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Foreclosure market can represent opportunity, liability Premium Content

By Inman News, Tuesday, July 29, 2008.

Editor's note: The following is a collection of reader's comments found on Inman.com:

Agents between 'rock and a hard place' with REO listing agreements
Lenders stick agents with REO liabilities
"Anybody who has handled a foreclosure knows the listing agreements are completely one-sided. But in this market, the agents and brokers have no choice but to sign them as they exist or forego the revenue stream that foreclosures represent. The banks will not give you the listings unless you sign the agreement.  more...

Are you eligible for FHA loan?

By Inman News, Tuesday, July 29, 2008.

LendingTree facilitating FHA-backed loans
Borrowers who are interested in Federal Housing Administration loan guarantee programs can now check their eligibility and request four loan offers from qualified FHA lenders using the LendingTree Network. LendingTree has expanded its filters to allow borrowers looking for refinance or purchase loans to check their eligibility for FHA loan programs based on county-level loan limits and loan-to-value ratios.  more...

Point2 reports continuing growth in subscribers

By Inman News, Tuesday, July 29, 2008.
Point2Homes.com screenshot.

Editor's note: Tech Profile is a new Inman News feature that provides details about real estate technology companies.

Company name: Point2 Technologies Inc.

Company headquarters: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Contact information: phone (888) 955-7900; fax (888) 955-5171; mail 500-3301 8th Street East, Saskatoon SK S7H 5K5, Canada; e-mail info@point2.com.

Number of offices: 2 (Saskatoon and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada).  more...

Keeping up with 'Gen-M'

By Inman News, Tuesday, July 29, 2008.

The following is a roundup of real estate technology news:

Futurist addresses 'Gen M' needs
SAN FRANCISCO -- "Generation Millennium," the group born from 1979-97 that grew up with interactive media, is moving faster than technology, according to Michael Rogers, futurist-in-residence of the New York Times.  more...