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Our industry may cease to exsist

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Our Industry May Cease to Exist
Published on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 7:33 AM Last Update: 14 hour(s) ago by James Crumbaugh III
Category: All Articles » Recruiting and Agent Retention
Last week I had the very distinct privilege of being invited to speak to a meeting that was attended by many of the leaders in our industry. […]

A toothless dog …..sucks

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

I was watching TBWS Daily this A. M. and they talked about compairing FHA to a toothless dog (no bite, no commitment)…..I agree, however, it’s not just FHA , were seeing this happen across the board…..All our political enities have pretty much abandened our industry….at first we were a great target for figure pointing, especially […]

The’re comin’…batin down the hatches!

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

I thought I was the most hated man in Real Estate ?…..oh well…however, there was this one time, I did teach a German Shepard to bark in Spanish! …Seriously..my “B.S. detector” indicates a ” definite movement” in our industry… so we’re prep’n for a avalanche of new REO’s coming SOON…which will really tweak this […]

Great “lil Organization…make yer blood boil… don’t it!

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

Hola…Everyday I watch TBWS Daily it’s two ‘ol loan hacks (true warriors) out of Fairfield, Ca…they have a 5 minute “Industry news update” for the Housing/Mortgage market….not only are they entertaining the’re networking with some really great people in the industry , folks like Carl White…and they are not shy about sharing secrets….they are one […]

Pidgins continued…

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

As the the little girl said…”we’re back!”…so let’s jump right into the story.
So far we’ve seen 308 mortgage sources collapse since 2006 (according to implode_X.com), both Banks and Mortgage Bankers, housing price took a dive, millions have defaulted on their mortgages, millions have tried “loan modifications” and failed, millions have tried (or are trying) to […]

“Some days your the pidgon, and some days your the statue”

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

WOW, we took a year off (last post, 1 year minus 2 days). During that time we were busy… trying to stay busy…Survival… we were looking for new “income steams”, and adjusting to market and regualtion changes. Our team tossed 50 balls into the air to see which ones would stay up., and the fall-out […]

“Look’n for Love in all the wrong places Part #1″

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

With all the press and hype on the market tanking…and the foreclosures…and the short sales, everyone’s looking for the perfect bargin.
Some how in all the media confusion, word has gotten out that “Short sale” will get you your dream home at a really great price…but after eleven months of watching every conceivable bidding tactic imaginable […]

The Mortgage Meltdown explained in plain English

Friday, January 18th, 2008

The Mortgage Meltdown explained in plain English
…and how to turn it around!
I found an article the other day on MSN that attempted to place blame for the current mortgage mess. The article tried to blame several individuals from former Chairman of the Fed Alan Greenspan to the head of Countrywide, Angelo Mozilo. I […]

97.4% of homeowner pay mortgages on time!

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

“News” that never seems to make it into the headlines…
97.4% of homeowner pay mortgages on time!!!
(Scary foreclosures not as widespread as it seems…)
By Dave Walsh
Article Launched: 09/27/2007 07:05:50 PM PDT
SAN JOSE - Just how bad is our local housing market? If you believe the numerous news articles that are bombarding us on a daily basis, […]