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Time to Brush Up on the Fees and GFEs
Nobu Hata By Nobu Hata With the down market and the inevitable mass exodus of “those” loan officers, you’d think we could rest easy knowing that the loan officers left would be – for lack of a better...
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A Case for RPR
Nobu Hata By Nobu Hata I’ve been lucky enough to be a Realtors Property Resource™ beta tester for the last couple months, and MLS controversy aside, it’s an elegant site that belies a very powerful...
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HUD Seeks Public Comment: This Means You
Nobu Hata By Nobu Hata The skinny: The Department of Housing and Urban Development is seeking public commentary through Aug. 14 on three “measures” that “reduce financial risk and preserve affordable...
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RPAC and You
Nobu Hata By Nobu Hata I’ve never had the stomach for the political end of things during my years in the real estate industry, and for those of you who know me well, my left-of-center views didn’t...
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Celebrate Veterans Day, the REALTOR® Way.
Nobu Hata By Nobu Hata Hi guys, I originally wrote this post for Conference Live last week, but it bears repeating on Veterans Day. It hits close to home for me with a brother who served two tours in...
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Finding the Gems Amongst the Naysayers
Nobu Hata By Nobu Hata An article recently came across my Twitterstream from Wired.com which, punditry (and ‘Granted, I live in Manhattan…’ caveat) aside, is a pretty good read. Go ahead, it’s a short...
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Kickin’ it Old-School in 2011
Nobu Hata By Nobu Hata I loathe business planning. Recognizing one’s failings from the previous year, and moving forward, learning from mistakes is a hard thing to do. And since the economy hit the...
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This March: Vote, Act, Invest
Nobu Hata By Nobu Hata Working away in cramped cubes at the D.C. REALTOR® headquarters are the NAR Staff behind the REALTOR® Political Action Party. John, Chris, Bethany, Mica, Jay, Claire and crew,...
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RPAC, Campaign Contributions, and What I Did On My Summer Vacation
Nobu Hata By Nobu Hata This summer, against my wife’s better judgment (sorry hon), I decided to take the plunge into the REALTORS® Political Action Committee’s President’s Circle. Basically, after...
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Is Your Marketing Global-Friendly?
Lynn Minnick By Lynn Minnick As a certified international property specialist (or CIPS), I was able to participate in a really fantastic webinar session offered by the National Association of...
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