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Ranch has key selling point: Steve McQueen By MARY UMBERGER The "King of Cool" apparently found a measure of peace in Santa Paula, Calif., where he could stash his collection of cars, planes, and motorcycles, and the locals didn't seem to think it was such a big deal that a legendary movie star was living in their midst. Steve McQueen had largely turned away from Hollywood when he settled in the town, about 75 miles northwest of Los Angeles, in 1979

 

Best real estate refi calculators In the first article of this series, I suggested that the net benefit of a refinance to the borrower should be measured by the... Continued 14-year sentence in mortgage fraud case The former president of New Jersey-based U.S. Mortgage Corp. has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for his role in a $136 million fraud... Continued Economy's crystal ball: real estate Mortgage rates are back in the 4 percent range, taken there by the 10-year Treasury note's drop to 3.42 percent, which has wiped out... Continued Prospects dim for quick robo-signing settlement Efforts to reach a coordinated settlement with mortgage servicers over alleged "robo-signing" foreclosure practices are still... Continued More News Stories 'Real Estate Zebra' hit with trademark suit Car culture anchors, drags U.S. economy future of Real Estate Marketing • There's No Whining in Real Estate – 2 Ways to Differentiate Yourself • 2 Easy Ways to Work Smarter Using Social Media • Top 5 Social Media Blunders New Kids on the Block From Discover super-cool new companies and the entrepreneurs bringing them to life as they give you their pitch. View it online now

 

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Tax preparation tips for real estate pros By STEPHEN FISHMAN Q. Should I use TurboTax or hire a tax professional to do my tax returns? A. There is no single answer to this question. Many real estate professionals prepare their taxes themselves, and often with the aid of tax preparation software such as TurboTax. Such software makes preparing your own returns far easier than it used to be, and it can save you money.

 

Overseas investors flock to Memphis real estate Memphis Investment Properties LLC calls itself a full-service real estate company, but it has a unique business concept... Continued Get tenants to clean up before clearing out Q: What are the tenant's responsibilities for cleaning after moving out? Is it acceptable for them to leave trash... Continued 5 keys to escaping a house fire You're sound asleep when you hear the wail of your home's smoke alarm. A fire has started somewhere in your home.... Continued Craigslist scams, deceptive ads scar real estate industry I ran my last ad on Craigslist last summer, and people -- including my clients -- are asking me why. Selling homes is tough... Continued More News Stories New-home sales lose steam in January Mortgage rates ease again Missing document puts buyers' deposit at risk future of Real Estate Marketing • 3 Simple Ways to Showcase Your Real Estate Expertise Online • How the Oldest Real Estate Brokerage in the U.S. Busted Through Old-School Thinking • 10 Easy Solutions to Improve Your Real Estate Website How to grow a company in a recession From clean slate to 21 states in 2 years, Sherry Chris, CEO, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, shares her strategy and the 7 fundamentals that are the key to her success. View it online now

 

 

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6 tips for a real estate e-mail overhaul By BERNICE ROSS Do you still have a Gmail, Hotmail, AOL, Yahoo or Go Daddy e-mail address? If so, it's time to upgrade to a professional e-mail address. Recently, there was a very spirited discussion over at the ActiveRain online community regarding a Web domain

 

NAR: Investors, cash deals boost January real estate sales Sales of existing homes edged up for a third month in a row in January as sales of distressed properties, investor purchases... Continued RealtyTrac: 1 in 4 sales is a foreclosure Foreclosure sales accounted for 26 percent of U.S. home sales in 2010, with those properties selling for more than 28 percent... Continued Pending California real estate sales bode well for spring Pending home sales were up 13.6 percent in California from December to January, with distressed properties accounting for... Continued Insurer turns nose up at owner's skunk claim We're having a real fight with our insurance company over whether they'll cover a claim. Here's what happened: Our tenants.... Continued More News Stories Keller Williams co-founder puts agents in the spotlight It's time to take a real estate 'stop-chat' Save redwood deck with a little TLC future of Real Estate Marketing • 3 Simple Ways to Showcase Your Real Estate Expertise Online • How the Oldest Real Estate Brokerage in the U.S. Busted Through Old-School Thinking • 10 Easy Solutions to Improve Your Real Estate Website How to grow a company in a recession From clean slate to 21 states in 2 years, Sherry Chris, CEO, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, shares her strategy and the 7 fundamentals that are the key to her success. View it online now

 

 

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Build a better browser for your real estate business By TOM FLANAGAN There has been a huge shift from the desktop to the browser over the last few years. Real estate agents spend a tremendous amount of time working in the browser space, utilizing multiple listing service, e-mail, social media and other Web apps. I thought it would be fun to break down some of the coolest browser extensions and add-ons that could be useful to the real estate industry

 

New CoreLogic market reports incorporate MLS data Property information and analytics provider CoreLogic has rolled out a new report that combines public property... Continued Smart phone app for appraisals in the works A national appraisal management company that employs a network of 100,000 certified appraisers in 50 states... Continued Movable mortgage makes sense There used to be a big push by lenders to secure "customers for life." Not only did banks promote attractive mortgage programs.... Continued Case-Shiller: double dip in most of tracked markets U.S. home prices fell 3.9 percent during the last three months of 2010, back to where they were at the beginning of 2003... Continued More News Stories Google tool powers dazzling data visualizations Don't lose real estate buyers over minor fixes Tools for a smart real estate purchase future of Real Estate Marketing • 3 Simple Ways to Showcase Your Real Estate Expertise Online • How the Oldest Real Estate Brokerage in the U.S. Busted Through Old-School Thinking • 10 Easy Solutions to Improve Your Real Estate Website How to grow a company in a recession From clean slate to 21 states in 2 years, Sherry Chris, CEO, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, shares her strategy and the 7 fundamentals that are the key to her success. View it online now

 

 

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