Welcome to the 148th edition of the Carnival of Real Estate. I wanted to conduct a little experiment this go around. . .
. . .you see, as I was receiving submissions for the CoRE, I got an email from the folks at Blog Carnival who said that they have a new tool called the InstaCarnival. Basically, you just click a button, and you get all the text necessary to host a Blog Carnival. Basically, you can outsource your entire Carnival of Real Estate hosting experience. I thought I would give it a whirl.
It works.
But, then I thought that it wasn’t a whole lot of fun. I mean, I like the CoRE, and I like reading the blog posts, so I thought I should still add my own flare to the hosting experience. So, I am going to share with you the two posts that I thought were head and shoulders above the rest, and then below, you can read the InstaCarnival version of the show.
The cream of the crop. . .
The first post that stood out to me was submitted by Ben Roberts of ExitRealEstate540.com. He wrote an excellent and timely post about explaining to his potential clients 3 Reasons a Social Media Agent is Way More Likely to Get Your Home Sold. The cool thing about the article is that not only is it very informative for real estate consumers, but there is a lot of things that real estate professionals could learn about marketing in the post, too.
The other post that I enjoyed very much was submitted by Dan Melson of Searchlight Crusade. Dan was one of the very first real estate industry bloggers that I ever came across when I began blogging. I have always enjoyed his writing, and his post, Why Sellers Should Counter All Reasonable Offers, was straightfoward, easy to undrstand, and very informative for consumers and real estate professionals alike. It is exactly the type of thing that Dan delivers to his readers post after post.
Congrats to Ben and Dan for rising to the head of the class this week.
Let’s see how the InstaCarnival turned out. . .
Like I said, I tried out the InstaCarnival, and it worked. The results are below. I had fun hosting the CoRE this week, and if you want to have fun with it next week, head on over to CoRE and submit an article of your very own!
So here is your InstaCarnival:
Welcome to the June 29, 2009 edition of carnival of real estate.
Handy Saputra presents The Big Foreclosure Bailout 80 LTV Plan… Is It Working? posted at Home Loan | Mortgage Resources, saying, “We have all heard President Obama’s plan for what he calls Americas economic come back. At best it is a roller coaster ride with multiple twist and turns. One of the many twist is the claim of solving the countries foreclosure crisis.”
Handy Saputra presents When is the right time to refinance your mortgage? posted at Home Loan | Mortgage Resources, saying, “You’ve heard that interest rates are down and you think it could be time to refinance your existing mortgage, but the entire loan application process was so exhausting during the initial loan that you aren’t sure it’s worth the hassle. You could very well be right, but there are some things you can do to help decide whether it’s time to refinance your mortgage.”
Jack Schmidt presents 10 Ways to Fuel Your Own Economy posted at SectorMatic Money Journal, saying, “SectorMatic Money Journal: Personal Finance – Everything for the Big Spender on a Budget. Now you can live like a fat cat, even if you’re on a money diet. Laugh all the way to the bank with Jack Schmidt and SectorMatic. It’s for you!”
Handy Saputra presents Is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM) Right for you? posted at Home Loan | Mortgage Resources, saying, “Until just a few years ago, an Adjustable rate mortgage was the best way to buy a home. Say you do not have the money to buy your dream home, then you can opt for a mortgage with an adjustable rate over a fixed one. In case of an adjustable rate, the rate of interest changes every year depending on the market condition. On the other hand, in case of a fixed rate of mortgage the rate of interest is not dependant on the market scenario and remains fixed.”
Dan Melson presents Why Sellers Should Counter All Reasonable Offers posted at Searchlight Crusade.
Handy Saputra presents Is Mortgage Refinancing Market Good or Bad Right Now? posted at Home Loan | Mortgage Resources, saying, “With all of the home foreclosures taking place across the country, many people may feel that it is not a good time to refinance. This is actually not true. Lenders want to keep people in their homes because of the expenses they incur when they try to sell a foreclosed home. Most times, they will actually take a bit of a loss. If you are considering refinancing for a better rate or to clean up any outstanding debts, there are many reasons why this is a good time to refinance your mortgage.”
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Silver Investor presents Debt Doesn?t Always Mean Inflation: Remember Japan posted at Gold Investing Info, saying, “The mammoth amount of government debt about to be issued does not guarantee inflation is inevitable.”
nickel presents More Thoughts on Paying Off Your Mortgage Early posted at fivecentnickel.com.
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lifestyles presents Principles of Basic Property Negotiation – Lifestyles Unlimited posted at Lifestyles Unlimited Real Estate Investing and Mentoring, saying, “A thorough guide to negotiating for single-family investment real estate.”
Jacqulyn Richey presents Las Vegas Housing Market: Foreclosures Down, Sales Up posted at Las Vegas Real Estate News, saying, “Despite the media’s doom and gloom about the real estate market, the numbers for Las Vegas are painting a different picture. Could this be a sign of the start of a recovery?”
Crissie Cudd presents Chasing the Market posted at Crissie’s Comments, saying, “20 years in this business has given me plenty to talk about!”
Patrick Duffy presents Time to throw out the old rule books posted at Housing Chronicles.
Claudia Gonella presents The state of the real estate market in Nicaragua 2009 posted at Real estate investing in Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Belize, saying, “Trying to plug the information gap for real estate price trends in Central America”
Ro Troia presents New Family Cabon Monoxide Saftey Act in Colorado posted at Blog the Rockies, saying, “My friend is always asking me to “check” my carbon monoxide detector in my house and I said “I do”! The simple answer is, I look over to see that the red light is still on and that no one is sick yet! Sounds a bit frivolous, but I don’t remember having a carbon monoxide detector in my house when I was little, more less when my kids were little.”
Dan Green presents The Untimely Timing Of The Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey posted at The Mortgage Reports, saying, “The most widely-cited mortgage rates in the press are outdated before they’re ever published.”
Dan Green presents In Another Good Sign For The Housing Market, Builders Are Clearing Out Their Inventory posted at Rita Kerins – Chicago Realtor, saying, “It’s a subtle signal of improvement, but an important one — builders are clearing out their inventories.”
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Ben Roberts presents 3 Reasons a Social Media Agent is Way More Likely to Get Your Home Sold posted at Exit Real Estate 540, saying, “This article is flirting with the 2 week cut-off but I forgot to submit it last week and I think it’s a relevant article anytime…”
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