Bruce's Blog

Short sales are plentiful today and many real estate agents either struggle with working through them or shy away from what can be profitable business for the agent.  Foreclosure is a fact of life in today's market as we recover from the lending excesses of the past few years and as real estate v...

There are many remodeling options available to make your home more comfortable now and more appealing to buyers down the road. But which options will offer the highest return on your investment? Each year the nations Realtors rate remodels and upgrades that offer the highest return for your dolla...

There are many remodeling options available to make your home more comfortable now and more appealing to buyers down the road. But which options will offer the highest return on your investment? Each year the nations Realtors rate remodels and upgrades that offer the highest return for your dolla...

This just in by Cecilia Kang, Washington Post Staff Writer, on Saturday, July 19, 2008; Page D01 --- "A long-delayed merger between the nation's two satellite radio providers may be facing another hurdle after a key regulator yesterday told the companies they would need to make stronger concessio...

This just in by Cecilia Kang, Washington Post Staff Writer, on Saturday, July 19, 2008; Page D01 --- "A long-delayed merger between the nation's two satellite radio providers may be facing another hurdle after a key regulator yesterday told the companies they would need to make stronger concessio...

How about that!  A new subprime lender discovered by Beal Bank, and they appear to be a bit put out by the discovery too. According to the Washington Post (07/22/08) P. D2, "FDIC Sued Over Subprime Loans: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which insures U.S. bank deposits, made subprime mortgag...

Just recently discovered this option from a friend of mine.  A very creative idea called RipCard, which is a double sided, full color business card designed to be ripped in half (it is perforated down the middle) to enhance your referral business.  Each card carries an unique identification numbe...

The news is everywhere that the government will not allow FNMA and FHLMC to fail.  Instead the Federal Reserve will offer funds at the same rate that the big banks pay and the loans will all be guaranteed by congress.  Maybe. Obvious problem with this solution is that, contrary to popular opinion...

It is all over the news this weekend, and last week's stock market seems to be pointing the way.  Fnma, affectionately known as Fannie-Mae, and brother FHLMC, AKA Freddie-Mac are in deep financial trouble.  Some say these two industry giants are already insolvent by a wide margin.  Their need for...

IndyMac CEO Michael W Perry requested a 50% pay cut as a result of the market changes at the bank he has run for the past 15 years.  What does that really mean? Recently he was listed as number 84 among the Forbe's list of top CEO's compensation across America.  That put him on page 4 of the list...