At the Ethical Homes team at HomeFirst Mortgage Corp, we know that most good buyer agents out there already have relationships with lenders; we have agents on our team as well, so we know how important those relationships are, and wouldn’t want to step on them. We also broker our loans through dozens of wholesale lenders, though, so for many agents, we can supplement the offerings that their current lending partners provide, and help them close more transactions. Read the rest of this entry »

I always keep track of local networking and training events for local DC-area real estate agents, and a few folks have asked me to share that info, so I’ve started posting it here. Read the rest of this entry »

MRIS has made a lot of changes to the tools that let agents email listings to clients in the last few months; most of them add a lot of functionality, but a few (sadly) remove useful functionality, so agents who rely on those emails need to know what features have changed or gone away. Read the rest of this entry »

Savvy listing agents can create a win-win for their clients by selling the property for a higher price while also lowering the total cost of ownership for the buyer–and also generating more buyer traffic (and thus leads) to boot. Read the rest of this entry »

The Virginia Real Estate Board (VREB) wants agents to remember that they do need to call Miss Utility before posting signs for listed properties. Read the rest of this entry »

Agents who haven’t been taking advantage of Craigslist to market their properties and generate leads may want to watch this online training from Chip Cummings on Tuesday 8/4 at 3pm. Read the rest of this entry »

Agents looking to increase their added value to “green” consumers may want to participate in this FHA webinar on August 5th that discusses Energy Efficient Mortgages (EEMs). Read the rest of this entry »

Agents should be aware of defective Chinese drywall with extremely high levels of sulfur and strontium, which is believed to be causing severe corrosion of copper piping and electronics in homes. Read the rest of this entry »

We’re now providing an email newsletter for agents that highlights the best of our agent-specific posts. Read the rest of this entry »

Real estate agents need to know about the Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act (MDIA), portions of which go into effect on July 30, 2009, and which are almost guaranteed to cause delays in some settlements for buyers nationwide. Read the rest of this entry »