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Florida Mortgage Law

Today the laws for mortgage brokering and lending in the great state of Florida were changed. Chapter 494 F.S. was amended and penalties of $5,000 per offense were added for violations beginning October 1, 2007. There are a number of changes regarding disclosure and other procedures. I’m not going to write about all of the [...]

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Mortgage Anecdote

Sorry folks, I don’t have time for a long post, I’m in the middle of this mortgage-nuclear-war. Yes, that’s right, I have a mortgage company in Florida, and now I’m on the front lines in this battle. Good thing the problem is contained to subprime. lol Hey, but let me quickly share with you [...]

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Are You Asleep

The real estate marketplace is constantly changing. You need to have a positive attitude and you need to keep pace with the changes. First and foremost, as loan originators, we are here to help people. Making money is a by-product and ancillary to that service we provide. OK, let me step down from my Monday [...]

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Can Web 2.0 Improve Mortgage Lead Generation?

Internet lead generation generally has a real shrill ring in most loan officers, brokers, and bankers ears. Most of this reputation is diserved. But, is there a better way?
A post at Lead Critic may be interesting to you if you are a Web 2.0 junky and you have always thought there was a better way [...]

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No La La La!

Listen, I’m gonna make this quick, cause quite honestly this might be my final post here on Lenderama. After the Head Honcho sees this la la la title, there’s a good chance I’ll be fired and if that’s the case then it’s been nice knowing all of you.
OK, so I know where Todd’s coming [...]

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Your Website .com

I renewed 350 domain names in bulk last week with GoDaddy. I like the internet. It’s that great frontier of the Wild West West and it’s presently available for you to stake your claim. Incidentally, Business.com sold last week for $345M and, unlike the dot-com blowouts of Y2K, the company is profitable with $50M in [...]

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Cooperation For The Better Service Of Our Client

How can I help you to help our client? There have been times in my real estate career where I have felt like I was on a different team than the mortgage guy was on. Were we both working for the best interests of our client?
But hey, he may very well have been on [...]

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