Allen Meredith For Smooth Transactions - Blog

Are you wondering how to sell your Oceanside home fast, avoid foreclosure and bankruptcy, save your credit, and walk away with no debt or no tax consequences through a real estate short sale? Short Sales 101: A successful short sale is when you are selling your home for less than what is owed th...

Does attempting a short sale slow down or eliminate possible foreclosure? The answer is, in most cases, yes!  Of course there is no absolute answer as there are many variables involved in getting the short sale approved by the lender(s).  Also, we want to emphasize to you that we are not attorne...

According to DSNews, VantageScore Solutions released it's latest latest credit scoring model version VantageScore 2.0.  The new program is now fully implemented at all three major credit reporting agencies Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. Kerry Williams, group president of Experian Credit Servi...

The latest Case-Shiller index shows that sales prices across the nation continue to weaken, except for San Diego.  Based on data through November 2010, the study shows that of the 10 city composite that are closely watched, home prices were down 0.4 percent and the 20 city composite fell 1.6 perc...

According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) housing starts were down for December 2010.  There was a decline of 4.3 percent from the previous month.  Although housing starts were down, "Building permits, which can be an indicator of future building activity, rose 16.7 percent in...