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Following my last post, Liens, Grantors, Grantees, Mortgagor, Mortgagee........., I think it is worth also explaining Title Insurance and Foreclosure in an attempt to get to the subject of short sales. If you did not read the last post, it may be helpful to read it before reading what is outlined...

Another blogger reading my last post, Why Should You Understand Terms a Realtor Uses?, suggested I should write a post on SHORT SALES since it is a term used quite often these days in the news. In order to write such an article, I think there are a few other ideas I should write about first to ma...

Why Should You Understand Terms a Realtor Uses? Well, truth be known, there is no reason why any buyer or seller should understand the terms or abbreviations a Realtor uses. We, the real estate community, are so used to throwing the words around, that we forget that the terms are not in common us...

As I begin writing today's blog, I flip over to see what the headline is on THE DRUDGE REPORT. It reads, "Citi Eats Wachovia". The article goes on to describe just another story of what we are all hearing in the news daily: "bad loans", "the mortgage crisis", "the housing crisis", etc.. And as I ...

I have been reading quotes recently mostly for my own amusement. Some quite funny and some quite serious. I ran the word "HOME" and came across the use of many meanings of the word. There are those quotes about the idea of a home town, a house, a country, a family, a place in the heart, etc.. Sin...

Over and over again, I am running into people who would like to buy real estate and find that they cannot get approved for a mortgage, because they have credit issues. I know this is not some big revelation. I know it is the headline in the news everyday right now. Some of these credit problems a...

Today, was too nice of a day to sit inside at the computer to write. I went out early, ran some errands, and had tacos for lunch. I came home. I took a nap. I got up to take a walk with camera in hand and took photos of my neighborhood for those of you, who read this blog and are not familiar wit...

After I went on an appointment the other day, I was really struck that all four houses, for what they were, showed really well. To start, they were all row houses. Two were grandma houses, one was cleaned up (new kitchen, new hardwood, paint and trim), and one was a complete rehab and very modern...

I misreported the credit for which single tax payers could qualify. It is up to $7500 if you close between for homes purchased on or after April 9, 2008 and before July 1, 2009.Please see the following link for more detailed information.http://www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com/faq.php

I misreported the credit for which single tax payers could qualify. It is up to $7500 if you close between for homes purchased on or after April 9, 2008 and before July 1, 2009.Please see the following link for more detailed information.http://www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com/faq.php