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June 2010

Tax Credit Extension Approved by Senate!!

June 30, 2010

BREAKING NEWS:  Done!! President signed bill! Share

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Halfway Through The Year…Some Random Thoughts

June 30, 2010

June 30th is a good time to take a pause an assessment of where we are…call it a reflection: The Tax Credit is gone. Although we are likely to see an extension of the closing portion of the credit, there looks to be no new beneficiaries of this program.  Years from now, we will look [...]

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Yet Another Dumb Reason for Not Buying a Home

June 30, 2010

We have been addressing some of the more questionable reasons people give for not buying a house each Wednesday. Two weeks ago, we covered Dumb Reason #1: Real Estate is no longer a good investment. Last week, we covered Dumb Reason #2: Renters are happier than homeowners. We will cover the third reason today: Dumb Reason [...]

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The Power of the KCM Community is Needed

June 29, 2010

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Walking Away: The Impact on Housing

June 29, 2010

There is a growing trend in this country of people walking away from their mortgage obligations. The definition of a ‘walk away’ borrower is one who has the financial means to continue to make their mortgage payment but decides not to. This situation is also called strategic default. The incidence of people taking this path [...]

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Home Buyers Tax Credit Extension Update

June 28, 2010

UPDATES!  Friday 7/2 12PM: Done! The president has signed the bill. Wednesday 6/30 10:30PM: Tax Credit Deadline Extension and Flood Insurance Extension passed by Senate. Headed to the President!!! (Isn’t in main stream media yet but we got it from a VERY reliable source). Wednesday 6/30 1:30PM: The Associated Press is reporting that politics may [...]

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Attention: All Real Estate and Mortgage Professionals

June 26, 2010

Times are changing and so should your strategy. You can no longer do business the old fashioned way. If you are part of the KCM community, you have already received our free strategy guide, the KCM Quick Report, in your inbox this weekend. Read, enjoy and implement. If you have not yet joined our community, [...]

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Why is Real Estate So Confusing Today?

June 25, 2010

May Shows a Continued Strong Pace for Existing Home Sales -  National Association of Realtors (NAR) June Existing Home Sales Report headline Is May’s Home Sales Decline an Alarming Signal of What’s to Come? – headline of an article in Housing Wire Both of the above headlines appeared this past Wednesday. They seem to be [...]

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Communication IS the Lubrication

June 24, 2010

Catchy headline, yes?  But I have been reflecting lately on how we can improve the “client experience”, and I was reminded of something I heard mortgage icon Greg Frost say way back in 1994.  From a stage in Palm Desert, California, Greg proclaimed that “Communication is the lubrication of a well-oiled transaction.”  I, like the [...]

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Another Dumb Reason Given Not to Buy a Home

June 23, 2010

We will be addressing some of the more questionable reasons people give for not buying a house each Wednesday for five weeks. Last week, we covered Dumb Reason #1: Real Estate is no longer a good investment. We will cover the second reason today: Dumb Reason #2: Renters are happier than homeowners. I sort of [...]

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