Dear Commissioner Lowe - I need to complete the remaining 18 hours of my mandated 24 hour Continuing Education (CE) classes by February 28. As real estate agents are prone to do, I've been putting this off until the last minute. I did take six hours of outstanding live CE classes earlier this year, but as I sipped my cup of java this morning and looked through upcoming available classes, I quickly realized my procrastination meant I was going to have to finish my CE hours online. As much as I believe in education, there simply isn't enough time left in the month for me to sit in a … Continue Reading →
Open Letter to the Arizona Real Estate Commissioner: Online CE Classes
An Interview with Bob Bemis. Yesterday CEO of ARMLS, today Zillow VP

The announcement on Monday that Bob Bemis had tendered his resignation as CEO of ARMLS and will be joining Zillow as Vice President of Partner Relations caused many in the industry to say, “Hmmmm…” Almost immediately the speculation and buzz began. Some were convinced the recent hubbub over ARMLS’s switch in tax data providers from [...]
Continue Reading →ARMLS CEO Bob Bemis Resigns, Joins Zillow…

This should be interesting… This email was just sent to ARMLS (Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service) subscribers: (Also posted on the ARMLS Blog) Personally and professionally, I’ll miss Bob Bemis. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Bob on the ARMLS Tech Committee, on the NAR Multiple Listing Issues and Policies Committee, and various NAR [...]
Continue Reading →One year ago today…

Exactly one year ago today, my friend Clint Miller was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Exactly two months ago today, Clint lost his gallant fight against that insidious disease. Ever the good guy, Clint reminded us frequently over the last months of his life to “check your balls fellas”. It can save your life. Testicular self exams can [...]
Continue Reading →FHA Streamline Refinance: This is a big deal…

Dan Green, a mortgage originator with Waterstone Mortage and author of the fabulous blog, The Mortgage Reports, wrote a terrific (and truly important) piece, FHA Streamline Refinance Changes : Banks To Stop Verifying Income, Job, And Credit. Go. Read it. In a nutshell, if you have an FHA mortgage, you can refinance it. Even if you [...]
Continue Reading →Mortgage Tech Summit Comes to Scottsdale Feb 9 & 10!
If you are in the mortgage business and near Scottsdale, AZ then you should already be registered and have this on your calendar. Why? Because where else are you going to get two days jam-packed with info to help your business? If you are a real estate agent or broker, you should strongly consider attending [...]
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