Buy a Short Sale for a Great Deal

If you have been looking at the real estate market, I’m sure you have noticed that many of the homes up for sale are advertised as short sale. Buying a home for under the amount that is owed on the real estate is called a “short sale.” In the current real estate market, there are [...]

Banks, Real Estate Commissions, & The Rico Act

Q: Does routine forced reduction of Realtor short sale commissions by Banksamount to a form of extortion that falls under the RICO ACT?
Suppose we have a small group of powerful bosses whose names, bycoincidence, all end in a vowel (Fargo, Chase, B of A, etc).They target a small class of defenseless business people (Realtors) in [...]

Buy a Short Sale for a Great Deal

If you have been looking at the real estate market, I’m sure you have noticed that many of the homes up for sale are advertised as short sale. Buying a home for under the amount that is owed on the real estate is called a “short sale.” In the current real estate market, there are [...]

How to Purchase Your Home at a Cheaper Price

First-time home buyers facing financial constraints  sometimes abandon their plans to buy a home.  By identifying a foreclosed property, you can often buy a house at below market prices and with little initial cash down payment. Foreclosures homes are simply homes that have been repossessed by the bank or by a government agency due to [...]

Palm Springs Realtor’s Top Ten Ways to be Scammed in Real Estate and With Homes for Sale

Today, it is estimated that one in ten homeowners is either in foreclosure or behind in their payments. As the economic crisis becomes more severe and the recession feeds upon itself, people have become more and more desperate to find some way to hold onto their houses. With such conditions, the average member of the [...]

Palm Desert Realtor’s Top Ten Signs the Economy is Hurting Your Real Estate and Your Home for Sale

Here is our top ten for Palm Desert:
 
1. Children laugh at your Home For Sale sign as they ride by on their bicycles.
 
2. The bank keeps pleading with you not to give them your house.
 
3. Real estate agents hang up when you ask them to list your house.
 
4. Government bailout plans to prevent foreclosures specifically [...]

Bellingham Real Estate / Housing Crisis or Housing Opportunity?

The current Bellingham/Whatcom County housing climate has created crisis for some homeowners and opportunity for some home buyers.  As in any time of instability, there is the potential for risk on both sides.  The first step to managing risk is to know the terms; the second step is to have some knowledge of the process; [...]

Bank Foreclosures

Bank foreclosure real estate also referred to as REOs (Real Estate Owned) is foreclosed real estate that is owned by the bank due to an unsuccessful foreclosure auction. There are several reasons the home may have not sold at the auction. The most common reason is negative equity- the bank foreclosure real estate is worth [...]

Foreclosed Homes for Sale – What are the Unique Features and Great Benefits of Foreclosures for Sale?

In the present times of recession the one market sector that is flourishing right now that is of foreclosed properties offering unparalleled home values at great deals. So if you are searching the real estate market for a good deal, buying one of the several repossessed homes for sale is an   ideal option [...]

Finding Government Tax Foreclosure For Sale Homes

Government tax foreclosure for sale homes draw the attention of many investors, these properties are often beautiful homes and very affordable. The reason why they are so affordable is that the Government has so many of them on their inventories, they are also responsible for paying taxes on these properties and in order to escape [...]

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