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A fair number of my readers are mortgage- and/or real estate-related businesses. Consider this a public service announcement. REtechSouth is March 25-26, 2010 in Atlanta -- 4 weeks away. This is a show you should make time for.
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Just a quick heads-up to my blog-via-email subscribers. Effective Wednesday, I am switching email services from FeedBurner's free service to MailChimp.It's a new look for the same great mortgage blog content.I use MailChimp to send email newsletters to my mortgage clients and find the company's RSS-to-email product interesting. Y'all are the guinea pigs here. I think it'll work out fine for everyone.
I've been posting near-real time mortgage rate updates on Twitter since 2007. I do it because mortgage rate information is "protected" and rate shoppers need every edge they can get. When you know that rates are falling or when rates are rising, you can time your mortgage lock to get the best rate possible. Come find me on Facebook, too.
I recently rebuilt my database for CAN-SPAM compliance, asking my clients to opt-in for timely mortgage market news. Not every one appreciates getting random emails -- even if it's from their loan officer. Then I thought: My readers might appreciate another way to keep up with the markets, too. If you want, give your address and you'll get via email...
I'm on blogging leave for the rest of the week. For mortgage questions on your purchase or refinance, email me anytime. My contact information is at right. In the meanwhile, keep yourself entertained with Strongbad.
I emailed the fabulous Sue Woodard today and asked her about the mysterious omission of the word "mortgage" in her marketing materials. Sue chooses to say "home loan" instead. The answer I got was practical and kind of hysterical. The word "mortgage" is way more likely to get flagged by...
