April 2008 President's Podcasts
April 22, 2008: Navigating the New Credit Environment
In this edition of the NAR President’s Podcast, 2008 NAR President Dick Gaylord explains how REALTORS® can help their clients get the lowest cost financing in this new credit environment.
While NAR works in Washington, D.C., to counter broad-brush policies that make housing less affordable for good-credit buyers, Dick encourages REALTORS® to work more closely with lenders in their communities to challenge the GSEs’ “declining markets” policy, when appropriate.
Dick also explains how recent tweaks to Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s automated underwriting systems, which take effect at the end of May, could make it more difficult for certain borrowers to qualify for the lowest cost loans. Again, he says this is a prime opportunity for REALTORS® to counsel borrowers on how such changes could impact them, and help them collect information that they need to get approved – before they shop for a home.
For more information on NAR’s recent efforts to make financing more affordable, check out the Washington Report.
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April 8, 2008: Ten Tips to Boost Your Business
In this special video edition of the NAR President’s Podcast, 2008 NAR President Dick Gaylord highlights his Top Ten Tips for boosting business in today’s real estate market.
For example, Dick encourages REALTORS® to use NAR’s market reports to become an expert on local conditions. He says that now is the time to market your business and prospect for new clients. He also says REALTORS® must work with sellers to price homes for today’s market, and they need to address consumers’ fears about trading up or down.
You can find a list of all ten tips, as well as links to NAR’s resources, on our Top Ten Tip Sheet, available as a PDF. Please pass it along to your fellow REALTORS® today, and put these great insights to work in your market. “All Together,” we can succeed in any market and give a much-needed boost to our national economy.
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