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HomeSteps® Launches Nat'l Summer Sales Promotion! Closing Cost Assistance & Selling Agent Bonus! HomeSteps, which is the real estate sales unit of Freddie Mac, is launching a nationwide sales promotion for its inventory of foreclosed homes starting today.  The HomeSteps Summer Sales Promotion off...

WOW Your Clients WOWing clients is premier to long-term success in our industry. The basis of this concept is that you cannot "WOW" a client if you promise too much and deliver too little. "WOWs" are created when you pleasantly surprise your customers by delivering more than they expected.In sale...

I must've missed this one... good to know!  ActiveRain's New URL Shortener How many times have you tried to link your ActiveRain post on Twitter or another site only to get the response that the url is too long?  Well Happy Holidays, ActiveRain has a gift for you. Once you have written and posted...

Did you know... 1 teaspon of cinnamon contains as many antioxidants as a full cup of pomegranate juice or ½ cup of blueberries!

Several lenders, including Freddie Mac, report more than half of homeowners who lose their homes to foreclosure never answer their lenders' phone calls or letters. Instead, homeowners feel embarrassed about being in default, don't believe their lender can help, and erroneously assume that contact...

Fannie Mae recently launched WaysHome, an interactive video to educate homeowners about their options to avoid foreclosure, motivate them to make the right decisions, and encourage them to seek help. WaysHome is part of Fannie Mae's Know Your Options initiative to help today's struggling homeowne...

HomePath Mortgage vs. FHA with the recent change (increase) in the FHA up front mortgage insurance premium:  Product Purchase Loan Rate Term P&I Mortgage Total Appraisal   Price Amount     Payment Insurance Payment Cost                   Old FHA 3.5% Down 150000 148175 4.25 30 728.93 66.34 795.27...

I read this today regarding marketing REO properties... seems backward to me in today's market... thoughts/comments?  #1 "An REO agent must understand what information to give a buyer." (* true) ----------------- #2 "In a declining market, active properties are much more reflective of the true va...

Fannie Mae Announces New Incentives for HomePath® Properties Up to 3.5 Percent Seller Assistance; Selling Agent Receives $1,500 Bonus WASHINGTON, DC - Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) today announced a seller assistance incentive on Fannie Mae-owned properties listed on the company's REO website, www.HomePa...

We've got until the end of August to pass the ban on single-use plastic bags, or the bill will be dead. Take action, and tell your senator to support the bill to ban plastic bags today: http://www.environmentcalifornia.org/action/oceans/sen-bag-ban?id4=ES Your e-mails show the on-the-fence senato...