DeadlineNews.Com » Realty Professionals http://www.deadlinenews.com News that really hits home! Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:29:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Racial, ethnic minorities face covert housing discrimination http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/06/18/racial-ethnic-minorities-face-covert-housing-discrimination/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/06/18/racial-ethnic-minorities-face-covert-housing-discrimination/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:00:49 +0000 Special Report http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=16629 Discrimination in housing is becoming a cat-and-mouse game of covert activity as African-Americans, Hispanics and Asians learn about disproportionately fewer housing opportunities than equally qualified whites.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/06/18/racial-ethnic-minorities-face-covert-housing-discrimination/feed/ 0 Housing recovery lures FSBOs http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/06/11/housing-recovery-lures-fsbos/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/06/11/housing-recovery-lures-fsbos/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:00:19 +0000 Special Report http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=16484 Multiple offers, pocket listings, flash sales and rising prices, in the recovering housing market, are luring sellers into the FSBO mode, but they may be overlooking the big picture that comes with real estate agent skills.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/06/11/housing-recovery-lures-fsbos/feed/ 1 Pause for the clause; a little something extra for sales contracts http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/24/pause-for-the-clause-a-little-something-extra-for-sales-contracts/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/24/pause-for-the-clause-a-little-something-extra-for-sales-contracts/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:00:37 +0000 Robert Aldana http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=15685 Even in a sellers' market as hot as it is today, contractual risks lurk, but there are ways sellers can contractually protect themselves. Take a pause to consider special clauses that are necessary in today's housing market.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/24/pause-for-the-clause-a-little-something-extra-for-sales-contracts/feed/ 1 Is your real estate agent really working for you? http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/18/is-your-real-estate-agent-really-working-for-you/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/18/is-your-real-estate-agent-really-working-for-you/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:03:21 +0000 Special Report http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=15586 "You need to use a little truth serum to get prospective real estate agents to come clean," Says Becki Saltzman, author of the upcoming "Arousing the Buy Curious." Saltzman offers these five tests to determine if prospective agents will work for your best interests.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/18/is-your-real-estate-agent-really-working-for-you/feed/ 1 Jekyll-Hyde real estate agent force closes deal http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/15/jekyll-hyde-real-estate-agent-force-closes-deal/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/15/jekyll-hyde-real-estate-agent-force-closes-deal/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:00:32 +0000 Broderick Perkins http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=15495 There's something both benevolent and sinister about this real estate agent. You'd like to join him in a cup of tea, but you wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alley. The seller could enjoy his services, but the buyer is likely to wind up quite remorseful.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/15/jekyll-hyde-real-estate-agent-force-closes-deal/feed/ 0 April is ‘Fair Housing Month,’ for good reason http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/08/april-is-fair-housing-month-for-good-reason/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/08/april-is-fair-housing-month-for-good-reason/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:00:44 +0000 Mark K. Hicks http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=15398 Just this year fair housing rules were updated to address boom-bust housing concerns. The latest rules now specifically address discrimination by loan servicers and others offering loan servicing and financial assistance. HUD also offers some new technology to deal with an old issue.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/08/april-is-fair-housing-month-for-good-reason/feed/ 1 Infographic: Housing is back, baby! http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/07/infographic-housing-is-back-baby/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/07/infographic-housing-is-back-baby/#comments Sun, 07 Apr 2013 19:00:04 +0000 Mark K. Hicks http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=15382 The housing recovery is here to stay, according to a survey of some 330,000 ActiveRain members who say 2013 will prove them right as home values, home sales and new home starts rise, dramatically in some cases.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/07/infographic-housing-is-back-baby/feed/ 0 Seven seller slip-ups that send buyers packing http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/03/20/seven-seller-slip-ups-that-send-buyers-packing/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/03/20/seven-seller-slip-ups-that-send-buyers-packing/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:00:29 +0000 Julie Wyss http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=15119 Sellers who approach the market like a cocky kid who thinks he or she knows it all will soon learn the real estate world isn't his or her oyster. Consider these pearls of wisdom to avoid common seller mistakes.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/03/20/seven-seller-slip-ups-that-send-buyers-packing/feed/ 3 ‘Harlem Shake’ shakes up real estate industry http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/03/14/harlem-shake-shakes-up-real-estate-industry/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/03/14/harlem-shake-shakes-up-real-estate-industry/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:00:44 +0000 Broderick Perkins http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=14964 Apparently, the real estate industry (outside Silicon Valley) has embraced the Harlem Shake as a marketing tool. We add the sex factor to sell this story. We have no shame.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/03/14/harlem-shake-shakes-up-real-estate-industry/feed/ 0 A good real estate agent speaks your language http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/03/12/a-good-real-estate-agent-speaks-your-language/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/03/12/a-good-real-estate-agent-speaks-your-language/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:00:06 +0000 ExposeYourselfPR http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=14910 If your real estate agent considers your personal context and makes an effort to understand what you "want," that effort can translate your wish list into a tour of homes you really want to see.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/03/12/a-good-real-estate-agent-speaks-your-language/feed/ 2 ‘Harlem Shake’ Movoto style http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/03/11/harlem-shake-movoto-style/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/03/11/harlem-shake-movoto-style/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:00:26 +0000 Broderick Perkins http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=14922 Movoto took the opportunity to celebrate the housing recovery with its 'Harlem Shake' video. We've added a little research to background you in the history of this wacky flash mob replacement.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/03/11/harlem-shake-movoto-style/feed/ 1 Infographic: How home buyers use technology http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/03/08/infographic-how-home-buyers-use-technology/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/03/08/infographic-how-home-buyers-use-technology/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:00:20 +0000 Mark K. Hicks http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=14894 When searching for a real estate agent, make sure he or she is tech savvy. You are. The point person in your quest for your dream home should be packing the latest technology too.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/03/08/infographic-how-home-buyers-use-technology/feed/ 1 New home building recovery’s labor shortage makes new home inspection mandatory http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/03/05/new-home-building-recoverys-labor-shortage-makes-new-home-inspection-mandatory/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/03/05/new-home-building-recoverys-labor-shortage-makes-new-home-inspection-mandatory/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:00:45 +0000 Broderick Perkins http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=14864 New home buyer beware. You'll be asking to suffer through building defects if you plan to buy a new home from the current supply on the assembly line and don't also make a new home inspection mandatory.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/03/05/new-home-building-recoverys-labor-shortage-makes-new-home-inspection-mandatory/feed/ 0 Real estate agents to complete free household chores for seniors http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/02/05/real-estate-agents-to-complete-free-household-chores-for-seniors/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/02/05/real-estate-agents-to-complete-free-household-chores-for-seniors/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:00:57 +0000 Special Report http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=14586 In May, seniors and people who are homebound on the San Francisco Peninsula and in the South San Francisco Bay Area, can obtain free assistance with household tasks through the Realtor Service Volunteer Program (RSVP). Sign up now.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/02/05/real-estate-agents-to-complete-free-household-chores-for-seniors/feed/ 0 Realtor-complaints.com shuts down after realty trade associations investigate http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/01/24/realtor-complaints-com-shuts-down-after-realty-trade-associations-investigate/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/01/24/realtor-complaints-com-shuts-down-after-realty-trade-associations-investigate/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:18:12 +0000 Mark K. Hicks http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=14437 After at least two investigations, Realtor-complaints.com is no longer offering a recently launched online service, purportedly for consumers to file reviews and complaints about real estate agents.

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