Free Real Estate Articles - 3 New Articles Available

© 2010, Brandon Cornett. All rights reserved.

I've just posted some new content to our free real estate articles service over at AdviceForAgents.com. Two are credit related, and one deals with home insurance. All three of the free articles are intended for first-time home buyers, so they will make a fine addition to your website or blog.

As usual, the following guidelines apply: You may republish any of the free real estate articles from AdviceForAgents.com as long as you follow the two simple rules on this page.

Details of the New Articles

Here are the titles and summaries for the most recent articles added to the site:

• The Basics of Homeowners Insurance -- This free article is exactly what it sounds like, a basic overview of home insurance concepts with first-time buyers in mind. Great information for anyone planning to buy a home soon.
• Free Credit Report - Or Fishing Bait? -- This real estate article explains the truth about free credit reports, and why there are so many websites that offer them. It tells consumers how to avoid paying for up-sells and other things they don't need.
• Most Credit Repair Companies are Scams -- The title of this article does not pull any punches, and neither does the article itself. It deals with one of the most scam-ridden industries in America, painting them in a true light for home buyers and consumers.

In addition to the ones listed above, there are plenty of other free real estate articles available on the new site. Check it out today!

Free Website Content at AdviceForAgents.com

If you haven't been to the new-and-improved Advice For Agents website, check it out today. I've made the site easier to navigate, and you can now subscribe for updates by email or by RSS feed. By linking to the Home Buying Institute website (a requirement for publishing the free articles), you are supporting a broad-based educational initiative that helps educate first-time home buyers. So it's a win-win-win scenario. Everyone benefits.

You can peruse the selection of free real estate articles currently available by visiting www.AdviceForAgents.com.

Top 5 Mortgage Questions Among Home Buyers

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What credit score do I need to get a mortgage loan? How much can I afford to pay each month? Do I qualify for an FHA loan? How do I get pre-approved, and which type of mortgage is right for me?

These are five of the most common mortgage questions we have received through the Home Buying Institute website, over the last six months. I know this for a fact, because I spent the last three days sifting through hundreds of emails in order to pull out these FAQs.

Today, I posted a new article over at AdviceForAgents.com that answers these five mortgage questions. And you can republish this article onto your own website or blog for free (as long as you abide by our rules for publishers).

Here's the article:
Top 5 Mortgage Questions Among Home Buyers

Here's the introductory paragraph:

"Here's what we did. We reviewed all of the questions emailed to the Home Buying Institute over the last six months. Then we made a list of the most common mortgage-related questions sent in by home buyers, and we answered them below. What's the result? A must-read article for first-time home buyers! So here they are, starting with the most common mortgage question we receive..."

If you would like to publish this article onto your own website, just click on the link above. The guidelines for publishers are right up at the top of the website, and hard to miss. This is a really helpful article that answers common mortgage questions, so it will make a great addition to your real estate website or blog.

Improvements to the Free Article Center

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Note: This entry contains outdated information. The article-distribution center has been moved over here: http://www.adviceforagents.com

I'm happy to announce some changes to the Free Articles Center that will make it much easier to use. There are also several new articles to choose from that address recent changes in the housing market, the economic crisis and other current events.

Publishing Articles Just Got Easier

The first thing we did (after repeated requests) was add a link to the top of every article that gives you easier access to the HTML code for that article. In fact, this is the way we recommend publishing the real estate articles, because it offers several benefits. The image below shows this new feature.

When you click on the link that says "Get the HTML code," a new browser window will open. From there, you can copy the code to republish the article. It's pure HTML code too, which means you can put it wherever you want on your website (the article will take on whatever font and color styles you have in place).

There are no advertisements of any kind within the separate HTML code -- just pure content for your website. The mandatory citation / author links have already been included as well. In other words, we have done all the work for you ... all you have to do is copy and paste the code provided onto your website. Easy!

Featured Article - The Housing Crisis Explained

I've also added some new articles recently, to keep pace with economic developments. The latest piece offers an explanation of the housing crisis, as it relates to home buyers. It's a must-read for anyone planning to buy a home in the near future, so it will make an excellent addition to your website.

More Article Details:

• Length - Approximately 1,100 words (it's very in-depth)
  
• Audience - People planning to buy a home in the near future
  
• Date created - October 14, 2008
• Read or publish the article
  
• Review our publishing guidelines if you are new to this process
  

I hope you find these articles useful in your web publishing efforts.

Debt to Income Ratio - New Article Available

© 2010, Brandon Cornett. All rights reserved.

Note: This entry contains outdated information. The article-distribution center has been moved over here: http://www.adviceforagents.com

I've just published a new article to the Free Articles Center. This is another lesson that reflects our current economic situation. It explains the (A) concept of debt-to-income ratio, (B) how mortgage lenders use that ratio when qualifying borrowers, and (C) how all of this has been affected by the current financial mess.

If you're not familiar with our publishing guidelines, please start by reviewing those.

Here's an excerpt of the new article:

Today, lenders will require better numbers across the board before they'll give out loans. So as a home buyer, you must have a stronger credit score and a more favorable debt-to-income ratio to qualify. Many financial institutions today are also operating in "self-preservation mode," which means their underwriting criteria are in a state of flux...

More Article Details:

• Length - About 600 words
  
• Audience - Home buyers who plan to apply for a mortgage loan
  
• Date created - September 30, 2008
• Please see our publishing guidelines if you are new to this process
  

I hope you find this article on debt-to-income ratio and mortgage approval useful, and I hope your readers find it helpful as well.

Home Equity Loan Information - Free Article

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Note: This entry contains outdated information. The article-distribution center has been moved over here: http://www.adviceforagents.com

We just posted a new mortgage article to the Free Articles Center on the main website. This new piece explains some of the common scams associated with home equity loans and lenders. It will make a nice addition to your website, in the sense that it provides quality information from a consumer advocacy angle.

If you're not familiar with our publishing guidelines, please start by reviewing those.

Here's an excerpt of the new article:

Home equity loans remain one of the most popular financing tools among homeowners. It can give you quick access to cash by leveraging the equity (or ownership) you have in your home. Unfortunately, however, there are quite a few scams associated with home equity loans and lenders. Here's a summary of some of the more common scenarios you should watch out for...

More Article Details:

• Length - Approximately 725 words
  
• Audience - Homeowners researching home equity loan information
  
• Date created - September 2, 2008
• Review our publishing guidelines if you are new to this process
  

I hope you find this home equity article useful in your web publishing efforts.

Home Loan Interest Rates - Free Article Posted

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Note: This entry contains outdated information. The article-distribution center has been moved over here: http://www.adviceforagents.com

All across the country, people continue to have their homes foreclosed upon in record numbers. Many of the people who went through foreclosure could have avoided the whole mess if they had done more preliminary research into ARM loans, mortgage rates and the like.

Obviously, we cannot go back in time to change that. But we can help home buyers going forward. To that end, we recently added a new article to the Free Articles Center. This article explains how interest rates are applied to a mortgage loan, and what a home buyer can do to get a better rate when applying for a loan.

Here's an excerpt from the new article:

In order to qualify for the best rates on a mortgage loan, borrowers need a higher credit score today than they needed just a few years ago (a 750 or higher in many cases). If you've been watching the news lately, you can probably guess why. The subprime mortgage mess of 2007 - 2008 has led to tougher restrictions on lenders.

More Article Details:

• Length - About 550 words (short and to the point)
  
• Audience - Home buyers who will be applying for a mortgage soon
  
• Date created - August 28, 2008
• Review our publishing guidelines if you are new to this process
  

Curb Appeal for Selling a Home - Free Article

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Note: This entry contains outdated information. The article-distribution center has been moved over here: http://www.adviceforagents.com

I just finished publishing another article to the Free Articles Center. This one addresses a topic that's near and dear to many real estate agents. It's about curb appeal. More specifically, it will help you educate your clients on the importance of curb appeal when selling a home.

If you're not familiar with our publishing guidelines, please start by reviewing those.

Here's an excerpt of the new article:

When potential buyers pull up in front of your home, they will try to imagine themselves in it. They will also imagine pulling up to the house after work each day, inviting friends over, etc. Will the house give them a sense of satisfaction and joy when they pull up to it? Or do they have a negative impression right from the start?

More Article Details:

• Length - About 1,100 words (it's pretty thorough)
  
• Audience - Homeowners who plan to sell in the near future
  
• Date created - August 13, 2008

If you need help putting this article onto your website, check out our free tech support service! If you have suggestions for a topic that's not already covered in the Free Articles Center, just let me know. We add new content every week, so I'm open to suggestions.

New Article on FHA Home Loans - For Your Publishing Pleasure

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Note: This entry contains outdated information. The article-distribution center has been moved over here: http://www.adviceforagents.com

I've just uploaded a brand new article to the Free Articles Center. This one covers a timely topic that is actually unfolding right now. It explains the recently passed Housing and Economic Recovery Act that -- among other things -- will help struggling homeowners who are facing possible foreclosure.

This new article is my small part to help our ailing economy, by educating homeowners on a new refinancing program that could save them from further interest rate hikes. If you'd like to help me spread the word (and add some quality content to your website in the process), feel free to publish the new article.

If you are not familiar with our guidelines for publishers, please start by reading those. It's a quick read and pretty straightforward.

Here's an excerpt of the new article:

The recently passed Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 will help "at least 400,000 families" who are struggling with their mortgage payments and facing foreclosure. It will do this by providing FHA-insured refinance loans to switch the homeowners from high-rate ARM loans to lower fixed-rate mortgages.

Additional Article Stats:

• Length - About 475 words
• Audience - Homeowners with ARM loans mostly (also home buyers)
• Date created - August 6, 2008

I hope you find this article useful in your web publishing, and that it helps you educate your audience on this important topic. If you need help putting this article onto your website, check out our free tech support service!

Free Real Estate Articles - Free Tech Support

© 2010, Brandon Cornett. All rights reserved.

Note: This entry contains outdated information. The article-distribution center has been moved over here: http://www.adviceforagents.com

The support the growth of our new Free Articles Center, we are now offering free tech support / web maintenance by email. If you wish to republish any of our real estate education materials onto your own website, but you need help ... you have a new option. Free tech support!

Obviously, support is limited to the publishing / syndication of our free articles. And in some cases, support may not be available due to the web hosting scenario. For example, if you use one of those website companies that wrongfully limits your access, there's nothing we can do to help.

But in most web hosting scenarios, we would be able to access your website in order to publish the free article(s) of your choosing.

Article About Online Mortgage Quotes - Free to Use

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Note: This entry contains outdated information. The article-distribution center has been moved over here: http://www.adviceforagents.com

I just finished publishing a new article to the Free Articles Center that discusses the finer points of getting mortgage quotes online -- the safe and smart way.

This is a topic of great concern for many home buyers. They see the commercials on TV for companies like LendingTree and Eloan, but they're just not sure about how the process works. On top of that, you have the general fears and concerns about revealing personal information online.

This article seeks to educate consumers on the right way to apply for mortgage quotes online. It also explains some of the benefits of using the Internet to compare mortgage offers and lenders. As always, you are free republish this article onto your own real estate website or blog, provided you adhere to our publisher's guidelines.

Here's an excerpt of the new article:

These days, you can use the Internet to save time and energy when shopping for home financing. But there's a right way and a wrong way to go about it. So in this article, I'll explain the general process of getting lender quotes via the Web, and how to do it safely and smartly.

Additional Article Stats:

• Length: about 740 words
• Audience: home buyers using the Internet to research mortgages
• Date created: June 25, 2008

I hope you find this article informative and useful in your web publishing. If you need help putting this article onto your website, just send an email to brandon@armingyourfarming.com.

A New Article on Home Buying - Free to Use

© 2010, Brandon Cornett. All rights reserved.

Note: This entry contains outdated information. The article-distribution center has been moved over here: http://www.adviceforagents.com

I've posted a new article to the Free Articles Center that offers a fresh and modern look at the home buying process in this country. It takes into account certain changes that affect home buyers, such as the so-called mortgage crises, the advancement of online real estate tools, etc.

I think it would make a nice addition to any real estate agent's website, including yours! As always, you are free to republish this new article as long as you abide by our publishing guidelines.

Here's an excerpt of the new article:

Credit scores have always been important for home buyers, but they are more in the wake of the mortgage meltdown of 2007 - 2008. According to industry experts, home buyers in 2006 needed a credit score of at least 620 to qualify for the best interest rates on a loan. Two years later, borrowers needed a score of 760 or higher to get the best rates. That's a much stricter requirement! So your first step should be to review your financial situation.

Additional Article Details

• Length: about 1,100 words (very thorough!)
• Audience: home buyers new to the process
• Date created: June 24, 2008

Hope you find this real estate article informative and useful. If you need help publishing it onto your website, just send an email to brandon@armingyourfarming.com.

A New Article on Custom Home Building - Free to Use

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Note: This entry contains outdated information. The article-distribution center has been moved over here: http://www.adviceforagents.com

I've posted a new and helpful article to the free articles center that went online last month. The new piece is intended for home buyers who are considering a custom home.

As you probably know, there's a lot more to the process of having a custom home built than there is with buying a more traditional home. This article gives the reader an overview of the process, what to look for along the way, questions to ask when screening custom home builders and a variety of other best practices.

Here's an excerpt of the new article:

The good news is that most custom builders are very good at what they do, and so they take great pride in their work. In addition, it's fairly easy to avoid the "shady" characters within the home building industry. With a little homework, you can find out which builders in town have the best reputations, and which ones have the worst. The Internet makes this kind of research even easier.

Additional Article Stats

• Length: about 950 words
• Audience: home buyers considering custom home purchase
• Date created: June 4, 2008

Hope you find it informative and useful.

-Brandon

New Content Added to the Real Estate Articles Center

© 2010, Brandon Cornett. All rights reserved.

Note: This entry contains outdated information. The article-distribution center has been moved over here: http://www.adviceforagents.com

I've just posted a new and informative article to the free articles center that was launched last month. This real estate article is aimed at home buyers who have questions about home insurance policies.

Specifically, it helps them understand the costs associated with a homeowners insurance policy, and what they can do to control and lower those costs (without sacrificing coverage).

Here's an excerpt of the new article:

One way to lower your premium is by raising your deductible amount. Many financial experts recommend doing this as a way of lowering premium costs. The logic is that you know for certain that you'll pay the premium on your policy, but there's only a small statistical chance of suffering a loss and having to file an actual claim.

Free Real Estate Articles - New and Improved Article Center

© 2010, Brandon Cornett. All rights reserved.

Note: This entry contains outdated information. The article-distribution center has been moved over here: http://www.adviceforagents.com

I've spent the last few days revamping the real estate article center, and I'm pleased to say that it's now open for "business." If you need free real estate articles for your website or blog, check out the new and improved article center.

Improvements to the Article Center

Basically, I've made the entire website easier to use. I'll also be adding more articles over the weekend ... I have 25 new articles slated to go online by Monday! There are also better instructions for republishing the free articles onto your website, easier navigation to help you get around the site, and some good old-fashioned simplicity.

Hope you find it useful.

-Brandon

Credit Articles for Your Real Estate Website

© 2010, Brandon Cornett. All rights reserved.

I've recently published two new credit articles to educate home buyers on the importance of good credit in today's economy. I invite you to republish either (or both) of the articles onto your real estate website to educate your own audience.

You are free to republish these articles with the standard guidelines for syndication -- please keep the articles intact and include the author's note / hyperlink at the bottom of each article. Here are the complete publication guidelines.

Here are the new articles that are available for republication:

Credit Score Needed for Buying a Home in 2008
An explanation of the connection between credit scores and home buying success. A must-read for any first-time home buyer who wants to qualify for a mortgage loan and get a good rate on that loan.

Repairing Bad Credit - And Conquering Confusion
Did you know that credit repair is one of the most popular topics within the realm of consumer finance? It's true. So let's examine this topic and hopefully eliminate some common confusion along the way.

Hope you find them useful. More importantly, I hope these articles help you educate your readers toward home buying success!