Easy HUD 2.0

East HUD 2.0Easy Soft, has announced today the update of their popular software package Easy HUD. According to a press release the software is used by more than 10,000 attorneys nationwide. Dr. Rick Kabra, the CEO of Easy soft was quoted saying the following:

While preparing HUD forms was simple, balancing the closing, preparing disbursement checks and bookkeeping for trust accounts was always tedious and time consuming for law firms, especially smaller firms who do not have dedicated staff for each task. We are pleased to have eliminated all these processes with this new release. We serve more than 15,000 law firms and are known for our low cost, easy-to-use, innovative and time-saving programs that help law offices achieve automation.

According to the same press release the latest version of the software can:

  • automatically generate a Lender Statement listing each pre-disbursed/deducted item;
  • automatically generate escrow checks and a ledger statement listing all deposits/disbursements without any additional data entry (all required information is automatically extracted from 2 pages of HUD-1 or 1 page of HUD-1A);
  • automatically complete trust bookkeeping with Easy Trust program without any manual transaction entry;
  • place title order to any participating title agency and automatically save entered information as a partially completed purchase or refinance document;
  • monitor title status at multiple title agencies within Easy HUD;
  • save all settlement forms in PDF/Word format and email right within the program;
  • identify state charges for the more than 40 jurisdictions that are now built into the program; and
  • access the latest file management features so an entire team can work together efficiently and locate documents quickly.

Easy Soft is a North Brunswick, NJ based company and has been developing legal software for the last two decades.

Real Estate Top Blog List- Day2

After announcing the list of Top 100 Real Estate Blogs, I realize that I left many are under the impression that this list will be published here on this blog. In yesterday’s post I just simply copied pasted the list from http://geekrealtors.com:
Top 00 Real Estate Blogs

As you can see from the above screen shot, there are two main columns on the list. Named Property Links and Real Estate Blogs Top 100. Basically the entire page is produced from data we receive via API from websites like Technorati and Alexa. The Property Links column shows the latest post from the blogs on the list to the left- the Real Estate Top 100.

I do not anticipate to publish the entire list on my blog again any soon, so if you would like to see how your blog is doing you have to visit the above described page yourself. Please remember that the list will be updated once a week.

I know that creating the list I have missed many outstanding real estate blogs. If you have one feel free to submit it to me at vlad @ go-beyond-mls.com

Short Sales Website Launched

Screen Shot: 96short.comA new website called 96short.com was launched today. The website is aimed at providing assistance to overextended homeowners in Virginia, Maryland and Washington DC. If you live in one of these areas and have fallen behind on your mortgage payment and are facing a foreclosure make sure to visit the website.

Matt Marting the confounder of 96short.com explains in today’s press release:

A short sale means selling your home for less than what is owed on the mortgage. Short sales can be a good deal for many borrowers – those with piggy-back mortgages, mortgages that exceed the current market value of the property and other overextended homeowners – provided the lender agrees to accept the proceeds of these short sales as payment in full

Matt Maritn, who is also the president of Matt Martin Real Estate, claims that his short sale team has closed on 10,000 of such transactions in the past fourteen years, effectively saving about $1,000,000,000 to customers.

Martin also quoted a real life example of how the short sale can help individual homeowners:

We met a great couple who had purchased a home in Bristow, VA, $630,000 at the height of the market in late 2004.They had taken a Pay Option or Negative Amortizing loan for the property and, when they contacted us, they owed close to $700,000 because of the negative amortization. The biggest problem was that the property was only worth $550,000 and, after fees and commissions, they would only be left with around $510,000 to pay towards the mortgage. We negotiated a short sale with the lender to write off the $190,000. The lender only asked for $5,000 in return for the write-down. The couple was then able to buy a new home in the same neighborhood for $200,000 less than what they were stuck with in their old home.

Real Estate Blogs Top 100

UPDATE: Click here for the “up to date” version of the “top 100 Real Estate Blogs”.
The idea to compile such a list was born a few months ago. Just as other similar top lists where appearing. After talking to Mark from 45n5– who is an outstanding programmer and internet marketer, a decision was made to bring the idea to fruition. Mark was in charge of programing the list, while my job was to find the blogs to be placed in the list- an easy job I should say for a former real estate agent.

So I present you today with GeerRealtors Top 100 Real Estate Blogs. It is a must bookmark page for many reasons. Not only will you be able to see who is who among real estate bloggers. You can also see the latest posts from the blogs featured on the list. If you are on the list this will give you an opportunity to see how your blog compares to your colleagues and/or competitors. Visit those blogs and see what are they doing that makes them more popular than yours.

If you visit the list, you will notice that there are actually more than 100 blogs.This means that you also can submit your blog, and then work your way to the top. If I have missed your blog feel free to submit your blog, and depending to the rankings elsewhere (Google Page Rank, Alexa Rankings, Technorati Rank) you may very well end up in the top 100. If not, you have some work to do.

The list will be updated once a week, so if you see N/A next to your blog, it means it was added after the last update. Just bookmark the Top 100 Real Estate Blogs and come to look at it one week from now. Finally I hope the list itself will bring you a visitor or two.

And now, without further ado, I present you with the first edition of Top 100 Real Estate Blogs:

Real Estate Blogs Top 100

GR Rank* Blog Name top100.jpg top100.jpg top100.jpg
1 Apartment Therapy 4 461 20724
2 Curbed 5 2749 32155
3 Inman News Blog 6 12130 34870
4 Brownstoner 6 8447 137136
5 Lansner on Real Estate 5 42090 52158
6 Zillow® Blog 6 17501 148023
7 Future of Real Estate Marketing 3 11756 80208
8 BiggerPockets Blog 3 29692 42467
9 Realtor Blogging Service 5 39041 101093
10 Dr. Housing Bubble 5 34802 118248
11 Sellsius Real Estate Blog 3 11591 94468
12 Nubricks 6 33456 198039
13 Rain City Guide 5 13963 215255
14 The Real Estate Tomato 5 13165 260972
15 Housing Panic 3 18779 150367
16 Agent Genius 4 28253 243589
17 Trulia Blog 5 53658 302100
18 The Real Estate Bloggers 3 23628 221092
19 Overseas Property Blog 5 137774 159636
20 Condo Blog 5 129395 272191
21 Mortgage Fraud Blog 5 72941 418080
22 HisMove 4 103170 241729
23 Miami Condo Investments 4 112625 250963
24 360Digest 5 62410 505650
25 Consumer Mortgage Reports 4 82932 348748
26 Charles and Hudson 5 81766 515494
27 LAS VEGAS REAL ESTATE 4 124139 292310
28 YoChicago 5 57124 618539
29 Piggington Econo-Almanac 3 92012 316173
30 Real Central VA 5 41092 803329
31 Altos Research Real Estate Insights 4 189138 311768
32 Luxury Home Digest 4 110648 492205
33 Technology for Real Estate 4 50119 633386
34 Ubertor Real Estate Blog 4 170597 377857
35 Carnival of Real Estate 4 71974 656356
36 EWM Realtors 4 211248 344229
37 True Gotham 5 103170 810330
38 Bubble Meter 5 162356 683259
39 Mike’s Corner 4 78235 700319
40 New Condos Online 4 360865 56421
41 The Real Estate Zebra 4 59623 786853
42 Sacramento Real Estate Voice 4 129395 727335
43 BlueRoof 4 119246 847456
44 Real Estate Sizzle 4 129395 894749
45 Realty Blogging 4 179530 797181
46 Pine Needle Lawn 5 415686 672779
47 Realty Thoughts 4 140824 990254
48 Arizona Real Estate Notebook 4 166367 952243
49 Triple Mint 5 297907 1532776
50 miOaklandCounty.com 3 89301 1420123
51 Naples Real Estate Blog 3 629416 256388
52 Pittsburgh Homes Daily 5 87977 2672551
53 St Louis Real Estate Voice 4 179530 2252476
54 Texas Realty Blog 3 317977 1530995
55 Real Estate Cafe Weblog 4 517455 2528654
56 BlogArizona.com 4 437475 3061824
57 Go Beyond MLS 2 731678 419104
58 Blue Collar Agents 3 395824 2246269
59 PropertyMaps Corporate Blog 4 1644723 463262
60 Lake Martin Voice 4 437475 3419729
61 Minneapolis Real Estate Blog 3 331293 2597171
62 nyc BLOG estate 3 587893 3043864
63 Property Monger 4 674367 4536111
64 Cobb Real Estate Blog 3 1212405 2617730
65 Edmonton Real Estate Blog 3 2124856 4493571
66 Fliperati 3 1948248 5043858
67 The Silver Bee 4 795643 11709774
68 Vancouver Real Estate Blog N/A N/A N/A
69 Laguna Niguel Real Estate Blog N/A N/A N/A
70 Thoughts about Real Estate N/A N/A N/A
71 The Trump Blog N/A N/A N/A
72 Connecticut Real Estate Blog N/A N/A N/A
73 The Silver Fern N/A N/A N/A
74 Calgary Real Estate Market Blog N/A N/A N/A
75 Dothan Home Search N/A N/A N/A
76 Tucson Real Estate In The News N/A N/A N/A
77 Tampa Florida Real Estate Blog N/A N/A N/A
78 Toronto Real Estate Blog N/A N/A N/A
79 Ian Marshall N/A N/A N/A
80 Long Beach Real Estate N/A N/A N/A
81 Atlanta Intown Lofts N/A N/A N/A
82 Smyrna Vinings N/A N/A N/A
83 South Beach Condo Blog N/A N/A N/A
84 St. Paul Real Estate N/A N/A N/A
85 The Phoenix Real Estate Guy N/A N/A N/A
86 ProHabber N/A N/A N/A
87 Kuna Real Estate N/A N/A N/A
88 Real Life Real Estate N/A N/A N/A
89 Housing Doom N/A N/A N/A
90 Blown Mortgage N/A N/A N/A
91 RealEstateFacts.org N/A N/A N/A
92 The Real Estate Post N/A N/A N/A
93 House Hunting 101 N/A N/A N/A
94 Wilmington NC Real Estate Blog N/A N/A N/A
95 ExpertRealEstateTalk.com N/A N/A N/A
96 Arcadia Housing Blog N/A N/A N/A
97 Outer Banks Real Estate 3 N/A 4213042
98 Reese’s Pieces of Real Estate 4 N/A N/A
99 LendingClarity.com 4 N/A 4293234
100 Appraisal Scoop 4 N/A 771018
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101 The Real Deal 6 N/A 552922
102 Housing Bubble Casualty 4 N/A 1644324
103 Matrix 7 N/A 545538
104 The Housing Bubble 3 N/A 88748

* GeekReltors Rank

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