Real Estate Zealot

Dont Miss the Opportunity to Buy Up in a Down Market!

Now is the time to make that move and get more when you buy in today's market.

Metro Broker Pete Doty has all the resources and experience you need to help you find that perfect home.

Hi I'm Pete Doty. I'm here at the 2011 CAR Convention in downtown Denver, Colorado.

I am so excited about the Denver real estate market, there are two reasons. Number one I saw this in '88 and '89, prices started going down, and they started climbing again. People missed the opportunity to buy up in a down market, and that's really what's going on right now.

We don't have a lot of inventory, we need houses to sell and you can take advantage of the higher price range and get into a house for a lot less than you would have a couple of years ago.

So right now is the time to move! Call Pete at (303) 880-5585, or better yet take a look at my website DenverRelocation.com, as well as my MetroBrokersOnline website. Thanks.

Call Pete Doty at 303-880-5585

Moving Ahead without the Tax Credit Incentives

Alison Brennan talks to us about how the tax credit effects home buying, as well as how the extensions affect sellers and buyers alike.  She also discusses opportunity that still exist and how to be creative without the government’s help.

 

 

METRO BROKERS INC. PROUDLY ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH COLORADO EAGLES HOCKY TEAM

Contact: Courtney Lis Voca

PR 970.581.6231

Courtney@vocapr.com

 

METRO BROKERS INC. PROUDLY ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH COLORADO EAGLES HOCKY TEAM

Relationship will facilitate Metro Brokers expansion and commitment to Northern Colorado

(Loveland, Colo.) - July X, 2010 – Metro Brokers, Inc. www.metrobrokersonline.com is proud to announce a joint partnership with the Colorado Eagles, Northern Colorado’s beloved hockey team based in Loveland, CO. Metro Brokers will be involved in a variety of marketing and sponsorship opportunities during the upcoming 2010/2011 hockey season at the Budweiser Events Center. Metro Brokers is dedicated to growing its membership and client base in and around Fort Collins and this relationship will help foster brand awareness for the growing real estate company in Northern Colorado.

“The Colorado Eagles have established an amazing fan base in Northern Colorado,” said Bob Luna, president, Metro Brokers, Inc. “This is a perfect venue for Metro Brokers to establish itself among the people in the community in a creative and unique manner and establish a strong identity by getting involved with such a noteworthy organization.”

As president of Metro Brokers, Bob Luna has been committed to growing its membership base into outlying areas along the front-range and this relationship illustrates their commitment to the people of Northern Colorado. A total of 9 Metro Brokers offices and 50 agents currently reside in the area.

“Metro Brokers is the ideal business model for those agents interested in controlling their own destiny,” said Doug Lindstrom, broker owner of the Metro Brokers Loveland office. “As a result, we have experienced substantial growth and success during the down market. We hope this partnership with the Eagles will prove our commitment to Northern Colorado, help us grow our businesses and foster a long relationship within our community.”

Metro Brokers Inc. provides real estate agents an independent framework to succeed through innovative technologies, brand awareness, continuing education courses and extensive multi-media mix marketing. Unlike other real estate companies, Metro Brokers Inc. is actually owned and operated by its brokers and prides itself on its strong team of agents.

“Just like the Metro Brokers organization, the Colorado Eagles are a hard working, high producing, and successful team, making this partnership a perfect fit for both sides,” said Lindstrom.

About Metro Brokers, Inc.

Metro Brokers, Inc. has been Colorado's leader in real estate, technology and services, for more than 30 years, providing the framework, structure, brand and freedom for real estate brokers to work professionally, efficiently and profitably. Our network of nearly 2,000 highly experienced real estate professionals specialize in residential, commercial and investment properties and have access to ground breaking technologies, continuing education courses, and innovative marketing that help buyers and sellers make the most of their real estate transactions. Unlike most other real estate companies Metro Brokers, Inc. is actually owned and operated by its brokers.

A Conversation about the Luxury Home Market

Alison Brennan talks to us about how the local luxury real estate market compares to the national market, and what local markets are doing better than others.  She also discusses selling in today's market, are people able to sell their property today.

Real Estate Downfall

Fianacial Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Legalized Gambling, 100% pure and simple. Listen up to who signed the bill...and why up until the year 2000, this activity was considered a Felony.

"Credit Default Swaps", the bundling and selling of mortgages and the so-called insurance that was used to assure investors they were safe. These were"side bets" about whether a companies stock price will go up or down, also known as a credit derivative or a credit default swap because these bets could be made without actually owning the stock, similar to betting on a ball game. 

There is no reason that out of 80 million mortgages and less than 6 million behind or not paying their mortgage is effecting the USA, Asia, Europe etc. Give me a break.  So, where did all the money go? ...It was paid out to the Elie Fat Cats that saw this coming, new this was going to happen and the last time that anyone could bet like this was in the early 1900's. 

Take a listen on how much Mr. Treasury secretary Paulson pocketed!

Pigs Fighting To Be First in Line at the Trough

 

Read this....quit watching MainStreamMedia (MSM) and get out and sell something.   Real estate is still where it's at. Now more than ever you need to help people secure their basic foundation, shelter. 

 

http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig9/butler-b3.html

 

Sit tight.  Welcome to the 1980's again.  Wall Street Robber Barons are at work! Trillions of dollars are being consolidated into the hands of the few ;.)    You could not right a movie script this good! 

 

A  ton of homes were sold in the 1980's. I  sold a ton of homes in the 80's.  You can too.  People need you and they need to know the truth.  This has nothing to do with our lifestyle

 

Another good reason to be invested in Real Estate!  Real estate is tangible and relevant.  The same properties I sold out of foreclosure in the 80's are still worth double or triple what they were worth in 1987...at today's prices. 

 

Seven years ago we all experienced the subtle loss of personal freedoms, through the "Patriot Act",  our basic rights  WEREguaranteed in America by the constitution. ("It's  only a GD piece of paper")

 

Now you are seeing bold faced theft right in front of your eyes!  Of course both Presidential Parties of "Change" are shills to their real masters.  There will be no CHANGE, as there has been no CHANGE for the last 100 years.  Hard to believe that people serve hard time for robbing 7-11's of a couple hundred bucks,  when the "Private" Federal Reserve Bank and the private central bankers of the world, with the assistance of our Senators and Congressmen,  extract trillions every year...without firing a shot.

 

People need housing---always. 

BrokerIPTV January-February 2008 NewsReel

IPTV January 2008 NewsReel

 

Denver is 1 of Only 12 of the nations 50 Metropolitan areas have a high risk of price declines, according to the PMI Mortgage Insurance companys Winter 2008 Market Risk index.  This index is based on the 3rd quarter Office of Federal Housing Oversight data, and ranks the 50 largest metropolitan areas according to the likelihood in price declines. 12 of these metropolitan areas have a 1% or less risk of price declines.  Areas that had the highest price run-ups in recent years are at highest risk of price deterioration.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jan/16/metro-area-home-values-likely-hold/

 

If you lost a home to foreclosure last year or paid mortgage insurance premiums, there is some good news.  Congress enacted laws in late 2007 to allow deduction of some mortgage insurance premiums. This could amount to a tax break of up to $350. The foreclosure tax break applies to all taxpayers who were granted forgiveness of mortgage debt.  Previously, this amount was fully taxable and could have run into the tens of thousands of dollars.

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8U6GH5O0.htm

 

On the subprime mortgage crisis front, Bank of America has announced a deal where they will buy the troubled Countrywide Financial for $4.1 billion dollars.  This will make Bank of America the nations largest mortgage lender and will provide much needed relief to the largest independent mortgage banker.   While this acquisition is a major step in solving the mortgage meltdown, more failures and acquisitions are anticipated in the coming months.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22606833

 

Consumer Confidence showed a slight increase in December, according to the Conference Board.   Consumers also believe that there will be more jobs in the future and that their personal incomes will be higher in the coming months.  While these are bright spots, overall consumer sentiment seems to point to a slowing of the economy.  The Conference Board developed and reports monthly on consumer confidence, as well as the Leading Economic Indicators report, which is expected at the end of January.

http://www.conference-board.org/economics/consumerconfidence.cfm

 

First American Corporation, one of the largest national title insurers, announced plans to spin off its financial services business.  It also announced a 4th quarter loss, due mainly to costs from the California wildfires.  They also announced plans to aggressively manage employee costs, and are looking to move processing jobs to counties like India and the Phillipines.  Chief Financial Officer Frank MacMahon said that up to 40% of their workforce may be moved offshore.

http://www.reuters.com/article/bankingFinancial/idUSBNG6641820080115

 

In Technology news, Google has announced plans for expanding its offerings for the IPhone.  Google introduced access to mail, calendars, search, and Google Reader last month and unveiled additional enhancements that allow better navigation and easier user interface, using the iPhone touch screen.  Google gadgets are now available for the iPhone as well.  Google is moving forward with the Android mobile platform, and phones using this platform are expected later this year.

http://www.internetnews.com/wireless/article.php/3721541

 

A 40 hour laptop battery?  Researcher at Stanford Universitys Department of Materials Science and Engineering have found a way to give rechargeable lithium ion batteries  as much as 10 times more charge.  These batteries are used from everything from iPods to laptops.   A patent has been filed for the technology and negotiations

Kelly Dutton And InVision Homes Expanding Despite Denver Market Conditions

   

Kelly Dutton And InVision Homes Expanding Despite Denver Market Conditions

BrokerIPTV  : Today we are talking with Kelly Dutton, Director of Business Development for InVision Homes and DirectBuild. Kelly thanks for be in with us.

Kelly Dutton: Absolutely, excited be here.

BrokerIPTV  : Thanks. Tell us about InVision?

Kelly Dutton: InVision Homes is an award winning custom home builder out of Douglas County was founded by Michael New who is a second generation home builder from California. He has been build high and custom homes in Douglas County and several other counties along the front line for the last 15 years.

BrokerIPTV  : Small, medium large builder?

Kelly Dutton: We were medium to small builder. We really like to limit the amount of homes that we will do for year, just to ensure a high level of customer service to our clients. We typically stay under 12 homes a year.

BrokerIPTV  : Where are you building, what is available?

Kelly Dutton: We are currently building in Douglas County. We have several projects under way there, more recently we have got some projects going on in Cherry Hills which we are very excited about.

BrokerIPTV  : Infact one of the homes in Cherry Hills, if I remember correctly, you are actually auctioning off is that right?

Kelly Dutton: Absolutely

BrokerIPTV  : Tell us about that...

Kelly Dutton: This is a project that is very special for us. We are InVision Homes is in partnership with the Ken Foundation. The Ken Foundation is an organization that is dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and neglect. So, as part of that partnership, we are building a 14,000 Sq ft home in Cherry Hills. We have many many sub-trades and designers in a lot of great people that have donated their time, materials and labor to put this together.

BrokerIPTV  : How do you put bid-in on this place?

Kelly Dutton: This will be an auction. We are going to have some great events coming this spring when the home is complete. So, we are very excited to announce those up coming events.

BrokerIPTV  : Current market, everybody knows what is going on, what are the challenges for customs, semi-custom over it?

Kelly Dutton: It is a good question. I have to say because we limit the number of clients that we work with per year fortunately. The custom home building side is not quiet as affected by some of the more volume building that has been going on, but I really think the key in markets like this is to really find unique ways to stay in the market place and that is what we stay focused on.

BrokerIPTV : It has been about corrections or reactions to the market. We see builders slashing prices, giving things away including basement things like that, is that going on with you at all or...?

Kelly Dutton: Absolutely not. We really a company that is dedicated in working with our clients to find out what it is exactly they want to build. So we are purely here to consult them through the process in the design. We will build anywhere they want to go along the Front Range and so its really just matter of establishing that relationship with your clients.

BrokerIPTV  : How about future plans for InVision, where are you going in that?

Kelly Dutton: We are looking to expand, thanks to the good fortune that we had over the years, happy clients, we have a great long list of the client's referrals and sub contractors that would refer our name to them, so definitely looking to expand into market place.

BrokerIPTV  : Thanks, great talking with you, good information.

Kelly Dutton: Thank you so much. Thank you.

Inman's Real Estate Connect 2008

Broker IPTV and Real Estate Zealot at this year's Inman's Real Estate Connect 2008

Here it is New Years Eve and I am just itching to get to New York at the fantastic  New York Marriott Marquis Times Square.  I'm very excited to report that the Real Estate Zealot and Broker IPTV will be at this year's Inman Real Estate Connect conference this January 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th.  The quote below is out of context, but I feel it applies to the happenings at Inman.  Many of the people, concepts, ideas that are presented this year will trickle down to the uniformed masses at the National Association Conventions 2 to 3 years later!!!!

    "It happens every year, one way or another, and every year it gets weirder.  And wilder and darker         and more intense."

    Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

And so it goes at Inman Connect. So Just What is Inman Real Estate Connect?    

Well Inman Conncect  comes from the founder, Brad Inman. The show is about  education, exhibits, demonstrations and a trade hall within a intimate setting.  More importantly, no jewelry sales in the trade hall and most of the exhibitors are more progressive than typical Real Estate trade shows. While some critical bloggers claim to be too good to go and that it' about gimmicks and real estate suckers,   I feel the most important part are the people and the speakers. The brightest and sharpest in the industry.  Up to date and current topic-driven panels with real world hands on workshops will provide anyone who attends with the tools and techniques they need to compete in a rapidly changing real estate industry.

Why Should A Real Estate Business Person Attend Inman Connect?

 
Well, "birds of a feather flock together".  This is not your Dad's Realtor Convention!   I find that the caliber of attendees falls into the higher level of producers as well as top level leadership CIOs, CTOs, CEOs, etc.  New York Connect 2008 should  draw  1,200 to 1,400 real estate agents, top brokers, mortgage professionals, vendors,technology company CEOs, directors and managers, entrepreneurs, press, bloggers, analysts and investors from throughout the U.S. and around the globe. Broker IPTV will be there getting all the information, interviews and bleeding edge ideas.

People, Speakers, Concepts, Ideas and Strategies at Inman Connect:

So, safe to say you will be with the sharpest minds in the industry as they discuss current and conversational topics: real estate market conditions, real estate trends, market forecasts, interactive marketing, social media, Web 2.0, MLS, mapping technology, lead generation, blogging, user generated content, search engine marketing and search engine optimization, online video, paperless technology and more.

Topic Panelists include the top Bloggers and WEB 2.0 Social Misfits:

Rudy Bachraty, Co-Founder, Sellsius & Founder, Kiosk Realty

Kris Berg, Broker Associate, Prudential California Realty

Jeff Corbett, Author, The XBroker Blog

Dan Green, Chief Blogging Officer, Bring the Blog

Douglas Heddings, Senior Vice President, Prudential Douglas Elliman

Rachel Natalie Klein,  Founder, IntoTheBox.tv

Daniel Rothamel, Realtor, Strong Team REALTORS;  Blogger, RealEstateZebra.com

Mike Price, President, ML Broadcast

Lockhart Steele, Founder and Publisher, Curbed.com

Erik Hersman, Principal, Zungu LLC

Drew Meyers, Community  Relations Specialist, Zillow.com

Reggie Nicolay,  Regional Technology Director, Fidelity National & Author, MyTechOpinion.com

Brian Rothenberg, Product  Manager, Yahoo! Real Estate

Teresa Boardman, Realtor/Broker, Keller Williams Integrity Realty

Jay Thompson, Designated Broker, Thompson’s Realty

Brian Brady, Managing Director, Worldwide Credit Corporation

Dustin Luther, Founder, 4realz.net Consulting

If the above speakers are not enough to get you going in 2008, take a look at the list that Bard Inman has put together this year in New York.

Speakers-Moderators-Important Attendees

Rudy Bachraty, Co-Founder, Sellsius &  Founder, Kiosk Realty

Simon  Baker, CEO & Managing Director, REA Group

Jeffrey Bastress, President, Startpoint Realty

Kris Berg, Broker Associate, Prudential  California Realty

Teresa Boardman, Realtor/Broker, Keller Williams Integrity Realty

Kevin  Boer, Founder, 3 Oceans Real Estate Blog

Brian Brady, Managing Director, Worldwide Credit  Corporation

Joleen Brannigan, Chief Operating Officer, Grace  Hill

Frank Breithaupt, VP of Marketing, Affiliates  and Operations, Homescape

Chris Brown, Vice President Product Development,  Apartments.com

Joel  Burslem, Social Media Manager, Inman News

Jonathan Butler, Founder, Brownstoner Media, LLC

Louis Cammarosano, General Manager, HomeGain

David Cardwell, VP of Capital Markets &  Technology, National Multi Housing Council

Martin Carpenter, Broker, RE/MAX Realty Plus;  Chairperson, MLS PAG

David Charron, President & CEO, MRIS, Inc.

Shari Chase, CEO, President  & Founder, Chase International

Sherry  Chris, President & CEO, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate

Walt  Clark, Sr.  Vice President, Transaction Management Solutions, Fidelity National Real Estate Solutions

Renwick Congdon, Chief Executive Officer, IMPREV

Jeff Corbett, Author, The XBroker Blog

Matt Corgan, Director of Technology, HotPads

Marc  Davison, Partner, 1000Watt Consulting

Jason Doyle, Division Vice President, Homes.com

Jim Duncan, Realtor/Real  Estate Consultant, Real Central VA

Thomas  Evans, President & CEO, Bankrate, Inc.

Robert  Eychner, President, Eychner Associates; 2007 President, Manhattan MLS

Richard Ferrari, Senior Vice President,  Prudential Douglas Elliman

Dr. Mark Fleming, Chief Economist, First  American CoreLogic

Pete Flint, Co-Founder & CEO, Trulia

Wendy Forsythe, VP Broker Services & Product  Development, Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate

Michael Fortinberry, President, CrossFire Sales  & Marketing Systems

Marty  Frame, Chief Information Officer, Fidelity National Real Estate Solutions

Lloyd  Frink, President, Zillow

Hector Gavilla, President, DiamondHomeVideos.com

Jamie Glenn, Vice President, Product Management, Trulia

Ilyce Glink, President, ThinkGlink, Inc., Syndicated Columnist

Matthew Goldstein, Chief Operating Officer,  LifeAt

Kate Good, Marketing Solutions Expert,  KateGood.com

Dan Green, Chief Blogging Officer, Bring the  Blog

Matthew  Haines, Founder & Chairman, PropertyShark.com

Bob Hale, President & CEO, Houston  Association of Realtors

Matt Heaton, Chief Executive Officer, ActiveRain

Douglas Heddings, Senior Vice President,  Prudential Douglas Elliman

Marc Helm, Chief Operating Officer, Reverse  Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

Dottie  Herman, President & CEO, Prudential Douglas Elliman

Erik Hersman, Principal, Zungu LLC

Edward Herson, Vice President, Halstead  Property, LLC

Glenn Houck, Co-Founder, LeadQual LLC

Bradley  Inman, Publisher, Inman News

Kenneth Jenny, CEO & Managing Director, tranCen.com, Inc.

Pat Kitano, Managing Principal, Domus Consulting  Group

Rachel Natalie Klein,  Founder, IntoTheBox.tv

Saul Klein, President & CEO, InternetCrusade

Brendon Kraham, National Sales Manager  Classifieds, Google

Brian N. Larson, Attorney  at Law; President of Larson/Sobotka Business Advisors, LLC

Don Lawby, President, Century 21 Canada

Mark Lefanowicz, President, E-LOAN

Corey Leong, Founder & President, Real Estate Metaverse Association

Mark  Lesswing, Sr. Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, National  Association of REALTORS

Pamela  Liebman, President & CEO, The Corcoran Group

Dustin Luther,  Founder, 4realz.net Consulting

Dave  Marron, Chief Executive Officer, SphereBuilder, LLC

Rob Massey, Jr., CPM, Founder of RentalHouses.com & Vice  President of Industry Development, Rentals.com

Drew Meyers, Community  Relations Specialist, Zillow.com

David Michonski, Chief Executive Officer,  Coldwell Banker Hunt Kennedy

Jonathan  Miller, EVP, Director of  Research, Radar Logic Inc., Co-Founder, Miller Samuel

Alex Montalenti, Co-founder & CMO,  SubmitYourListings.com

Heidi Mueller, Broker Associate, Prudential  California Realty

Oliver Muoto, Co-Founder & Vice President  Business Development, vFlyer

Carter Murdoch, Senior Vice President, Bank of  America

Vikki  Neil, Vice President, Real Estate, Frontdoor.com

Craig  Newmark, customer service rep & founder, craigslist.org

Reggie Nicolay, Regional Technology Director, Fidelity National &   Author, MyTechOpinion

Martin  Nisenholtz, Sr. VP, Digital Operations, The  New York Times Company

Cameron Paine, Chief Executive Officer,  Connecticut Multiple Listing Service, Inc.

Stan Ponte, President, Previews Marketing  Division, Coldwell Banker Hunt Kennedy

Mike Price, President, ML Broadcast

John Reinhardt, President & CEO, Fillmore  Real Estate

Barry  Ritholtz, Chief Market Strategist, Ritholtz Research & CEO; Director of  Equity Research, Fusion IQ

Greg Robertson, Executive Vice President, Sales  & Marketing, eNeighborhoods

Alison Rogers, Author & Inman News Columnist

Noah  Rosenblatt, Founder, UrbanDigs.com; Licensed RE Salesperson, Citi-Habitats

Laurence Rosenberg, President, Rent-Direct.com

Dan Rothamel, Realtor, Strong Team REALTORS; Blogger, RealEstateZebra.com

Brian Rothenberg, Product Manager, Yahoo! Real  Estate

Professor Nouriel Roubini, Co-Founder & Chairman of RGE  Monitor; Professor of Economics, New York University’s Stern School of Business

Kaira Sturdivant  Rouda, President, Real Living

Rupi Rupwani, Owner/Broker, Rupwani Associates; Director, Connecticut  MLS

Michael  Santoli, Associate Editor, Barron's, Dow Jones & Company

Sam Sebastian, Director, Classifieds and Local, Google, Inc.

Rick Sharga, Vice President of Marketing, RealtyTrac

Dr.  Michael Shermer, Founding Publisher, Skeptic Magazine & Executive Director, Skeptics Society

John Sherrod, Director of SEO/Emerging Technologies, Rentals.com

Ryan Slack, Chief Executive Officer, PropertyShark.com

Lori Snider, Principal, Creativity for Rent

Andrew Ross Sorkin, Assistant Editor, Business &  Finance, Chief Mergers & Acquisitions Reporter, The New York Times

Steve Sorti, Senior Vice President of Marketing,  Fox & Roach/Trident

Steve  Spinola, President, Real Estate Board of New York

Celeste Starchild, Vice President Broker Sales,  ListHub: Broker Division  of Threewide

Anne St. Dennis, Manager, Industry Relations, Strategic Communications & Legal Affairs, Greater Montreal Real Estate Board

Lockhart  Steele, Founder & Publisher, Curbed.com

Christian Sterner, CEO & Founder,  Wellcomemat

Patrick F. Stone, Chairman, The Stone Group

Jessica Swesey, Vice President of Content, Inman  News

Jay Thompson, Designated Broker, Thompson’s  Realty

Frances Flynn Thorsen, Managing Editor, RealTown.com

Greg Tracy, Founder/Realtor, Blueroof.com

Lisa Trosien, President, Apartmentexpert.com

Carey Tufts, Director of Marketing, Point2

Jon Tull, President, Lead2Lease

Jeff Turner, President, RealEstateShows.com

John H. Vogel Jr., Permanent Adjunct Professor,  Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

Becca Wilson, President, Spherexx.com

Brian Wilson, Founder, Zolve

Marilyn  Wilson, Founding Partner, WAV Group

Michael Wurzer, President & CEO, FBS Data  Systems

Michael  Yang, General Manager, Yahoo! Real Estate

Charlie  Young, Chief Operating Officer, Coldwell Banker Real Estate

See ya there!