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So far, only 60 take up Bank of America on short sale incentive

January 31st, 2012 · No Comments · Commercial Loans, Foreclosure, Litigation, loan modification, News, Real Estate Law, Short Sales, Uncategorized

Tweet By Mark Puente, Times Staff Writer   “Only 60 Floridians have received cash from a Bank of America program that pays up to $20,000 to homeowners who sell distressed properties in a short sale. The lender still expects thousands more in the Sunshine State to collect the money before the pilot program ends in August. [...]

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Old mortgages rise from the dead, haunt homeowners

January 29th, 2012 · No Comments · Foreclosure, News, Real Estate Law, Uncategorized

Tweet By Michelle Conlin   “In July 2009, Roy and Sheila Bowers refinanced the mortgage on their suburban ranch home in Topeka, Kansas. The couple wanted to take advantage of the low interest rates that were all the rage at the time. Roy, a truck driver, and Sheila, a former hotel housekeeping supervisor, knew their new [...]

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Is Now The Best Time To Refinance?

October 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Commercial Loans, loan modification, News, Real Estate Law, Uncategorized

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Timeshare Owners Give Away Properties

May 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Foreclosure, News, Short Sales, Uncategorized

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Top 10 ways to lower your rent

March 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Tweet Some food for thought. By Chad Fisher of U.S. News & World Report “In these difficult financial times, it is helpful to save money in any way that you can. The following tips could help you reduce the rent on your house or apartment. 1. Negotiate with the property-owner Before you renew your lease, research the prices [...]

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Are Foreclosures A Good Bargain?

March 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Foreclosure, Uncategorized

Tweet In Arizona market crushed by home losses, ads tout advantages of new construction, risks of bank-owned properties By BOB CHRISTIE “PHOENIX — Homebuilders trying to fight off customers’ attraction to cheap foreclosures are doing more to show buyers that the good deals can come with pitfalls. The companies are increasingly trying to woo buyers like [...]

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How much house can I afford?

January 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

Tweet Review the “home affordability calculator” to better understand how much you can potentially afford for your new home: Home Affordability Calculator *calculator is provided by Financial Calculators, Inc.,

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Mortgage Rates Ease In Latest Week: Freddie Mac

December 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Foreclosure, loan modification, News, Real Estate Law

Tweet By Michelle Donley “BOSTON — The national average interest rate on the benchmark 30-year, fixed-rate loan averaged 4.81% this week, down from last week’s 4.83% and the year-ago 5.05%, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly survey released Thursday. The 15-year fixed-rate loan averaged 4.15%, down from the week-ago 4.17% and the year-ago 4.45%. The five-year Treasury-indexed [...]

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FORECLOSING LENDERS UP TO NEW TRICKS??

August 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Foreclosure, loan modification, Uncategorized

Tweet The Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit In and For Pasco and Pinellas Counties issued a well thought local Administrative Order No. 2010-025 PA/PI-CIR that governs Mortgage Foreclosure Procedures.  A very important part of this new Administrative Order requires foreclosing lenders, as of July 1, 2010, to file a verified “Form A” with their [...]

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DON’T BELIEVE YOUR LENDER IF THEY TELL YOU NOT TO WORRY ABOUT A FORECLOSURE!!!

July 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Foreclosure, Short Sales, Uncategorized

Tweet This week alone I have had 3 clients come into my office who where either already in a loan modification trial period with their lender, or were waiting to hear back from their lender about the status of their loan modification application, when they were served with a foreclosure complaint.  All three of these clients immediately called their [...]

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