Bradbury Team's Blog

If I hadn't heard the words from Countrywide's short sale negotiator myself, I may not have believed it. Countrywide started out in this business as a bottom feeder, and I offer this story as evidence that Countrywide is returning to its roots. The demand Countrywide made yesterday on a short sal...

All 155 survive plane crash in NYC's Hudson River "Brace for Impact" the captain said!  He saved many more lives that just those on the plane!  Now this is a True Hero!  A US Airways pilot ditched his disabled jetliner into the frigid Hudson River today after a collision with a flock of birds app...

The US Treasury Department has been supporting the mortgage bonds market, in order to keep mortgage rates under 5%.  I cited two reasons why sub-5% rates might not happen: 1- Capacity: Lenders don’t have the horses to ride since they laid off so many workers in 2008. 2- Greed:  Lenders typically...

The Bradbury Team; Don Bradbury,Marilyn Woldow, Jodi Cheatle, Linda Hoy, Janice Kutt, Jen Lorenz | Coldwell Banker Heritage 1448 W Broad St Quakertown PA 18951 | 215-536-6777 x 329 1873 Sassafras Lane, Quakertown, PA Bucks County 2 Story Colonial in Pristine Condition- Now for Sale! 4BR/2.5BA Si...

I was recently shown an email that an agent sent to prospects she had received from an internet lead generation company and was shocked at the way she was talking to her potential future business.  After reading it, my first thought was "No wonder you're not getting any response." In a market li...

I just stumbled upon the comment above that was a part of a post where people were debating the returns on various online real estate websites.  I have heard the sentiments of the comment above numerous times since founding ActiveRain. Because of the rich professional-to-professional networking ...

Being in the industry that I am, I deal with agents all day long in just about every state in the union.  Some of the agents I work with are as solid as they can get...others, not so much.  But, the one thing that I do know is that all of them WANT to be successful.  It's just that some of them h...

Qualified borrowers "talkin walkin". According to an article in In Business Las Vegas (by Brian Wargo - see link below), negative equity is causing some to consider walking away from their homes (even if they can afford the mortgage). Banks better not just worry about people who can't afford thei...

The Bradbury Team; Don Bradbury,Marilyn Woldow, Jodi Cheatle, Linda Hoy, Janice Kutt, Jen Lorenz | Coldwell Banker Heritage 1448 W Broad St Quakertown PA 18951 | bradburyteam@bradburyteam.com | 215-536-6777 x 329 18 Berks Court, Quakertown, PA Beautifully landscaped Quakertown Boro Twin Home for...

All Is Well Whate'er you dream, with doubt possessed,Keep, keep it snug within your breast,And lay you down and take your rest;And when you wake, to work again,The wind it blows, the vessel goes,And where and whither, no one knows.'Twill all be well: no need of care;Though how it will, and when, ...