Jason Donn's (jasonfla) Blog

Like every good social networking site, we now have music! Yes, I added a few Jimmy Buffett tunes being that I am from the Southern Tip of Florida. There are some rare Buffett songs - MargaRealtorville, Son of a Son of a Realtor, A Realtor Looks at Forty, etc. We didn't want to limit the song sel...

The Real Estate Open Networkers social networking site is a great place to network with other industry professionals without getting lost in the 20,000 or 20 million members. It is a super site that has a quaint feel to it.  You can make connections, post blogs, videos, pictures and more.  It has...

The FBI today announced it had charged 406 people involved in 144 unrelated mortgage fraud cases since March 1 as part of an effort dubbed "Operation Malicious Mortgage." Banks and other financial institutions filed 52,868 suspicious activity reports involving suspected mortgage fraud in 2007, an...

A NEW TWIST ON WALKING AWAY FROM A MORTGAGEIn the hardest hit housing markets, some borrowers with a mortgage worth much more than their home are buying a second home before walking away from their primary residence - a strategy known as Buy and Bail. How It Works: Borrowers can qualify for a sec...

Are you looking to flip a property for profit? The U.S. real estate market may not look so hot, but the Baghdad real estate market is sizzling hot. There is no mortgage crisis in Baghdad because there are no mortgages. People buy and sell real estate for cash and lots of it these days. The market...

Are you looking to flip a property for profit?  The U.S. real estate market may not look so hot, but the Baghdad real estate market is sizzling hot.There is no mortgage crisis in Baghdad because there are no mortgages.  People buy and sell real estate for cash and lots of it these days. The marke...

Stockton, California has the highest foreclosure rates per capita of any city in the United States.  As if that weren't enough, four wildfires destroyed 7 houses, 20 condominium units and a small apartment building today.Two firefighters suffered minor injuries battling the blaze.  The number of ...

In May of 2007 there were 1299 foreclosure actions filed. This May, the court reported that 3090 foreclosure actions filed. Miami Dade county to the south and Palm Beach county to the north were reporting similar numbers. Saint Lucie County is being hit harder than most counties in the state. Wit...