Wells Fargo claims that it is fulfilling its obligation under the Attorney General Settlement that was brokered in early 2012 (but effective later in 2012). Wells Fargo indicates that it has assisted 70,000 home owners with “expanded loan modifications, other customer relief options, and refinanc
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02/27/2013
Good News in the Home Building Sector. Many would find it foolish for an IPO in the home building industry, but this is a positive signal for the home building industry. Taylor Morrison Home Corp. will be launching its Initial Public Offering (IPO) soon. In fact, the builder is so optimistic abou
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02/27/2013
The FHA is at 'high risk" of failure. Surprising?? For a little change of pace, it appears that another government agency is not functioning properly. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has some serious concerns about the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) . There appears to be good rea
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02/27/2013
Virtually every day, there is a story about something that we cannot eat or drink...or DRIVE. I am a car fanatic and when I travel to Europe, I see all of the fuel efficient and cool cars that we cannot have because of our burdensome regulations - Citroen, Alfa Romeo, Peugeot, Renault (most are F
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02/24/2013
After writing Part I, I decided to address an aspect of SEO that may have gone too far. Videos!!! Videos are a necessary and vital aspect of any SEO strategy. However, like many people in our society, I sat down on Sunday morning to catch up on some emails that I saved during the week...emails th
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02/24/2013
SEO is one segment of commerce in which success spreads like wildifre. When a certain technique is found to be effective, everyone jumps on the band wagon and copies the technique. I attended Bob Stewart's class on AR in regard to Blogging and SEO rankings., One of the many things that he said is
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02/24/2013
3 Things You Wish Your Website Could Do I have had websites for over 25 years...can you imagine that?? Varying degrees of success. In reagrd to real estate websites, my wish list of three would include the following: 1. Mobile - capable to display well in all devices desktops, laptops, tablets,
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02/22/2013
Earlier this week I wrote a blog about a startegic plannign that client that literally spent 7 hours on personal matters in a day ands she mentioned how "hard" she worked that day. None of her "hard" work had anything to do with her profession. I ws speaking with a retiree today. She lamented t
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02/22/2013
I received a LinkedIn video from a mortgage broker today. It had some telling statistics: Prior to 2004, only a small percentage of loans were FHA - 7% of them. NOW, FHA loans are between 33-40% of new loans. So What is the Problem ? The problem with this is that the FHA standards are very relaxe
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02/20/2013
Typical Monday,...even for a holiday. A stategic planning client calls. She is very talented. She wants her own TV show..a worthy and lofty goal for anyone but she does have the talent to accomplish this. Soooo, I ask her, "What did you do today, to help faciliate this goal"? Fair question. Her
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02/18/2013