OF COURSE COMMISSIONS ARE UNDER ATTACK. The traditional contingency based service model is anathema to the socialist system now inching into American business through the government intrusion into the free enterprise system that has served us well for 200 years. Fact is, I am a business owner. H
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06/30/2010
STAGING INCREASES VALUE??? Where on earth do home stagers get these fig newton ideas??? How does the appraiser classify and price that feature, "Staged". Or, does the staging stuff convey along with a year's worth of house cleaning??? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Di
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06/30/2010
HA! IF THE LENDER CAN'T DO THE LOAN, THEY LOSE. IF THE BUYER CAN'T BUY, EVERYONE LOSES. How can mortgage lenders benefit by dramatically reducing the number of transactions by kicking many prospective home buyers under the bus???? What's a competing mortgage lender??? A lender without FHA app
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06/30/2010
WARNING. AT THE RISK OF VIOLATING AN ENTITY'S COPYRIGHT, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. SMOOTH. VERY SMOOTH. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear member,Your payment for $149.95 USD to deal_source@aol.com has been initiated. This payment will be completed once the rec
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06/30/2010
MORTGAGE INTEREST RATES - THIS WEEK of JUNE 28TH through JUNE 30TH. JUST WHEN I THOUGHT IT COULDN'T GET ANY BETTER, IT GOT BETTER!! IT GOT BETTER!! I was shopping interest rates for a buyer this week and just couldn't help but think out loud, "I surely wish I were buying a home today". Not only
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06/30/2010
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MD FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS HELP WITH DOWN PAYMENT and CLOSING COSTS. CLOSING COST AND DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE OF UP TO 5% OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE HOME and LOW INTEREST RATE FINANCING. Do you qualify for a mortgage loan with a low interest rate, closing cost help? You may qu
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06/29/2010
O.K. I will admit a Love/Hate relationship with the NAR®. Perhaps Love/Hate is a tad extreme, but you get the point. There have been a few posts and comments of late by ActiveRain members who don't believe that the NAR is important to our job. I disagree. I have always been thankful for the
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06/29/2010
IS THAT BROKER A BROKER OR AN AGENT POSING AS A BROKER??? What is the license law in your state with respect to license type disclosure??? Bill Cherry presents a scenario that is disturbing if this is possible and legal in Texas. Courtesy, Lenn Harley, Broker, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988. ~~
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06/29/2010
INTO THE AGENCY WEEDS AGAIN . . . BUYER'S AGENTS ATTENDING HOME INSPECTIONS. Barbara-Jo offers a good description of the duties of a buyer's agent. With respect to the comment that she "goes over the inspector's report and explains every detail". While I recommend that the agent be present duri
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06/28/2010
THE SKINNY ON SHORT SALES - READ IT AND WEEP - DON'T BE SUCKED IN BY THE PR. Deutsche Bank is performing a valuable service by informing the public about the FACTS about the time-line for Short Sales. Sad that the guys and gals on Capitol Hill don't or won't or can't understand the sorry state o
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06/27/2010