HUD Secretary Castro, NAR President Polychron, and Other Experts Convened at NAR on Credit Access

In the following video from the NAR YouTube channel, NAR President Chris Polychron opened a summit on credit access by welcoming Julian Castro, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, who said his agency is looking at the credit scoring issue as part of its effort to improve credit access to Americans.

The Asian Real Estate Association of America and the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals partnered with NAR on the meeting.

The Voice for Real Estate Discusses Closing Changes and Drone Rule

In August, the HUD-1 and Good Faith Estimate go away. In their place are new forms and new procedures, including a rule that the closing disclosure be given to buyers 3 days before the closing. That’s the headline story in this Voice for Real Estate video for the week of Feb. 23, 2015. Other stories covered include the FAA releasing a long-awaited proposed rule on drones and two new reports see gains coming in commercial real estate.

For more videos like this visit the NAR YouTube channel.

The FIRST HUD Homes Industry Partner Summit – Join The Webinar Today!

Aimed at real estate agents, lenders, asset managers and government agencies join Government Home Sale Professional™ Founders Frances Flynn Thorsen and Denise Lones who will introduce the summit agenda, speakers, and sponsors starting at 7am today.

What is a “HUD home”? HUD is actually an acronym for United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. When a residence is backed by a Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured mortgage ends in foreclosure, HUD acquires the home and takes on the role of property owner. The organization then puts the property up for sale in an attempt to recover losses incurred via the foreclosure claim.

Frances and Denise

Frances and Denise

The day starts with a demo on how the live chat room works, Twitter hashtags, and how you can position yourself to win free prizes donated by generous sponsors. The day’s agenda is:

7:00 to 7:30 am – Welcome Address
7:30 to 8:00 am – Pick Your Sessions and Grab a Seat
8:00 to 8:45 am – What’s on the Drawing Board at HUD?
9:00 to 9:45 am – Keynote: Today a Home, Tomorrow a Foreclosure
10:00 to 10:45 am – 5 Most Important Qualities of a HUD Listing Agent
11:00 to 11:45 am – HUDHomeStore – What’s New on the Shelves of the HUD Homes Superstore?
12:00 to 12:45 pm – Lunch Keynote: FHA Financing Update

Three Breakouts 1:00 to 1:45 pm:

  • 10 Ways to Advertise HUD Homes When You Are NOT the Listing Agent
  • Use a Blog to Drive Traffic and Create Lots of Leads!
  • Create Your Own HUD Homes Facebook Page

Three Breakouts 2:00 to 2:45 pm:

  • The Emerging Role of the HUD Housing Counselor in HUD Home Sales
  • HUD Marketing Showcase
  • Selling HUD Homes on Trulia Even if You Are NOT the Listing Agent

Three Breakouts 3:00 to 3:45 pm:

  • Sales Agent Roundtable: Best Practices
  • How to Sell HUD Homes on Zillow When You Are NOT the Listing Agent
  • Using MLS and IDX to Sell HUD Homes

Three Breakouts 4:00 to 4:45 pm:

  • 5 Secrets to Craft a Winning Bid
  • What Investors Need to Know about HUD Homes
  • First Look – Nonprofits Have a Competitive Edge

And AgencyLogic is involved! During the webinar you will learn how you can get unlimited single property Websites for $1!

To register click here!