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Foreclosure Company Hits The Wrong Home!
2008-05-16 11:34:00 The Field Asset Services (FAS), a company that works together with lenders and banks to prepare homes that are in foreclosure for sale, has hit the wrong unit on a condo in Stockton, CA. FAS was supposed to inspect the unit 232, and instead they entered and re-keyed unit 2 where Ruth Anderson lives. Ruth Anderson ... More About: Company , Home , Foreclosure , Hits , Wrong
Fraudulent ?Foreclosure Reinstatement?¯ Scheme Discovered
2008-05-16 11:27:00 The Exchange Commission and Security filed fraud charges against the promoters of a real estate investment scheme that operated a fraudulent foreclosure reinstatement scheme. The scheme started in 2005 and got around $18 million in only two years. More than 600 people were caught by the scheme with the promise that they could get returns ... More About: Foreclosure , Reinstatement
NAR?s Yun Spews Same Ole Bulls***t
2008-05-16 00:45:00 Larry Yun of the NAR spin-machine is back at it today saying that recession “isn’t in the cards - no matter how you look at it” and calling for home prices to recover across the country in the second half of this year. How this guy is a high-level economist at the leading trade organization ... More About: Bulls
Canada?s real estate market trends
2008-05-15 17:40:00 Home Prices Decline for the First Time in Seven Years According to Scotia Economics After many false calls, there is now convincing evidence that Canada’s housing market has come off the boil, according to the latest Real Estate Trends released today by Scotia Economics. Home resales, having fallen for four consecutive months, are running about 15 ... More About: Real Estate , Real Estate Market , Market
Chase Wholesale Eliminates 2nd Mortgages
2008-05-15 16:31:00 According to reps from the bank Chase Wholesale is eliminating second mortgage products from its product offering. All loans need to be registered/submitted by end of business tomorrow. There has been wide concern and speculation about the value of second mortgage loan portfolios held by the big banks with the precipitous decline of housing prices ... More About: Mortgages
How to Buy Foreclosed Homes In San Francisco
2008-05-15 14:07:00 So you want to take advantage of the whole mortgage meltdown that’s been going on. Who can blame you? You want a deal! Deals are good! We all like saving money. But buying property during the foreclosure process is challenging. Ask most people that have seen both good and bad real estate market and everything in ... More About: San Francisco , Homes , Foreclosed , Francisco
RBC thinks that Bank of Canada to ease rates to 2.75%
2008-05-14 14:01:00 RBC thinks that Bank of Canada to ease rates further We also made a modest revision to our Bank of Canada call in mid-March with the Bank expected to lower the overnight rate to 2.75% rather than the 3% in our previous forecast. With the U.S. economy in the midst of an economic downturn, Canada’s growth prospects ... More About: Rates , Ease
Real Estate Website Fizber.com to Expand Partner Network
2008-05-14 12:24:00 Fizber.com (http://www.fizber.com/) continues to expand its partner network. Brokers and Realtors(R) are industry innovators and understand that more consumers than ever are seeking real estate information online. By allowing brokers and MLSs to send their listing data to Fizber.com and our multiple partner Web sites, Fizber.com is making it easier for Realtors(R) to feed their ... More About: Website , Estate , Real Estate , Partner , Network
Feng shui tips to consider when buying a house
2008-05-14 11:42:00 The best way to have a feng shui harmonized house is by having it in mind from the moment of buying it. Many of the feng shui problems that houses have could be avoided if their owners had considered feng shui principles at the time of buying it. Actually, the unbalance problems which are most ... More About: House , Buying , Tips , Feng Shui , A House
Feng Shui Home - Learn to Create a Happy Home with Feng Shui
2008-05-14 11:30:00 Feng Shui teaches us that everything is energy, and we are in a constant energy exchange with everything around us. Thus, it is it very important to create a feng shui home that has a happy and healthy energy. Feng Shui has a variety of tips for a happy feng shui home, all based on ... More About: Home , Happy , Feng Shui , Learn , Create
Finding a Home with Good Feng Shui
2008-05-14 11:16:00 A house with good Feng Shui has a room arrangement and circulation pattern that is not immediately apparent when you open the front door. Instead it gradually unfolds as you move through the house. Such a low key design approach is also more likely to produce a house with a relaxed and comforting atmosphere, which ... More About: Home , Good
Tried It All But The House Still Not Selling?
2008-05-14 11:02:00 Check this real estate case study about a beautiful house that was on the market for almost a year. After owners applying feng shui, it sold in less than a month. It has been on the market for over a year and had only two offers that didn’t materialize. Ready to move on and build a ... More About: House , Selling , The House
Three key things to look for when prescreening seller leads
2008-05-14 10:57:00 You did great job marketing and now have an avalanche of leads coming your way. You need an efficient way to prescreen them. How would you know which deals to pursue and which ones you should avoid. It all boils down to 3 key indicators, at least for me: location situation deadline Like you already know the 3 key factors ... More About: Leads , Seller , Things , Investors
Be the belle of the block
2008-05-14 10:00:00 Curb appeal is crucial in Toronto’s changing market Never mind the vernal equinox or visions of blooming tulips and budding leaves. May in Toronto has to be the harshest month when it comes to curb appeal, whether we’re selling our homes or simply living in them. Gone are the snows of winter leaving our homes wearing ... More About: Belle , Block
8 Costly Feng Shui Mistakes to Avoid in the Real Estate Process
2008-05-14 06:32:00 Today, Feng Shui is a common practice when it comes to prepping a home for sale, as it is the practice of arranging objects within a home to achieve harmony with one’s environment. Here are eight costly Feng Shui mistakes made in the real estate transaction and ways to avoid them. 1. By far the biggest ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Real , Process
Improving Toronto?s public spaces
2008-05-13 23:37:00 thinkToronto Spacing magazine invites people “” 35 years old or younger “” with creative ideas on how to improve Toronto’s public space to take part in thinkToronto, an urban design ideas competition that will help celebrate the magazine’s 5th anniversary in December 2008. Architects, urban planners, landscape architects, designers, artists, students, and the urban curious are ... More About: Public , Spaces
Can I fire my real estate agent?
2008-05-12 06:38:00 By Ilyce Glink Realtor’s unprofessionalism pushes buyer to breaking point Q: I am a first-time buyer and because of my real estate agent, I am very stressed and frustrated. I’ve been looking for a house since October. I won’t go into detail about the horrible behavior of my agent, because it would take ... More About: Agent , Estate , Real Estate , Real Estate Agent , Fire
Michael Jackson Avoids Foreclosure
2008-05-12 06:29:00 Michael Jackson today announced that the foreclosure sale of his Neverland Ranch property scheduled for this week has been canceled by Colony Capital, LLC, which just acquired the existing loan on Neverland Ranch from an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group. Mr. Jackson said, “I am pleased with recent developments involving Neverland Ranch and I am in ... More About: Michael Jackson , Foreclosure , Michael
AIG takes $9.1 billion write down - will raise capital immediately
2008-05-11 18:25:00 AIG the large financial congolmerate reported an $8 billion quarterly loss tied to $9.1 billion in credit-loss related write downs. It picked up a nice downgrade from Fitch for its troubles and also announced it will raise new capital immediately. Even better news for AIG shareholders is the company’s continued exposure to future losses in ... More About: Write , Capital , Billion
Yea, it?s ?free day?¯ in Knoxville, Tennessee
2008-05-11 15:17:00 In honor of National Tourism Week many of Knoxville ’s attractions offered free admission on this past Saturday, May 10th. The majority of these attractions are free every day but some have an admission charge so it was a good day to have a family outing with little expense. Admission free was: Armstrong-Lockett House: ... More About: Tennessee , Free
Monster Open House for Toronto
2008-05-11 13:21:00 Doors Open Toronto The City of Toronto is presenting its the 9th annual Doors Open Toronto on the weekend of May 24 and 25 when up to 150 buildings of architectural, historic, cultural and social significance open their doors to the public for a city-wide celebration. The program allows visitors free access to properties that are either ... More About: House , Monster , Open House
Weekend Blog Linkage
2008-05-11 13:15:00 Here’s the weekly collection of the internet’s greatest hits (so to speak) from the past week. Some have something to do with San Francisco Real Estate, and some don’t even come close to being SF Real Estate related. Expect these to pop up sometime during the weekend - as my time permits. Enjoy! “Tread” Carefully [Apartment Therapy] ... More About: Blog , Weekend , Linkage
Free Canvas Grocery Bags for Luba?s SF Real Estate Blog Readers
2008-05-10 17:27:00 A while ago I noted that San Francisco had put a ban on plastic grocery bags. Since then, many cities have followed suit, or at least have contemplated following suit. The problem is that stores aren’t using the biodegradable starch based bags and instead are using paper bags - a big problem for tree lovers and ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Bags , Readers , Free
Trader Vic?s home for sale
2008-05-09 22:50:00 Being a Tiki fan, Aloha-aficionado and keeper of the flame at Seattle Tiki, I was excited to see Trader Vic Bergeron’s first home on the market. The listing notes that 965 Mendocino Avenue has been a landmark and focal point of North Berkeley since it was built in 1925. Trader Vic Bergeron and his ... More About: For Sale , Home , Sale
Citi Starts the Death March of Stated Loans in Earnest
2008-05-09 16:50:00 Citi released some guideline changes in the wholesale changes that can be described easily as the first big step towards killing stated income loans. I’m not sure if these are reflected on the retail side as well. The big changes? 75% max loan-to-value on rate and term refinances with a minimum FICO ... More About: Loans , Citi , Death , March
Walking in Knoxville, Tennessee
2008-05-09 13:45:00 Now that Knoxville gas prices have passed the $3.50 a gallon mark, the huge increases are a frequent subject of conversation (not to mention other words not printable here ;-0). One way to escape paying the higher gas prices is simply to walk more to destinations. Lots of parts of Knoxville are not particularly “walker ... More About: Tennessee , Walking
San Francisco Home Sales Data - April 2008
2008-05-06 00:19:00 Do you realize that it’s MAY??? I mean, a third of 2008 is now but a memory. Winter is over (though I couldn’t really tell by today’s weather) and Spring isn’t far from being over too. Other things that typically happen this time of year is that San Francisco Real Estate Sales pick up - and ... More About: April , Home , Data
Cheating with Redfin
2008-05-05 22:28:00 While in general we believe that more information is better, we recently learned how the information on our website can be used for indecorous purposes. The winner of DC Metrocentric’s most recent PriceChecker competition used Redfin to look up the price of a DC condo, rather than make a guess. DC Metrocentric is a blog ... More About: Cheating
Toronto Real Estate Board reports:
2008-05-05 18:03:00 Sales moderate in April but prices up April statistics show that 8,762 houses sold in the Greater Toronto Area. “The market continues to experience a supply and demand situation and to-date it remains a sellers market,” said TREB President Maureen O’Neill. The GTA market was down 7 per cent from last April’s record 9,452 transactions. However, ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Board , Real
Yahoo On Its Own: Why Isn?t Anyone on Yahoo?s Side?
More articles from this author:2008-05-05 15:03:00 Everyone is dancing on Yahoo ’s grave this morning, after Wall Street punished the company for rejecting Microsoft’s merger offer. But perhaps because I came of age when Yahoo! celebrated everything fun and weird about the Internet, or because it’s good to see a nerdy founder replace a bigshot media executive, or because Yahoo is an underdog, I smiled ... More About: Side 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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