Jul 12th 2010 10:52AM
How do you find a good real estate agent and verify that they are a good fit for your personal situation? Referral? Yard signs? Newspaper or magazine? Google? It's not hard to find a real estate agent -- there are roughly a million of them out there. The meat of the question is: How do you find an agent uniquely... Continue Reading »
Apr 21st 2010 4:15PM
In my last post, I began to lay the groundwork for the argument as to why the mortgage (and real estate) markets need radical transparency to restore consumer and investor confidence. I described my experiences working in the industries and my resulting opinions -- most specifically about a little-known fee called the... Continue Reading »
Jan 30th 2010 9:00AM
Real estate agents, who needs 'em? The answer, it seems, is fewer and fewer home buyers and sellers. Some studies suggest that as many as 80 percent of potential buyers who reach out to agents these days already have pursued the available listings online and targeted the properties they want to tour. Others simply... Continue Reading »
Jan 4th 2010 4:30PM
Can consumers get a break, just once? This week, new federal rules go into effect requiring mortgage lenders and brokers to clearly disclose to borrowers the actual costs of their mortgages, including interest rates, fees and penalties. Every borrower must now receive a standard, government-approved Good Faith Estimate,... Continue Reading »
