There seems to be some varying opinion on how to interpret loan limit increases for Conforming and FHA type mortgages. I've read articles here that suggest a $650k Conforming loan limit while FHA mortgages will set a new limit based on (max) 175% of the subject property's County Median Home Price
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02/27/2008
There is a growing list of websites that have received the shiv from NAR for using 'Realtor' in their name, url etc. AgentGenius (formerly RealtorGenius.com, prior to the 86 from NAR ) is one of these victims. Would anyone who happens upon similar beat downs please let me know via comments? There
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02/27/2008
I'm one to write diatribes. I have this internal claw that directs me to carefully articulate my topics by preemptively covering all angles (and potential rebuttals) as a reader takes the time to digest my left (or right) of center opinions. This can get, mmmm, tedious at times. I don't like tedi
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02/27/2008
I blog, therefore I am? (Rhetorical question) After the dizzying experience of clearing out my Google Reader, I’ve come to the conclusion that 90% of blog posts suck. Too many blogauthors write just to write, taking us down the boring path of traditional journalism, writing about whats been writt
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12/04/2007
People seem to take my thoughts or suggestions as if they could exist in a vacuum, which they most certainly cannot. As you read on it should become more apparent that these ‘Twitter-esque’ suggestions are about general philosophies and solid business practices, not an end all be all ‘if you don’
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12/04/2007
While I may not be a programmer, I am a tech geek at heart. Technology has always been a gateway for me to reduce laborious tasks and increase communication efficiencies…in other words it helps alleviate my procrastination habits and other nefarious personal productivity holes. Although Groove.ne
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12/04/2007
At least 5 times per week I get asked how I would run a mortgage business in todays market, or something to that effect…there’s a million ways to ask the same question. So, in the spirit of why I started blogging (because I really do not like repeating myself) and in Twitter like fashion, Ill sta
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12/04/2007
The NAR convention in Las Vegas was an experience of deafening ‘white noise’. Not quite sure how many people attended the event but as I walked through the Venetian, meandering my way to The Sands Expo Hall, I passed at least 5000 individuals wearing neck passes tagged with ribbons that demonstra
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11/17/2007
‘We are the fossils, the relics of our time, we mutilate the meanings till they’re easy to deny.’ - William Corgan I hear many mortgage and real estate professionals within the industry still spouting off about how no technology will ever replace them…no, technology won’t, but the professional th
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11/13/2007
Let me clearly state that I’m not a proponent of this Bill at all, for a number of reasons, most specifically: No amount of legislation from the folks in Ivory Towers is going to ‘fix the mortgage problem’. Mortgage law MUST transcend and apply to both brokers and bankers, otherwise it’s a total
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11/09/2007