James's Real Estate Blog

In my nearly 10 years of working in the real estate, mortgage, and title business I have heard and witnessed many a horror story about closings lost due to the ineptitude, careless mistakes, lack of communication, or just plain poor customer service on the part of title companies.  Although title...

As the title agent in my BNI group it is only natural for me to be able to refer and receive business from the Realtor and mortgage broker in my BNI Chapter.  Since I joined BNI two years ago I have seen both the original Realtor and mortgage broker leave our chapter (one transferred to a differe...

With the downturn of the market and the current foreclosure crisis I have noticed it has brought out the best and worst of people in the real estate industry.  Many realtors have stepped up and gotten training on short sales and have been able to help some homeowners avoid foreclosure and at leas...

For the past few months I have heard on almost a daily basis the following questions: "When is the real estate market going to bounce back?", "Has the market hit bottom yet?" and "When is a good time to buy before home prices go back up?".   All of these are valid questions, even if there is no '...

For the past few months I have heard on almost a daily basis the following questions: "When is the real estate market going to bounce back?", "Has the market hit bottom yet?" and "When is a good time to buy before home prices go back up?".   All of these are valid questions, even if there is no '...