Interest rates on the benchmark 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dipped to a 38-year low recently, giving consumers another reason to consider purchasing a home or refinancing their current one.

Freddie Mac recently stated the average rate on a 30-year loan was 4.71% with an average 0.7 point, the low… Continue

Why do some Real Estate Agents perform better than others? Do you want to be know as a "Top Producing Agent"? I bet - YOU DO.

The Success Formula used by top producing agents is the way in which they Build their Prospect Lists. Online Lead Generation is the latest trend used by agents. They hunt for prospects, do in-depth research on them and finally approach them. The easiest way to build prospect lists is by leveraging the power of the Internet. The Internet has ma… Continue

We have successfully completed numerous short sales. The reason why many are having trouble with them is that most agents listing them, sadly don't know what they're doing.

Depending on the lender, Short sales have been approved in 24-48 hours. New systems have been implemented with many lenders which is going to expeidte the process in 2010. My advice is to look for a trained certified distressed property expert in your area. CDPE's are trained to work with distressed properties and can help e… Continue

Deciding how much to put down as an Earnest Money deposit really just shows how motivated you are to purchase the property.

If you are using conventional/fha/va financing to purchase a home with multiple offers and are not having any luck, try increasing your deposit amount. As you may have seen, many REO properties have multiple offer in on them and buyers are shocked to find out that the property sold for less than what they offered. In some cases with my cash buyers, the banks will take the… Continue