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Working With Your Clients During the Gov’t Shutdown

Blog Contributor Business Challenges, Closing, Commitment to Excellence, Working with Clients 3 Comments

By Dave Robison In the midst of the government shutdown, we are still working with our clients to get their deals closed.  Yes, the FHA is still committed to getting loans processed, but other government entities are closed, including the IRS.  Lenders require a 4506-T form, but the IRS is now unable to fulfill requests. So what does this mean? …

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3 Tips to Avoid Financing Pitfalls

Blog Contributor Business Challenges, Commitment to Excellence, Sales & Marketing 6 Comments

By Scott Newman Many agents forget that barriers to getting deals to the closing table exist in both good and bad markets.  We are seeing a lot of appraisal issues in the Chicagoland area as over-regulation and timidness on the part of appraisers to push values — despite undeniable appreciation — has resulted in many deals dying at the financing …

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Tricks and Treats for the Real Estate Market

Blog Contributor Business Challenges, Mortgage Financing, Sales & Marketing 1 Comment

By Heather Soldonia More scary than mummies, black cats, or cobwebs is the looming question: Has the real estate market bottomed out? We REALTORS® have been asking Congress “Trick or Treat? … Please come up with some creative ways to revive the real estate market. Pretty please?” When Forbes reported the 10 worst real estate markets of 2009, eight were …

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Working With Short Sales: Too Much Junk in the Trunk! Try These Navigation Techniques

Melissa Tracey Business Challenges, Short Sales & Foreclosures, Working with Clients 1 Comment

By Dave Robison A short sale would have you think it’s going to be a quick and short closing. The problem is they all have too much Junk in the Trunk. In a race, their tail end is dragging along the ground, which makes the vehicle go about as slow as my kid in a wagon. Here are two examples …