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Today's Real Estate News and Advice
Updated: August 28, 2008
Legislation Aims to Protect Tenants in Foreclosed Properties
Among those who might be considered innocent victims in the current wave of foreclosures, tenants caught up in the process would have to be near the top of the list. Through no doing of their own, families and individuals who are renting a property that goes into foreclosure are liable to have their lives seriously disrupted. FULL STORY->
Sellers Get A Break On Commissions
Guess what? The money you can save on a discounted commission, all too common these days, could very well be enough to make your listing sell with something left over for you. Here's how to cash in. FULL STORY->
Ask Realty Times
Can we foreclose on someone who wants to refinance a wrap-around mortgage? Should I list my home with a 20 percent discount? Can a real estate broker act as a home inspector? FULL STORY->
Selective Listings - Stick with the Winners!
Many brokers are of the false assumption that listings are where the money is made. The saying goes, "Those that list rule the market!" After all … listings are what build the company reputation; it is the calling card to success. FULL STORY->
How to Plan Ahead To Recruit and Train Future Association Board Members
Most boards don't have a developed process. In some organizations there is the traditional nominating committee. In some organizations friends nominate their neighbors or other friends. What is the real solution? FULL STORY->
Offering Sellers a Menu of Services: Good Idea?
Have you ever heard the commission-negotiation-avoidance strategy of creating a menu of packages for a seller to choose among? Is it really a good idea? FULL STORY->
HOA Move-In & Out Policy
Americans are a highly mobile society. Considering the amount of personal goods and furniture that many are blessed with, moving a household from one place to another efficiently takes both time and planning. When it comes to homeowner association moves, especially mid and high rise buildings, the logistics often involve coordinating with management, neighbors and others to minimize disruption. Here is a sample policy which can be adapted to your use. FULL STORY->
Court Ruling Opens Builders to Lawsuits
An August 19, 2008 unanimous decision by the Supreme Court of Arizona may open homebuilders to similar claims of breach of the implied warranty of workmanship and habitability made by real estate buyers. FULL STORY->
Property Management is Crucial to the Value of the Property
What are the three most important or overriding messages of your presentations when you get out there and talk to income property owners, landlords, property managers, etc.? Rental Property reporter, Robert Cain, answers this and more in this week's interview series with Peter L. Mosca. FULL STORY->
Court Ruling Opens Builders to Lawsuits
An August 19, 2008 unanimous decision by the Supreme Court of Arizona may open homebuilders to similar claims of breach of the implied warranty of workmanship and habitability made by real estate buyers. FULL STORY->
Offering Sellers a Menu of Services: Good Idea?
Have you ever heard the commission-negotiation-avoidance strategy of creating a menu of packages for a seller to choose among? Is it really a good idea? FULL STORY->
How to Plan Ahead To Recruit and Train Future Association Board Members
Most boards don't have a developed process. In some organizations there is the traditional nominating committee. In some organizations friends nominate their neighbors or other friends. What is the real solution? FULL STORY->
HOA Move-In & Out Policy
Americans are a highly mobile society. Considering the amount of personal goods and furniture that many are blessed with, moving a household from one place to another efficiently takes both time and planning. When it comes to homeowner association moves, especially mid and high rise buildings, the logistics often involve coordinating with management, neighbors and others to minimize disruption. Here is a sample policy which can be adapted to your use. FULL STORY->
Market Conditions
While existing home sales may be on the rise in most regions, it seems that price are still on the decline. FULL STORY->
Brentwood Bay Resort Is Sustainable on Many Levels
In the resort industry, true finesse may lie in blazing new development ground without destroying the unique community and pristine setting in the process. PJ Wade presents one "first in" waterfront resort that represents community sustainability at its best. FULL STORY->
Real Estate Outlook: Prices Stabilizing
The economy continues to send mixed messages - some encouraging for real estate, some not - but this week the positive are edging out the negatives. FULL STORY->
Energy Efficiency Windows
Windows add beauty and elegance to a home. But windows are also the black hole of thermal energy in a home. In cold and warm seasons you can lose a substantial amount of heating and air-conditioning through your windows. If you're interested in saving money on your energy costs, there are ways to make your windows more energy efficient. FULL STORY->
Simplify to Multiply: Do Less and Make More
It's one of my all-time favorite sayings and guiding principles and it works! "Simplify to multiply: do less and make more." FULL STORY->
Market Conditions
The latest report from the National Association of Realtors brings some welcome good news. Existing-home sales rose in July to the highest level in five months. FULL STORY->
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