Jeremy Smiley - Realtor and Short Sale Specialist with London Properties
Once your home is listed on the MLS as a Short Sale, you have agreed to let the bank/your lender decide the ultimate “Terms” on which the home will be sold.
A Short Sale is unique. Although you are the homeowner according to the note & or deed recorded when you purchased your home…because the home … Read More
Via: jeremybrandt.com
The Short Sales and Bank Fraud story continues to gain traction. After CNBC aired the story we brought them, dozens of other media outlets, bloggers and authorities have contacted me to discuss this topic.
Here is the story of how this fraud initially came to our attention, along with the evidence to back it up.
Last … Read More
Source: Elizabeth Weintraub, About.com Guide
A reader asks: My husband and I have been making our mortgage payments every month even though our home is underwater. We owe a lot more than our home is worth. Now, my husband has lost his job. We’re thinking about walking away from our home and letting it go to foreclosure, … Read More
Interesting article… I’ve noticed this trend as of late. Most of the short sales I’ve listed the past couple months haven’t had a true “Financial” hardship. It’s been more of a business decision for the homeowners to drop their “Toxic Asset” and move on with their life.
Via: ecreditdaily.com
The foreclosure crisis is taking a troubling turn. … Read More
Published: Nov. 20, 2009
By Steve Cook Real Estate Economy Watch
Investors buying homes to rent or sell accounted for only 15 percent of the housing market last month as they competed with large numbers of first-time homebuyers flooding the market to buy in time to qualify for the first-time homebuyer credit. The percentage of first-time buyers … Read More
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Complete Short Sale Packages—Back to Basics
You MUST be certain to submit a complete short sale package to each lender!
This may seem like ShortSale101. So, no offense to the veterans among us. But, one of the number one reasons a short sale is denied or a short sale file is closed is … Read More
I’m frequently asked to explain the difference between a Fresno short sale and a Fresno foreclosure property. Fresno buyers in today’s market who are cash heavy and have a flexible time frame may be in the best position to purchase one of these Fresno short sale properties.
Short Sales:
A short sale is when a home owner … Read More
Cheaper to foreclose than offer loan modifications?
A new report from the National Consumer Law Center says Mortgage servicers have found it cheaper to foreclose on homeowners than offer loan modifications. The report points out that servicers in charge of modifying distressed loans are separate from the lenders, who have packaged the loans and sold them in … Read More
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