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Short Sales for Real Estate Agents - RealtyTrac
Short Sales for Real Estate Agents Search Properties | Free 7-Day Trial Every time the real estate cycle takes a dive two types of real estate agents seem to emerge: the traditionalist who is satisfied working the business the way it’s always been done; and the progressive who believes that being creative and accepting change is an important factor for remaining in the home buying game. Don’t Sell Yourself Short Which
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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FHA Program Linked to High Colorado Foreclosure Rate
Nearly 6,000 FHA loans have wound up in foreclosure in Colorado in the past two years, and during that time the program allowed more than 25 percent of FHA buyers to use gifts as down payments.” The article recounts several stories of homeowners who paid just a few hundred dollars to buy their home, using a loophole in the program to obtain the 3 percent required down payment from the sellers — by way of a nonprofit agency. The purchase price of the home was raised to cover the “gift” shelled out by the seller, and appraisals were fudged to allow the buyer to take out a loan that covered
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Separating the wheat from the chaff: legitimate foreclosure investors vs. scammers
The homeowner said he was trickedinto signing over the title of his home by a scam artist who didnothing to stop the foreclosure and then took out another loan againstthe property with no intention of paying it off. It is a crime thatconsumer advocates fear could become increasingly common — especiallyin Southern California, where many homeowners have stretched themselvesto their financial limits to afford the regions record high housingprices. "The An article in the Los Angeles Times onTuesday documented the sad story of a defaulted homeowner who was thevictim of alleged foreclosure fraud.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Secrets of Pre-Foreclosure Investing
Most people in foreclosure today have zero equity in their homes,” said Thomas J. 20 and will provide a temporary, three-year change to the tax code to eliminate any taxes homeowners might face when banks renegotiate the terms of a home loan and forgive a portion of the outstanding mortgage debt. I had to break the bad news to the husband when he got home from work. Secrets of Pre-Foreclosure Investing By Octavio Nuiry, RealtyTrac Staff Writer One pre-foreclosure expert says a new federal law will change everything, and short sales and short payoff sales will become the new trend in the marketplace.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009