The short sale has become an increasingly needed tool in our arsenal to help home owners who are in trouble. For those not in the know, the short sale allows the owner to sell their property for less than what is owed on their loan and ultimately it saves Read More...

My fellow agents, I just wanted to take a second and point out something in the latest REALTOR magazine about the initiative to help out home owners who are having trouble with their mortgages, especially those affected by ARMs. President Bush's HOPE Read More...

There is a lot on the news lately about the sad shape of real estate and the mortgage industry. Sadly, a lot of it is being published by people who have NO idea what the industry is about. There are many points to make about the current state of the industry. Read More...

There has been a debate about full service vs limited service and traditional commissions vs discounted ones but if you are a FULL service real estate professional what are you doing in other ways to be full service other than showing homes and walking Read More...

The time to act is now if you are in Texas if you support the bill prohibiting large incentives to buyers from builders who require mortgage commitments in order to secure those incentives. House Bill #3798 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to certain Read More...

I've always wondered about the concept of Conflict Of Interest. As an ethical consideration, we as REALTORs®, are supposed to avoid conflicts of interest. Hence in Texas, we have the Information About Brokerage Services that clearly define who the agent Read More...