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Year-End Retirement Planning by Kaaren Hall of uDirect IRA
RIVERSIDE, Calif., Dec. 12, 2012 – We here at uDirect IRA Services want to help you direct your retirement money into great investments that make your retirement financially secure. Whatever it is you...
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The Norris Group Real Estate News Roundup 12/21/12
Sources: Missouri Bank Closing Raises 2012 Tally to 51 Real Estate Outlook: RealtyTrac’s November Foreclosure Report Builder Confidence Continues Improving in December Prices Continue to Climb in...
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What is Taxmageddon? by Susie Leivas of Leives Associates
America is on the verge of the largest tax increase in 19 years – an event commonly referred to as Taxmageddon by television news programs and print publications. What is causing this nightmare?...
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Our Auctions Rely on Serious Buyers with Money to Determine the Price…not the...
If you’re a control freak, it can be difficult to let the free market make the decision on what your “magnificent” rehab is really worth in a five-minute period of time. As a control freak myself, it...
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Calculator Challenges 6: To Err is Human & Check Your Work! by Bill Tan
The last newsletter I provided you with two examples and on one of them I gave you the wrong answer! I messed up! Oops! Forgive Me! Mea Culpa! Here was the challenge (it was just the second one): 1) I...
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Anatomy of a Big, Really Big Deal
Santa Clara, a small city located between San Jose, the 10th largest city in the country, and Sunnyvale a dominant force in the Silicon Valley tech community, fought to claim its space as something...
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NOTHING BUT GOOD NEWS HERE…? by Tony Alvarez, the REO Mentor
Hello EVERYONE! Well here we are again. This year seemed to go a lot faster than we expected; or maybe it’s just that I’m getting older. 2012 did start with a few surprises, some to the plus side and...
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2012 Eminent Domain Issue Remains Unresolved Entering 2013 by Paul Hererra of...
In 2012, local governments in San Bernardino County took steps to become a laboratory experiment to test an expansion of the limits of government power in real estate finance. Touted, inaccurately, as...
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Susie Leivas of Leivas Associates Joins the Norris Group Real Estate Radio...
Susie Leivas Chief Financial Officer with Leivas and Associates (Full Bio) Bruce Norris is joined this week by Susie Leivas. Susie is the CFO of Leivas Associates. She has been doing taxes since the...
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The Yardstick and the Lion by Shawn Watkins and Angel Bronsgeest, Investors...
How do you measure your business? This seems like a simple question but the devil is in the details. In order to improve a thing that thing must be measured (Thank you David Farhney). This real estate...
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The Main Goal For 2013
2012 has turned out to be another great year for those of us in real estate. We were able to do a lot of flips and have a lot of fun as usual. InvestCLUB for Women is going strong and our 60- day...
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Supply and demand. Since the beginning of time this rings true by David...
The REO business has dried up, trustee sales have declined and hedge funds have taken a large chunk out of the inventory. On the subject of hedge funds, I take it as a compliment that these well...
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Encouraging Words For 2013
Wow… 2012 was great. This month’s deals are flying around my friends and team like crazy! It’s very exciting to once again see the exhilaration in their eyes and hear it in their voices. I expect 2013...
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Short Sales in 2013
Well, let’s talk about what is due to expire and what, if anything, will be extended into 2013. First and foremost are, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s HAFA Short Sale Program...
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The Norris Group Real Estate News Roundup 1/2/13
Today’s News Synopsis: Shadow inventory decreased to 2.3 million units in October and is continuing to decrease from its original record-level highs. Spending on construction decreased unexpectedly...
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The Norris Group Real Estate News Roundup 1/3/13
Today’s News Synopsis: The number of foreclosures completed last November was 55,000, down 18% year-over-year. The Mortgage Bankers Association reported a 21.6% decrease in mortgage applications for...
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Susie Leivas of Leivas Associates Joins Bruce Norris on the Norris Group Real...
Susie Leivas Chief Financial Officer with Leivas and Associates (Full Bio) Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Susie Leivas. Susie is the CFO of Leivas Associates. She has been doing taxes for...
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The Norris Group Real Estate News Roundup 1/4/13
Sources: Shadow inventory contracts as investors snap up foreclosures Construction Spending in U.S. Unexpectedly Fell in November Completed Foreclosures Down 18% from Year Ago: CoreLogic First-Time...
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The Norris Group Real Estate News Roundup 1/7/13
Today’s News Synopsis: Bank of America has settled a dispute with Fannie Mae to pay $11.7 billion to settle bad mortgage deals. Also, ten of the largest banks in the nation have also agreed to a...
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The Norris Group Real Estate News Roundup 1/8/13
Today’s News Synopsis: The number of improving markets increased drastically this month and is now at 242. The number of closures for mortgage related businesses was less in 2012 at only 82. The IRS...
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