jason donn: 5 Steps to Using LinkedIn Effectively and a Hot Tip
- 02/17/10 12:34 PM
By Jason Donn LinkedIn is an incredible tool for the real estate industry in terms of networking with clients, qualified professionals and industry leaders. But without taking the proper steps, you may find yourself struggling to connect and grow your business to its highest potential. We’ve come up with some essential steps to follow to make sure you are getting the most out of LinkedIn. Sell Yourself Through Your Profile You never get a second chance to make a first impression. It’s true when you go on a blind date, when going on a job interview, and certainly when someone comes … (7 comments)
jason donn: The Seven C's of Success
- 01/07/10 08:56 AM
2010's choice comes from Brian Tracy and is simply called: The Seven C's of SuccessBrian, after having studied top achievers and peak performers over the past 25 years, concluded that these unique men and women, have in most cases, mastered what hecalls The Seven C´s of Success.1. Clarity - Eighty percent of success comes from being clear on who you are, what you believe in and what you want.2. Competence - You can't climb to the next rung on the ladder until you are excellent at what you do now.3. Constraints - Eighty percent of all obstacles to success come from within. Find out what … (4 comments)
jason donn: Homeless Grants Awarded Nearly $1.4 Billion
- 12/28/09 03:01 PM
The Obama Administration today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is renewing grant funding needed to keep thousands of local homeless assistance programs operating. HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan said a total of nearly $1.4 billion will help an unprecedented 6,445 programs to continue offering critically needed housing and services to homeless persons and families. The grants announced today are being awarded through HUD’s Continuum of Care programs. For the first time ever, HUD is quickly providing renewal grants to local programs to prevent any interruption in federal assistance and will announce funding to new projects in … (0 comments)
jason donn: 34 Interesting FaceBook Statistics and Facts
- 12/20/09 05:19 PM
Lets put the spotlight on Facebook for a while. We have gathered 34 interesting Facebook statistics and facts to help us learn more about this social networking giant (it’s updated). Most of these statistics are taken from Facebook and independent studies that we have written on. Catch the list below! a. Statistics 1. It has 350 million users: Yes! Facebook has that many users. On average, 50% of its active users log on to Facebook everyday. The fastest growing demographic is the 35 years and older age group. 2. Fans: Everyday, more than 10 million users become fans of Pages. Join … (6 comments)
jason donn: Four Easy Steps to Using Twitter for Business Coordination
- 12/16/09 09:22 AM
Twitter's ability to streamline business practices is oft-cited when industry analysts try to predict what form the fast-growing microblogging platform will take and identify where the service's greatest benefits lie. For most of us, though, we don't have the faintest idea what they're talking about - because most people use Twitter as a sort of personal overlay over their lives, a digital layer which overlaps their workplace, their commute, the social events - just about anywhere the user chooses to let it. Using Twitter for business coordination is a very different concept, but it's significantly easier than you might think - … (2 comments)
jason donn: Top 10 Social Media Tracking and Analytics Tools
- 12/15/09 02:12 PM
No one can deny the fact that today social media are great source of valuable marketing tools. But tracking the social media could be relatively new term for many people. Keeping track of your scores on social media and content outlets on the web is very important. One needs to understand the fact that by tracking you can respond quickly so as on what people are talking about you or your product/brand. For example, a business would like to track what is been discussed about his brand across the web – are they creating a buzz or they are criticizing the … (3 comments)
jason donn: Loan Resets Projected to Cause Mortgage Crisis in 2010
- 12/14/09 06:04 PM
By: Brittany Dunn As many exotic adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) are set to recast in 2010, the Consumer Mortgage Audit Center (CMAC) is projecting a mortgage crisis in 2010 as large as the subprime. “We’ve spoken to Florida attorneys who sit at the forefront of the U.S. foreclosure crisis and have learned that 53 percent expect recasting ARMs to present a mortgage crisis as large as subprime and 61 percent expect to work on more loan modifications in 2010 than they did in 2009,” said Sylvia Alayon, VP of operations for CMAC “The New Year is going to hold very rude … (2 comments)
jason donn: Where do all the Disgraced Mortgage Bankers live?
- 12/01/09 07:04 PM
In Florida of Course.But not only do they live in Florida, they live in a special neighborhood just for these types of bank executives. They all live in an upscale subdivision in beautiful, sunny Fort Lauderdale, Florida aptly named Shady Banks, where the homestead laws favor unsavory characters of this sort. Yes, this picture does not lie and many former mortgage executives live there. 21 of them to be exact.Well, now it is 18. 3 are in Federal prison. As for the others - 7 are under indictment, 5 are under investigation and 6 are on house arrest.Jason Donn of eRealEstate … (4 comments)
jason donn: Fannie Mae Gets Into The Home Rental Business
- 11/21/09 09:48 AM
Good News for foreclosure victims. Some homeowners will get an option to rent the home that they just lost. Its possible to stay in your home as a renter. Fannie Mae will give borrowers facing foreclosure an option to rent their homes for a year. Foreclosed home owners will be able to sign a one year lease, with possible month to month extensions with Fannie Mae. Good for everybody. Homeowners get a little relief and are able to remain in their homes for a year or more. This will buy them the time they need to regroup. It will also help … (0 comments)
jason donn: Governor Crist Encourages First-Time Home Buyers to Use Federal $8,000 Tax Credit
- 04/19/09 03:27 PM
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -– Governor Charlie Crist today met with Florida REALTORS® to discuss Florida’s housing market. Governor Crist encouraged first-time home buyers to take advantage of the tax credit made available through the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The $8,000 tax credit applies to primary residences as long as they are purchased before December 1, 2009. “Even though today is Tax Day, first-time Florida home buyers can still claim the tax savings on their 2008 tax return – even if the closing is after today – by requesting an extension or filing an amended return,” Governor … (0 comments)
jason donn: Generation Y: Bullish on U.S. Housing Market
- 04/14/09 05:29 AM
First major national housing survey during current downturn reveals surprising results NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The first major survey into Generation Y's perception of the U.S. housing crisis reveals a surprisingly strong sense of optimism about the future despite cautious near-term sentiment. While the housing industry is readying for this wave of future homeowners (approximately 80 million strong), there is little data on what this influential buying group actually wants in their next home or how the current downturn has affected their future plans. According to the national survey conducted by The Concord Group: 50% say they are likely to purchase a … (1 comments)
jason donn: Housing foreclosures in South Florida: Cities have $104 million to find new owners
- 04/09/09 03:52 AM
You can apply for a share of $104 million awarded to governments in Broward and Palm Beach counties in a national effort to find new owners for foreclosures By Juan Ortega and Lisa J. Huriash |South Florida Sun-Sentinel As many people are losing homes to foreclosures or can't afford to buy a home, Katie Cole thinks her prospects for becoming a first-time home buyer have never looked brighter. In January the single mother of three from Sunrise got a job screening passengers at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The steady job boosts her eligibility for an affordable-housing program targeting foreclosed homes. "I … (0 comments)
jason donn: A shadow lurks in the housing market
- 04/08/09 03:22 PM
A shadow lurks in the housing market Apr 8, 2009 12:16 PM — Scott Jagow This is scary. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that lenders are sitting on hundreds of thousands of foreclosed homes that haven’t even been listed yet. If this “shadow inventory” hits the market, we’ll have a new definition of bottomless pit. From the article: “We believe there are in the neighborhood of 600,000 properties nationwide that banks have repossessed but not put on the market,” said Rick Sharga, vice president of RealtyTrac, which compiles nationwide statistics on foreclosures. “California probably represents 80,000 of those homes. It … (2 comments)
jason donn: CREDIT REPAIR - Closing more deals with the right Credit Repair Company
- 03/13/09 05:11 PM
As many of you know Credit Repair Companies are a dime a dozen. Most of the credit repair companies I have come in contact with charge around $500 or some sort of monthly fee. From the feedback I have received, most of them are not very good. In an effort to find a VERY GOOD credit repair company I started researching them and met with several. 1 or 2 seemed to be very good but charged an arm and a leg. I finally found one that was not only superb but were also reasonable in their pricing. In addition, they have … (1 comments)
jason donn: Foreclosure nation
- 03/08/09 02:23 PM
Posted by Scott Van Voorhis Looks like the foreclosure epidemic is getting its second wind. The first wave of foreclosures featured homeowners duped into buying homes they couldn’t afford with goofy, subprime loans. Not to mention a whole lot of small-time investors who bought units in hopes of flipping them for big profits, as well as a just outright fraudsters who used straw buyers to create artificial sales. But much of that first wave of crazy subprime mortgages gone bad has already crashed into the housing market and economy. Now we are starting to see the second wave, regular homeowners who … (0 comments)
jason donn: Citigroup to lower some mortgage payments
- 03/03/09 01:00 PM
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN – 13 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) — Citigroup Inc. said Tuesday that it will lower mortgage payments for some homeowners to an average of $500 a month for three months as part of a new program to help the unemployed. The struggling bank makes the move as President Barack Obama looks to lenders to adjust the way loans are handled. Citigroup's new mortgage efforts also come on the heels of the latest attempt to bail out the company, which includes the U.S. government's exchange of up to $25 billion in emergency bailout money given to Citigroup for … (1 comments)
jason donn: Homeowners' rallying cry: Produce the note
- 02/27/09 04:48 PM
By MITCH STACY – Feb 17, 2009 ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) — Kathy Lovelace lost her job and was about to lose her house, too. But then she made a seemingly simple request of the bank: Show me the original mortgage paperwork. And just like that, the foreclosure proceedings came to a standstill. Lovelace and other homeowners around the country are managing to stave off foreclosure by employing a strategy that goes to the heart of the whole nationwide mess. During the real estate frenzy of the past decade, mortgages were sold and resold, bundled into securities and peddled to investors. In … (5 comments)
jason donn: Coupon Web Sites: Never Pay Full Price Again?
- 02/03/09 11:14 PM
by Melissa Korn These days, it seems there’s no sense buying something unless you can get at a steep discount. That goes for big-ticket items like houses and cars, down to such smaller purchases as vacation packages, electronics and clothes. According to research group comScore Inc., 27 million Americans visited coupon sites in October, up 33% from a year earlier. And from last January to September, the number of coupon-related Web searches doubled. So it’s clear more of us are hunting for deals. Scores of Web sites aggregate coupons and promotional codes that help people shop online without ever having to … (1 comments)
By Jason Donn LinkedIn is an incredible tool for the real estate industry in terms of networking with clients, qualified professionals and industry leaders. But without taking the proper steps, you may find yourself struggling to connect and grow your business to its highest potential. We’ve come up with some essential steps to follow to make sure you are getting the most out of LinkedIn. Sell Yourself Through Your Profile You never get a second chance to make a first impression. It’s true when you go on a blind date, when going on a job interview, and certainly when someone comes … (7 comments)
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