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So for all my people in the NJ/NY tri state area who just came off a great 4th weekend, are now in the midst of a serious heat wave with tempatures topping 100 degrees in some areas   After a sunny and dry weekend, the Garden State is about to get warmer. The National Weather Service has issued a...
07/06/2010
  The crackdown on mortgage fraud has been increasing over the past few years and everyone that has praticed unethically over the years may get that dreaded phone call from the FEDS saying excuse Mr/Mrs loan officer/realtor/home owner  we need to talk! In NEWARK - Federal authorities today unvei...
06/30/2010
  In a 409-5 vote, lawmakers passed a standalone bill that would extend for three months Wednesday's deadline for closing on a home purchase in order to claim the federal home buyer tax credit. This comes a few days after June 25, 2010, in which the Home buyer tax credit extension bill had faile...
06/30/2010
As a Realtor I come across many home owners who need some guidance as they find themselves in the worst possible position, but its important to educate our clients and let them know that there are options available. Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored enterprise that buys up mortgage contracts f...
06/29/2010
For those of you in the Maplewood/South Orange Area there are some great events coming up that you may want to attend with friends, family or solo, MAPLEWOOD STOCK 2010 will be Awesome!!! Heres a quick rundown of what to expect: Maplewood stock will be held on July 10th & 11th so bring your famil...
06/25/2010
  Let me start out by saying if I stand up on a crowded bus & yell out "hey Fool" & you get upset, then your probably a fool. This post is in not way a depiction of the entire Loan industry nor the great practitioners that service it, but more for those who think the tricks of yesterday will sti...
06/20/2010
  HOW MANY BUYERS DO WE ALL HAVE WHO ARE UNDER THE GUN TRYING TO CLOSE BY JUNE 30TH????? I AM SURE THE ANSWER IS FAR TOO MANY AND BUYERS ARE UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE TO GET IT DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, WELL THERE SEEMS TO BE A SOLUTION TO EVERYONE'S PROBLEM...AND WHAT'S THAT YOU ASK? GIVE BUYER...
06/16/2010
  Being a Realtor I come across some pretty interesting people & some great houses & throughout my travels I have come to realize that if you don't know how to represent someone properly...then don't do it! The other day I received a phone call from a buyer who actually had one of my short sale l...
06/13/2010
In Most towns across America there is a huge overflow of Foreclosed and Short Sale properties and a lot of agents refuse to accept it and get educated, look Short Sales are not the most fun transactions you can do, but I cannot find a better feeling then the one I get after closing a Distressed ...
06/10/2010
I reconnected with a buyer that I met about a year and a half ago and she contacted me recently to tell me that she used another Realtor and placed an offer on a property, of course my initial response was why didn't you contact me? but I went on with the conversation and she explained to me how...
06/09/2010
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Malik Crichlow

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