Please enjoy the recent podcast interview I did with Jason Hartman. He is a realtor with a wealth of experience, and has some sage property investment advice.

RealtyTrac released its March 2008 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows foreclosure filings — pre-foreclosures, foreclosure auctions and bank-owned REO properties — were reported on 234,685 properties nationwide during the month, a 5 percent increase from the previous month and a 57 percent increase from March 2007. The report also shows one in every 538 [...]

Lou Barnes in the Inman News reported that “Oppenheimer says that global debt underwriting has fallen 55 percent since July (a $2 trillion strangle). In the first quarter, global bond and stock underwriting combined fell 45 percent; issuance of mortgage-backed securities dropped 82 percent; and non-rated “junk” bonds tanked 88 percent. For those who still [...]

Today, RealtyTrac released year-end data from its January 2008 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows foreclosure filings — default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions — were reported on 233,001 properties during the month, an increase of 8 percent from the previous month and an increase of nearly 57 percent from January 2007. California’s [...]

I thought this map guide was interesting about bars in New York City where bloggers hang out at. It comes as no surprise that bloggers enjoy the liquid diet, but who knew anyone was watching where they hung out. I wouldn’t be surprised if a similar guide appears for LA and SF.

Please enjoy my radio show interview of Rick Sharga, Executive VP of RealtyTrac.com on Real Chatter. The show is sponsored by RealTown.com.

Please enjoy my recent radio interview on “Real Chatter.” Susanne Flynn of ResultsMLS.com was the host, and I was her guest. The show is sponsored by RealTown.com.

RealtyTrac released its September 2007 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report today. Here are the highlights: (1) U.S. Foreclosure activity was down 8 percent from August, (2) U.S. Foreclosure activity was up 99 percent from Sep 2006, (3) Foreclosure rate was one foreclosure filing for every 557 U.S. households, (4) Nevada, Florida, California registered top three state [...]

National Highlights: Foreclosure activity increased 36 percent from July, 2007. Foreclosure activity increased 115 percent from August 2006. REOs increased 59% month over month, the biggest increase of any of the three foreclosure categories (Default, Auction, REO). State and MSA Highlights: Nevada, California and Florida posted the top three state foreclosure rates. The states with [...]

RealtyTrac, the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its July 2007 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows a total of 179,599 foreclosure filings, default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions, were reported during the month, up 9 percent from the previous month and up 93 percent from July 2006. The report also [...]

Without my wonderful crew of programmers, who each have triple my iq, there is no way my free fsbo service would be where it is today. If you have ever built a house, you know how crucial it is to have experts at concrete, carpentry, roofing, marble, landscaping etc. Building a great internet presence requires [...]

I never thought when I started this blog, that I’d wind up joining Facebook. All this community networking stuff is contagious, enlightening, and sort of strange. In my first 48 hours on Facebook, somehow 5 people found me and wanted to become my "new friend." I didn’t even have to buy them a drink or [...]