104
Million Online.
Not only is Internet usage growing, but it is growing across all
demographic classifications. Is true Internet based landlording
really becoming practical?
Click
The Purchase Button. This is a good discussion of the true magnitude of the risk you take by
making credit card purchases on the Internet. In reality, you are
not taking much of a risk at all.
Computer-Savvy
Criminals Increasingly Turn To Mortgage Fraud. How high-tech crooks are using increasingly automated mortgage processing
to rip off lenders big time. Some of this may even impact you
directly.
Consumer
Sentinel.
The Federal Trade Commission has a database of actual fraud cases,
including Internet fraud. Consumers can search to see if that offer
is too good to be true. Included also are a number of PDF documents,
a place to report a scam, and other features.
FCC
Prohibits Exclusive Telecom-Access Agreements. Under a ruling by
the FCC, Telecommunications companies may no longer bind a commercial
landlord to exclude competitors from providing service to his building.
NAR’s
Technology Policy Explained. This article explains how the NAR
plans to maintain Realtors™ in their position as the high priests of
real estate, even on the Internet.
Net Minded
Tenants Want High-Speed Access. A majority of potential tenants
will be swayed in their decision to rent by the presence or absence of
convenient high speed Internet access. Make your property stand out
by bringing it into the information age.
Online
Communication: The Illusion of E-Mail Privacy. No, email is not private. Its convenience and speed is
counterbalanced by its openness. Save truly confidential
communication for truly confidential means of communication.
Real
Estate Moves On Line This article introduces another Real Estate
Industry revolutionist, Loopnet Canada. This one, however, has much
more modest goals. Rather than revolutionize the whole industry
tomorrow, they expect to revolutionize a part of it over time by providing
real estate listings on line.
Rent
Collections Via the Internet? Purely electronic rent collection and record keeping is not only on the
way, it is largely here. See what is coming in this article.
Should
You Use an On Line Lender?
This article gives the pros and cons of securing your next mortgage on
line.
Virtual
Landlords Courtesy of Investment.com, here is an article
about yet another company that is going to revolutionize Real Estate as
she is practiced. “InvestorPlus promises to change the real estate
buying experience.” We’ll see. Will they make it or will
they end up under a tombstone in the already crowded Cemetery of
Revolutionary Companies?
Time To
Invest In a Wireless PDA?
If you have been thinking of going to a PDA device read this.
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