by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 7, 2011 | Marketing, National, News |
The National Mortgage Complaint Center is urging US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner to introduce immediate legislation that restores the Federal Tax Incentive Plan for home buyers. However, the group says, “the Federal Tax Incentive Home Purchase...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 6, 2011 | Best Practices, Coaching, Marketing, News |
Last month, Steve Murray, president of Real Trends Inc., and Ian Morris, CEO of Market Leader, released a book focused specifically on what the real estate industry will look like over the next five years. The book, Game Plan, takes into account a significant amount...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 6, 2011 | Marketing, News |
A Chicago Agent magazine survey found that agents’ average income increased 8.5 percent. The average income in 2009 was $64k, and in 2010, this survey shows the average income was $70k. This information, among other statistics, was drawn from the results of Chicago...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 6, 2011 | Best Practices, Branding, Coaching, Lead Gen, Marketing, News |
(EMC)—Although Admiral David Farragut had a long and distinguished career in the U.S. Navy, he’s best known for a single order he gave at the Battle of Mobile Bay on the Gulf Coast of Alabama. Farragut ordered his ships to attack the port, but when one ship sunk...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 6, 2011 | For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
The number of consumers across the country who filed applications for new home loans recently fell considerably, as fewer borrowers sought to refinance their existing mortgages. Informa Research Services, a subsidiary of Informa plc (LSE: INF), suggests that consumers...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 5, 2011 | Marketing, News |
The percentage of mortgages in default more than 60 days in Fannie Mae’s portfolio have fallen to the lowest level in two years, another sign that defaults are slowly but steadily declining as more homeowners pay their mortgages on time. Serious defaults of...