I am a real estate agent in the Tempe Arizona area who specializes in working with buyers and sellers in distressed properties. I work with both those looking to sell their home via a short sale and buyers looking to purchase foreclosures. I am also an avid vlogger.
Dean has written 28 article(s) for the BiggerPockets Blog.
Real Estate News by Dean Ouellette | May 1, 2010 
1 ) FHA Financing Not Available on a Listing? BIG MISTAKE – Rhonda points out why not accepting FHA funding on your house may be a mistake, as it takes out a large portion of the buying pool. 2 ) State of the real estate industry- showing signs of stability – It has been a [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate News by Dean Ouellette | April 24, 2010 1 ) Bob Hale is sticking his neck out – who’s got his back? – The Houston Association of Realtors will soon launch a Web application that allows consumers to see which Realtors within their chosen search area are transacting business – and which are not. Will this move get support? 2 ) Your Self-Directed [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate News by Dean Ouellette | April 17, 2010 1 ) What’s changed in HAFA 2010 ? There have been some big changes to HAFA; here’s a preview at some of those changes. 2 ) Home Affordability Modification Program failing horribly – HAMP was a failure — really? Only about 5% of those who were intended to receive help did so. But HAFA, that [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate News by Dean Ouellette | April 10, 2010 1 ) How To Salvage The Mortgage Industry in Six Months – If rates skyrocketed would people stop buying houses or would prices just drop so that the payments stayed the same? 2 ) Would You Use The Same Real Estate Agent To Sell Your House Again? 80% Said No! – This is just scary and [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate News by Dean Ouellette | April 4, 2010 1 ) “Stealth Bailout” – Is the new mortgage bailout plan really a way to help homeowners, or as some are now saying, really just a way for some with junk paper to recoup some of their money from the taxpayers? 2 ) HEFI: Home Equity Fractional Interest – I have been a big believer in [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate News by Dean Ouellette | March 28, 2010 1 ) Video Is The Future – A longer video that Jim the Realtor does walking through houses, but fast forward to about 3:45 and he starts talking about how we can use video in the future to view houses. 2 ) Discussions about Brokerages wer the talk of the RE.net world this week and does [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate News by Dean Ouellette | March 20, 2010 1 ) Famous blonde financial pundit expects double dip in U.S. housing market – There are two trains of thought out there. The first is that the market has tanked and the banks are smarter now, and will not release enough properties to cause another housing dip any time soon. Then there is the group [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate News by Dean Ouellette | March 13, 2010 1 ) Real Entrepreneurship – This was a very enjoyable read. You may not think this way often, but real estate agents are true entrepreneurs. 2 ) How To Shop For Mortgages And Keep Your Credit Scores High – Dan Green offers a wealth of information in here that is a must read for agents and home shoppers. [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate News by Dean Ouellette | March 6, 2010 1 ) CDPE – Certified Disaster of Proportions that are Epic – So I don’t make it a secret that I am not a big fan of designations. I think designations are mostly a way for NAR to make money every year with renewal feels for continuing to use those designations, than they are a [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate News by Dean Ouellette | February 27, 2010 1 ) Real Estate Investors – Don’t Be Seduced By Rickety Cash Flow – Good article for investors who are obsessed only with cash flow. This is one of my favorite topics I like to read Jeff Brown write about. His opinion always seems to be a little different than most opinions on cash flow. [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate News by Dean Ouellette | February 20, 2010 1 ) 7 Hours on Facebook? – Where do you spend most of your time when you are on the computer? If you are like most of America you spend a large amount of time on Facebook. And that time is growing! Just look at these numbers, doesn’t it make sense to go where they [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate News by Dean Ouellette | February 13, 2010 1 ) Government Math – This video seemed to create the most buzz this week, and rightfully so. Indymac worked out a sweetheart deal for themselves and we are paying for it. One thing that is not stressed here is who is George Soros? Soros is the money man for the group MoveOn.org and spent over $23million alone [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate News by Dean Ouellette | February 6, 2010 1) On the ethics of “strategic default”… – I understand where Scott is coming from on this post, but some parts of the country are in such a bad position you have to start questioning it. Imagine being in a home you owe $600,000 and today it is only worth $350,000. At some point a common [...]
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