Every day I talk with agents that ask me how to obtain more business. I become concerned when I hear the same questions for the 500th time like: “What is a good area to farm?” “How can I get listings?” “What should I do to market myself?” “How can I stand out from the crowd with my marketing?” Well the answer is…..market yourself to a specific niche. Since I am a probate specialist, I know that probate is an outstanding niche that can generate consistent volumes of listings for years to come! Here are the top 5 reasons to be in probate real estate today.<< MORE >>

Interest rates hit a brand new low for both 15-year and 30-year mortgages (although I wouldn't advise anyone get a 15-year mortgage). Housing prices are down 34 percent from peak prices in 2006, foreclosures are down and renting is getting more expensive. All of that means mortgages have never been more affordable or a better value. << MORE >>

You read that right. Home ownership rates in the US hit their lowest level in 15 years, according to CNNMoney. But there is no need for investors or potential home owners to be worried AT ALL.<< MORE >>

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" This is the question that gets pounded into our brains over and over again by nosey adults encouraging youth to look ahead and consider their options for the future or by adults looking for a cute and whimsical answer. So, what did you want to be when you grew up? Did you become it?<< MORE >>

Back in 2009, as the recession was ending, many real estate industry insiders warned of a mortgage reset "tsunami." This tsunami, it was said, could drown the real estate market because of the oncoming loan reset that was happening with adjustable rate mortgages. Well, it looks like the threat has come and gone and we're still here.<< MORE >>

I hate to beat a dead horse, but this horse just won't die. Today I once again found two articles (both on Yahoo! News' front page) that offer totally conflicting views about the current real estate market.<< MORE >>

I want to talk today about a great program for real estate investors looking to get cash for their projects. If you are searching for funding there’s a great program that can get you $500,000 to $1 million in a snap. It’s called the EB-5 immigrant investor visa. << MORE >>

I've talked many times on my radio show about how fear is used to move us. Well, recently I spotted a great example. Just last week I wrote about how a mortgage "expert" was predicting a "death spiral" in the housing market. That was last week. This week, the National Association of Realtors is saying that the housing market in 2012 will be the strongest in five years. February was actually a 9.2 percent increase in home sales from last year.<< MORE >>

On one of the real estate sites I check to stay on top of the market I found a question that I thought would be interesting to readers of my blog and I thought I would share it. Here was the question: Q: I am 58 years old and do not own a home. I have a monthly income of $1,500, $200,000 in liquid cash and $400,000 in retirement money. I would like to buy a home. Should I pay cash for it (about $150,000) or finance the purchase with a 30-year mortgage? I didn't think the blog's author properly answered the question, so here was my answer...<< MORE >>

I’ve written before about the coming new foreclosure releases that banks are holding, but this takes things to another level. Laurie Goodman, formerly of UBS and the record-holder the most top rankings for fixed-in-come research from the trade bible Institutional Investor, is very worried about the housing market. She’s saying that more than 10 million of the nation's 55 million mortgage holders could default by 2018.<< MORE >>