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Housing Real-Estate Recovery Signaled as Fed Unwinds

March 15, 2010, 1:50 PM EDT - By Kathleen M. Howley and Rich Miller


March 15 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. housing market is poised to withstand the removal of government and Federal Reserve stimulus programs and rebound later in the year, contributing to annual economic growth for the first time since 2006.

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New Treasury Department Rule regarding Short Sale Become Effective April 5th

Last Friday, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on the New Treasury Dept "Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternative" program that will run thru 12/31/2012. Here is a summary of the highlights:



  • Within 30 days of theborrower being ruled ineligable for mortgage modification or unable to sustain payments under the trial plan, the lender must offer a short sale option in writing to the borrower.

  • Borrowers may receive up to $1500 to assist them with relocation costs
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Top Ten Most Effective Agent Marketing Strategies - Internationally

Top 10 Most Effective Agent Marketing Strategies Internationally - from the Global Edge 

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LANDMARK DEAL CREATES INTERNATIONAL MLS

A landmark agreement is to create an international multiple listing system (MLS) for Central America, bringing the concept of a genuinely global listings exchange a step closer.

Through a deal with real estate technology provider Immobel, the Central American and Caribbean real estate association, FECEPAC will make its members’ property listings available online through consumer portals and allow foreign agents to display them on their websites.

Immobel, which already offers a listings exchange service between 

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    New life in the big city as condos filling up

    MIAMI – March 12, 2010 – Out of the ashes of the downtown Miami condo collapse, a bright spot is emerging: a community of full-time residents slowly starting to turn the area into a 24/7 city.

    A new study by the Miami Downtown Development Authority, in partnership with Goodkin Consulting/Focus Real Estate Advisors, has found that 74 percent of the 22,079 urban condominium units built since 2003 are occupied.

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    Getaways – 5 Tips for Finding Hotel Deals in 2010

    RISMEDIA, March 12, 2010—(MCT) - By Jane Engle —Penny-pinching travelers got a great ride in 2009—U.S. hotel rates last year fell nearly 9% on average. But fasten your seat belts: 2010 may be rougher going.

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    What seller Want?

    What seller Want?

    -Constant communication What’s happening How are you doing?
    -Inspection Expectations Has it been done? What will you do now?
    -Problem Solving What do we need to do now? How can this get done?
    -Contract to Close Tracking What is our progress? What’s next?

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    Launch of TweetMeHomes.com Aggregates and Distributes Local Real Estate Listings Through Twitter and Mobile Devices

    The March 1, 2010 launch of TweetMeHomes offers a one-stop solution for both real estate agents and home buyers on Twitter. Home buyers can now track the latest real estate listings and homes for sale by city, and receive the new listing alerts through Twitter and mobile devices. Realtors can easily distribute their listings on Twitter to home buyers looking in a specific city or metro area.

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    Monday Morning Mobile: The Meetings of the Moment

    RISMEDIA, By Seth Kaplan - February 22, 2010—During the last four weeks we have looked at the evolution of the cell phone from a functional utility to a cultural phenomenon and discussed how over the course of the last 10 years we have gone from struggling to find a cell signal to sending hundreds of billions of text messages per month. Our mobile devices never leave our side and the evidence shows that has caused a shift in the way we communicate—making mobile truly the medium the of the moment.

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    Tax credit has Realtors’ phones ringing as deadline looms

    TAMPA, Fla. – March 9, 2010 – Kim and Al Langevin were ecstatic Friday to close on a new home in St. Petersburg. And they’re pretty excited, too, about thousands in government money they plan to use to spruce up the house.

    The Langevins are among a growing number of buyers rushing to find a home in time to cash in on the federal government’s tax-credit program. The couple, who moved from Lakeland, is eligible for up to $6,500.

    They plan to put the money toward a swimming pool.

    “We were worried we wouldn’t be able to close on time,” said Kim Langevin.