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Prior Foreclosure, Bankruptcy or Short sale? How long before you can buy a new home?

Vonda Henry with Academy Mortgage has provided a list( Can I Buy )- to help us determine how long one must wait to buy again after experiencing a foreclosure, bankruptcy or short sale.  Lending rules are constantly changing.  Recently, I have been pleasantly surprised to assist many who felt unqualified, in their home purchase.  During the economic down turn- we […]

Castleberry Hills- I could live here!

I’m an artist at heart and have longed to pursue a career in the field..unfortunately that will have to be a “next life time” adventure unless I can start carving out some time to make this passion a reality.  In the mean time, working around it and other artists satisfies some of the void. I really could live […]

Short Sale Help

I know. I said I would NEVER do another short sale in my life after the last 15month mess. But after having a few good smooth sales close using the new systems banks have put in place, I’m hopeful and looking for the next owner to help. So, what IS a Short Sale?  Here is […]

Home Owner Satisfaction Remains High

Daily Real Estate News | Monday, January 23, 2012 Nearly three out of every four home owners say they are satisfied with their purchase – and the No. 1 reason for their satisfaction is pride they feel about owning a home, according to HomeGain’s 2012 National Home Ownership Survey. In addition to pride, home owners also […]

A Change in Approach Could Ease Housing Crisis

The United States is on track to experience a record number of foreclosures this year and could break another record in 2011, says columnist Ezra Klein, who lists four ideas housing industry experts are weighing as they attempt to jump-start a struggling market. One is to revamp the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) to empower […]

FBI Renews Push to End Mortgage Fraud

The FBI says it will renew its efforts to end mortgage fraud. A spokesman said last week that the FBI anticipates arresting hundreds in crackdowns scheduled over the coming weeks. Offenses agents expect to find range from schemes that encourage borrowers to lie about their incomes to scams that rely on falsifying foreclosure information. The […]

Owners in Default Stay in Homes Anyway

An increasing number of home owners in foreclosure continue to live in their homes, mostly ignoring the foreclosure action and refusing to pay anything. The average borrower in foreclosure is unlikely to be evicted for 438 days, says LPS Applied Analytics. LPS says more than 650,000 households haven’t paid their mortgage in 18 months, and […]

Housing Inventory Decreases

The number of homes for sale declined 2.4 percent in November in the metropolitan areas covered by ZipRealty Inc. In the last 25 years, the decline in November has averaged 1.8 percent. The data doesn’t include New York, but Miller Samuel Inc., an appraisal firm, reports that inventory was down 7.1 percent from the end […]

Countrywide Offers Help to Former Customers

Bank of America, which acquired Countrywide Financial Corp., one of the most active of the subprime lenders, has begun issuing checks to its borrowers who are eligible for foreclosure assistance under an agreement with attorneys general in 40 states. Borrowers most likely to be eligible for assistance must have experienced a foreclosure, short sale, or […]