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RECENT BLOG POSTS
  I am always surfing the Internet and there always seems to be those blogs and informational pieces that are not just opinion, but completely misleading and wrong. And for the most part, that's how rumors start. When it comes to FHA loans, I will state this.... I am not god, I am not perfect, an...
02/15/2009
When looking for that new home, especially in today's Real Estate environment, a lot of people think they are going to make a super deal by buying a foreclosure, and maybe they will. Yesterday, I announced the new Fannie Mae HomePath program for Fannie Mae foreclosures, today, I want to discuss t...
02/15/2009
Because negativity, whining and otherwise just Chicken Little type complaining makes me tired I always try to find the positive side to things. Since the Big News has been the Stimulus Package the past couple days, that's where I was trying to find something positive.  It should be no surprise th...
02/14/2009
So, what is happening on the government front now? Are we or aren't we getting the help we need? There are so many variables afloat and no one seems to know what the exact language of anything right now. The consensus is that one of the biggest items that we in the Real Estate industry have been ...
02/14/2009
Has Fannie Mae pulled their head out of their... sand box? What if I told you Fannie Mae is offering special financing if you buy one of their bank owned homes?  Would you believe me?  Well you should because it is true! Why does this benefit you?  Well frankly... the terms of their offered finan...
02/14/2009
The Real Estate industry is a leading indicator of economic cycles. We are the first into a down cycle and also the first out. There are signs that the market is bottoming. There are other factors that could skew a recovery, but the activity reported by some agents on Active Rain throughout the ...
02/14/2009
Everyone is looking at this title and they are hitting the snooze button.  Home owners insurance is not likely to get buyers or sellers into a tizzy of excitement.  I know what you’re thinking.  “I’m on this blog to find out about housing prices and cool neighborhoods or to search for homes on-li...
02/07/2009
Is a new day dawning in real estate?  I'm currently in various stages of four transactions and am finding a new level of professionalism that had slipped by the wayside a few years ago.Three of the properties are my listings and each of the buyer agents are on top of the documents and time schedu...
02/07/2009
WILL THE LAST MORTGAGE BROKER ON EARTH PLEASE TURN OUT THE LIGHTS? Will there soon be a day when the last mortgage broker on earth quietly turns out the lights, sadly looks back, then joins the other victims on the growing list of economic extinction? Are mortgage brokers being squeezed out of th...
02/07/2009
Do you own, or know someone who owns a 2 or 3-family building in Waltham, Watertown, Belmont or Newton?  Please email or call me if you do!I am currently working with a motivated buyer who is seeking a 2 or 3 family property in any of these towns.  Here is some of the ideal criteria:- Currently o...
02/06/2009
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