It’s a good question. One that is seemingly still baffling policy makers even at the highest levels of the United States government.

But it’s not for lack of effort.

Proposals have been floated, ideas have been shared and new laws have been passed to try and stem the foreclosure tide. We’ve seen everything from bank bailouts to loan modifications to grassroots prevention programs, but still the defaults continue. And it’s possible that it could get worse before it gets better.

So what else can/should be done to solve the foreclosure crisis?

We’re asking college students (and incoming freshmen) to answer that critical question in our recently-introduced Foreclosure.com Scholarship Program. It’s an essay contest (minimum 1,000 words, maximum 2,500) that rewards innovative and practical individuals with the most creative ideas in the form of scholarship money. The submission deadline is Dec. 31, 2009.

In addition to the cash prizes (5) in the form of scholarships, the best five plans will be sent to Congress and to President Barack Obama himself. Winning submissions will also be published on Foreclosure.com.

For complete details and submission requirements/instructions for the Foreclosure.com Scholarship Program click here. We look forward to reading what you have to say!

Start your own foreclosure “clean-out” business and earn up to $500,000 a year — more than $50,000 per month — with help and direction from nationally recognized author and real estate investor, Elaine Zimmermann.

All you need is desire to make $2,000 a day (up to $50,000) with your own foreclosure clean-out business and a truck to haul all your profits. No experience necessary. No special schooling. Learn everything you need to reach to decision-makers who can give you the bids to begin working in this lucrative field right now.

Register for “Make $50,000+ a Month with Foreclosure Clean-out” before it’s too late. Click here. The educational session is available to watch LIVE online during a 90-minute money-making presentation scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 27, at 7 p.m. ET.

Here are some of the tools you will discover:

• Establish your own money-making foreclosure clean-out business with no experience
• Begin your business with no up-front costs
• Take advantage of the record number of foreclosures before its too late!
• Ensure a recession-proof career — the worse the economy is, the more money you make!
• Get everything you need to get started — no extra fees or hidden costs

The demand for foreclosure clean-out is soaring as the amount of annual foreclosures climbs to 10 times the number of a few years ago. Enter this high-paying field today!

Register for “Make $50,000+ a Month with Foreclosure Clean-out” before it’s too late. Spots are limited and filling up FAST! CLICK HERE.

Webinars are LIVE educational sessions that let participants see, hear and interact with real estate experts right from their personal computer screens. In fact, Webinars are driven in part by visitor feedback and questions that are posed during the sessions. For more information and course offerings click here.

Unlock the secrets to one of the best real estate investment strategies of 2009 and beyond: Wholesaling houses.

Sharon Restrepo — who has more than a decade and a half of experience in the industry — is going to teach you how to make serious money fast with real estate, buying and selling properties without ever even owning them, during this FREE 90-minute online training presentation, which is scheduled for Thursday, May 28 8 at 4 p.m. ET.

That’s right, you can make instant cash wholesaling houses in your area with no money down with the detailed instructions and proven plan of attack that Sharon will outline in “Wholesaling Houses for Monster Profits.”

To register now at no cost CLICK HERE.

Wholesaling real estate is quickly emerging as one of the hottest investing options in today’s market because it is risk-free and it has the potential to be an enormous cash cow. Find out how you can become the “middleman” in hundreds of these lucrative real estate deals, lining up buyers and sellers to create your own “Monster Wholesaling Machine.”

Here are just some of the topics that Sharon will cover:

• Learn how to earn cold hard cash RIGHT NOW … no excuses!
• Crossover to investing using the most popular investing technique
• Crack into the business with no real estate license and little capital
• Create win-win solutions for you and a seller
• Grow the capital you need to build your own portfolio

Definitely catch this potentially life-changing educational presentation — it’s instant cash at your fingertips … and it won’t cost you a single penny!

Register for “Wholesaling Houses for Monster Profits” before it’s too late. Spots are limited and filling up FAST! CLICK HERE.

Webinars are LIVE educational sessions that let participants see, hear and interact with real estate experts right from their personal computer screens. In fact, Webinars are driven in part by visitor feedback and questions that are posed during the sessions. For more information and course offerings click here.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. (April 08, 2009) — ERA Franchise Systems LLC announced a comprehensive distressed property training and certification program for all of their brokers and sales associates nationwide. This program will provide ERA® affiliates with the training necessary to help educate and serve current homebuyers with regard to distressed properties.

The goal of the training and certification program is to provide ERA sales associates with the knowledge and skills to handle all types of distressed real estate transactions through the Foreclosure.com Certified Foreclosure Agent program. The program offers training and recognition to real estate professionals on numerous topics, including short sales, pre/post foreclosures, REO auctions and other related investment options that fall under the distressed real estate umbrella.

“Sales associates today need to know how to handle and closevarious real estate transactions more than ever before,” said, Melody Bohrer, vice president of education, ERA Franchise Systems LLC. “Certified Foreclosure Agent training ensures that our sales associates are properly prepared, up to speed on the latest trends and have the skills necessary to be successful in this market.”

The education track entails a progression of online courses that sales associates can conveniently attend from their homes and offices through the internal ERA training platform on eCampus. ERA sales associates can access the Certified Foreclosure Agent program offerings and select the curriculum that is right for them.

Additional information on the Certified Foreclosure Agent program offered through Foreclosure.com can be found right here.

Tis’ the tax season! And if you’re like most people these days it’s important now more than ever to maximize your annual return.

Patrick James — a tax deduction expert with more than 20 years experience in the field — is going to show you how to do just that during this FREE 90-minute online training presentation, which is scheduled for Wednesday, April 8 at 9 p.m. ET.

Learn how to pay only what you legally owe to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and not one penny more with “Audit-Proof Tax Secrets of the Millionaires.” To register now at no cost CLICK HERE.

Now is the time to buckle down and save every penny possible — taxes are the single largest expense most families are faced with today. No matter what your tax bracket, you can discover thousands of dollars in additional deductions you didn’t even know the IRS allows.

Here are just some of the topics that Patrick will cover:

• Write off paying your kids
• Write off your mileage
• Document your expenses correctly
• Write off meals and entertainment
• Write off your travel

Patrick has the legal secrets to lower your taxes by 50 percent and beat the IRS every time. You cannot afford to miss this exciting and informative Webinar — it won’t cost you a single penny!

April 15 is right around the corner … So register for “Audit-Proof Tax Secrets of the Millionaires” before it’s too late! Spots are limited and filling up FAST! CLICK HERE.

Webinars are LIVE educational sessions that let participants see, hear and interact with real estate experts right from their personal computer screens. In fact, Webinars are driven in part by visitor feedback and questions that are posed during the sessions. For more information and course offerings click here.