northern virginia short sale listing agent: A Northern Virginia Short Sale First! - 07/06/12 06:11 AM
A Northern Virginia Short Sale First!
It's not often that something new happens in the world of this Northern Virginia Short Sale Agent.  Today was a rare, probably once in a lifetime event, of hand delivering a Short Sale contract package to a local bank.  The loan is a second trust with a government employees credit union.  The loan number isn't some nine digit account number that I have zero chance of remembering.  It's three digits,  the first one being zero, the second being one.  
I was so excited.  I had all the documents indexed and in a three ring … (11 comments)

northern virginia short sale listing agent: The Quest to Fax a Northern Virginia Short Sale Contract Package - 11/12/10 02:58 AM
Why some Short Sale banks have not come into the electronic age is beyond me.  Emailing Short Sale Contract Packages makes so much more sense to me than faxing something off to what I imagine to be a poorly maintained fax machine, spitting out faded pages onto an overflowing work area.  Of course, that's not where faxes go when you fax to Wells Fargo, the bank in question here.  They are sent to a number that converts the document to....you guessed it....an ELECTRONIC IMAGE.  So why can't I email it my Short Sale Contract Package to them?
This week, I was … (14 comments)

northern virginia short sale listing agent: Something is Beginning to Stink in Wells Fargo's Short Sale Department and I Don't Like It - 07/27/10 08:20 AM
Something is Beginning to Stink in Wells Fargo's Short Sale Department and I Don't Like It
I'm a reasonable person.  I know when things aren't adding up.  And I will tell you right now, they are not adding up on my most recent Wells Fargo Short Sale.
My Centreville, VA Short Sale listing ratified a Short Sale Contract on June 28th---just last month.  As I always do with all of my Wells Fargo Short Sales, I collected all of the needed paperwork and faxed over the 72 page tome to Wells Fargo's Short Sale Department.  Upon following up, I was told … (19 comments)

northern virginia short sale listing agent: If You Could Chose Any Short Sale Bank to Work With, Who Would it Be? - 07/26/10 10:51 AM
If You Could Chose Any Short Sale Bank to Work With, Who Would it Be?
This isn't a trick question.  There's not right or wrong answer.  Your answer is going to come from your experience. 
Last week, I was speaking with a young couple that bought a house from me that were getting ready to refi.  They are just about all set to do so on an FHA Streamline Refi.  Then they asked me when they can expect the market to turn around so they are no longer upside down in their mortgage.  The answer of five or more years was … (13 comments)

northern virginia short sale listing agent: How to Avoid a Train Wreck When Listing or Buying a Northern Virginia Short Sale - 07/12/10 03:24 PM
How to Avoid a Train Wreck When Listing or Buying a Northern Virginia Short Sale
Northern Virginia Short Salesare complicated transactions and it takes well honed skills to bring one of these sales in for a landing to the closing table.  And as these sales have become more prevalent in the Northern Virginia Real Estate Market, the attempt to capture the business through big ads in local papers and direct mail campaigns to newer neighborhoods where 95% of the home owners are under water in their mortgages has increased.  Sadly, the skill levels haven't increased with the marketing.
I recently had a front … (12 comments)

northern virginia short sale listing agent: Another Gainesville, VA Short Sale Approved & Sold - 06/15/10 10:09 AM
Another Gainesville, VA Short Sale Approved & Sold
As a Northern Virginia Short Sale Listing Agent, there are three words that used to cause a feeling of complete and utter hopelessness.  Those words were Bank of America.  However, this Gainesville, VA Short Sale that I listed in Village Place changed the feelings from prior experiences.  This was a Bank of America Short Sale that ended up going through Equator. 
This Village Place townhouse was listed on January 26, 2010.  By the first day it was on the market, it had one offer.  The next day, three more.  My sellers were thrilled that they weren't … (7 comments)

northern virginia short sale listing agent: Northern Virginia Buyers & Sellers Ask: What is a Short Sale? - 06/04/10 11:20 AM
Northern Virginia Buyers & Sellers Ask:  What is a Short Sale?
The Northern Virginia marketplace has changed since I first entered real estate in 2005.  At that time, buyers could choose between new construction or a resale property.  Very rarely did we hear about Foreclosures.  Unknown to most was the Northern Virginia Short Sale.
A Northern Virginia Short Sale occurs when a home seller owes more than they will make for the sale of their home.  For instance, if market value of a home is $350,000 and the seller owes $500,000, the mortgage company is being asked to forgive the $150,000 short fall.  … (6 comments)

northern virginia short sale listing agent: FICO SCORES ... How They're Arrived At ... How They're Affected by Short-Sales, Foreclosures, & Bankruptcies - 05/09/10 05:50 AM
One of the questions I get asked most frequently as a Short Sale Listing Agent is how a Short Sale Seller's credit will be affected in a Short Sale versus a Foreclosure.  This blog does a great job of explaining the credit consequences of both.
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     It is pretty much understood, that if in foreclosure or going through a short-sale, credit scores are going to take a hit.  What has not been clearly understood ... is just how much of a hit is felt?  Until recently, there had not been … (0 comments)

 
Chris Ann Cleland, Associate Broker, Bristow, VA (Long and Foster Real Estate)

Chris Ann Cleland

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