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In This Issue: Page Freddie Mac Offers Small Mortgages 4 Financial Barriers 5 Safety First 8 6 Most Dangerous Everyday Situations 9 Tech Corner 12 Lifesavers no Home Should be Without 13 Featured Home 14 Dyer Mortgage 15 Rent vs. Buy 16 Hayride through the lights 18 A REAL Pie Chart 20 Brass Doorknobs Stop Superbugs 22 Pinterest 26– 27 Awards Recognition 30 – 32 Birthdays & Anniversaries 34 Property Management Division 35 Supporting Staff 36
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Freddie Mac offers small apartment mortgages Government-sponsored enterprise Freddie Mac is venturing past its standard mortgage originations and building a business to originate small apartment loans, between $1 million and $5 million, as part of its mandate to support affordable housing. Per Bloomberg: The average loan will be about $2.5 million, the McLean, Virginia-based company said today in a statement. The mortgage giant plans to originate as much as $1 billion of such debt in 2015, according to David Brickman, the head of multifamily operations at Freddie Mac. “It is critical to provide financing for smaller loans and properties, Especially since this market segment disproportionately serves lowerIncome renters,” Brickman said in the statement. This falls right in line with Freddie’s September Economic and Housing Market Outlook report, which said that the multifamily sector is witnessing a strong rebound as the singlefamily sector struggles to move at all. "The apartment market has been vibrant, reflecting the desire of many millennials to live in an urban setting and retain locational flexibility,” Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist, said. BrevardElite.com
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Real Estate's 6 Most Dangerous Everyday Situations 1. Entering foreclosed or vacant homes - The Risk: Foreclosures may attract unexpected house guests — such as squatters — or former home owners refusing to leave. The homes also may be damaged and poorly lit or attract wildlife since it’s abandoned, leading to more potential safety hazards. Safety Tips: Inspect the exterior - Don’t confront a squatter - Use the buddy system - Let others know where you are - Visit during the day 2. Meeting with a new client for the first time - The Risk: Meeting with people you don't know can put your safety at risk. You don’t know whether this person could potentially be a criminal, stalker, thief, or worse. Safety Tips: Meet at the office first - Ask for identification - Have all clients fill out a customer identification form - Introduce them to a coworker 3. Showing a property alone - The Risk: You’re touring vacant properties with strangers. Safety Tips: Use the buddy system - Don’t go into confined places - Walk behind - Let others know where you are - Have an excuse 4. Open houses - The Risk: You’re inviting the public to a property, which is an invitation to anyone, from thieves to those who might want to harm you. Safety Tips: Promote security in your advertisements - Partner up - Introduce yourself to neighbors - Watch for patterns - Stow away your valuables 5. Flashy personal marketing - The Risk: Marketing materials that contain photos of yourself may attract the attention of criminals. Safety Tips: Avoid provocative photos in your marketing - Watch what you wear - Protect your personal information 6. Transporting strangers in your car - The Risk: You’re showing houses to potential buyers and chauffeuring them in your car from house to house. Most people don’t pick up hitchhikers, yet real estate professionals put strangers in their car all of the time and don’t think anything of it, Siciliano says. There’s a risk of being robbed, your car being stolen, and you victimized and thrown to the side of the road. Safety Tips: Drive separately - Watch where you park
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2972 Emeldi LN., Melbourne, FL Listed by Susan Senecheck with RE/MAX Elite
A special THANK YOU to our Realtors! Our 16th annual football party was a huge success! We had over 125 Realtors attend and we gave away 22 door prizes including a flat screen TV. We truly appreciate your support and we want to show our appreciation to you by offering a special promotion for you and your clients. This special is good for all RE/MAX Elite agents (loan application/contract received by November 30; closing by 1/31/15). For all new applications in November the Dyer Mortgage Group will pay for the 1 year home warranty on your behalf-you are our most important Realtor clients! For buyers that don’t need a home warranty we will instead do a free appraisal for the buyer (savings of $425). Dyer Mortgage Group offers a wide range of programs, including: *FHA, VA, and Conventional *Loans from $50,000-$3,000,000 *Jumbo VA loans to $1,500,000 (minimal down payment) *Jumbo loans with 10% down payment and no mortgage insurance option *Condominium financing with limited review/minimal documentation option (we can finance nearly every condo in Brevard County) *Fixed or adjustable rates-each loan is customized to meet the client’s needs *Physicians, Self-Employed, and Complex Tax Returns/Financials are our specialty *Free consultations and free preapprovals-you know your buyers are qualified when you send them to Dyer Mortgage Group! *Credit scores as low as 580-we will also work with buyers to improve their credit score (no charge) *New construction financing and reverse mortgages also available *Local service-loans are done locally (we process, underwrite and close in our Melbourne office)-we provide face to face assistance with our clients and we assist them every step of the way. Call your favorite title company and ask them how our closing packages are done days ahead of the closing date! *Close-On-Time Guarantee-if we do not close on the contract date we will pay the buyer $1,000 at closing (please call for details) *Most loans close in 30 days or less (rush loans in as little as 15 days!) We also offer our FREE Realtor promotional video that we will produce for you in our “Green Screen Room”-let us do a 1-2 minute commercial for you to promote yourself on Facebook or other social media; please call us for details and to schedule your personal, professional video shoot! Thank you for choosing the Dyer Mortgage Group-we appreciate your business very much. Please call one of our experienced loan officers today for more information.
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Reasons to rent: •Career Uncertainty •Income Uncertainty •Bad Credit •No Maintenance expenses •Utilities (sometime included in with the rent) •May not allow pets
Reasons to Buy: •Equity •Tax Deductions •Creative Control •Maintenance Choices •No Payment Increase •Family Pet is your Choice
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Making Doorknobs Brass Could Stop The Spread Of Superbugs Brass door knobs, handles and handrails should be brought back into common use in public places to help combat superbugs, according to scientists. Researchers have discovered that copper and alloys made from the metal, including brass, can prevent antibiotic resistance in bacteria from spreading. Plastic and stainless steel surfaces, which are now widely used in hospitals and public settings, allow bacteria to survive and spread when people touch them. Even if the bacteria die, DNA that gives them resistance to antibiotics can survive and be passed on to other bacteria on these surfaces. Copper and brass, however, can kill the bacteria and also destroy this DNA. Professor Bill Keevil, head of the microbiology group at Southampton University, said using copper on surfaces in public places and on public transport could dramatically cut the threat posed by superbugs. Professor Keevil said: “There are a lot of bugs on our hands that we are spreading around by touching surfaces. In a public building or mass transport, surfaces cannot be cleaned for long periods of time. “Until relatively recently brass was a relatively commonly used surface. On stainless steel surfaces these bacteria can survive for weeks, but on copper surfaces they die within minutes.
“Part of the process DNA from bacteria is also destroyed just as rapidly on the copper, so you cannot get gene transfer on the surface.” Almost 43,000 people a year are infected in hospitals with antibiotic resistant bacteria MRSA and Clostridium difficile. Antibiotic resistance usually occurs in a single bacterium that then multiplies and passes on this resistance to other bacteria around them. In research published in the journal Molecular Genetics of Bacteria, Professor Keevil and his colleagues found that compared to stainless steel bacteria on copper surfaces bacterial DNA rapidly degraded at room temperature. Professor Keevil added: “We live in this new world of stainless steel and plastic, but perhaps we should go back to using brass more instead.”
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Steve has qualified for the 2014 RE/MAX Platinum Club Award. This award honors successful agents who have earned at least $250,000 in annual commissions. In 2013, less than 10% of the RE/MAX network achieved this prestigious award. Steve is a Florida Realtor providing 5 Star Service for Buyers and Sellers in Viera, Rockledge, Suntree, Melbourne & Beaches. He has an extensive knowledge of Luxury Home Sellers & Buyers, First-Time Buyers, Short Sales, Investment Property, Condominiums, and Down Payment Assistance Loan Programs.
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7 Signs You’re Dating or Married to A Real Estate Agent 1. Flirting and lead generation start to look alike Only an agent’s other half will send their mate out into the world looking their best, hoping they come back with lots of phone numbers from interested people. Face it: Someone else’s reason to be jealous inspires your thoughts of a trip to Cabo. 2. Odd calls mean a happy mate In a normal relationship, random numbers or late-night calls would be cause for concern. When you’re with an agent, they mean leads are being followed up with (perhaps using one of these seven online lead follow-up strategies) and business is good. In addition, you know you’re in love when you start answering the phone like you’re the office receptionist and know the qualifying script. 3. Weekends equal me time In most relationships, weekends mean dates, romance and quality time together. When you’re with an agent, you probably party with your friends or tackle errands more than most. That is, unless you consider attending an open house a hot date. 4. Tax-deductible vacations You know the love has gotten real when your vacation locations are centered around the next season’s real estate conference. One of the big benefits of “standing by your man/woman” when they’re in real estate is planning your getaways around continuing education or networking events. 5. Furniture randomly disappears Nothing sells faster than a well-staged home. And if you’re paired up with an agent, you know this because sometimes pieces of your well-staged home may disappear. Every relationship is give and take. In real estate, sometimes the give is your favorite lamp or painting. Look at it this way: By utilizing your tasteful furnishings or decorations, your partner is able to avoid committing any of these shockingly bad staging decisions that sellers (and some agents!) have been known to make. 6. You hear mobile voices (and they’re very motivational) Whether it’s the self-pep talk or someone like Brian Buffini on an audiobook, if you’re courting an agent you’ve probably caught them motivating themselves on the go. It’s OK, they aren’t that crazy. Enjoy the hum that gets the deal done. 7. You know real estate TV shows can be hogwash If you have a hard time watching the 30-minute real estate hunts or get a feeling similar to road rage when you flip to HGTV, you might be dating an agent. You know the realities are a lot less pretty, and that’s OK. It just means you’re really connecting with your mate. BrevardElite.com
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