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Brokerage Reminder: Bone up on property profiles

by ft Editorial Staff | Mar 18, 2022 | Brokerage Reminder, Real Estate | 0

A weekly reminder to stay on top of your practice!

FARM: Five ways to know you’re ready to sell

by ft Editorial Staff | Oct 13, 2015 | FARM Letters, Real Estate | 0

Use this first tuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a...

Tech Corner: Commercial listing service RealMassive

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jun 25, 2015 | Your Practice | 0

As an agent, you can add and update RealMassive listings for free, but access to premium services comes with a hefty price tag.

FARM: 8 reasons to hire an agent to sell your home

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 3, 2014 | Buyers and Sellers, FARM Letters, Real Estate | 3

The sale of your home is one of the biggest financial transactions of your life, and you want it to go smoothly. Why not partner up with a friendly neighborhood real estate agent to get the job done? Here are some important reasons to have a professional working for you:

Get that listing! Video tours set agents apart

by Carrie B. Reyes | Mar 19, 2013 | Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

Do you use video to market your listings? Never. (57%, 12 Votes) Usually. (29%, 6 Votes)...

Real(i)ty Check: Agent fees and fee sharing practices

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 25, 2012 | Reader Polls, Real Estate | 5

California agents: in your experience, what is the typical buyer's agent/seller's agent division...

Holmes v. Summer: dilatory disclosures and the damage done

by Jeffery Marino | Nov 11, 2010 | Feature Articles, Real Estate | 8

This article examines the agency case of the decade — Holmes v. Summer — and details the profound effect this case has on real estate broker and agent conduct.

February 2010 RCD

by ft Editorial Staff | Feb 3, 2010 | Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

A digest of recent court cases affecting real estate.

Higher interest rates likely by March

by Connor P. Wallmark | Dec 31, 2009 | Interest Rates, Real Estate | 1

The Federal Reserve (the Fed) has taken aggressive steps during 2009 to drive mortgage rates down in order to encourage more people to buy homes and revive the real estate industry. The Fed lowers interest rates by purchasing...

Safety disclosures: crime and the prospective buyer

by Giang Hoang-Burdette | Dec 4, 2009 | Feature Articles, Real Estate | 0

This article discusses the routine use of a criminal activity disclosure as part of a selling agent’s duty to disclose and advise when assisting a buyer to locate a suitable property.

The flat line recovery: a side-effect of sticky housing prices

by ft Editorial Staff | Dec 1, 2009 | Feature Articles, Home Sales, Real Estate | 2

This article describes the “sticky price” phenomenon afflicting sellers of real estate, and how it will affect the housing market during the recovery period following this Great Recession.

Fannie Mae announces a sale lease-back program for a deed-in-lieu

by Giang Hoang-Burdette | Nov 25, 2009 | Real Estate | 6

On November 5, 2009, Fannie Mae launched what they characterize as a Deed-For-Lease in lieu of foreclosure program. The program allows a financially-distressed homeowner who does not qualify for a loan modification to stay in...

Price Persistence and Market Illiquidity

by Bradley Markano | Sep 1, 2009 | Feature Articles, Real Estate | 0

This article reports on the effect of sticky prices on real estate prices. Now that the housing price bubble has burst, we need to know more than ever about the economic factors that cause real estate prices to decline quickly...

A helping hand for negative equities

by ft Editorial Staff | May 1, 2009 | Feature Articles, Real Estate | 0

This article explains the services a broker can provide to clients with negative equities in their properties. Here are some tips for listing agents and brokers looking to market their services to owners with negative equities...

Pest control and marketing

by ft Editorial Staff | May 1, 2009 | Feature Articles, Real Estate | 1

This article discusses the requirements, delivery of, and repercussions of the Structural Pest Control report.

Federal programs aim to enhance energy efficiency in real estate

by Bradley Markano | Apr 16, 2009 | Real Estate | 0

The federal department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is in the early stages of planning a series of programs to increase residential energy sustainability. Possible programs include a scoring system to help home buyers...

Making sellers understand, maintenance is key!

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 10, 2009 | Real Estate | 0

In a seller’s market, an owner could throw on a fresh coat of paint, leave much-needed repairs unfixed, and still command up to four times the amount put into the house. Those days are over. In our current buyer’s market,...

Working with your builder to turn lookers into buyers

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 1, 2009 | Real Estate | 0

If you are an agent or broker and you have a buyer who wants to buy a newly constructed home, but can’t because he’s still stuck with his current residence that you have listed, ask the builder for help! If the listed home is in...

B of A to start offering jumbos, on conditions

by ft Editorial Staff | Mar 30, 2009 | Finance, Real Estate | 0

Bank of America is ready to roll out a new program to finance jumbo loans (up to $1.5 million), with 30-year fixed rates starting in the upper 5% range. Don’t expect B of A to sell the jumbos to bond traders this time around...

Reverse offers can encourage interested buyers to close a deal

by Bradley Markano | Feb 9, 2009 | Real Estate | 0

Listing agents who have trouble getting buyers to make purchase offers should try turning the tables on those potential buyers. When faced with a potential buyer who demonstrates an interest in owning the property, have the...