Acquiring the Most Important Skill of All
The single most important skill for a real estate agent is sales ability. No matter where you are in your real estate career, decide right now to master the skills of selling in order to fuel your success.

Housing plan reaches 1 in 5 borrowers
After a slow start, the Obama administration’s mortgage relief program has reached one in five eligible homeowners, a government report says.

Pace of mortgage help rising but still slow

Mortgage servicing companies have the complex task of figuring out if millions of borrowers qualify for mortgage modifications. And there has been some progress lately getting homeowners sign up.

Mortgage – Business – Borrower – Financial Services – United States

How to Save to Buy a Home
It can be one of the hardest things to do — save money for your first home. But now, more than ever, there’s incentive to buy. Government housing tax credits have been extended and that’s sparking buyers’ interest.

Acquiring the Most Important Skill of All
The single most important skill for a real estate agent is sales ability. No matter where you are in your real estate career, decide right now to master the skills of selling in order to fuel your success.

Investor Report: New Study Indicates Investor Heavy Market
We’re nowhere near boom-time numbers, but real estate investors are responding to rock-bottom prices and plunging into their local markets at more than double the rate they did barely seven months ago. That’s the finding of a new study based on interviews with a nationally-representative sample of more than one thousand property buyers.

Forbes: World’s most expensive homes

Prices have dipped, but some sellers are certain their nine-figure properties will attract buyers.

Forbes – Business – Real estate – Construction and Maintenance – Residential Housing

Replacing a real estate agent with a Web site

Selling a home without a real estate agent can save thousands of dollars in commission fees, but it can also be a painstaking, confusing task. Foregoing an agent, however, is easier these days thanks to Web sites that help homeowners advertise their properties.

Real estate broker – Real estate – Business and Economy – United States – Property