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For decades to come business students will study the events that led up to the great recession of 2008. There will be a lot of debate and finger pointing. Politicians will attempt to make fall guys of their opponents in the rewrites of history, and corporate leaders will attempt to devise new rul...
12/16/2009
If you are thinking of short selling your home, or are already in the process DON'T MOVE! Why? President Obama passed legislation earlier this year which allows you to stay in your home for 90 days AFTER a foreclosure sale. You may be thinking "the entire reason we are short selling is to avoid f...
12/06/2009
When you present your preapproval letter to the listing agent does it help, or hinder your chances of getting an accepted offer? Financing preapproval letters are widely dismissed by the real estate industry as not being worth the paper they are written on. The reason is there are no consequences...
11/24/2009
This is the Greatest Real Estate Market Ever! You may be thinking I'm nuts, you're likely not alone. I have been selling real estate in the Maple Valley, King County Market for the past 23 years and with each year of increased exposure to the daily challenges of practicing real estate my experien...
11/18/2009
Short Sale properties which fell out of favor for those seeking the $8,000 first time home buyer tax credit last August may come back into favor with the current proposal in the Senate. If passed by the Senate the bill would have to be reconciled with the House version before being implemented. T...
10/30/2009
Raise your awareness Sometimes financial hardship hit us like a car crash, literally.  More often it creeps into our lives slowly by taking away simple pleasures like dining out or keeping the house at a comfortable temperature. Belt tightening is common in almost every household these days but w...
10/26/2009
Are you a struggling homeowner who is contemplating your next move to resolve a financial crisis or foreclosure? As a Certified Short Sale Specialist I talk with homeowners every day that are in the midst of one of the most difficult decisions of their lives. The real challenge is seeing through ...
10/26/2009
When is the best time to consider a short sale? Deciding to Short Sale your property is usually considered an option after homeowners have exhausted their savings, spent weeks or months trying to get a loan modification and after a Notice of Trustees Sale (in King County ) has been filed. I meet ...
10/07/2009
Short sales are difficult enough when you are prepared for them at your initial listing appointment. I have come across several listings where the agent and owner were unaware that their sale would require the underlying lenders approval to complete the sale. I know this sounds crazy but it is ha...
09/16/2009
An agent called me upset the other day because I had called on a cancelled listing that she had represented. The client had a beautiful home on acreage in a desirable area and was by all measures a great listing..... except two things. The buyer was upside down on their mortgage and they were rel...
09/10/2009
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