On this week’s Preforeclosure Daily Grind “Tip of the Week” we dive into what many of today’s buyers’ lenders are requiring on your short sale acceptance letters, in order to finance a short sale purchase transaction. Listen in to see what McCue Mortgage is requiring from Bank of America and CitiMortgage. We also cover what line to put a 2nd lien holders payment on a HUD-1 settlement statement to…

RISMEDIA, July 28, 2010—One of the most difficult challenges in selling is to compete against a competitor who is willing to cut cost. Businesses are free to compete on price, service or quality, and consumers are free to make buying decisions on these criteria. But competing on price will only cost you profit. Why do some companies offer discounts? Well first of all, it’s a way to buy market share,…

On this week’s Preforeclosure Daily Grind “Tip of the Week” we dive into how our end buyer’s lenders are cracking down on the inspection reports when they are trying to qualify for a 203,000 loans. Changes are happening everyday when it comes to trying to stabilize this economy, some good and some bad. Listen in as we tell you what to look for when getting our end buyer’s qualified…

Get ready for an onslaught of public service announcements campaigning the “highly successful”  Making Home Affordable Program.  The Advertising Council in partnership with HUD and the U.S. Treasury have decided to join forces to raise public awareness and push the benefits of the government’s foreclosure prevention programs.   Over 33,000 media outlets across the country are tagged to push the program.

The HAMP program has not been a raging success.   In…

RISMEDIA, July 29, 2010—The ability to manage change, a structure that supports execution, employee involvement in decision making, alignment between leader actions and company values and priorities and company-wide coordination and cooperation are the five bridges that enable a company to execute well. But how do you go about building these bridges? First, you need to get comfortable with the fact that it’s a never-ending process. Then, you put certain…

RISMEDIA, July 27, 2010—The Home Buyer Tax Credit proved to be a valuable stimulus to the troubled U.S. housing industry. The only catch: those who qualified had to be under contract by April 30, 2010, and close by June 30 (editor’s note: at press time, the federal government had extended this closing deadline to September).

In the months leading up to the contract deadline, existing home sales increased steadily and,…

RISMEDIA, July 26, 2010—An effective property listing provides renters all of the details necessary to understand if your property is a good fit for them. Making a good first impression is critical to hook prospective renters and get them interested in learning more about your property. But the second step, providing all the details and information renters commonly need and want in order to take the next step, is equally…

RISMEDIA, July 21, 2010—(MCT)—The Lake County, Fla., home Paul Fallman shares with his wife and two daughters has 4,000 square feet of living space. Yet his electric bills have averaged just 0 a month so far this year, despite record-low winter temperatures and close-to-record summer highs.

His natural-gas bill for two tankless water heaters and a fireplace averages a month.

“My focus with this house was energy-efficiency,” says…