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<p> Don&#39;t miss these outstanding materials on building your buyers list overnight while you sell property within 7 days for absolute top dollar. </p> <div> You do have to opt in to see the video but once your in, there are two more tutorials for download, one is a 72 page report on internet marketing for real estate and the other is the complete mind map of a selling system that has never been seen before. </div> <div> </div> <div> <font size="2"><font size="3">I&#39;m extremely excited about this system and I have absolutely no doubt that you will find these free tutorials absolutely paradigm shifting in their scope and depth, these materials will definitely create a shift in the way you think about marketing real estate today:</font> <b><span style="font-size: 8pt"><a target="_blank" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102664335806&amp;s=1&amp;e=001nrUToisWmJ7KmgXJ1NVcMJ4p7a62DRqF4w86NtKS_Nv9O0GikwQR4xZ50TolJ0PNG7jTKgSnZrTd4lDaBtUsPKIWMTPIjpjqr1F0Wm3SqsDkJqeprlO5D7hSYGIY7Akj"><font color="#0000FF" size="3">Make the Shift!</font></a><font size="3"> </font></span></b></font> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <font size="2"> </font> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <font size="2"><span style="font-size: 8pt"><font size="3">This information can be adapted in so many ways, grasp the concepts, methods and strategy and you&#39;ll own your territory!</font></span></font> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <font size="2"> </font> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <font size="2"><em><b><span style="font-size: 8pt"><font size="3">Dan Auito</font></span></b></em></font> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <font size="2"> </font> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <font size="2"><em><span style="font-size: 8pt"><font size="3">I would ask you how you build your buyers list but this trumps everything, hands down!</font></span></em></font> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <font size="2"> </font> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <font size="2"> </font> </div> </div>

<p> For another group (theatre) I need to create an online survey where people can rate things and make comments. I would like them to be able to fill it out and send it back to me without them having to fill in their names. </p> <p> Does anyone know of a way to do this inexpensively (meaning free if possible) I need to create the survey and email it to them or have them click on anwebsite to fill out for about 40-60 people. Thanks for any ideas you have for me! </p>

<h3 class="post-title entry-title"> </h3> <div class="post-body entry-content"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N17Ne7uVoXU/SmI_dhxiPzI/AAAAAAAAAwo/FFWSz8WNvps/s1600-h/1%3D1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359916283039203122" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N17Ne7uVoXU/SmI_dhxiPzI/AAAAAAAAAwo/FFWSz8WNvps/s400/1%3D1.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 160px;" name="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359916283039203122" /></a><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Housing in a nutshell: Foreclosures up. Sales up. Prices down.</span> </div><br /> New research by Paola Sapienza of Northwestern University and Luigi Zingales from the University of Chicago, provide interesting insight into the foreclosure tsunami.<br /> <br /> In the 1990-91 recession the study found that very few people who could afford their mortgage walked away from their homes. The magic number was 10. When equity declines exceeded 10% of the value of the home, owners started to waiver. A 10% loss and the default rate begins to rise. A 50% loss of home value and 17% of all owners preferred default to staying in the game.<br /> <br /> The study concludes that in this cycle, a large segment of foreclosures were driven by a different metric. One in four recent mortgage defaults are strategic. Buyers of property make a business decision to walk away because they no longer like the deal. For 25% of all foreclosures, today, its not inability but unwillingness to make payments.<br /> <br /> The study makes an interesting observation. The Obama administration is focused on cash flow to owners to keep them in their homes. This study points to a different reason for a large segment of foreclosures. Many people wont stay in their homes when the value of their mortgage exceeds the value of their home by 10% or more.<br /> <br /> If the study is correct, then writing down the loan would significantly stem the tide. Since lenders are unlikely to do so, Im betting we will continue to see foreclosures for quite a while.<br /> <span class="general_text"><br /> Thanks for Reading<br /> Howard Bell<br /> <a href="http://yourpropertypath.com/">yourpropertypath.com</a><br /> A web site of over 450 articles related to real estate focused primarily on property management.<br /></span> </div>

<p> <img height="94" width="157" align="right" src="http://www.realtown.com/members/howardbell/files/1%20(2).png" alt="" /> </p> <p> <span class="general_text"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">MORTGAGE RATES DOWN: FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE WEEK</span></span></span> </p> <p> <br /> <span class="general_text"> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">30-year fixed-rate mortgage:</span> Averaged 5.14 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending July 16, 2009, down from last week when it averaged 5.20 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 6.26 percent.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">15-year fixed-rate mortgage:</span> Averaged 4.63 percent with an average 0.7 point, down from last week when it averaged 4.69 percent. A year ago at this time, the 15-year FRM averaged 5.78 percent.<br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Five-year Treasury-indexed hybrid ARMs:</span> Averaged 4.83 percent this week, with an average 0.7 point, up slightly from last week when it averaged 4.82 percent. A year ago, the 5-year ARM averaged 5.80 percent.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">One-year Treasury-indexed ARMs:</span> Averaged 4.76 percent this week with an average 0.5 point, down from last week when it averaged 4.82 percent. At this time last year, the 1-year ARM averaged 5.10 percent.<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><br /> Freddie Sayz</span><br /> <br /> Average fixed-rate mortgage rates were lower than last week and were down 0.4 percent to 0.5 percent from the levels of early June.,said Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist. For a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, the rate reduction over the past five weeks translates into a monthly payment saving of $56 on a $200,000 loan. <a href="http://yourpropertypath.com/artman2/publish/Mortgages_165/Weekly_Mortgage_Rates.shtml">more freddie</a><br /></span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span class="general_text">Thanks for Reading</span> </p> <p> <a href="http://www.yourpropertypath.com"><span class="general_text">www.yourpropertypath.com</span></a> </p>

<p> I guess I must have signed up for a GoogleVoice <a title="Google Voice invite request" href="https://services.google.com/fb/forms/googlevoiceinvite/" target="_blank"><font color="#B85B5A">invite</font></a> at some point. Yesterday I recieved a link to register for a FREE account. </p> <p> So I signed up and for the last 24 hours I have been brainstorming on how to effectively use this program in my in my real estate business program and as part of my real estate <a title="www.agentidaho.com" href="http://agentidaho.com/" target="_blank">website</a>. </p> <p> My thought process begins with considering where in my system is there a problem and how this program can help fix it? So I&#39;ll give you my biggest problem…. </p> <p> In the scenario when I am with clients showing homes, learning their likes and dislikes, making small talk and learning about them; I CANNOT always answer incoming calls, review voicemails and return calls as quickly as I would like. If I could only screen the voicemail for importance without being rude and tuning out my clients who are in front of me………. </p> <p> <em>Along comes Google Voice and this is how it has helped in one big way for me</em>: </p> <p> All voicemails recieved by GoogleVoice are transcribed to text and either emailed to me, text&#39;ed to me or both. I can read text and email when with clients in front of me and qualify the callers&#39; reason for calling as to whether I need to excuse myself briefly to return a call. <em>&quot;Response&quot; time is of the essence!</em> Ever had an agent call to ask where to send an offer on one of your listings? Ever have a call from your sign rider from a cash buyer in town for 12 more hours and needing to buy a home? Need I go on? </p> <p> <em>A few other items that are seemingly useful:</em> </p> <ul> <li>As mentioned above, all calls including any agent showing feedback is transcribed to email, making it super easy to forward feedback to seller clients. (firsthand feedback) </li> <li>Documentation of voicemail for legal reasons and/or papertrail </li> <li>Free national calls </li> <li>Web-based texting and calling function(it rings your phone when call is sent thru) </li> <li>Embeddible &quot;click to talk&quot; feature for website which calls Voice number for free </li> <li>&quot;ListenIn&quot; function to easedrop on voicemail in realtime </li> <li>Call record function </li> <li>Group-able custom caller messages for your voicemail-a function that uses caller ID from contact list </li> </ul> <p> I am sure in the next 24 hours I will discover more usefullness for this program. Go <a title="about Voice" href="http://www.google.com/googlevoice/about.html" target="_blank"><font color="#B85B5A">here</font></a> for official functions of the program. </p> <p> My <a title="www.AgentIdaho.com" href="http://agentidaho.com/" target="_blank">website</a> has my new Google Voice #. Call and leave a message with your email. I&#39;ll forward back the transcribed message for you to see. Please clarify if you are a Realtor, if not I will send you property listings. </p> <p> </p> <p> Eric Bracht </p> <p> Licensed Idaho E-Pro Realtor </p> <p> Market Pro Real Estate </p>

<p> <span class="general_text"><br /> Commercial property markets are beginning to show real weakness. Delinquency rates have doubled to almost 7% and the bottom isnt expected for another three years.<br /> <br /> It no surprise that with the loss of jobs there is a great deal of downsizing and rent reduction for everyone from retail shopping malls and small business to hotels and offices. Unemployment is now 9.5%, pushing commercial vacancy rates to 17%.<br /> <br /> The Globe and Mail reports Real estate experts and regulators warned a U.S. congressional committee that commercial real estate is headed for a crash that could eclipse slump of the early 1990s, saddling already hobbled banks with a new wave of bad loans.<br /> <br /></span> </p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="general_text"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Big Debts Due</span></span> </div> <p> <br /> Almost $1.8-trillion of commercial loans made during good times will roll over by 2012. <a href="http://yourpropertypath.com/artman2/publish/Current_Market_Conditions/Commercial_real_estate_is_the_next_shoe_to_drop.shtml">see chart here</a> The banks are certainly reluctant to take on more high risk property. The Fed certainly doesnt want the banks to assume more risk at this juncture.<br /> <br /> Office towers and shopping centers are already down 35 to 45 per cent since 2007. That compares with a 32 per cent peak-to-trough decline for house prices, according to the Case-Shiller home price index.<br /> <br /> </p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">TALF</span><br /> </div> <p> The commercial real state crises is not only important for banks, which hold almost 2 trillion dollars of commercial loans. The commercial real estate industry also provides more than 9 million jobs and generates roughly 70 cents out of every dollar in local government budgets.<br /> <br /> The Obama administration has a $1-trillion Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) program in place.<br /> <br /> Because there is no secondary market for commercial mortgages, TALF will inject big dollars into a non existent market to provide liquidity abd encourage lenders and investors to participate commercial real estate loans.<br /> <br /> TALF is expected help unfreeze credit markets that limited refinancings billions in commercial real estate debt that resulted in a wave of defaults.<br /> <br /> At the core this is a crises caused by a credit collapse..... </p> <p> Howard Bell </p> <p> <a href="http://yourpropertypath.com/artman2/publish/Current_Market_Conditions/Commercial_real_estate_is_the_next_shoe_to_drop.shtml">www.yourpropertypath.com</a> </p>

<p> You tend to get everyone poking around CraigsList. </p> <p> I put in several ads per day which link to a listing and from that the ability to search for more listings. </p> <p> The program (Hired a programmer) is simple but effective. </p> <p> Give it a spin to see what you think. </p> <p> Get&#39;s me 50 to 80 leads per month. Most are junk but I get some &quot;REAL&quot; buyers. </p> <p> <a href="http://realtyclients.net">realtyclients.net</a> </p> <p> Cyril Beaton </p> <p> P.S. you can buy one of these sites after a 30 day trial. No credit card etc. for the trial. You like it, you keep it; you don&#39;t, keep the leads. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>

<p> We are curious to know from the broker/owner standpoint, how you&#39;ve conquered the challenge of making time to recruit either new or experienced agents. Or . . . what are your ideas? Is the lack of time or lack of resources? And what&#39;s your proven method? Thanks. </p>

<p> Many of you have heard about how the IRS has been targeting Real Estate Agents, and challenging the status of a &quot;real estate professional&quot; for an Agent. </p> <p> To give you a brief background without getting into the details - a &quot;Real Estate Professional&quot; is someone who &quot;materially participates&quot; in their real estate activity. As a result, they are able to deduct real estate losses from other income that is not related to real estate. </p> <p> The IRS had been challenging the &quot;real estate professional&quot; status for agents - stating that Brokers qualify, but Agents do not. And they were winning... </p> <p> The great news is that a Real Estate Agent just won in tax court! <a href="http://www.ustaxcourt.gov/InOpHistoric/Agarwal.SUM.WPD.pdf">Read the case for yourself!</a> </p> <p> The IRS tried to argue that the taxpayer needs to be a &quot;Broker&quot; not a just an &quot;Agent&quot; to meet the 750 hour per year material participation test. The Tax Court said: &quot;The Court concludes that Congress is presumed to have defined the term &quot;brokerage&quot; in its common or ordinary meaning. The Court also stated that for purposes of section 469, the &quot;business&quot; of a real estate broker includes, but is not limited to: (1) Selling, exchanging, purchasing, renting, or leasing real property&quot; and therefore, an &quot;agent&quot; is the same as a &quot;broker&quot; for purposes of this test.&quot; </p> <p> Yippy! </p> <p> Congratulations, agents can be &quot;real estate professionals&quot; again! Speaking of which, are you already using our <a href="http://trexglobal.com/partner">FREE</a> <a href="http://trexglobal.com/partner">marketing tools</a> to grow your business with investors? </p>

<p> Good morning! </p> <p> I&#39;m curious as to whether anyone has any input as to the usefulness of sites like facebook and craiglist. Is it worth it or just not particularly helpful? </p> <p> Also, are there other similar sites that are useful? </p> <p> Thanks!. </p> <p> ALLEN T. OLMSTED<br /> CANAAN REALTY<br /> <em>Licensed Real Estate Broker</em><br /> 8645 E. Seneca Turnpike<br /> Manlius, NY 13104<br /> Office: 682-4500<br /> Fax: 682-4214<br /> <strong>New E-mail:</strong> <a title="blocked::mailto:Allen@SyracuseLand.com" href="mailto:Allen@SyracuseLand.com"><strong title="blocked::mailto:Allen@SyracuseLand.com">Allen@SyracuseLand.com</strong></a> </p>

<p> I recently heard of a great service which is a great savings and marketing tool for our sellers and assists in keeping up the appearances of vacant homes and ensuring against crime. </p> <p> Vacant Home Caretakers offers a great &quot;free service&quot; to sellers of vacant homes and even &quot;stages&quot; them for free.., which makes my job as a realtor much easier! The Home Managers maintain the home in Show Condition at all times and leave the lights and music on before any showings. They maintain the landscaping so the home shows well and this keeps the neighbors happy. </p> <p> They also match renters to vacant properties to act as Home Managers. A friend of mine was seeking a short term rental and interviewed with them. This saved her $$ and solved the need for the owner of a vacant home who loved having a Home Manager, stage, maintain and pay utilities. </p> <p> A very &quot;healthy&quot; approach to our real estate crisis. </p> <p> We need more &quot;Creativity&quot; in our Real Estate Marketing Toolbox! </p>

<p> Lots and lots of properties are for sale on <a href="http://www.alexshay.com/miami-beach-real-estate.asp"><font color="#666666">Miami Beach</font></a>, and that is neither a play on words, nor an exaggeration. The marketplace is flooded with properties that remain unsold month after month, as more and more homes become available for sale. An examination of the luxury market in Miami Beach tells a dire tale.<br /> <br /> As of today, there are 40 listed waterfront properties for sale on the <a href="http://www.alexshay.com/venetian-islands-miami-beach.asp"><font color="#666666">Venetian Islands</font></a>, with 11 homes for sale on Rivo Alto Island, 13 homes for sale on Dilido Island, 3 homes for sale on San Marino Island, and another 13 properties for sale on San Marco and Biscayne Islands. The 5 islands mentioned, along with Belle Isle, comprise the Venetian Islands.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.alexshay.com/palm-island-miami-beach-real-estate.asp"><font color="#666666">Palm Island and Hibiscus Island</font></a>, which lie just south of the Venetian Islands, are also part of Miami Beach. On those 2 islands, a total of 31 waterfront properties are listed for sale, with 16 available waterfront homes on Palm Island and 15 on Hibiscus Island. The 4 <a href="http://www.alexshay.com/sunset-islands-miami-beach.asp"><font color="#225588">Sunset Islands</font></a> lie just northeast of the Venetian Islands, and 14 waterfront properties are listed on the Sunset Islands, with 7 listed homes on Sunset Island I and II, and 7 on Sunset Island III and IV.<br /> <br /> North Bay Road is located on the west side of Miami Beach, and is well known for its exclusivity. It has been home to the Bee Gees, Jennifer Lopez, Thalia, Shakira, and a number of other well-known personalities. There are 16 <a href="http://www.alexshay.com/listings/propertylistings.asp?categoryID_list=31_49"><font color="#225588">waterfront homes listed on North Bay Road</font></a>.<br /> <br /> Who is going to buy all of these homes? Are the buyers out there? The answer is, yes. However, the resistance to purchasing a property is greater than ever, as buyers sit on the sidelines, afraid to buy a home that might not appreciate for some time to come. An additional problem is that the banks are still not lending money, so even when a buyer is ready, willing, and financially able, the banks won&#39;t close the loans.<br /> <br /> What does it all mean? Buyers must be savvier than ever before, and sellers must realize that by lowering the asking prices on their homes, they are not giving their properties away, as many sellers have expressed. Sellers who really want their properties sold, are going to necessarily have to become much more realistic, and realize the market is no longer what it was a few years ago; and there is no evidence whatsoever that indicates an appreciating housing market in the near future.<br /> <br /> When properties on small lots are being listed on the Venetian Islands for up to almost 8 million dollars, and other properties on North Bay Road, on larger lots, are listed for less than 4 million dollars, something is amiss. North Bay Road homes have generally had substantially more value than Venetian Island homes.<br /> <br /> The news is not all bad, however, because there has been a slight increase in activity, with more buyers appearing in the marketplace. When the banks start lending, things will improve, and when sellers become more realistic, more homes will be sold. </p>

<p> Hey! </p> <p> Does anybody know if the lower priced laptops that are marketed at Walmart like; in the 300 to 500 range would be suitable for a 2nd computer for on-the-go work for the road? I really enjoy my computer in my home office which is 20+largeFlat Screen Dell. Never have enjoyed Laptops. Anyone got a preference? The Acer, HP, Dell have some good deals online. Also Toshiba. </p> <p> Thanks for your input. </p>

<p> </p> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> I have a clients attorney concerned about the client receiving too much cash and just spending it. </div> <p> Does anybody have any input or advice on great ways to take a land asset and transfer it into another asset (i.e. funds, bonds, trusts, etc.) which would be a good hedge against taxes, and, more importantly, an investment vehicle which would limit their access or ability to spend the money, yet not leaving it in the clients real estate, as well as not as volatile as the stock market (we&#39;re only talking about potentially $200,000-$400,000) </p> <p> Thanks! </p> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> Allen Olmsted </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> CANAAN REALTY </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <i>Licensed Real Estate Broker</i> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> 8645 E. Seneca Turnpike </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> Manlius, NY 13104 </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> Toll free: 888-457-6261 </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <strong>Email: Allen@SyracuseLand.com</strong> </div>