lender: Subprime / Non Conforming Mortgage Loans Coming Back? - 06/27/11 08:54 AM
Here is a very interesting article in the Wall Street Journal - Pioneer to revisit Subprime.
A company has been formed - Shellpoint Partners LLC - that plans to start offering mortgages to people who have the ability to pay a mortgage, but do not qualify through Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or FHA.  This is a great sign for our housing market - we need private mortgage lenders to start coming back.  I am not saying we need to go back to the way it was from 2001-2007, but there are large number of people who cannot qualify for a mortgage … (0 comments)

lender: Can I Short Sale my home if I just bought another home to live in? - 06/22/11 03:19 AM
This is a question that I have been hearing more frequently and the ANSWER IS YES!  Let me share the following 2 scenarios:
1.)  Sellers had their second child and needed a larger home and wanted to be in a better neighborhood to raise their family.  They puchased a nice home in a great neighborhood and a few months later decided that a short sale was their best option in regards to their first home.  They owed over $200,000 between 2 lenders and the house was worth less than $100,000.  I listed the house for sale and submitted an offer of … (3 comments)

lender: Pinellas County Short Sales: Walk Away or Stay? - 11/02/10 02:50 AM
Should you walk away or should you stay? Here is how to determine whether or not you should walk away from your home. Because of the decline in the nationwide housing market, I doubt that your home is worth what you paid for it.First, determine the current market value of your home.  Talk to a realtor and get a market analysis, based on what other homes similar to yours are selling for.For example, we recently helped a home seller who had paid around $700,000 for his home. We thought the home was worth about $400,000. His mortgage payment was a little over … (1 comments)

lender: Short Sales in Pinellas County (Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Seminole, etc) - 09/20/10 09:30 AM

Learn How A Short Sale Can Help You Avoid Foreclosure
 
Feeling like there is no other option but foreclosure can be an overwhelming experience. Know that you are not alone. Thousands of homeowners in the United States are facing the same challenges as you every single day. Now more than ever before there are solutions.
You need help, guidance, and someone who understands the difficult choices you are facing about your home, your family, and your life. Quite often a homeowner facing a foreclosure thinks they have to go through the process alone, forced into a daunting situation caused by unforeseen … (2 comments)

 
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