April 2009
Real Estate by Greg Boots | April 8, 2009Image by Oregon State University Archives via Flickr Anyone who has closed on a purchase of real estate knows one simple fact: the legal profession kills a lot of trees. In a typical closing with traditional financing, all of this paperwork may seem excessive, but it is a necessary evil. The multitude of pages is [...]
Real Estate by Ted Karsch | April 7, 2009Image by wallyg via Flickr As more people in the U.S. become discouraged with falling real estate values, a faltering economy and higher taxes it is reasonable to surmise that the increasing trend of U.S. citizens purchasing property in foreign countries will continue. Certainly, there are many great opportunities available for the buyer of foreign [...]
Real Estate by Charles Feldman | April 7, 2009Image by WBUR via Flickr The entire concept of subprime mortgage lending is about to be Franked (as in U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. Frank told a university audience Monday that his committee would “bring a bill out in April that will stop people from getting loans in the [...]
Economy by Steve Heideman | April 6, 2009A little bit of a different take on this week’s mortgage market data. Gotta change it up sometimes ya know?
Blogs by Richard Warren | April 6, 2009We are constantly hearing about homeowners who are upside-down on their homes. The only hope that they seem to have is doing a short-sale, or getting the bank to agree to take less than the amount owed. Frequently no buyer can be found and the home winds up in foreclosure. That is especially true here [...]
Entrepreneurship by Peter Kolat | April 5, 2009Real Estate marketing is a science, not an art. One of the greatest books you could ever read for Real Estate marketing, whether it be by marketing articles and tools for your website, is called “How to Master the Art of Selling” by Tom Hopkins. The book is fantastic for Real Estate professionals who are [...]
Commentary by Rob K. Blake | April 5, 2009Image via Wikipedia A new story is breaking about Larry Summers, the President’s hand-picked Economic Adviser and mentor to Tim Geithner, the new Treasury Secretary. It seems that Mr. Summers has a very tight relationship with Wall Street firms receiving over $5 million from a hedge fund and $100s of thousands in speaking fees from [...]
Real Estate by Brendan O'Brien | April 4, 2009My eight-year-old son loves to read about presidents, kings, and military leaders, and he’d love to meet one someday. So I had to tell him about a personal hero of mine who went on a hunting trip with a president – George H.W. Bush – and a general – Schwarzkopf. His host for the trip [...]
Real Estate by Tom Koziol | April 3, 2009When I saw this Mar 31, 2009 online AP headline: US home price drops set records in Jan. My insurance agent brain flashed back to a post I had made awhile ago about rebuilding costs. I thought I’d revisit the topic one more time given the amount of money at stake should a disaster befall [...]
Real Estate by Greg Boots | April 2, 2009I am always amazed at how many attorneys let their clients loose with a new investment company without spending the time to go over how to actually use the business. There is a learning curve associated with properly running a business. I know that you are devoting your time to your investing. Don’t worry, the [...]
Real Estate Investing by Jason Hanson | April 1, 2009I was talking with a new investor who had his first in-person meeting with a seller over the weekend. Do you remember the first time that you met with a seller? I sure do. I was terrified. However, I acted like I’d closed thousands of deals before, I was confident and I ended up closing [...]
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Obama’s Economic Adviser, Larry Summers, Too Cozy With Wall Street
by Rob K. Blake | April 5, 2009Image via Wikipedia A new story is breaking about Larry Summers, the President’s hand-picked Economic Adviser and mentor to Tim Geithner, the new Treasury Secretary. It seems that Mr. Summers has a very tight relationship with Wall Street firms receiving over $5 million from a hedge fund and $100s of thousands in speaking fees from [...]