I am not shocked that gold continues to make new highs. As we print like mad new US dollars and our currency hits a 4 year low against the yen, gold just keeps on trucking higher. I also wasn't surprised this weekend when I read that Hedge Fund stars John Paulson and George Soros are now accumu
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09/08/2010
Looking at the following chart, you will see a great 60 year cycle. If this holds true from this point forwrd, we are looking at higher rates from this point forward. Not that this is a surprise given how low we are now. This chart though, maybe a tool to show those who don't understand where
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09/02/2010
Now that we have all been crushed by the latest home sales figures from last week, we are being thrown a possible life line. I spent all weekend reading the doom and gloom about how bad the housing market is now that the last home buyer tax credit we had in 2009 and 2010 had expired. I didn't t
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08/30/2010
Great Blog from Jeff FHA first proposed the monthly mortgage insurance changes in the beginning of 2010. Bill H.R. 5981 was first passed by the House in the spring and was just passed by the Senate the other day. What does this bill do for FHA mortgages? They have projected that it will yi
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08/07/2010
Great food for thought from Lenn HarleyFHA LIMITS SELLER CONTRIBUTION TO BUYER'S CLOSING COSTS TO 3% OF THE PURCHASE PRICE. (Any day now.) O.K. We get it. We don't like it but we get it. We believe it's wrong headed for FHA to limit seller contribution to the buyer's closing costs. These con
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08/02/2010
I was struck by this video this weekend. Living off the grid seems very possible after watching this. Given the ability to put multiple homes on a lot and the mobility of many that are built on trailers, we may be looking at the next big trend. Watch the full episode. See more Need To Know.
08/02/2010
Love this blogHave you thought about using Wordpress as your main real estate website or blog? Are you concerned about not having the lead capture forms and automated contact management system built in? Well, I might have a solution for you!I recently moved my real estate virtual assistant websi
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08/01/2010
The stock chart for the bond fund TLT continues to show remarkable strength and is holding its trend line like a champ. As the stock market partied hard today you thought the bonds and mortgage backed bonds would start to fall but someone or some group is continuing to be up a storm. Looks like
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07/22/2010
Great tips about blogging goals. Recently I read that the majority of real estate agents are missing out on a key strategy that will yield them much higher rankings on Web search engines. Most practitioners are competing with each other over short-tailed keywords, which are just a few words strun
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07/11/2010
Florida finally getting not one but 2 rain camps in August!Sunshine, Sunshine! RainCamp is making the trek to Florida, the Sunshine State! We love you so much Florida that we are not doing one RainCamp but two! Yes, you heard me right, two! Orlando you're up first. We'll be there August 24th
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06/27/2010