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3 Tips for Preparing Buyers

Blog Contributor Buyers, Customer Service, Sales & Marketing 1 Comment

By Andrew Janos As the real estate market continues to be fast-paced, the need to prepare your buyers is growing exponentially. Making sure buyers have a grasp on the market conditions and purchase process will allow you to manage expectations through the entire purchase. Here are three tips: Get pre-approval: Preparing a buyer financially ensures that they do not fall …

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Help Home Owners Envision Home Ownership Again

Blog Contributor Helpful Tools, Homeownership Education & Counseling, Short Sales & Foreclosures 1 Comment

Consumers who’ve been through foreclosure may think their days of owning a home are over. Not true. Share the “5 Steps to Owning a Home Again After Foreclosure” from the November “Foreclosure Resource Guide” now available at the REALTOR® Content Resource. Here’s just some of the information: 1. Rebuild your nest egg. Establish a safety net. Since you’re coming out …

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HUD Seeks Public Comment: This Means You

Blog Contributor Business Challenges, FHA Programs, YPN News 6 Comments

By Nobu Hata The skinny: The Department of Housing and Urban Development is seeking public commentary through Aug. 14 on three “measures” that “reduce financial risk and preserve affordable mortgage financing for responsible consumers.” The measures: 1.     Update the combination of credit and down payment requirements for new borrowers.  New borrowers seeking FHA-insured financing will be required to have a …

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Time to Brush Up on the Fees and GFEs

Blog Contributor Being a Broker, Business Challenges, Code of Ethics, ethics 6 Comments

By Nobu Hata With the down market and the inevitable mass exodus of “those” loan officers, you’d think we could rest easy knowing that the loan officers left would be – for lack of a better word – decent. Holy Hannah, would we be wrong. In the last couple weeks, I’ve had various buyers shop their loan around, including those …

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Tips to Help Build Buyers’ Trust and Their Credit

Blog Contributor Helpful Tools, Homeownership Education & Counseling, Working with Clients 2 Comments

By G. M. Filisko, contributing writer, HouseLogic In today’s economy, there’s no shortage of potential buyers, but few have emerged from the recession without a few dings on their credit. Help potential buyers boost their credit with tips from the June “Get Ready to Own” bundle now available at the REALTOR® Content Resource: 1. Know your credit score. Credit scores …