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Distressed or Distraught: The Process of a Real Estate Transaction
by Ron Phipps, 2012 Immediate Past President, NAR So if you are like me, you have been working in real estate for a long time. You think you have seen it all. Your body of work includes lots of...
View ArticleNAR Update: Mortgage Debt Relief Act Extended For ONE Year.
BREAKING NEWS: Thank-You NAR President Elect Steve Brown for sending this to me… The Senate approved a fiscal cliff bill 89-8 early this morning. The $ 450K threshold would kick in higher tax rates...
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HUGE NAR News: Pending Home Sale Spike | Real Estate Training
WASHINGTON (February 27, 2013) – Pending home sales rose in January, and have been above year-ago levels for the past 21 months, according to the National Association of Realtors®. There were healthy...
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California Short Sale and REO Market Update | Agent Short Sale Training
Thanks to our friends over on Foreclosureradar.com for the bulk of this article: The falloff in short sales and foreclosure sales since the beginning of the year caught many California real estate...
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HARRIS REAL ESTATE UNIVERSITY Partners With NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
Tim and Julie Harris is proud to announce that it now offers the National Association of Realtors®’ official designations & certifications through REALTOR® University School of Professional...
View ArticleNational Association of Realtors Responds to President Obama, Zillow CEO Event
The response from NAR after the recent President Obama, Zillow housing event left no room for miscommunication: “…Zillow’s website is about using housing as fodder for entertainment, which is what this...
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Why Realtor.com® Changes Reinforce the REALTOR® Brand
Excellent post from our friends at Realtor.com Agents, in case you missed it Realtor.com is focusing on reclaiming their previously held #1 spot as the top destination site for real estate online....
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National Association of Realtors President Steve Brown, “We Are the Lions”
I love this post from Steve….. share it with every agent you know. By NAR 2014 President Steve Brown It’s a tremendous honor to serve as the 2014 President of the National Association of REALTORS®. At...
View ArticleWill The Mortgage Debt Relief Act Be Extended For 2014? | Realtor Coaching
Will the Mortgage Debt Relief Act be extended for another year? Yes. The Mortgage Debt Relief Act will be extended. The National Association of Realtors is working with the law makers to get the MDR...
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Health Reform: NAR President Steve Brown on What You Need to Know
Since the federal government enacted health insurance reform in 2010, NAR has put out a considerable amount of information on the law, including on the basics of signing up for insurance under the law...
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Mortgage Availability Tightening? QM Takes Effect Today | Realtor Coaching
From our friends at the National Association of Realtors. Excellent article that explains the changes to residential mortgages aka QM Qualified Mortgage. NAR has been working with federal regulators...
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Home Office Safe Harbor, Other Tax Changes
The IRS has made it easier for you to claim your home office deduction and it has increased the amount of deduction you can take for driving people to and from listings in your car. These are two of...
View ArticleRealtor Coaching Alert: Mortgage Debt Forgiveness: It’s All About Fairness
In his latest video, NAR President Steve Brown explains why NAR supports an extension on mortgage debt cancellation relief. Take a look. [VIDEO] New 2014 Short Sale Lead Generation System. Proven...
View ArticleFHA Short Sale Dual Agency
From our friends at The National Association of Realtors: Some NAR members have received communications from servicers, such as Bank of America, that dual agency is not allowed in FHA short sales...
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$500,000 RESPA Fine Top Story in First The Voice for Real Estate News Program
You might have missed it, but about three years ago enforcement of our country’s mortgage settlement laws switched to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from HUD. The switch is more than...
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