banks: Are We Looking At A New Trend?
- 03/15/10 05:22 AM
In the past two weeks I have received in access of 20 or more calls from customers who are calling my agency wanting not to purchase but, instead are wanting to Lease. They do not want to do a Possible Lease Purchase or Lease Option. They are looking for a straight Lease. This can be looked at as money we didn't have but, I find it a bit disturbing. After speaking with several of these potential customers and gathering a little information what they are doing is walking away from the current mortgage and needing a home to replace the one … (3 comments)
banks: Short Sale - OH ME - OH MY!
- 03/10/10 11:09 PM
I am currently working a Short Sale. It is not the first one I have done but, as with everything else it appears the rules are changing as each one is being done. I actually did my BPO before listing the property and based it on a price driven market which we are so in right now. I have been receiving calls and showings on a daily basis as well as I am expecting two possibly 3 offers today. Which shows me I am right on the mark right? Then yesterday I receive an email from the Lender telling me the Seller … (6 comments)
banks: Just An Idea
- 03/04/10 10:42 PM
I am sitting here looking at all the States, Cities, and Counties and all the Agents who are using Active Rain and the thought occurred to me? The one question I ask myself everyday when I look at each area being represented here is: " I wonder how their market is doing?" Are they seeing a turnaround?" It would be so cool to me if each person reading my Blog would say one or two words that express your current market. I think this will give us all a truer overall picture than anything we can see or hear on the gloom and doom … (2 comments)
banks: Short Sale Facts
- 02/11/10 05:56 AM
I have completed several Short Sales in the past and had gotten to the point of being so tired that I truly did not care if I ever did another one! I have a Seller is in desperate need for a Buyer and we will be proceeding with a Short Sale much to my dislike but, our options are few! I know as Realtors the rules are changing daily and my Seller called this morning and asked me point blank if he went forward with the Short Sale could his Lender hit him for the balance left on the loan. I … (0 comments)
banks: FHA Changes Coming Our Way
- 01/24/10 12:22 AM
I just received a Fl-yer from one of my Lenders telling of FHA changes coming our way this Summer and I must say I have cause for concern! The changes would raise the Mortgage Insurance Upfront Premium from 1.75% to 2.25%. FHA is seeking Legislative Approval to increase the Annual Premium which would then shift some of the Upfront Premium to the Annual MIP. Additionally the Sellers Concessions will Decrease from 6% to 3%. We currently have the ability of telling our customers about the Tax Credit currently on the table and it appears there truly has never and will never … (2 comments)
banks: Where Are We Going?
- 01/05/10 04:57 AM
I ask this question because each policy being implemented seems to be doing more harm than good. We have went through this lull of no customers, no phones ringing. We finally see a ray of hope with the Tax Credit, The phones start to pick up, The customers start shopping and then BOOM...... What next - Let's change the Lending Rules- Let's make it harder for these customers to get loans to get these homes. I have had not one but three customers this week alone that my lenders have said they can't help. Why have a tax credit and why … (0 comments)
banks: Lenders Will Be The Death of Me!
- 11/30/09 07:25 AM
Everyday has been a new day in dealing with this new Real Estate market and just when I think I'm on my game... the rules change! I submitted an offer on a foreclosure and gave a two day turn around time for my Buyer. Right on it right? Well I get a counteroffer within 30 minutes and believe you me I was blown away! The listing agent and I go back and forth and we get both the buyer and seller to agree on a sales price right? - Wrong! It appears now that the seller hired a negotiator to negotiate … (3 comments)
banks: Just An Idea!
- 11/18/08 12:42 AM
I'm a little confused! With this ever changing Mortgage situation- Just a thought! If a customer has a Mortgage and is behind on their payments the first step Lenders do is to establish their current financial situation right? If it is confirmed that the customer still has the funds to pay their mortgage but, maybe has just fallen behind and needs to get caught up, Why does the Lender and or Investor not look at the whole picture. It has been my experience with customers I've talked to when they make that phone call they are asked a series of questions … (2 comments)
banks: This Place Is Awesome!
- 11/03/08 08:46 AM
We are nearing the end of another day! The customers we have dealt with are calling it quits for the evening and tomorrow is a day that will go down in the history books one way or another. All the e-mails have been answered as well as the phone calls. Now is the time to take a short moment to reflect on what we have to be thankful for. What blessings we have been given and received throughout this day. Active Rain is just that type of place. A place where we as agents, lenders, etc.. can all come together and share … (0 comments)
banks: We've got to be careful!
- 10/05/08 02:39 AM
Safety has always been something that should be first on everyone's mind and I know we are in a totally different time right now. We have issues that we are facing that are totally new even to the most seasoned Realtors and I know it's been said over and over again. I know it harder and harder to get customers and keep customers but, please- please lets be careful out there! Last week a Realtor from Columbus, Georgia was found strangled to death by a tenant she was going to serve eviction papers on. We are truly living in desperate times. … (0 comments)
banks: Twilight Zone
- 09/25/08 01:16 AM
Not to discuss politics here but I just pulled the following statement from President Bush's 2007 State of the Union Address and I am comparing this statement to where we are now and the 15 minute speech President Bush made last night on how dire or economic situation was and how important the support of congress was to swiftly pass this bailout and one must ask themselves several questions- This speech was done in 2007 and we are in 2008, which is only a year! This mess we are dealing with didn't just happen did it? Where has Mr. Bush been during this … (0 comments)
banks: PMI
- 09/16/08 11:31 PM
I simply do not get this whole PMI business. It is one of those things that if our customers don't have enough down they are expected to pay. The amounts raise their mortgage by a sizable amount and I don't get the real purpose of it. I know PMI is to protect the Lender but. during this mortgage mess is it doing it's job. Who is regulating the PMI people? There is suppose to be some type of criteria that states after a certain point & time the PMI will drop off a buyers mortgage but, I don't get that period … (2 comments)
banks: Is It A Full Moon or Just Mass Panic!
- 09/12/08 01:52 PM
First and foremost to my fellow Realtors in Texas and your family's I want to say that my thoughts and prayers are with each of you effected by the Hurricane. I am a Realtor in Georgia and yesterday I went into a convenience store and heard this woman stating that this was the 3rd. vehicle she had brought from home to fill up with gas. I thought to myself maybe I need to turn on the radio and see if maybe I had missed something. After listing to a local reporter on the radio he explained that the rumor mill was … (2 comments)
banks: There's No Place Like Home!
- 07/04/08 12:01 AM
Have you noticed how much the market is changing? I have found a new name for the infamous underwriter. You know the one who decides if you make it to the closing table or not. The one who ultimately says yes you close or no you don't. His or her name should be The Wizard of Oz! They like the wizard hide behind this curtain. You never see them, You never get to talk to them, You just know they exist. You start off on your journey to oz the moment your customer finds a home. You travel through Poppy Fields, … (3 comments)
banks: Rent to Own!!!!!!
- 05/08/08 06:58 AM
I got a call today and have had several calls in the past month or so from customers who have driven by, saw on of my listing signs in the front yard and call me wanted to know information on the property in question. I explain to them the details of the house and they immediately want to know if the seller is willing to rent to own and what the terms will be. I don't understand what part of FOR SALE on the sign is not being understood???? … (2 comments)
banks: Financing Today
- 04/14/08 04:34 AM
I realize we are in a market that is changing daily. Today I was on the phone with a lender here locally who told me that she was having a very difficult time right now getting customers Conventional financing. She said most of her customers were going FHA or other alternative financing. This confuses me! I wonder what other agents are experiencing? I have a customer coming into my office tomorrow and I find it hard to believe that Conventional financing is tougher than FHA. My own past experience was just the opposite. She made the statement that Conventional financing was … (6 comments)
In the past two weeks I have received in access of 20 or more calls from customers who are calling my agency wanting not to purchase but, instead are wanting to Lease. They do not want to do a Possible Lease Purchase or Lease Option. They are looking for a straight Lease.
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