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Blogs by Joshua Dorkin | September 14, 2006Blogs can be very effective communication tools for people in all areas of real estate. Real Estate Agents, Lenders, Investors and other professionals in this field can all benefit from blogging. Here’s a few ways to add to your success by blogging. First, I wanted to mention a few important keys: – Focus on Your [...]
Blogs by Joshua Dorkin | September 11, 2006I’m not sure how I originally heard about the Realivent site, but there was something tempting about a site that “is looking for beta testers.” A few weeks ago I filled out their tester sign-up form, and on Saturday, was admitted into their Beta program. After filling out a simple registration form, I was able [...]
Real Estate Tips by Joshua Dorkin | September 5, 2006Hey everyone! We’d like to thank Adam Samuel for hosting this week’s Real Estate Carnival at his blog, Nubricks.com. Our post, How to Find Foreclosure & Pre-Foreclosure Properties was recognized in the latest edition of the carnival.
Real Estate Market by Joshua Dorkin | August 31, 2006In Houston, Texas the Harris County Housing Authority has teamed up with private development companies to build 5 senior-living complexes, reports the Houston Business Journal. “‘The real story here is that the public/private model works — helping the community balance the need for both market-rate housing and affordable housing,’ says Guy Rankin, CEO and executive [...]
Real Estate Investing by Joshua Dorkin | August 28, 2006The good people at Gallup have posted the results of their UBS/Gallup Index of Investor Optimism poll, which shows that “investors are worried that the real estate markets are continuing to deteriorate. The new poll also shows that investor optimism continued its steady seven month decline, reaching a new low point for the year in [...]
Cool Stuff by Joshua Dorkin | August 28, 2006Once again, the Carnival of Real Estate is here. Our Top 35 Real Estate Blogs post made it into this week’s edition. Check it out at TheLandlordBlog.com
Blogs by Joshua Dorkin | August 26, 2006Keith at Housing Panic posted his Stupid Question of the Day, that I had to share with all of our readers. Crack dealers make money regardless of your personal well being. Arms dealers happily sell arms to both sides of the conflict. So, is the NAR now changing their tune because their den of thieves [...]
Real Estate Market by Joshua Dorkin | August 25, 2006Andy Beal over at WebProNews points to a chart that the Bill Tancer at HitWise constructed that predicts an announcement that existing home sales dropped in July by the National Association of Realtors. Tancer “superimposed the monthly data from the NAR on a Hitwise search term volume chart for the search query “homes for sale.”” [...]
Foreclosures by Joshua Dorkin | August 24, 2006As things cool off in the housing market, many companies will be affected to the downside. It goes without saying that major corporations like the home builders, home improvement centers, and others will see the bottom line affected to the downside. At the same time, there are a few companies and individuals out there who [...]
Real Estate Deals by Joshua Dorkin | August 23, 2006With clear signs that the housing market is losing steam (e.g. sales of previously owned homes are at their lowest level in 2 1/2 years), smart investors are finding opportunities where there were few before. I just read a wonderful post in our real estate investing forums from our member Christy. I thought it was [...]
Foreclosures by Joshua Dorkin | August 22, 2006Lets take a look at some really scary numbers: Indianapolis (1-to-101) Atlanta (1-to-111) Dallas (1-to-112) Denver (1-to-128) Austin (1-to-142) These are not crime stats, but instead these are foreclosure rates from April 1 to June 30. These cities lead the country in foreclosures, according to RealtyTrac.com Source: New Orleans City Business
Real Estate Market by Joshua Dorkin | August 22, 2006BusinessWeek just published their list of the 10 Healthiest Housing Markets. The list, in order, is: 1. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News (VA-NC) 2. Portland – Vancouver – Beaverton (OR – WA) 3. Tampa – St.Petersburg – Clearwater (FL) 4. Eugene – Springfield (OR) 5. Orlando (FL) 6. Los Angeles – Long Beach – Santa Ana (CA) [...]
Landlord Tenant by Joshua Dorkin | August 21, 2006Forbes recently published their list of the top metro areas for college investing. The idea behind the article and list is, instead of spending thousands of dollars on room and board for your student, buying a property might be a better investment. You can purchase a condo or house and rent it out to not [...]
Cool Stuff by Joshua Dorkin | August 16, 2006We at BiggerPockets.com are excited to announce that we’ve joined forces with Zillow.com in an effort to continue to bring helpful tools and resources to the real estate community. Today we are launching a new tool Powered by Zillow, to help users determine the value of their Property as well as find comparable home prices. [...]
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by Joshua Dorkin | August 26, 2006Keith at Housing Panic posted his Stupid Question of the Day, that I had to share with all of our readers. Crack dealers make money regardless of your personal well being. Arms dealers happily sell arms to both sides of the conflict. So, is the NAR now changing their tune because their den of thieves [...]