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The Final List of Twitter Contestants

By Daniel Rothamel, the Real Estate Zebra, Sunday, June 29, 2008.

Over the weekend, a few more @InmanNews Twitter Friends threw their name in the hat for the FREE Inman Connect SF '08 ticket.  The entire list of contestants is below.  If you entered, make sure your Twitter ID is listed below, and take note of your number:

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24
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Possession is nine tenths of the law

By Matt Carter, Tuesday, June 24, 2008.

Do all the changes HUD's made or is planning to make to FHA loan guarantee programs have your head spinning?

You've read about them in Inman News in recent weeks -- the one-year waiver of the 90-day waiting period for resales, the proposed ban on seller-funded down payment assistance, the introduction of risk-based premium pricing on July 14 (in conjunction with the expansion of the FHASecure initiative to allow refis of delinquent ARMs).  more...

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19
2008

Unexpected downside risk: prison

By Matt Carter, Thursday, June 19, 2008.

Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers indicted (Reuters). Hundreds of people arrested by FBI in mortgage fraud sweep (AP).  more...

It's a summertime thing

By Matt Carter, Thursday, June 19, 2008.

Summer's arrived, which means it's once again time to spread panic about mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus breeding in the swimming pools of abandoned and foreclosed properties (the clip above was posted to YouTube by Sacramento, Calif. TV station KCRA).  more...

Jun

18
2008

Tell us your stories

By Joel Burslem, Wednesday, June 18, 2008.

We're looking for interesting stories and you want to tell us in person. Shoot a video and share it with us.

What do we want?

Developers - tell us what you've been working on and why it's important. Tell us the genesis of the idea and how you're responding to a real need in the marketplace.

Agents - tell us how your integrating technology into your business. How you've changed up your marketing to react to Web 2.0.

There's only one rule.

Keep it short - 2 minutes maximum. 

We'll choose the best entries and publish them on Inman.com.  more...

Some Guidelines to Improve Your Inman Community Experience

By Daniel Rothamel, the Real Estate Zebra, Wednesday, June 18, 2008.

One thing that became very apparent to me after starting my work here as Community Manager is that Inman already has a wonderful community. Bewtween the dedicated folks on the Inman team, and the vibrant Inman membership, the community is strong. I hope that I can help foster growth in the community and improve the experience for everyone.  more...

Jun

17
2008

U.S. copyright law and you

By Matt Carter, Tuesday, June 17, 2008.

What's this about the AP cracking down on bloggers for excerpting from and linking to news stories? The practice is allowed under the "Fair Use" provisions of U.S. copyright law -- as long as you're only quoting a portion of an article for purposes of commenting on it (you can't just cut and paste the whole thing into a blog post). Mark Glaser has one of the better roundups of the issue(s) at Mediashift.  more...

Clearing title for the Jetsons

By Matt Carter, Tuesday, June 17, 2008.

Wow -- who would think of marketing title/closing services with a cartoon ad on Sunday morning TV?  more...

Jun

16
2008

Tempted by 'temp-to-hire?'

By Matt Carter, Monday, June 16, 2008.

Got a real estate license and a car? Temp agency JWilliamsStaffing says homebuilders in California, Nevada and Arizona want you on a temp or "temp-to-hire" basis -- "no experience necessary."

The company says it supplies "temporary sales assistants" to more than 350 homebuilders, "from the largest national builders to regional and local companies."  more...

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