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• Four New Vince Vaughn Projects

  Published: July 31, 2007, 2:09 pm

  Tags: New Line, Universal, Deals, Romance, Casting, Comedy, Screenwriting, Four Christmases, Jon Favreau, Male Doula, Realtors, Reese Witherspoon, Vince Vaughn

  scripted by Favreau. Realtors: A satire about the rivalry between two realtors. He is also now set to star alongside Reese Witherspoon in New Line’s comedy Four Christmases. According to THR, the film is about a couple (played by Vaughn and Witherspoon) who struggle to visit all four of their divorced parents’ homes during

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• Vince Vaughn Gets Cozy with Universal

  Published: July 31, 2007, 11:31 am

  Tags: Cinematical, Dana Fox, Film, Jon Favreau, Male Doula, Movies, Realtors, The Break Up, Universal, Vince Vaughn, Vincevaughn

  alley. It's called Realtors, and is a comedy that follows rival realtors duking it out for commissions in the residential housing market. If that's not the perfect set-up for a hilarious ensemble comedy, I don't know what is. No word on which project will go first, but all those realtor-related television shows are hot right now. If I

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• Mortgage Implosion Worries Wall Street

  Published: August 9, 2007, 6:00 am

  Tags: Mortgage News, Mortgage Video, Adjustable Rate Mortgage, Mortgage Bubble, National Association Of Realtors, Mortgage Bubble, Mortgage News

  National Association of Realtors ---Related Articles at Consumer Mortgage Reports:Banks Won't Sustain Long Term DamageGlobal Market Jitters - Part 1Global Market Jitters - Part 3 The Leverage BubbleGlobal Market Jitters - Part 4 Buffet Says We Will Be Paying The US Government AND The Chinese!Subprime Mortgage Market Fallout Costing

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• What does the A in NAR really stand for?

  Published: August 15, 2007, 4:43 pm

  Tags: Economy, Why I Hate My Industry, Real Estate Musings, Existing Home Sales, Housing Market, Lawrence Yun, Nar, National Association Of Realtors

  The National Association of Realtors released its latest existing home sales report for the second quarter of 2007 and - if you ignore the 10% year-over-year decline in sales volume and the drop in median prices - guess what? The NAR says things are improving!! Yipee. Not that they haven’t been saying that, oh, for the last year or so,

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• Peace, Love and Props (to our sponsors)

  Published: August 24, 2007, 3:23 am

  Tags: Random Thoughts, Myfico Com, New Day Trust Mortgage, Offerangel Com, Sponsors, Weichart Realtors

  got zero to lose. Weichert Realtors - Are the experts for real estate in Mystic, Connecticut. Known for Mystic Pizza and the Mystic Marine Life Aquarium. Mystic is close to my hometown. I even did radio ads for the aquarium when I was a kid (true story). A beautiful place to live. If you’re looking for a home in the area talk to

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• Existing Home Sales Fall for 5th Consecutive Month

  Published: August 27, 2007, 1:16 pm

  Tags: News, Real Estate, Home Sales, Existing Home Sales, Nar, National Association Of Realtors

  the National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales fell 0.2% in July, marking the fifth consecutive monthly decline. On a year over year basis, sales dropped 9.0%, while the median price of an existing home dropped 0.6% to $228,900, and the supply of homes for sale at the end of the month climbed 5.1%. At the current

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• Peace, Love and Props (to our sponsors)

  Published: August 31, 2007, 8:06 pm

  Tags: Random Thoughts, Mathnotmagic Com, Myfico Com, New Day Trust Mortgage, Offerangel Com, Sponsors, Truth About Mortgage, Weichart Realtors

  OfferAngel.com, Weichert Realtors, New Day Trust Mortgage, MyFICO.com, Life Lock Identity Theft prevention - thank you! And thanks to all our readers - enjoy the long weekend.

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• Guest Post: Why do traditional Realtors despise discounters?

  Published: September 5, 2007, 12:00 pm

  Tags: Real Estate Musings, Bloodhound Realty, Discount Real Estate, Greg Swann, Real Estate Commissions, Realtors, Redfin

  In any case, discount Realtors are not a threat to traditional Realtors. They are odious because they double the full-service agent’s workload and liability, without a corresponding increase in compensation. But for anyone who values the advice of an experienced professional — and for anyone whose time is more profitably spent

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• Mortgage Problems to Dampen Home Sales in the Short Term

  Published: September 11, 2007, 10:33 am

  Tags: Home Sales, National Association Of Realtors, Mortgage Industry Press Release, Dampen, Realtors, 2008, Percent, Forecast, Realtor, Unusual

  the National Association of Realtors(R). Lawrence Yun, NAR senior economist, said unusual disruptions in the mortgage market are dampening the outlook for home sales, notably for August and September. “There’s been an unusual hit to home sales, starting in March when subprime mortgage problems emerged and more recently when problems

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• Solid Fundamentals Support Commercial Real Estate

  Published: September 18, 2007, 12:37 pm

  Tags: Commercial Mortgage News, Commercial Mortgages, National Association Of Realtors, Mortgage Industry Press Release, Mortgage News, Mortgage News

  the National Association of Realtors(R). NAR Senior Economist Lawrence Yun said, “Commercial real estate responds to economic growth and job creation, which have been fairly strong over the past two years and have created the need for additional commercial space,” he said. “These fundamentals will continue to support commercial

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• National Associations Says Benefits From FHA Reform Legislation and Fed Rate Cut

  Published: September 19, 2007, 12:01 pm

  Tags: Interest Rates, National Association Of Realtors, Fha, Mortgage Industry Press Release, Combs

  the National Association of Realtors(R). On the same day that the [tag-cat]Federal Reserve[/tag] cut the discount rate by half a percentage point, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007, H.R. 1852. The legislation will offer home buyers a safer alternative to risky mortgage products and help

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• Senate Moves FHA Reform Legislation to Help Homeowners

  Published: September 19, 2007, 12:48 pm

  Tags: Building American Homeownership Act Of 2007, Www Realtor Org, National Association Of Realtors Nar, Mortgage Industry Press Release, National Association Of Realtors, Combs, Legislation, Realtors, Reform, Senate, Limits, Passing

  The National Association of Realtors(R) commended Senate Banking Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., and Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., for their demonstrated leadership in protecting the interests of America’s current and future homeowners by passing FHA reform legislation today. “The Senate passage of the

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• Jim Cramer Don't You Dare Buy Now You'll Lose Money

  Published: September 28, 2007, 1:41 pm

  Tags: Real Estate Musings, Housing Market, Housing Meltdown, Jim Cramer, National Association Of Realtors, Njar

  ridiculous. Most of the Realtors I have met personally are smart, savvy, experienced, friendly, funny, dynamic and fun to be around. It is amazing that quality people allow themselves to be led by a bunch of monkeys. Enjoy the video: Share This

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• 8 Weeks and Counting

  Published: September 30, 2007, 5:01 pm

  Tags: Century21 Realtors, Home Buying, Mortgages, Real Estate, Sales

  Our beautiful home that we had to leave in Fort Wayne, Indiana has now been on the market for eight weeks. It is sitting there empty, and lonely. My $12,000 worth of landscaping is probably growing wild.

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• Mortgage Problems Hamper Pending Home Sales

  Published: October 2, 2007, 10:38 am

  Tags: Credit Crunch, Mortgage News, Mortgage News, Contracts, Comparisons, Pending, Contract, Realtors, Activity, Signed, Percent

  the National Association of Realtors(R). The Pending Home Sales Index*, a forward-looking indicator, fell 6.5 percent to a reading of 85.5 from an upwardly revised 91.4 in July, based on contracts signed in August. It was 21.5 percent below the August 2006 index of 108.9. Lawrence Yun, NAR senior economist, said the mortgage market impact is

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