I’ve received a few emails as of late about my my thoughts on HVCC (Home Valuation Code of Conduct) and why I hadn’t written or documented HVCC the way we did HR3915. The truth is that it slipped by me until I got up to speed on the ramifications of HVCC today, even though Paul […]

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In yesterdays NY Times magazine there was a terrific article on how the rating agencies participated in the current housing bubble and liquidity crisis.
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Although we know (and discussed here) many of the players in our current situation, this is a well written piece on how financal structures are created and utilized.
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Mortgage backed securities started the week off well, but their 25-day moving average proved too strong to break, and down they went, again. As I stated last week, there was not much data being released, so technical indicators and news, such as earnings, fueled the moves in the markets. Mortgage rates ticked only […]

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I’ll be speaking on a panel this summer at Inman Bloggers Connect entitled, “Blogging Pitfalls: How NOT to Get Sued“. We’ll be talking about stuff like slander, NAR’s code of ethics, RESPA and more. But the most common mistake I see most bloggers make is to steal photos from other people’s sights. I’m using “steal” […]

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Our LinkedIn Networking Group continues to grow. If you haven’t joined yet, what are you waiting for?
Here’s some prior coverage of LinkedIn
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Using LinkedIn Groups
There’s no better time to become LinkedIn
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Real estate and mortgage, especially in niches or in smaller towns can get really entangled — almost incestuous at times. We all know each other, we refer back and forth, and sometimes it seems like there are too many professionals at too small a trough. Most real estate agents know that LOs need to work […]

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Sorry, I haven’t been here much lately but Todd, my man, you gave me a sales and marketing tool that is just going nuts and I love it.
Our community is discovering Ligonier Living for the positive community forum it’s designed to be and a place to stay on top of local happenings.  I haven’t decided […]

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