More and more Americans are facing a decision on mortgage debt they are unable to pay or refinance. Should I declare bankruptcy? You may not have to. You may be able to simply walk away from the mortgage. Most Americans fear making that choice.
The Bank Chase for a Deficiency Judgment
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What Banks Will Not Tell You: You May Not Be Liable for a Deficiency Judgment If You Walk Away From Your Mortgage
Published by February 29th, 2008 in Foreclosures, Legal, Mortgages and Real estate. 31 CommentsNew York’s Most Expensive Co-op is a Fixer
Published by December 6th, 2007 in New York and Real estate. 0 Comments 1060 Fifth Avenue
Published reports say a co-op located at 1060 Fifth Avenue (at 87th Street) has gone to contract for a whopping $46 million. And it needs work (don’t they all). This makes it New York’s most expensive co-op sale to date, besting Rupert Murdoch’s $44 million dollar purchase of a Fifth […]
Owners in Zillowland: We Want Out, Zestimates Removed
Published by October 23rd, 2007 in Home sales, Real Estate Marketing, Real estate and zillow. 16 CommentsAs any long time reader of this blog knows, we believe it is every homeowner’s RIGHT to decide:
where their property is listed for sale (or not listed)
how it is marketed and advertised
not have false or misleading information attached to the home, and
who will list, advertise and market their home as their agent.
In our […]
Internet Cafe Alternative to Rental Apartment, Hotel
Published by October 22nd, 2007 in Real estate and rental. 0 Comments$12-20 will buy you a night’s sleep in a cyber cafe cubicle. It includes free soft drinks, TV, comics and Internet access. It is cheaper than a hotel or rental apartment. These cyber homes are popular with Japanese students and freeters (part times workers and odd job working poor). The concept is sure to […]
The Future of Real Estate: Is Zillow Realty Coming?
Published by October 21st, 2007 in Real estate and zillow.com. 10 Comments
The domain names Zillowrealty.com and Zillowrealestate.com are registered to Zillow.com (Zillowrealtor.com was taken by Primec Services– go get ‘em NAR)
Is this just protection against others trying to capitalize on their name or is a Zillow brokerage a part of their grand scheme plan? It would be nice to know if your ad dollars […]
How to Win a Free House in Africa: Don’t Be Late
Published by October 12th, 2007 in Real Estate News and Real estate. 1 CommentIf you live in Cote d’Ivoire, formerly known as the Ivory Coast, the government wants to give you a free house. All you have to do is show up on time for work. Yes, that’s it. The government believes work tardiness is so bad, it’s hurting the economy.
Pitching the slogan ‘African time’ […]
Rotten Neighbors and the Duty to Disclose
Published by October 8th, 2007 in Duty to disclose, Fiduciary duty, Real estate, Transparency and Unzillowable. 10 CommentsIn the name of transparency, is a real estate listing agent required to disclose rotten neighbors to prospective buyers or renters? Should a listing agent do it anyway? Would disclosure be in keeping with the fiduciary duty to the seller/client? Rotten tenants are as unzillowable as traffic noise and odors in determining […]
Zillow Gets a Realtor Poll as RealtorGenius Gets the Shaft
Published by October 2nd, 2007 in NAR, Real estate, Realtor, Sellsius Real Estate Blog, trademarks and zillow.com. 7 Comments Zillow’s own David G is stirring the shitake over at Zillow.com with a poll asking readers to answer the question: “What’s the difference between a Realtor and an agent?” Go vote.
Seems RealtorGenius blog has gotten a nasty letter from the National Association of Realtors to cease and desist using their trademark “realtor”. […]
Heavy Traffic: Trulia Top Referrer to Major Real Estate Firms
Published by September 20th, 2007 in Hot News, Real Estate Marketing, Real estate, Real estate search, Sellsius Real Estate Blog and Trulia. 4 Comments
According to its blog (citing traffic bean counter, Hitwise), Trulia was one of the top 3 websites referring traffic to 12 major residential real estate broker firms nationwide last month (August 18- September 15, 2007) . The others in the top 3– some guys named Google and Yahoo!
According to the post, the Trulians outpaced fellow […]
NAR Bashing or Some Hot Air Bloweth
Published by September 19th, 2007 in Advertising, Branding/ Marketing, Rant, Real Estate Marketing, Real estate, Realtor and Sellsius Real Estate Blog. 16 Comments[WARNING: Rant ahead. Strong language. Mature audiences only. Some partial nudity. Read at your own risk.]
