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Greater Lakes Association of REALTORS President
Holly Connaker
When you check to see what the weather is doing, do you look at what is happening nationally or locally? Locally right? You want to know if it is appropriate to wear shorts or snow pants. The same holds true with real estate. Real estate is local. Location, [...]

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by Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist, NAR Research
The Wall Street Journal recently published an article raising questions about people’s optimistic “outlook” on generating wealth from their homes. The Journal characterized that view as wishful thinking. While not intending to cast aspersions on the analytical acumen of that well-respected publication, I do have a different take on [...]

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The Guaranteed Eagle
 December 2008 & January 2009

The official publication of the Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Division

Naughty or Nice?
Document loan files for credit and ratio waivers.
Credit Waivers: Lenders who approve manually underwritten loan files with FICO scores below 620 that exhibit adverse credit
listed in RD Instruction 1980-D, section 1980.345(d), must submit a documented credit waiver [...]

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As the REALTOR Turns
– Lockboxes
– December Meeting Information
– GLAR Holiday Socials
– December Newsletter
– Donations for Tax Purposes?
– MLS Secretary’s Luncheon
– MLS Classes
– NAR addresses ‘re-listing’ practice
– NAR Code of Ethics Requirement
– Christmas for Kids
– Education Registration Online
As the REALTOR Turns
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Member
Transfers: Dennis Wickham (Area Lakes Appraisal) to RE/MAX North Country Realty
Re-instate: MLS Only: Jeanene Ness [...]

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