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Foreclosure Delays Reach New Records

Posted on September 2, 2011 by chris

Foreclosure Delays Reach New Records. Foreclosure Delays Reach New Records Daily Real Estate News | Friday, September 02, 2011 Delinquent home owners are living in their homes longer, rent-free. Home owners with a loan in foreclosure haven’t made a payment, … Continue reading →

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Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act – what is it, how does it work, and when is it over…

Posted on September 1, 2011 by chris

Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act 2007 – 2012 Here is a PDF of the www.IRS.gov web site where I searched for information concerning the mortgage debt forgiveness act.  I don’t post this attachment to give tax or legal advice, but to help … Continue reading →

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Number of short sales on the rise – USATODAY.com

Posted on August 29, 2011 by chris

Number of short sales on the rise – USATODAY.com.   …Bank of America, the largest home mortgage servicer, expects to complete more than 100,000 short sales this year — more than double what it did in 2009, the bank says. … Continue reading →

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OC Register – “Despite turmoil, demand for O.C. homes rising”

Posted on August 27, 2011 by chris

OC Register – “Despite turmoil, demand for O.C. homes rising” – the local market is fairing pretty well despite the news and is stronger than one year ago:  http://lansner.ocregister.com/2011/08/25/despite-turmoil-demand-for-o-c-homes-rising/121347/

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Teaming Up to Fight Short Sale Fraud – Freddie Mac

Posted on August 27, 2011 by chris

Teaming Up to Fight Short Sale Fraud – Freddie Mac.   In a short sale, Freddie Mac agrees to accept less than a full payoff of a mortgage when the borrower is unable to sell their home for enough to … Continue reading →

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White House Weighs Mass Refinancing Plan

Posted on August 25, 2011 by chris

White House Weighs Mass Refinancing Plan.

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Chase bank to pay Short Seller $20,000 to complete Short Sale

Posted on August 22, 2011 by chris

Recently received our second short sale approval with Chase through a special program where we were able to get the seller a $20,000 bonus (on top of their moving cost assistance of $3,000) to successfully complete a short sale with … Continue reading →

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Protestors Storm Bank, Upset Over Foreclosures

Posted on August 22, 2011 by chris

Protestors Storm Bank, Upset Over Foreclosures.

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ForSalebyOwner.com Founder Uses Agent to Sell Home

Posted on August 9, 2011 by chris

ForSalebyOwner.com Founder Uses Agent to Sell Home. I am a firm believer in hiring the best advocates / experts in a  given field to achieve the best results…

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Short Sale Resource Site by the California Association of Realtors

Posted on April 13, 2011 by chris

For anyone who wants factual information / resources for the short sale process in California, the CA Association of Realtors has put together a decent attempt at a short-sale resource website: http://www.shortsalescalifornia.org/consumers/tips  Of course, this is a very complicated situation … Continue reading →

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