http://www.rethinktankblog.com the savvy woman's real estate resource Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:02:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My husband John is a high-school baseball coach and former pro-baseballer. Of course, to me, everything is about real estate, so lately I’ve been mixing the two subjects in my brain – baseball and real estate – pretty frequently. So when the California Association of Realtors reported that statewide, prices ... http://www.rethinktankblog.com/2008/06/04/has-the-real-estate-market-hit-its-sweet-spot/ It’s a common conundrum these days: homeowners faced with increasing mortgage payments need to sell their homes fast, but home values have decreased and they can’t sell their homes for as much as they owe on them!   There is a transaction that resolves this issue called a short sale, in which you actually sell ... http://www.rethinktankblog.com/2008/03/05/taking-the-tax-sting-out-of-short-sales-for-upside-down-owners-mortgage-debt-forgiveness-tax-act/ A good friend of mine, Kaira Rouda, just released her new book, and it is awesome. Kaira is the Co-owner and Vice-President of the fourth largest independent real estate brokerage in America – Real Living - and also holds the fabulous distinction of having written the foreword to my book, ... http://www.rethinktankblog.com/2008/03/01/book-review-real-you-incorporated-8-essentials-for-women-entrepreneurs/ Don’t you just love public records? I’m all for transparency in government, but if you own a home, you (like me) probably receive a million pieces of mail “tailored” to your supposed wants and needs based on the data about your home and your mortgage that are on file with your ... http://www.rethinktankblog.com/2008/02/28/real-estate-bs-alert-dont-hire-a-consultant-reduce-your-own-property-taxes-in-30-minutes/ Okay. So, last year, on the Bravo! series Million Dollar Listing, you might have seen SoCal megabrokers helicoptering potential buyers all over Michael Jackson’s abandoned adult playground, Neverland Valley Ranch, trying to sell it for around $50 million. Though many developers were interested – I mean, the estate is over 2,900 acres ... http://www.rethinktankblog.com/2008/02/26/now-thats-what-i-call-a-foreclosure-auction-neverland-to-go-on-the-block-for-50-off/  During my JetBlue flight to NYC last month, to attend the Inman Connect NYC 2008 real estate & technology conference, I watched a couple of episodes of Run's House.  If you haven't seen it, it's an MTV reality show that chronicles the daily lives of Rev. Joseph Simmons, a.k.a. "Run" ... http://www.rethinktankblog.com/2008/02/26/schmuck-insurance-russell-simmons-investing-term-you-should-know/ My hero(ine) Barbara Corcoran was on the Today Show yesterday, sounding off about mistakes sellers make. She also gave some tips for how sellers can get their homes off the market immediately. I have my own take on this issue, too. Selling a home is not rocket ... http://www.rethinktankblog.com/2008/01/15/how-to-unload-your-house-fast/ Rooting Out the Rotten TomatoesBy CLAIRE SUDDATH Workers separate tomatoes at the sprawling Central de Abastos market in Mexico City on June 10 Gregory Bull / AP ... http://www.rethinktankblog.com/2007/09/14/29/ Rooting Out the Rotten TomatoesBy CLAIRE SUDDATH Workers separate tomatoes at the sprawling Central de Abastos market in Mexico City on June 10 Gregory Bull / AP ... http://www.rethinktankblog.com/2007/07/24/hiatus-over/ Rooting Out the Rotten TomatoesBy CLAIRE SUDDATH Workers separate tomatoes at the sprawling Central de Abastos market in Mexico City on June 10 Gregory Bull / AP ... http://www.rethinktankblog.com/2007/05/01/hiatus/