On February 18, 2009, President Obama announced the Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan, which is intended to keep existing homeowners in their homes and reduce foreclosures. The key points of this plan (in my opinion) are: 1. Refinancing options will be available for “Responsible Homeowners” (defined as homeowners who are still making their monthly payments, [...]

I am the co-owner and Designated Broker of D.L. Jones & Associates Real Estate. I currently have 10 “Associate” agents who work in my company and I am always looking to add more quality people to my team. While I may not personally meet with all of my agents’ clients, my agents’ clients are inherently [...]

There has been a lot of important real estate news in the last couple of weeks. The “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,” was passed by the House of Representatives on February 13, 2009, by a vote of 246 – 184.   Later that day, the Senate also passed the bill by a vote of [...]