By Robert Freedman, Senior Editor, REALTOR® Magazine Federal banking regulators’ proposed qualified mortgage rule, which comes out of the big Wall Street reform act last year, is all about ensuring lenders only write loans that borrowers can reasonably be expected to repay. NAR’s (more…)

True crime author Ann Rule’s writing retreat is for sale. (more…)

Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed mortgages fell this week, with the current rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace at 3.76 percent, down from 3.86 [...] (more…)

Rock n’ roll daughter Frances Bean Cobain recently purchased a very un-grunge home in West Hollywood. (more…)

HARRIS REAL ESTATE UNIVERSITY 90 DAY MASSIVE ACTION PLAN. Download Plan Here: 4thQPlan2011 (2) 90 Day Massive Action Plan Rules: 1:  Post the completed plan in 3 to 4 public places.  Your office door, your refrigerator at home, give a copy to your accountability partner, etc.  (more…)

Thinking about buying a new home and bailing on your old one? It may be an option. What about bailing on your old home and buying after you bail? What to know about both. (more…)

I wanted to share with you some progress we REALTORS® are making on extending the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Thanks to your responses to the Call for Action we issued, the House and Senate are close to reauthorizing the program for another FIVE years. The House and (more…)

Hi Harris Real Estate University Coaches, I love today’s motivational message. I am so happy & proud to say that I have 20 + REO assignments today because of you, the daily motivational messages, weekly training and the entire HREU system. I may have been quiet for the past (more…)