foreclosure: Now is the time to be in Real Estate!!!! - 05/12/08 04:13 PM
Many people feel that this is the worst market in decades and that many Realtors are dropping like flies. How can I say that this is a good time to be in Real Estate? The answer to that is two-fold.
First, although sales are off, now is an excellent time to (13 comments)
foreclosure: Have we hit the Bottom? - 05/06/08 09:48 AM
In my part of the country, many professionals are speculating that we are a year or so off on hitting the bottom. Every time it seems that things are starting to get better, another wave of foreclosures hit the market extending the inventory from 11 months to 15 or more. In (8 comments)
foreclosure: The difference between Bank Owned and Short Sale Listings - 03/13/08 03:18 PM
Living in the Central Valley of California, and working primarily in Modesto, the majority of the homes that are for sale are either foreclosures or short sales. Every one in real estate understands what a short sale is, but many consumers are confusing bank owned homes with short sales. A bank (1 comments)
foreclosure: Understanding the foreclosure process for consumers - 03/10/08 11:15 AM
In this time of crisis, where many people are losing their homes there are many terms that people need to understand. They also need to understand all their options, before just turning their home over to the bank. Preforeclosure: This occurs when you get the first letter from the bank stating that (1 comments)
foreclosure: Foreclosure Fairs Generate Huge Turnouts - 03/06/08 12:08 PM
Many people know the Central Valley in California is the foreclosure capital of the nation, currently. You can go down any block and see REO properties left and right and can tell they are such by the front lawn. In this area, almost 40% of the loans that were made two (4 comments)
foreclosure: Catch a Tour Bus; See some Listings!! - 03/05/08 09:49 AM
I just read an article in the Sacramento Bee where investors are taking tour buses to view foreclosure to foreclosure listings. Has anyone else heard about this. I know of Realtors going in caravans to see actual listings that are on the market and giving feedback, but bus loads of investors (4 comments)
foreclosure: Tips for Avoiding Foreclosure - 02/25/08 02:15 PM
Being in the foreclosure capital of America, I thought the following tips might come in useful for people in San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Merced Counties. Here are some tips for avoiding foreclosure: If you are unable to make your mortgage payment, don't ignore the problem. The further behind you become, the harder (0 comments)
foreclosure: The Misconceptions of Modesto - 01/07/08 11:33 AM
I was asked by a consumer to write about Modesto, California, and some of the misconceptions that there are about the area and some of the plusses. First I will start off with the issues that have been in the press lately. Modesto has terrible gangs, the worst car theft in (8 comments)
foreclosure: Get your short sale done quicker. - 11/09/07 03:44 PM
In many markets across the United States, the term short sale is getting to be very well-known among agents, loan officers and banks. It can be the kiss of death with a sale, since it takes longer to do, usually. I am including some helpful hints for consumers and agents to (4 comments)
foreclosure: Consumers are there - 11/01/07 11:53 PM
I am an agent in the number one foreclosure area in the nation. People are being evicted and leaving their homes in droves. The numbers have it that 1 in 100 homes are in the process of being foreclosed upon. The picture I paint is not pretty. Many realtors have left (8 comments)
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