August Economic and Housing Market Outlook: A Shrinking Shadow?
Freddie Mac recently released its U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook for August showing why the so-called shadow inventory might...
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Accurate Estimates Bring Down Closing Costs
It might be harder to get a loan today, but it costs a little less to close one than it...
Real Estate Q&A: Second Mortgage Comes Back to Haunt Borrower
(MCT)—QUESTION: I lost my home to foreclosure in 2010 and have moved on with my life and am trying to...
HARP Refinances Continue Surge in First Half of 2012
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently released its June Refinance Report, which shows that one of every three refinances...
Home Trends: Critter Keeper
Build a temporary home for the backyard wildlife kids discover. Children can even help assemble this easy, inexpensive project. Step...
Weekly Video Tip: Types of Mics – Part 2 (Wireless Lav Mics)
So using a shotgun mic is out of the question and you need an alternative. Well, we’ve got one. Lapel...
Consumer Expectations on Housing Remain Upbeat
Americans' confidence in the economy and their personal finances continues to stall but this has not interrupted their recently more...
Mid-Year Infographic of Silicon Valley’s Santa Clara County, REOs and Short Sales
REOs and short sales now represent more than a quarter of the local housing market – this is much more...
Mustard Goes from Sandwiches to Biofuel to Bertilizer
(MCT)- You can slather it on a ham sandwich, fuel up your pickup, maybe even kill the bugs in your...
Buying Audience vs. Premium Content: Beware of Magic Beans
(eM+C)—Here's a scary statistic for interactive ad buyers from a recent AdSafe Media/comScore study: On 70 percent of the sites...
3 Ways Agents Can Build Trust in the First Conversation
In today’s market, trust is often the deciding factor in whether a client chooses to move forward with an agent or keep looking. And that trust is usually built, or lost, in the very first conversation. Read more.
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