Michael Sinton, CRB, CRS, SFR, e-Pro

NEWS RELEASE: 2/22/2001

As consumers continue to grow accustomed to performing tasks online, the Internet has become a central part of the homebuying process. In fact, according to a 2010 National Association of Realtors survey, 89 percent of homebuyers used the Internet during their home search. In response, Weichert, Realtors' customer website Weichert.com has elevated its presentce to accomodate this evloution in consumer behavior.

Indicative of it's value to consumers, Weichert.com had more than 32 million visits in 2010. In addition, it consistently ranks as a top site among all real estate companies for the length of time that visitors spend at the site, according to Hitwise, which monitors the activity of major websites.

In recent weeks, Hitwise ranked Weichert.com as one of the three broker websites in the country, as well as a top 10 for-sale real estate website. WEichert.com was also recently recognized with two awards for website excellence. One of the most highly trafficked websites in the industry, Weichert.com received more than 446 million page views in 2010, and year-to-date traffic to the site is up 51 percent over last year.

"The mission to keep Weichert.com on the forefront of innovation remains as strong as ever," said Mike Montsko, president of Weichert Lead Network, the internet marketing arm for Weichert, Realtors. "We are encouraged by our recent accomplishments and will continue working to make Weichert.com a comprehensive and preferred online destination for home buyers and sellers."

Weichert has nearly 18,000 sales associates in approximately 500 company-owned and franchised sales offices in key markets throughout the United States. A family of full-service real estate and financial services companies, Weichert helps customers buy and sell both residential and commercial real estate, and streamlines the delivery of mortgages and home and title insurance.

Michael Sinton, CRB, CRS, SFR, e-Pro
Broker/Salesperson

For more information, contact Michael Sinton, CRB, CRS, SFR, e-Pro, Broker/Sales Associate, Weichert Realtors, directly at 732-904-3236, via email at Mike@MSinton.com.

Apparently there is a misconception out there that your credit score is just that; a basis of how you handle your credit, pay your bills, and your effort to stay on top of things. With this new economy that we've been thrust unwillingly into, that has apparently changed. It's not more-or-less a ranking of how you fit in with the ever-changing credit scores of the general population. The actual quote from a financial article is, "Your credit score is not a rating of your credit worthiness, but rather a ranking of your credit worthiness compared to the rest of the U.S. population at a specific point in time." Seem fair? Didn't think so. Read on...

The way that this article explains it, you can have a perfect credit score of lets say 760. If the general public (at a specific measured point in time) end up paying bills faster than you do (even if you're on time!), your score will drop, even though you haven't changed anything in your habits or spending. Conversely, if the public slips up a bit and falls behind in their payments, your score goes up as long as you haven't fallen behind yourself.

As they said it, "having a high credit score is still very important in getting the best mortgage rate, and you should be guided by the factors that make up your credit score. But, since you are ranked against the rest of the population and financial conditions also impact credit worthiness, improving your credit score is not always within your control."

For more information, contact Michael Sinton, CRB, CRS, SFR, e-Pro, Broker/Sales Associate, Weichert Realtors, directly at 732-904-3236, via email at Mike@MSinton.com.

Looks like prices have not stopped falling in many areas of the country, although rates started to rise a bit. If you're in the market for a home, now is the time to get off the fence and make a move!! Check out this article for details.

For more information, contact Michael Sinton, CRB, CRS, SFR, e-Pro, Broker/Sales Associate, Weichert Realtors, directly at 732-904-3236, via email at Mike@MSinton.com.