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It’s Mandelman on The Real Estate Guys Radio Show!

Mandelman — Mon, 31 May 2010 02:56:32 +0000

So, you know The Real Estate Guys radio show, right? Russell Grey & Robert Helms? Sure you do… Not only are they like famous on the radio, but Robert and Russ have co-authored the very highly rated book Equity Happens and star together on The Real Estate Guys TV Show which can be seen on The Success Training Network (TSTN).

So, they asked me to be on their show and I said… well, I said sure. So, I did it, and it was fun and then I completely forgot about posting the show here. Isn’t that just so… me. Well, the truth is that not being in real estate, I really had no idea about their show, and I thought it sounded pretty boring… sorry, I did… but it actually wasn’t. It’s sort of like Click & Clack, those brothers that do Car Talk on NPR on weekends. You think it’s going to be dull, but then it’s not.

Well, they’ve become pretty big all over the country, and they have a really cool Website, which you can find here: The Real Estate Guys.

The thing is, the show was done last fall, so I wasn’t really sure it would still be relevant today, but luckily for me… we’ve made no progress whatsoever in the loan modification department, so if I did the show today, I’d be saying pretty much the same stuff. How lucky is that? Gee, I hope we make no progress again next year and I can just keep this show up indefinitely… of course, we’ll all be living under one of those bridges President Obama keeps saying we’re fixing as part of the economic stimulus, but so what…

So… if you want to hear a little Mandelman on The Real Estate Guys talking about loan modifications and the mess that is the foreclosure crisis, well then you have to click below… if not, not.

Come on… you want to hear it… I know you do… click it! It doesn’t suck, I swear. And if it skips in the beginning, don’t stop it, it just takes a minute or two to load.

Click here to read the complete story at Mandelman Matters.

Home prices under renewed pressure: S&P

mdn — Tue, 25 May 2010 20:48:22 +0000

The housing slump isn’t over. Tax credits and historically low mortgage rates have failed to lift home prices so far this year.

Real estate pricing – Single-family detached home – Business – Subsidy – Real estate

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Tax credit fuels surge in April home sales

mdn — Mon, 24 May 2010 16:26:02 +0000

Homebuyers rushed to take advantage of government incentives and record-low mortgage rates in April, giving the housing market its biggest boost in five months.

Real estate economics – Business – Government – Real estate – Construction and Maintenance

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Home prices: 1st annual increase in 3 years

mdn — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:32:31 +0000

Home prices in February posted their first annual increase since the end of 2006, lifted by temporary tax credits for homebuyers.

Price index – Real estate pricing – Business and Economy – Home – United States

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Buying a home? Don’t focus on sale price alone

mdn — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:09:39 +0000

Prospective home buyers tend to focus on a single number: the listed sale price. It’s why they’re often blindsided by the array of costs that come with buying a home.

Home – Business – Financial Services – Venture Capital – Real estate

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Open House: Homes for sale at $250,000

mdn — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:48:22 +0000

See how far your $250,000 will spend with a sampling of homes around the country for $250,000.

Real estate – Business and Economy – For sale by owner – Open House – Canada

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Housing starts hit highest level since Nov. 2008

mdn — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:28:11 +0000

Housing construction posted a better-than-expected performance in March, rising to the highest level in 16 months.

Housing starts – Real Estate – Business – Residential – Business and Economy

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Is the return of house flippers a good sign?

mdn — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:31:40 +0000

The house flipper, the symbol of real estate fever—the investor who buys, fixes, and sells homes quickly—is back. This time it’s a good thing.

Real estate – United States – Business and Economy – Business – Foreclosure

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Pending home sales tumble amid winter woes

mdn — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:20:37 +0000

The number of buyers who agreed to purchase a home fell sharply in January, a sign that demand for housing is sinking this winter as stormy weather slammed Eastern states.

Business – Construction and Maintenance – Residential Housing – Real estate – Thomson Reuters

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Homebuyer credit not jolting housing market

mdn — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:45:13 +0000

It sounded like a great idea three months ago: Hand homeowners a $6,500 tax credit to find a new place to live, giving a thrust of energy to the housing market’s recovery.

Real estate economics – Real estate – Business – Residential – Financial Services

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Pittsburgh tops list of best housing markets

mdn — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:36:04 +0000

Families in the market for a house are shopping at the right time: Nationally, homes are near the most affordable they’ve been in 18 years.

Pittsburgh – House – Real estate – Business – Residential

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Q&A: Any bright spots in the economy?

mdn — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:44:19 +0000

Answer Desk’s John Schoen fielded readers’ questions in a live chat on Wednesday, Feb. 17. Here are some of his answers about the housing crisis and the economic recovery.

Real estate – Housing – Business – Residential – Property

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Home construction posted big gains in Jan.

mdn — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:48:08 +0000

Housing starts rebounded more strongly than expected to their highest level in six months in January, while permits fell slightly less than forecast, a government report showed.

Home construction – Real estate – Business – Residential – Housing

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No Worries About “Morality” in Biggest Real-Estate Default in History

livinglies — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:18:49 +0000

see Morality NO Issue in Big Strategic Defaults Of residential property Why Not for Homeowners No Worries About “Morality” in Biggest Real-Estate Default in History Posted Jan 25, 2010 11:59am EST by Henry Blodget in Investing, Recession, Banking, Housing Related: dia, spy, xlf, len, kbh, blk Over the past few months, arguments have raged about whether it is [...]

Homebuilder outlook dips despite tax credit

mdn — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:21:26 +0000

The National Association of Home Builders said Tuesday its housing market index fell by one point to 16 this month, reflecting concern that job losses will stifle demand for new homes.

National Association of Home Builders – Home Builders – Real estate economics – Business – United States

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Report: Almost 1 in 4 borrowers underwater

mdn — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:29:41 +0000

Almost one in four homeowners owes more on their mortgage than their home is worth, a worrisome sign that the housing recovery could be threatened by a wave of defaults.

Real estate economics – U.S. Housing Market – Business – Tax credit – Real estate

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Record NYC real estate deal now on the rocks

mdn — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:06:14 +0000

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Where real estate seems to be hitting bottom

mdn — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:39:03 +0000

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Real estate in NY’s Hamptons is rebounding

mdn — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:02:51 +0000

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Foreclosures stabilize in key states

mdn — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:32:52 +0000

“Even as Americans suffer rising unemployment, foreclosure rates in three states hit hardest by the housing bust — California, Arizona and Florida — stabilized in June, offering hope that the worst of the real estate crisis is over, according to The Associated Press’ monthly analysis of economic stress in more than 3,100 U.S. counties.”

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