelievable.

As you say, there were some really notable mortgage posts this past week.

Ed - Wonderful & creative work. It was a pleasure hearing a voice behind the very articulate words I read from you often. You nailed some fantastic contributions from some amazing people here. Well done amigo!

Jason

Thank you! It was a little scary putting myself out there on video.

Great job Ed. I am now off to read the posts and learn as much as I can. And thanks for the mention.

I had not read Lenn before - or some of these other guys - thanks for doing this - I know it was labor intensive...

Don

You're very welcome. Your post was great.

Eleanor

Lenn is a great writer and contributor. All the writers listed in this post are incredible.

MAR

2008

Man, I am jealous, I guess, I have my work cut out for me.

JUL

2008

I have really enjoyed reading your blog. I am relatively new to AR and have noticed you have received a lot of points and have achieved a remarkable high ranking. Congratulations! May I ask if you have had success in turning your high ranking into business? I am curious if it has been a profitable venture personally as well as financially. Thanks for sharing and best of luck in your business.