Roughly the TRUTH

I’m illiterate, but should an English teacher really fail me? A growing number of Americans say no…
…At least when it’s the banks doing the grading. An informed public keeps the wheels of democracy and capitalism greased. However, financial illiteracy still plagues many in the “middle class.”
Underlining the need for reform in schools, disgruntled and desperate [...]

Selling a home? Thanks to the web, your job just got a little easier…
New website, postlets.com (currently in beta), streamlines the process of placing classified ads across multiple websites. Here’s a list of the sites they currently work with to eliminate those reduntant practices of yesteryear:
craigslist
backpage.com
LiveDeal
Google Base (automatic submital)
Oodle (automatic submital)
Trulia (automatic submital)
Propsmart (automatic submital)
Real [...]

Did anyone seriously think this would last forever?
Many recent home buyers bet the house (literally) on expectations of continued low interest rates and dramatic appreciation gains. Many believed that a new market reality was emerging. This was due in large part to factors associated with ‘globalization.’ Here the prevailing wisdom said that greater liquidity [...]

Real Estate Industry is feeling the impacts of a mature Web…Is resistance futile?

Newcomer, Zillow.com, has raised some eyebrows over at the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Under constant threat from emerging technologies, the NAR has dug in it’s heels in an effort to resist these changes. The Dept. of Justice (DOJ) has taken notice of [...]