Dave Halpern, Broker, SRES

Follow me
By
Real Estate Agent - Dave Halpern Real Estate Agent, Inc., Louisville, KY (502) 664-7827
RECENT BLOG POSTS
I consider this beautiful and haunting song the ballad of Americans suffering a foreclosure and their Realtors valiantly helping them against the banking machine. The name of the song is “Living in the Promiseland”, written by David Lynn Jones and masterfully sung by Willie Nelson. Art has differ...
01/03/2011
  Most importantly, everyone in our organization cares about helping clients avoid foreclosure. Track Record! We close dozens of short sale listings each year. Enthusiastically satisfied clients – many testimonials. Your lender pays the real estate commission so you don't have to. Capable. Highly...
01/03/2011
Since countless studies indicate that banks lose 15% to 26% more on a foreclosure than on a short sale, do you think the banks resolved to expedite short sales in 2011? Or will they say they need to be chained to inaccurate data and turn down short sales because of a $2,000 difference so they can...
01/01/2011
  2010 was devastating for some, glorious for others. Did you blame others, or did you respond with flexibility and foresight? Excellence is the Minimal Acceptable Standard There was no room for error. Mediocrity wasn’t good enough. It lead to slow or fast demise. Excellence is the minimal accept...
01/01/2011
Every time a bank beats up a short sale seller and their Realtor, the banks are delaying the recovery of the great United State of America. OK, let’s simplify. The “Loss Severities on Foreclosures” is the percentage of principal the lender loses when they foreclose. Once you add legal costs, hold...
12/31/2010
There are many ways to measure success. Most of them are technical and financial. But looking back on 2010, Realtors should ask how many people are living a better life because you were in their lives this year? How many families improved their homeownership position because you guided them prope...
12/24/2010
Yet another sad line item in the chronicles of short sale history. Fannie Mae turns down market value short sale offer. Fannie Mae issues an unreasonably high counteroffer, ignores appeals. Fannie Mae continues to spend money on the foreclosure process, and continues to lose money on a monthly ba...
12/07/2010
Life throws curve balls. Financial problems Threat of foreclosure Family problems Health problems In 1941 Winston Churchill gave his "Never Give Up" speech during World War II. What can we learn from the speech? There are solutions, but they must be sought out. A foreclosure can be avoided, there...
11/22/2010
Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Blogging. Are these central to your marketing? They should be. But what techniques will cannibalize these current mainstays of marketing? We must learn from the dinosaurs, or we risk becoming one ourselves. Not too long ago social media didn’t exist. Those who continu...
11/22/2010
Banks sometimes aggressively market the deed in lieu option to homeowners who are behind on payments, even though a short sale is usually a much better solution for the homeowner and for the banks themselves. However, the banks stipulate to the homeowner that the house has to be listed for 90 day...
11/20/2010
Rainmaker
544,114

Dave Halpern

Louisville Short Sale Expert
local_phone(502) 664-7827
smartphone(502) 664-7827
Contact The Author