Gloucester County First Time Home Buyer Assistance Program: Update The Gloucester County, NJ first time home buyer grant program is a great option for home buyers looking to purchase in this South Jersey area. More recently, this program has changed. Here is an update on how this great program w
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01/18/2010
While news stories, articles, and blogs continue to be written about “Strategic Default” and how those facing foreclosure shouldn’t be allowed to walk away or have their mortgage balance reduced, punishing foreclosure victims only continues the pain for all of us. The problem we face isn’t one of
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01/18/2010
YOU HAVE STOCKS, A BOAT AND A 2ND HOME AND YOU WANT A SHORT SALE APPROVAL? If you haven't heard already, soley having an upside down mortgage is not grounds enough to qualify you or your client for a valid hardship and/or short sale approval. Although every situation is uniquely different and
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01/18/2010
New Good Faith Estimate of Closing Costs Sometimes the hardest part about having new forms is that, well, it's NEW! It's DIFFERENT! We have to create new scripts to EXPLAIN it so that our clients can UNDERSTAND it. But first... WE have to understand it. So here are just a few points regarding the
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01/18/2010
So here is the 20 min per day Twitter Workout to help you become more effective with your time on Twitter.Most people tell me that part of the reason they don't want to get involved with Twitter, is that it takes too long, and that they have far more important things to do. Well, as I tell all my
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01/18/2010
Real Estate vs. "Fluff" Content The battle is never over between those who want only real estate content on ActiveRain and those who want to write about recipes, gardens, family, and life. That's the way it should be. Blogging is the ultimate solo activity and there are going to be hundreds of s
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01/18/2010
(Originally posted on TimandJulieHarris.com and HarrisRealEstateUniversity.com) We have been talking about this for well over 2 years…. .....and now it seems that Mortgage Principal Reductions (reducing a homeowners outstanding mortgage balance) is gaining momentum. Yes, you read that right....it
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01/18/2010
I am admittedly addicted to my computers! (I have 3 in my office) I know exactly where my files are. I use Firefox "Foxmarks" which can be accessed from any computer with Firefox installed. And I can easily waste an entire day just fiddling around on different sites. I even watch ALL my TV on the
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01/18/2010
New ActiveRain members don't miss this opportunity to get featured ActiveRain has Channels... there are Consumer Channels and Professional Channels. On the main page of ActiveRain where the cool kids get featured (on the left side of the screen.) Those posts get a lot of comments. They get not
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01/09/2010
I was inspired to write this post by a thread I was following on Trulia where a buyer was buying a home in New Jersey and it was NOT disclosedthat the house was a short sale until attorney review. So now I must ask all you listing agents, are you asking the question(s) EVERY listing agent MUST
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01/09/2010