Re: 'Be charming to other agents' (July 27)

Dear Editor:

Right on, Alison!

You know, in many cases the "old war horses" are the rudest, and the newest generation of professional agents, those who -- like you -- have come from other careers already used to dealing with the public with a high level of professionalism are setting new standards for agent behavior.

My wife Barbara makes sure to contact each and every agent after she shows their listing with feedback and a thank-you.  more...

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Re: 'California mortgage defaults hit 10-year high' (July 24)

Dear Editor:

As a mortgage broker in Colorado and California, I have seen both sides of the ups and downs in the real estate markets. California has a long way to go down due to the massive appreciation this past seven years. Denver has dropped from number one to number two in foreclosures. Southern California is just getting started!  more...

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Re: 'The housing market: How bad will it get?' (July 23)

Dear Editor:

Again, here come the stories and the "experts" to tell us what every practitioner with two grams of brain knows. Same old junk and finger-pointing now is the subprime market and the easy credit and so forth and so on. Horse feathers, folks. It is very simply the market outpricing itself. Period.  more...

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Re: 'Bernanke: Housing will get worse' (July 20)

Dear Editor:

I just have had two major-branded lenders in my office this week discussing their "subprime product." As they both name them "expanded," maybe for an image reason, one of them still has a 100 percent LTV product.

Even as a mortgage broker, I don't fully agree with the 100 percent LTV philosophy for obvious reasons. However, they are still offered. Close to 100 subprime lenders have fallen by the wayside since spring of this year.  more...

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Re: 'Home buying's all about compromise in today's market' (July 23)

Dear Editor:

Zillions of sellers everywhere sitting on their porches gazing longingly into the blank national landscape would kill to see a carload of looky-loos even slowing down as they fly by in their SUVs.  more...

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Re: 'Avoid these real estate deal killers' (July 20)

Dear Editor:

Bernice Ross usually has excellent advice for agents, but today's second part of her pointers for avoiding "deal killers" is the exception. Bernice advises agents to convince buyers that, in a market downturn, it is perfectly acceptable to pay more for a property than its appraised value.  more...

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Re: 'Another venture-backed startup lands in real estate' (July 17)

Dear Editor:

The layout and functionality of the site is great!  more...

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