Growing up on Long Island, people did not always talk about the weather when starting a conversation with a stranger. More likely it started out with how high the taxes were and how are they gonna screw us next time.
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If you are renting and money is tight, call your landlord and see if they can give you a reduction. A new survey shows that 69 percent of landlords will be willing to lower the rent for tenants that are ...Read More
Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong is going into commercial real estate. According to a news release today:
Armstrong ... has joined with longtime agent Bill Stapleton and business manager Bart Knaggs to form CSE Realty Partners, a privately-held ...Read More
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Economist and writer Katerina Alexandraki has launched a creative idea for easing the housing crunch this holiday season. She’s asking Wall Streeters getting big bonuses to contribute them to folks in danger of losing their homes.
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Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 5.03 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending October 29, 2009, up from last week ...Read More
Your past clients can be an absolute gold mine of future business if worked properly. You don't need to reward them with elaborate gifts for their support of you and what you do. A few simple well thought-out systems will ...Read More
Fannie Mae has just come up with some help for people who don't qualify for the Obama administration's "home affordable modification program", also known as "HAMP." Read More
The housing economy is changing and experiencing positive momentum while the glut of unsold inventory is beginning to shrink, according to The Los Angeles District Council of Urban Land Institute. "The old model has been turned on its head," says ...Read More
This fall, the biggest ski deals aren't just on lift tickets; they're on custom-built homes with views and slopeside condos with Jacuzzi tubs. Read More
Peter L. Mosca shares Part 2 of an excerpt of an interview with John D. Williamson, President/CEO, Uvestor.com, a real estate communications platform, who details some of the 'ins and outs' of a Short Sale business. Read More
No amount of research sitting behind your desk will give you the level of intimacy and familiarity with your market that you'll need to be a master of it. Read More
If you have a question about real estate, the National Association of Realtors has an innovative way to get your answer. Read More
Majority Leader Harry Reid's office just sent me an outline of the Senate Democrats' plan to extend and expand the home buyer tax credit. Much of this was covered in my previous blog post. But there's one new detail that ...Read More
Landscape architect Ken Smith has precisely the right idea for how to build Orange County Great Park, the ambitious urban park planned for the site of the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station south of Los Angeles in Orange County, ...Read More
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