March 2014 Blog Posts (15)

I received a email asking to join, I'm always spectacle these days, here is the email;

I'm getting this email weekly. Anybody else getting this? What's the deal?

The Wisconsin housing statistics are in for February of 2014. Here is an excerpt from what the Wisconsin Realtors® Association (WRA) had to say:

For the second straight month, home sales dropped as Wisconsin recorded its coldest winter in decades according to an analysis of February housing market activity released by…

Foreclosure filings are down to record lows, but a more sinister-sounding problem may be on the rise—"zombie foreclosures."

RealtyTrac released its …

Russia Took Aim at US Housing and Fired Warning Shot.

The claims may be inflammatory however, Hank Paulson, former US Treasury Secretary during the 2008 financial crisis that saw the bursting of the American housing bubble says he was approached by Chinese senior leadership who claimed that during our 2008 financial crisis, they wanted to partner with China to sell Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities in hopes of…

Has anyone been experiencing a form called appraisal "ACI" form coming up on orders instead of the regular BPO forms to complete which also mentions something about a fee in the terms of agreement?  Is this actually a true appraisel report form?  The reason I'm asking, is that I have one of my vendors who's system will ask me to upload this program to install to complete a BPO report and some orders upload the standard BPO form I'm used to completing.  I'm wondering if this vendor is trying…

First off, let me start by saying this is going to be a long blog because, it’s a topic I am sure is going to cause many feathers to ruffle but, I think this question should be asked because, I strongly believe we are in the beginning of a technological revolution that will dramatically and catastrophically change the face of the real estate industry and more importantly, the human face of the industry….specifically…

Recently, Google invested $50M into Auction.com. The real estate industry is changing right before our eyes. Auction.com closed $7B in 2013. You can read the story at:…

I did some work for this company and they have never paid. First excuse was that somehow they had missed me on the pay period for that month. Next month the excuse was that they had not been paid for the BPO so I had to wait for them to be paid. It takes them 3 months to pay for work done - that is when they do pay and they have not paid me yet so its more like 9 months. So know i have started calling them whenever and all I get is there voice mail promising to call me back within 48 hours…

Man vs. Machine – It is the age-old question. Can a machine replace a person? People and computers have worked together to make most tasks simpler and faster. People have invented brilliant machines and programs to boost our productivity, and in return raise our profits. Machines can process information faster. They can solve problems…

The Wisconsin housing statistics are in for January of 2014. Here is an excerpt from what the Wisconsin Realtors® Association (WRA) had to say:

The harsh winter took a toll on January home sales in Wisconsin, according to the most recent analysis of housing market activity released by the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association…