When I signed on to Facebook last night, I noticed a radical change – they had redesigned the homepage. My son, Matt signed on as well but his homepage was the old one. I came across this article from Mashable that indicated that Facebook was rolling out the new homepage to approximately 80 million users so apparently I am one of the chosen few. I took a screenshot of my homepage to share:
Facebook’s homepage redesign features an emphasis on search but you can read more on Mashable.
Recently, a new group was created on the Scanlon & Pinto, PLLC networking site for Landlords & Tenants. Felicia Pinto has been actively posting about various landlord/tenant issues in an effort to educate clients, Realtors and investors as to the rules governing the landlord-tenant relationship here in New York. We recognize that the [...]
On Friday, January 15, 2010, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan issued a press release, as part of HUD’s Neighborhood Stabilization initiative, temporarily waiving FHA’s 90 Day Seasoning Rule. Amazingly, HUD is cognizant that the seasoning guideline is having a negative impact on alleviating the problem of abandoned and blighted homes:
“In today’s market, FHA research finds that [...]
In our current distressed market, there are a few avenues available to distressed, underwater homeowners: loan modification, Deed-In-Lieu, short sale or foreclosure. For those that lack the necessary income to qualify for a loan modification, a short sale is often the best choice. If the property is the homeowner’s principal residence, the debt forgiven in [...]
While the first time home buyers are out in force looking to purchase a home, the reality is that a good part of the elusive purchaser pool is made up of homeowners looking to trade up to a new home. Which means, for the most part, they need to sell their current residence to [...]
On January 4th, VREBC is hosting its all-day, “FREE” 2nd Edition of the Virtual Real Estate Bar Camp. This is most definitely a “must attend” event for all real estate professionals who want to add social media skills to their repertoire.
Who Should Come?
RE BarCamp welcomes real estate industry related people, including real estate agents, real [...]
Any real estate professional, who engages in short sale negotiations, is fully aware of just how frustrating the process can be or even downright impossible. There are financial incentives for mortgage servicers to drag out the process as long as possible. It takes weeks, sometimes months, to get a response from the banks, who often [...]
My son, Matt Desio, is a 4th Grader at Meadow School in Baldwin, NY. He is participating in a fundraising Math-A-Thon to make it possible for St. Jude to treat childhood cancer patients regardless of a family’s ability to pay.
The benefits of Math-A-Thon add up to help a good cause. Matt will:
improve math and comprehension [...]
