Realty Equity Marketor News for 11/7/09



"Mentally Lugging the Copier"



When I opened my first small brokerage I activated a business license. Within 2 days a sales representative from every office equipment and supply company in town walked in my front door without an appointment. Without exception, every one of them wanted to sell me a copier. First, it was their big ticket item. Second, buying the unit from them insured additional and continuing sales of service contracts… Continue

If you watch the news you might believe the sky is falling. Stocks are crashing, bond yields are down, vast sums of newly created capital disappeared into Wall Street without a ripple of liquidity in it's wake. No one can get a real estate loan over the new FHA limits because the secondary market will not purchase loans without government guarantees. The people buying cars, boats and RV's are paying cash. The disconnect between Congress, Wall Street and Main Street has never been more apparent.… Continue

REALTY EQUITY MARKETOR NEWSLETTER

AUGUST 15, 2009



The "Value Added" Proposition

Great news! Real estate transaction count is up in almost every market. Bad news! Real estate values are still falling in most markets! Both statistics are true and both are occurring simultaneously which means that most practitioners are working longer and harder..for less. Depending on your marketplace and which reports you read short sales comprise 17-47% of all transactions and REO another… Continue