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foreclosure: A Foreclosure Story ~ Hope You Will Love This Home as Much as We Did - 01/17/12 06:14 PM
We often forget about the human side of foreclosure. I rarely think about forclosed homes as once being full of life and family anymore. They have become 'routine', just part of the normal market that I see everyday. This is a great story sharing the human side of foreclosure that I hope you will enjoy.
It's a sad part of our job & makes me sometimes wonder 'who really lived here?' Thanks to Linda Humphrey in Nevada for sharing this story. 
Via Linda Humphrey, M.D., Broker/Owner HHC Realty (Humphrey Home Connections Realty, Reno, Nevada):
No, this was not the parting sentiment from seller to … (3 comments)

foreclosure: What happened to the price difference between a Foreclosure and a 'Regular Sale'? - 12/07/09 05:09 PM
Recently I have been noticing a disturbing trend in low appraisals all across my area and I'm sure you have too.  We are all having a hard time having a 'regular sale', if there is such a thing, get appraised out to the purchase price.  There are many of you out there, mostly buyers agents, that don't seem to see a problem with this trend.   I DO and here's why - no where in the appraisal guidelines do appraisers have to use REO's and foreclosures in an appraisal.  Yep, that's right.  By their own guidelines and policies the REO's and foreclosures … (149 comments)

foreclosure: I know Those Homes Sold For That Much...But They Were Foreclosures and My Home Isn't - 09/11/09 02:57 PM
This post serves as an answer to a question I've been receiving alot lately:  Are foreclosures effecting my property value?  Well, in a nutshell, yes.  Foreclosures are priced to sell quickly and as we say in the market - 'gimme that 30 day price.'  That's the top market time that's expected for a foreclosure/REO. 
This is written by a gentlemen in South Carolina, JL Boney and would give you a great prespective on today's market thruout the country.  Because foreclosures/REO's are everywhere - even in your neighborhood!

Via JL Boney, III Columbia, SC Real Estate (Russell and Jeffcoat):
 So you've decided … (7 comments)

 
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