ATLANTA, GA
BUY NOW!! – Home Prices at 50 Year Low*
I saw an interesting blog post today by Alan Barker. It was fairly brief but included a chart from Case Shiller showing that median home prices adjusted for inflation are at their lowest point in 50 years. WOW!! Although Alan didn’t say so in his post I will say it here. This is the “perfect storm” for first time homebuyers. When I bought my first house in 1983 the interest rate was 12.5%…Rest of Story…

COLUMBUS, OH
time to take the sweaters off the trees Columbus
It is time to take the sweaters off the trees Columbus! Winter is finally over, the daffodils are blooming, it is time to take tree sweaters off. Arborists recommend tree sweaters be removed immediately as it is getting warm quickly in Central Ohio. In an effort to make winter more comfortable some Columbus trees wore sweaters through the winter of…Rest of Story…

SAN ANTONIO, TX
Welcome, The Elite Group: San Antonio’s Top Realtors
Thank you for inviting me to speak with you today at your quarterly luncheon. Below are the sites and articles I shared and more resources for your reference. ActiveRain.com – billed as the largest and most active social network in the real estate space. Field Guide to Social Networking – Realtor.org – Yelp.com – TWITTER: @rerockstar – local real estate agent, Matt Stigliano, on Twitter…Rest of Story…

TEMPE, AZ
Lenders make a difference: Shane Hollenback helps save dying deal
Video 106: As you have heard me say in the past, the lender is the most important part of a transaction. A bad lender can absolutely kill a deal while a great lender will get the deal done, get it done early and it will be so smooth that you never even know they are there. Recently I was working with a buyer who had his own lender, one of the big box banks. After…Rest of Story…

No Joke, Tempe Still in the Google Chase
Some April fools jokes are funny, some have a way of creating a lot of buzz. At Google, they definitely know how to create a buzz about their services. With their announcement that Google Fiber is coming, their PR machine has masterfully played up a HUGE awareness campaign the world over. Yesterday, Google changed their name to Topeka in yet another masterful PR move on…Rest of Story…

US
Handshakes for Homeowners launches
A long-rumored federal Handshakes for Homeowners program is expected to be unveiled today as an incentive for underwater homeowners who avoid mortgage default. The program is expected to extend a hand, quite literally, to as many as 200,000 homeowners within the next 12-18 months. A part of the Helping Hands and Hope for Hampered Homeowners (also known as…Rest of Story…

A Time to Sell, a Time to Buy – Opportunities Abound for All in 2010
The real estate brokerage industry is in the process of coming out of a significant storm that has wreaked havoc on a large percentage of firms. Some have failed, some are hanging on, and yet others are reinventing themselves for the future. Regardless of your company’s situation, it’s time to assess where you want to be in the next few years and what it’s going to take to get…Rest of Story…

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