Monthly Archives: August 2008

The DPA Debate: Whose Side are YOU On?

TweetI wanted to share a couple of stories – one from Nehemiah’s DPAGroundswell website and one, via video, from the Ameridream folks.   Many of us may not have even written loans or managed real estate transactions that involved Downpayment Assistance Programs.   If you’re on the fence about whether these programs need to be…

Homebuyer Tax Credit Really a 15 Year No Interest Loan

TweetI’m concerned that more people aren’t speaking openly and often about the fact that the First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit   – which is part of the part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 200 – is really an interest free loan for a period of 15 years. The law allows for a…

Size Matters More to Men than to Women…

Tweet Obeo — the expert in buyer behavior — has released the results of an in-depth demographic analysis that will help real estate agents serve the end consumer. The survey, performed by a third party National Polling service for Obeo, posted some interesting results: 41 percent of women surveyed began their search for a new…

Mortgage Pros: Make Like Charlemagne… Lead Clients Out of the Dark Ages!

TweetWhen is the last time you, as a loan originator, stopped to realize how much trust a Realtor who refers their trusting client to you is placing in you? First, they’re in a precarious position. In many cases – their client has yet to gain pre-approval for a loan, so there’s the “Are they going…