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2008
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Well, "learn we did" as Yoda would say. Regarding property taxes, here is a cautionary tale about the drama that can be created depending on who owns the home as of January 1st. This client purchased a bank owned property in March. The property taxes had been homesteaded by the former owner. The...
10/30/2008
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I should have called this post: "Contrary to Popular Belief!" Historically, bad news is more interesting; but it does tend to engulf and swallow up the legitimate, good news. And by the way, I have some! We had 7 closings over the past 15 days! Yes, we did! Some deals were more challenging than ...
10/26/2008
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Guess Formula One showed everyone - rain is the great equalizer. It poured unmercifully during the Grand Prix at Monza, Italy. This is the fastest circuit on the Formula One schedule, so those teams that are built for speed do very well there. For any of you that follow this awesome sport, you k...
10/21/2008
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I should have called this post: "Contrary to Popular Belief!" Historically, bad news is more interesting; but it does tend to engulf and swallow up the legitimate, good news. And by the way, I have some! We had 7 closings over the past 15 days! Yes, we did! Some deals were more challenging than ...
10/21/2008
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Well, that's what it feels like anyway. Over the last two weeks we've seen huge movements in interest rates. With all of the uncertainty and fear in the financial markets, the Dow just keeps getting battered. The bond market has also had its share of problems. Long term interest rates have fluc...
10/17/2008
So after speaking to a number of my agents and prospects Monday and Tuesday, all I kept hearing was that the talking heads on TV were saying that there was no money to lend for mortgages! I therefore had to take the initiative to send out the following email to my database of Realtors. I just wa...
10/02/2008
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Brian P. Forrester
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