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2009
There is a new law awaiting Governor Schwarzenegger's signature that would allow buyers of foreclosed homes to choose their own title and escrow companies. California Assembly Bill 957, also called the "Buyer's Choice Act," has been approved by the Assembly and the Senate. If the governor signs ...
09/28/2009
I was totally blown away by the video that a group of students from Quebec put together. The amount of thought, rehearsal and timing to put something like this together is amazing!! I love seeing young students doing things like this. It gives such a sense of hope of the type of young adults t...
09/28/2009
Having been a PC technician and web designer for over 15 years prior to becoming an real estate agent, I would always favor anything Microsoft Windows based because I felt I had the best options as far as compatibility with other programs. And since I use Outlook, I thought that having a Windows-...
09/28/2009
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HVCC Continues to devastate home values across the US. Representatives Childers (D-MS) and Miller (R-CA) introduced legislation (H.R. 3044) requesting an 18 month moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC), which now has over 80 co-sponsors! Tens of thousands of consumers have alread...
09/26/2009
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One of the first things anyone who gets into real estate learns is to leverage their sphere of influence. It feeds any successful real estate practice. Every professional speaker, book on tape, and webinar echo the same common theme: people want to do business with those they know, like an...
09/24/2009
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Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert Albert Gonzalez and his gang of criminal hackers, were responsible for data breaches in retailers and payment processors with some estimates saying they breached over 230 million records combined. Gonzalez, considered a proficient criminal hacker, provided “...
09/24/2009
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Don't Assume or Judge without the Facts Have you ever jumped to a conclusion about someone or something that has been totally wrong? We all have, but hopefully we have learned from that experience. Assuming or judging is one of the worst things that you can do in the Real Estate business. I figur...
09/24/2009
Real Estate Agents! Are you running a real estate business or are you acting like a disgruntled employee complaining about how hard you have to work and how bad the other agents are and so on and so forth? There are so many posts about how HARD your work is, how hard it is to deal with short sa...
09/24/2009
I've been a full time Realtor® for almost 14 yrs now. It's the only job I have and it's the only job I can truly say I love...even during times when the economy stinks and people are losing their jobs left and right. But it doesn't mean that I'm not human too. There are certianly some days wh...
09/24/2009
I drank the ActiveRain Kool-Aid about 7 months ago and have found these to be some of the Kewlest things about being a Rain-y: It is fully acceptable for me to bitch, moan, and complain about things that get on my last nerve. Lenn Harley rocks my world. There are some really good peeps out there...
09/24/2009
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