Zillow.com Partners With Apartments.com
Zillow.com has just announced a partnership with Apartments.com which they say will boost Zillow’s rental listings by an additional 90,000 managed apartment rental listings.
Zillow.com launched their Rental Listing option back in December of 2009 to compliment their 4 million “homes for sale” and enormous database of 100 million U.S. homes.
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Realtor.com ONLY: Marketing or Scam?
Welcome to the wonderful world of the Internet! Today’s sellers have many choices when deciding to list and sell their homes. They can save quite a bit of money (the Realtors commission) by listing with a Flat Fee Listing Service like ours while retaining their For Sale By Owner right to sell it themselves to a buyer with no broker, potential cutting out the entire real estate commission.
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Are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Done?
Ken Montville just wrote an interesting article on Agent Genius that you can read here about the looming possibilities of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
What will happen to them? And if there is no Fannie and Freddie to buy up all these mortgages, who do you think will do it? It’s possible that the lenders who originate these mortgages might be forced to keep them on their books, but we have a tight credit market already!
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Avoid foreclosure & get the help you need
A new website from Fannie Mae, knowyouroptions.com, offers sellers help and solutions to assist in making educated decisions about their options to avoid foreclosure.
If you are struggling with your mortgage payments or facing foreclosure, you may feel overwhelmed and frustrated. Many homeowners simply don’t know what to do or where to go for assistance, and they feel too helpless to take action. You can find options to help you stay in your home!
Virtual Staging: Home Photos Makeover
Are you trying to sell an empty home? Do you have photos of empty rooms posted in you listing? You already know today’s buyers search online instead of calling real estate agents to find their next home, but what happens when those buyers get online? Does your home have a good online curb appeal?
Buyers are not only searching for a physical house but a place to call home and fill with memories.
10 Things Sellers Should Know To Pass A Home Inspection
According to industry experts, there are at least 33 physical problems that will come under scrutiny during a typical home inspection.
We’ve identified the 10 most important and common issues that, if not dealt with, will cost you the most to repair. Dealing with these before the home inspection could help to make your sale go smoother! View more selling articles »
In most cases you can make a reasonable home inspection yourself if you know what you are looking for. An knowing what you are looking for can help you prevent little problems from growing into costly and unmanageable ones. Read More…
A Day In The Life Of A Realtor [Video]
WARNING: The following video contains language not appropriate for small children. Be prepared to laugh your ass off!
Shadow Inventory: How Big Is It?
What is “Shadow Inventory” and how does it affect the overall real estate market? These are the homes that are at risk of going into default or are already owned by the banks and that can come onto the market at any time. They pose a problem because a flood of these properties can put enormous downward pressure on prices as inventories rise far above what can be absorbed by demand.
Check out the video from Realtor.org below.
Chipping Away Realtors 6 Percent [Video]
Lesley Stahl of CBS talks about her 2007 report on how online real estate sales are lowering agent commissions and driving down home prices. This is even more relevant in today’s market. You can find the full segment of her report here.
Sneak Peek at the NEW Realtor.com!
Realtor.com will be launching in the summer with a shiny new look, and I wanted to give you a sneak peek at it.
