10 crucial steps to short sale buying
There are fewer active buyers in the real estate market these days — but every one of them seems to be looking for a real bargain. For many buyers, the… Read more ⇢
Finance
Weekly Q. and A. from The Bremner Group 9.10.09
Q. Should I sell my Westwood home now, or wait until the spring? The best way to make a selling decision… Read more ⇢
Loan Modifications- How Realtors Can Help
As homeowners and Realtors know, foreclosure are eating away at the fabric of the local real estate market, putting families on the street and wreaking havoc with the values… Read more ⇢
Senate Proposes Homebuyer Tax Credit to Rise to $15,000
Recently I have been blogging about the newly formed Business Roundtable, a group of… Read more ⇢
Business Roundtable Releases Recommendations to Reinvigorate U.S. Housing Market
Last month, I wrote about my meeting with Richard Smith, Chairman of Realogy, who had just been appointed to the newly formed Housing Working Group… Read more ⇢
UPDATE: Appraisals compromised due to lack of comps
In March, I started writing about the fact that home appraisals, and therefore home purchase transactions, were being compromised by the lack of recent sales… Read more ⇢
NEW FEDERAL LAW AFFECTING DISTRESSED PROPERTIES
From the California Association of Realtors®, here is the update on the measures included in the "Helping Families Save Their Homes Act". Read more ⇢
FICO Explained & Top 7 Credit Fixes
FICO® Scores are calculated from a lot of different credit data in your credit report. This data can be grouped into five categories as outlined below. The percentages reflect how… Read more ⇢
From the US Senate: Good News for Homeowners
I received an email from Barbara Boxer today to update me on the progress of amendment SA 1035, which just passed the US Senate. It’s good news that I thought… Read more ⇢
Are We Seeing the Bottom and a Market Turnaround?
It’s no secret that qualified potential buyers are sitting on the fence, waiting for some indication that real estate prices are at, or near, their bottom. While increasing sales… Read more ⇢
Fresh from the Milken Conference, Insider Notes
Richard Smith, the Chairman of Realogy (Parent company of Century 21, ERA, Coldwell Banker, and Sotheby’s International Realty) came by our office today to update some of the Coldwell… Read more ⇢
Do you Qualify for a “Making Home Affordable” Refinance?
Find out if you qualify for Obama's "Making Home Affordable" refinance. Read more ⇢
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
The Treasury Department has moved at record speed to implement one piece of the new American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 aka the stimulus act. The Department and… Read more ⇢
Today’s housing market – Why it may be time to buy.
Everyone is aware of the challenges the housing market faces on a national level, but for savvy buyers, the long-term benefits of home ownership and the opportunities… Read more ⇢
FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY INCREASES 9 PERCENT IN FIRST QUARTER
In the month of March we saw a record level of foreclosure activity — the number of households that received a foreclosure filing was more than 12 percent higher than the… Read more ⇢
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