After a welcome week of seemingly positive housing news….now, its back to reality. Its official: 2011 was the WORST YEAR for home sales in U.S. History. (like we didn’t all know that already, right?) To the facts: * 1 out of every 5 homes sold in 2011 was a foreclosure * New home sales dropped in December * Home values are still on the decline (3-5%) * There will be a new wave of foreclosures in 2012. Remember that whole robo-signing mess? The states A.G.s are in the final stages of settling the massive suit with the nations largest banks [...] Click Here To View More
Obama Refi Plan Wouldn’t be Hard to Implement
How easy would it be to launch the initiative to help underwater home owners that President Barack Obama talked about in his state of the union speech on January 24? Policy experts speaking with politically active REALTORS® in Washington this week said it would be relatively easy to create the program if an agency like [...] Click Here To View More
GOP Debate Sidesteps Fannie, Freddie Reform
By Brian Summerfield, Online Editor, REALTOR® Magazine A subject we’ve talked about a great deal here on the Speaking of Real Estate blog got some play during the Republican presidential debate last night in Jacksonville. (Transcripts are available here.) A question was asked of the four candidates about how to phase out government-sponsored enterprises Fannie [...] Click Here To View More
Tim and Julie Harris, Short Sale Cruise Information
Hello, Happy Friday! Would you like to join us on a cruise….leaving out of Ft. Lauderdale March 17th? 7 Days, Southern Carribean….yes, it will be warm. (Perfect excuse for a spring break!) Julie and I are the keynotes speakers for this event and would love to spend one on one time with you. HREU will have an amazing private party suite set aside for just HREU students…. The host of the event is The Short Sale Specialist Network. Many of our students are reporting great results with the listing referrals they receive from The Short Short Sale Specialist Network. WARNING: Short [...] Click Here To View More
How Does a Court-Confirmed Probate Sale Work in Real Estate?
Properties sold in probate court can be a good deal, as they’re often priced lower than other homes. But there are risks, and probate sales often take longer than traditional real estate transactions. Click Here To View More
HARRIS REAL ESTATE UNIVERSITY Presents: 7 Critical Lead Generation Systems
HARRIS REAL ESTATE UNIVERSITY PRESENTS: - 7 Critical Real Estate Lead Generation Systems: Building Your Real Estate Lead Generation Wheel - You will learn: 1) How to build your real estate lead generation wheel. 2) How to choose which 7 lead generators for your business. Hint: Start with the free lead generators first, then once those are 100% operational then you can scale. 3) There is no such thing as passive marketing. Hint: We love social networking but, it will never replace actual real life contact. Phone calls, face to face meetings. 4) What are the top spokes used by [...] Click Here To View More
A San Francisco Treat, Storied “House-On-Hill” Listed at $29 Million
At a list price of $29 million, it might be a stretch to call this fabled San Francisco-area property a bargain. But considering the history and quality [...] Click Here To View More
Desert Home of President & Betty Ford Listed in Rancho Mirage
The modestly presidential desert home of Gerald and Betty Ford has hit the Rancho Mirage real estate market. The $1.699 million listing proves that the sporting [...] Click Here To View More
State of the Union and Obama’s Plan for Housing
Last night, President Barack Obama took to the podium to deliver his annual State of the Union address before a packed house of his Congressional peers, [...] Click Here To View More
Who Needs Super Bowl Tix When You’ve Got a Man Cave?
Whether you're rooting for the Giants or the Patriots this weekend, we've rounded up a group of amazing man caves ideal for any Super Bowl Sunday celebration. Click Here To View More
Fed Announces Low Rates Through 2014, Mortgage Affordability Remains High
The Federal Reserve announced today that they will keep interest rates low until at least late 2014 in an effort to help jump-start the sluggish economy [...] Click Here To View More
Rumor Has It: Jennifer Aniston Buys Bel-Air Home
The latest celebrity real estate rumor is that Jennifer Aniston bought a home in Bel-Air. Click Here To View More
“Scary Spice” Melanie B. Lists Tarzana Home for Sale
Just like that famous Spice Girls song says: If you really “Wannabe” the owner of this Tarzana home for sale, better grab your sparkly platforms and [...] Click Here To View More
Obama: Speed Underwater Mortgage Refis
President Obama in his third State of the Union speech last night called on Congress to pass a plan to help millions of underwater home owners refinance into loans with historically low interest rates by charging banks a fee to help expedite these transactions. “I’m sending this Congress a plan that gives every responsible homeowner [...] Click Here To View More
Costly Real Estate Turnovers for Soon-To-Be-Single Kobe Bryant
Turns out that the $4 million diamond ring Kobe Bryant gave his wife after his extramarital affairs became public years ago was only a warm-up act. [...] Click Here To View More
Breaking News: NAR Pending Home Sales
Breaking News: NARs December Pending Home Sales Mixed results across the country for the NAR’s December Pending home sales…. Some good, some bad. Up 4% in the midwest but, down 11% in the West. QUESTION: Why do 1% of the agents make 99% of the money? Answer: They are making money NOW doing REOs and BPOs. Why aren’t you? Watch the FREE 2012 Agent REO Secrets video and grab the NEW FREE REO/ BPO Book. NOTICE: Free book guaranteed for the first 100 agents only. Click Here To View More
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