6/27/2009 9:12:00 AM
Saturday and still talking short sales
This has been another busy week of dealing with short sales and lender negotiators so I am using Saturday to catch up a bit on my blogging. I just published my weekly column over at Rocklin & Roseville Today, “ Getting Short Sales Done in Sacramento ...
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6/18/2009 10:04:00 AM
The Ugly Side of Short Sales
I have recently been writing about the benefits of short sales in my weekly column at Rocklin & Roseville Today which is also carried over at Sacramento Today . The column today was, “Sacramento Short Sales – Good for All.” I really do ...
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6/16/2009 12:03:00 PM
Staging on a Budget
If you or someone you know is selling or going to sell your home, check out my column, “ Staging Ideas on a Budget ,” over at Rocklin & Roseville Today. I am tired of showing clients dirty, messy and poor showing homes. The ones that show well ...
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6/2/2009 10:41:00 AM
Short Sales as a Financial Tool
With local schools getting out for the summer this and next week we should see an increase in the already busy Sacramento real estate market. Unfortunately much of this will be more short sales as more and more homeowners who owe more on their homes than they ...
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5/12/2009 9:52:00 AM
Getting Help to Achieve the American Dream
The first-time home buyer tax credit of up to $8,000 can be a significant help during the remainder of 2009 for buyers who have not owned a home in the previous three years. Check out my column, “ First time home buyer’s tax credit ,” over ...
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5/11/2009 1:44:00 PM
Sacramento Short Sales
We are beginning to see short sale junior lenders flexing their muscle. A year ago you could count on the junior lender to pretty much roll over and take whatever allowance the senior lender allotted to them for their lien release. Now, they are holding out ...
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4/28/2009 10:03:00 AM
Worst to best with a flaw
Two years ago when a client told me they wanted me to short sale their home and their lender was Wells Fargo, I would visibly cringe. Dealing with Wells Fargo in those days was a nightmare. They didn’t have sufficient staffing to handle the requests, ...
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4/23/2009 9:05:00 AM
Loan Mods and Good to be Back!
It seems like almost daily I am talking to a homeowner about short sales. When they are asking me to help them short sale their house to avoid foreclosure I always ask them if they tried getting a loan modification to stay in the house. The most common answer ...
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4/15/2009 8:40:00 AM
Kentuckyanna
It is always fun to get away for a few days and even better when you return and appreciate home. Last week we traveled to Elizabethtown, Kentucky to visit Michael’s son Mark and his family. I enjoyed spending time with them and seeing Kentucky. I heard ...
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4/1/2009 9:56:00 AM
More Good News for 1st Time Buyers
Starting tomorrow the California Association of Realtors will start a new program to help first time buyers who are worried about the economy and not being able to make their mortgage payment if they lose their job. The program, C.A.R. Housing Affordability ...
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