New Green Realtor Designation Hopes to Attract Eco Conscious Customers

There’s a new designation available for real estate agents called “Earth Eco Bro

Loan Originators Who Argue That Predatory Lending was Bad Should Welcome the New FRB Rule on LO Compensation Prohibitions

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Under the final Federal Reserve Board’s loan originator (LO) compensation rule, effective April 1, 2011, an LO may not r

A Rebuttal to the RESPA Reform Poem

Over at Mortgage Porter, I posted a poem that one of my coworkers penned for humor about the new Good Faith Estimate.  

National Association of Realtors Announces New Community Service Plan

The National Association of Realtors has announced a new community service outreach plan  “Operation Home Rescue.” Realtor members will be opening their homes to families who have been displaced by foreclosure.  Each NAR member will offer their basement, family room, third bedroom, and in the case of an already full house, their garage to families who [...]

Top 10 Reasons NOW is the time to buy

#10 – You may lose your job.  When you don’t pay your rent, they put you on the street in 20 days.  When you don’t pay your mortgage payment, they don’t put you on the street for at least 8 months. * #9 – It’s your Patriotic Duty to prop up the economy. * #8 [...]

Introducing Jillayne D. Vader

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Jillayne asks “How come I always get stuck with the Darth Vader topics?” (see comment 15). Ummm….maybe you should remove your long black cape!  You go, Girl!