Sticking with the spooky Halloween theme, Foreclosure.com recently held a pumpkin carving contest at our new corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Fla., among our employees.

It’s an annual event, which we often coordinate to have a little office fun, boost morale and freak out our white collar corporate neighbors.

So this year we thought we would share with our readers two of our winning entries, one of which is actually industry appropriate and won “Most Creative.”

Check ‘em out after the jump.

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We’re just three weeks in and the Foreclosure.com Scholarship Program has experienced overwhelming interest within the education sector.

Colleges and universities across the nation — Columbia University, Tulane University and Michigan State University to name just a few — have been actively promoting the scholarship with hopes that one of their own will not only win the top prize ($5,000), but ultimately help “solve the foreclosure crisis.”

Thousands of applications have been pouring in with well-written essays that provide unique/creative solutions to a complex problem. We called for innovative ideas and the students have answered en masse!

With three months remaining in the Foreclosure.com Scholarship Program (Deadline = Dec. 31, 2009) there is still ample time for students to get involved in the foreclosure discussion and submit their applications.

We look forward to hearing your ideas!

For more information about this student opportunity please visit our scholarship page (www.foreclosure.com/scholarship) right here.

… is rocking right now:

If you’re in “D-Town” for The Five Star Default Servicing Conference and Expo at Fort Worth Convention Center be sure to swing through (Booth 117, Hall B) and say hello — if you can squeeze in!

The show runs from Sept. 20 to 23, 2009. We’re available to talk shop during that time.

Remember, if you’re not at Five Star in Dallas or somehow missed us, we’re always free (and eager) to chat about business during normal office hours (Monday-Friday,
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. ET).

Give us a shout!

BOCA RATON, Fla. (Sept. 21, 2009) — Foreclosure.com Founder, President and CEO, Brad Geisen, announced today that he has built the first-ever short sales offer management system that handles marketing, processing, negotiating and closing services all in one central location.

QuickSale ^SM (www.QuickSale.com) is an easy-to-use platform that simplifies an often long and complicated process, bringing together all parties — distressed homeowners, lenders, investors, buyers and agents — who all share one common interest: Moving real estate inventory as fast as possible under the best terms.

“Short sales are the ultimate solution when it comes to solving the national foreclosure crisis now and in the future,” said Geisen.

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A couple of years ago, me and our senior writer, Tom Myers, talked about all the business cards we had collected over the years — tradeshows, business meetings, power lunches … you name it.

We accumulated piles and piles of business cards. And we didn’t know what to do with them after we recorded all the information we needed for future reference.

So rather than toss the cards in the garbage, we decided to make these fun little business  boxes out of them.

Download PDF instructions here: How to make a business card box

Each box recycles 12 business cards. If the outer cards are all the same, you can proudly display your company and/or brand.

The next time you have a meeting, toss a custom business card box at your guest. It makes a bigger impact for sure. It’s also a great conversation piece.

Just be careful not to hit the person in the eye. That wouldn’t make a great first impression.