The larger the mortgage, the riskier the loan.
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Capitol Hill was buzzing late last week about what was included — and what got left out — of a sweeping $15 billion housing market relief plan.
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Don’t passively wait for business and success to come to you. Proactively create business and make success come to you. Too many Agents have let the market over the last few years create all of their success.
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Despite its early misguided efforts to prod the real estate industry into lowering fees, Zillow has done one positive thing — it’s made the real estate market more transparent.
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Facing a tremendous amount of volatility in the U.S. economy, many builders are re-examining their marketing and sales strategies. A new software program, introduced at the Builders Show in Orlando, promises to help builders nurture, retain and maintain what many consider to be their most valuable assets: existing customers.
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