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TODAY’S EDITOR’S PICKS
Texas unveils veteran homebuyer discount (Austin Business Journal): “The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs will distribute the funds through the Texas Mortgage Credit Program, which provides eligible applicants up to $2,000 in annual mortgage discounts.” Related Post: State debuts $30 million homebuyer initiative for vets (Chron.com via Associated Press)
Federal Reserve hopes clear exit strategy will boost market confidence (Washington Post) “When you’ve flooded the economy with trillions of dollars, mopping up is no easy task. That’s the reality the Federal Reserve is confronting as it starts to explain how it will undo the aggressive growth-supporting steps that were put in place when the economy was in its deep dive-
Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke is betting that if the central bank is open about how it will phase out its expansive initiatives to prop up the economy, it will provide faith that the Fed will not allow inflation to flare down the road. That in turn would help keep long-term interest rates low and could allow the Fed to keep the short-term rates it controls at ultra-low levels for longer.”
Tip Tuesday: 5 Things Agents Must Do to Generate Leads Online- Farming Using Twitter (Future of Real Estate Marketing) Great practical tips on using Twitter to get leads. Worth a read.
The Long Tail of Video Sites Capture Half of All Viewing Minutes (Techcrunch) “According to comScore’s 2009 U.S. Digital Year in Review, more than half of all time spent watching videos on the Web (52 percent) last year was on Long Tail video sites beyond the top 25.”
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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week that Was (Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate) “The good news is the U.S. economy grew at an accelerated pace in the last quarter of 2009 and, in January, consumer confidence rose for the third consecutive month.”
Glimpsing into a Real Estate Agent’s Crystal Ball (Roost) “At each meeting, we asked the agents to look into their crystal balls and predict the year ahead in real estate…
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