I recently read that Twitter still has twice as many users as does LinkedIn. With the plethora of Twitter apps and integration, the ease with which tweets are amplified is also much much greater. http://www.marketingtechblog.com/b2b-twitter-strategy/
Realtors’ reading on existing home prices falls to lowest point since November 2001, but that drop in prices, low mortgage rates, sparks pick-up in sales pace. http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/22/real_estate/home_sales/index.htm
The 20% down payment rule threatens middle-income and minority borrowers’ ability to be home owners. http://www.houselogic.com/blog/why-home-ownership-matters/20-down-stifle-housing-recovery/
Mortgage rates highest in 4 weeks. http://www.zillow.com/blog/2012-02-21/30-year-fixed-mortgage-rate-rises-to-highest-rate-in-four-weeks/
IDX rules challenged in Austin In recent months, a groundswell has begun of real estate professionals dissenting against major real estate search sites, http://agbeat.com/real-estate-news-events/idx-syndication-showdown-in-austin-may-lead-to-sweeping-national-changes/
http://www.inman.com/buyers-sellers/columnists/stevebergsman/mortgage-help-homeowners-with-hospitalized-child Bankers group to support charity in 3 new US locations. Last autumn, Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO David Stevens announced that his organization had created a new, nonprofit entity — MBA Open Doors Foundation — to be the umbrella operating unit for all the MBA’s philanthropic activities. The first charity the MBA chose […]
http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2012/02/realtor_university_granted_approval
http://realtormag.realtor.org/daily-news/2012/02/07/more-deals-falling-through A third of real estate professionals in a recent survey say their contracts were cancelled before making it to the closing table because of appraisals.
http://realtormag.realtor.org/daily-news/2012/02/06/new-appraisal-tool-for-solar-powered-properties Homes with photovoltaic (PV) systems have historically been hard to appraise if there weren't other PV systems nearby. PV Value is a new resource that assesses the worth of solar-power homes wi
http://www.inman.com/buyers-sellers/columnists/dianhymer/qualify-buy-selling-current-home Bridge financing, hybrid loans take stress out of equation. Buying a first home is hardly easy, but it pales in comparison to buying your next home. Usually, two transactions are involved: the purchase of the new home and the sale of your current home. In other words, double the complexity. Most homeowners would rather […]
