http://realestate.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-21T20:02:00Z Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/02/22/real-estate-in-the-news-3.htm <p>Here are some stories just hitting the news that should interest real estate professionals. &#160;If you need E&#038;O, you might check out the second story headline.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&#038;fd=R&#038;usg=AFQjCNG_R6M6QV1TX-P44QE6R2Ya33l9HQ&#038;url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/real-estate-still-best-long-term-investment-according-to-ownamerica-survey-2012-02-22">Real Estate Still Best Long Term Investment According to OwnAmerica Survey - MarketWatch (press release)</a></strong></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/02/22/real-estate-in-the-news-3.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/02/22/real-estate-in-the-news-3.htm Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:13:35 +0000 2012-02-22T09:13:35Z http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/02/21/are-you-ready-for-better-real-estate-time.htm <p>Real estate professionals who have survived the last four years have done so for a variety of reasons. &#160;However, many have done so by working the short sale and foreclosure markets. &#160;I congratulate them on their ability to respond to market changes and survive, or even prosper. &#160;However, there is no doubt that the market will return to a more normal buyer-seller balance at some point.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/02/21/are-you-ready-for-better-real-estate-time.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/02/21/are-you-ready-for-better-real-estate-time.htm Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:02:00 +0000 2012-02-21T20:02:00Z http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/02/16/mortgage-settlement-could-bring-billions-in-relief-feb-9-2012.htm <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/09/news/economy/mortgage_settlement/index.htm?section=money_realestate&#038;utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fmoney_realestate+%28Real+Estate%29">Mortgage settlement could bring billions in relief - Feb. 9, 2012</a>. At the link is an article with the proposed disbursement of the $26 billion mortgage abuse settlement. http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/02/16/mortgage-settlement-could-bring-billions-in-relief-feb-9-2012.htm Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:51:09 +0000 2012-02-16T12:51:09Z http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/02/15/write-content-once-use-it-over-over.htm <p><img class="alignleft" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/realestate/1/9/A/9/-/-/businessnetwork.jpg" alt="Internet Networking" />I know all of you are busy writing great original posts and status updates several times a week to your blog, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+. &#160;OK, so maybe not. &#160;However, I've perfected a system that cross-posts between all of these media in both directions. &#160;Read about automated <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://realestate.about.com/od/theinternetforbrokerage1/ss/Integrating-Blogging-And-Social-Media-Easily-For-Real-Estate-Business.htm">cross-posting and getting the most out of your original Internet content here</a>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/02/15/write-content-once-use-it-over-over.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/02/15/write-content-once-use-it-over-over.htm Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:15:57 +0000 2012-02-15T13:15:57Z http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/02/13/dont-you-feel-better-now-that-youve-settled-with-the-states.htm <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2012/02/the-top-twelve-reasons-why-you-should-hate-the-mortgage-settlement.html">Over at naked capitalism.com is an article about the 12 reasons to hate the almost-done mortgage settlement</a>. &#160;What do I mean by "you" in the title here? &#160;It seems that much of this is ending up as another bailout of the banks at taxpayer expense. &#160;Go read it for an education.</p> http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/02/13/dont-you-feel-better-now-that-youve-settled-with-the-states.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:45:15 +0000 2012-02-13T14:45:15Z http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/02/13/real-estate-in-the-news-2.htm <p><strong><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&#038;fd=R&#038;usg=AFQjCNHs9QfAxH0qM3FpDUh8vO0kl-57wA&#038;url=http://www.freep.com/article/20120211/BUSINESS07/202110329/Bernanke-Home-prices-have-reduced-spending">Bernanke: Home prices have reduced spending - Detroit Free Press</a></strong></p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle" src="http://g.etfv.co/http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&#038;fd=R&#038;usg=AFQjCNHs9QfAxH0qM3FpDUh8vO0kl-57wA&#038;url=http://www.freep.com/article/20120211/BUSINESS07/202110329/Bernanke-Home-prices-have-reduced-spending" alt="" /><span style="padding-left: 10px;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&#038;fd=R&#038;usg=AFQjCNHs9QfAxH0qM3FpDUh8vO0kl-57wA&#038;url=http://www.freep.com/article/20120211/BUSINESS07/202110329/Bernanke-Home-prices-have-reduced-spending">news.google.com</a></span></p> <p><img style="float: left; padding-right:10px" src="http://nt3.ggpht.com/news/tbn/D9r-IJ4_U988mM/6.jpg" alt="" /><span>USA TODAYBernanke: Home prices have reduced spendingDetroit Free PressBy Martin Crutsinger AP WASHINGTON -- Ben Bernanke said declines in home prices have forced many Americans to cut back sharply on spending and warns that the trend could continue t ...</span></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/02/13/real-estate-in-the-news-2.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/02/13/real-estate-in-the-news-2.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:53:44 +0000 2012-02-13T08:53:44Z http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/02/08/loan-mods-on-decline-as-banks-opt-for-short-sales-breaking-news-pe-com-press-enterprise.htm <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.pe.com/real-estate/company-news/20120127-loan-mods-on-decline-as-banks-opt-for-short-sales.ece">Loan mods on decline as banks opt for short sales &#124; Breaking News &#124; PE.com - Press-Enterprise</a>. This article reports some major re-default percentages for loan modifications and that short sales ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/02/08/loan-mods-on-decline-as-banks-opt-for-short-sales-breaking-news-pe-com-press-enterprise.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/02/08/loan-mods-on-decline-as-banks-opt-for-short-sales-breaking-news-pe-com-press-enterprise.htm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:57:37 +0000 2012-02-08T07:57:37Z http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/02/02/florida-grants-real-estate-licenses-to-felons.htm <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.bradenton.com/2012/01/27/3823911/florida-grants-real-estate-licenses.html">Florida grants real estate licenses to felons - Letters - BradentonHerald.com</a>. The link is to a letter to the editor. &#160;In NM we have to be fingerprinted and have a background check. http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/02/02/florida-grants-real-estate-licenses-to-felons.htm Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:31:05 +0000 2012-02-02T08:31:05Z http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/01/22/are-you-alienating-friends-social-contacts.htm <p>Social media use by business, and definitely by real estate professionals, is growing by leaps and bounds. &#160;And, if you read here much, you know that <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://realestate.about.com/od/internetmarketing/ss/Google-Is-Changing-Google-Search-And-Theres-More-New-Value-For-Real-Estate.htm">I'm a big fan of Google+</a>, the new social spot on the Web. &#160;However, there's a lot of disagreement about how much to engage our prospective customers on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and now Google+. &#160;Some would say, and they practice it, that if a little works then a lot must work better. &#160;I do know that when I connect with a real estate professional in Google+, if I start getting multiple posts/day, especially if they're mostly promoting every tiny feature of their listings, I just disconnect. &#160;After all, I'm in Taos, NM, and have very little interest in their new listing in Detroit. &#160;(Another reason to learn to use Google+ Circles properly.)</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/01/22/are-you-alienating-friends-social-contacts.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/01/22/are-you-alienating-friends-social-contacts.htm Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:41:48 +0000 2012-01-22T11:41:48Z http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/01/19/dont-call-an-inspector-an-idiot-in-email.htm What have you called an inspector lately? &#160;Or, how about an appraiser? &#160;It's probably best that we do this in a room alone, not in a mass email. <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/idiot-comment-spurs-lawsuit/article_2206225e-e3f2-5b26-b487-10e1a759f295.html">'Idiot' comment spurs lawsuit</a>. http://realestate.about.com/b/2012/01/19/dont-call-an-inspector-an-idiot-in-email.htm Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:54:43 +0000 2012-01-19T14:54:43Z