short sales: A Short Sale Pet Peeve - 06/04/08 03:40 PM
For those of you who read my optimistic take on short sales I wanted you to know that I do have issues with short sales.  I'm not insane or wearing rose colored glasses when it comes to some of the problems that occur with a short sale.There is one thing that bugs … (15 comments)

short sales: Short Sale Bashing 101-Get Over It! - 06/02/08 04:03 PM
When I read the Mike Novell's post titled NAR Should Ban Short Sales I finally came unglued.  Sorry Mike it isn't you but it is generalization that all short sales are bad sales.
When the market was hot agents were frustrated with having to make multiple offers until they finally broke … (37 comments)

short sales: The Tale of the Short-Short Sale - 04/29/08 10:36 AM
The debate will continue to rage among agents and industry experts as to whether short-sale listings should be allowed in the MLS or have additional disclaimers attached to them to warn buyers about the issues related to them.
Dealing with short sales does require a different type of agent and a different … (6 comments)

short sales: The Odd Couple-Real Estate Agents and Asset Managers - 04/21/08 07:15 AM
Just as Felix and Oscar had to learn to live together despite their different styles so do real estate agents and asset managers.  Thrown together by a real estate market in turmoil agents and asset managers seem to have total different work styles and yet here we are both trying to … (5 comments)

short sales: Do You Know the Status of Your Short Sale Listings? - 03/26/08 02:50 PM
Following up on my post An Optimists View of Short Sales today was the day to start making calls to agents to check on the status of offers I presented for my clients at the end of the weekend.  What is interesting in making the follow-up calls it discover how many … (9 comments)

short sales: An Optimists View of Northern Virginia Short Sales - 03/24/08 07:50 PM
Yes Virginia short sales do get to closing.  Is it the easiest route to homeownership?  No the easiest way is to find an owner who is aware of the current market conditions in Northern Virginia and prices their home to reflect the market.  Can a short sale work for buyers who … (9 comments)

short sales: Short Sales-Is there a Pot of Gold at the End of the Process? - 03/17/08 04:51 PM

There seems to be a lot of discussion recently about the validity of short sales in the MLS and whether those listings are imaginary listings clogging up the MLS and detracting buyers from "real" listings. 
Short sales aren't new.  We had them in the 80's and the 90's in Northern Virginia.   … (9 comments)

 
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