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		<title>Invest In Real Estate Now</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know investors from overseas are flocking to our country to purchase  and invest in real estate.  That’s right; our country is being overrun by foreign real estate investors!  Why might you ask?  The answer is opportunity! America is on sale and sometimes it takes a third party perspective to be able to really [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did you know investors from overseas are flocking to our country to purchase  and <strong>invest in real estate</strong>.  That’s right; our country is being overrun by foreign real estate investors!  Why might you ask?  The answer is opportunity! America is on sale and sometimes it takes a third party perspective to be able to really see what is going on; it’s time to for you to open your eyes.</p>
<p><img class="size-full wp-image-1127 alignleft" title="Invest_20In_20Real_20Estate_20300" src="http://paragonequities.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Invest_20In_20Real_20Estate_20300.jpg" alt="invest in real estate" width="300" height="225" />You see, the rest of the world isn’t blind to two pretty obvious facts:</p>
<p>1) The US housing market is WAY undervalued and<br />
2) The dollar is trading at rock bottom against almost every other currency.</p>
<p>What this means is that now is the best time for overseas investors to take their cash and <em>invest in real estate</em> like crazy over here in the good old USA.   As an example, home prices have dropped 33% on average, but when converted to Chinese money prices are down 45%. Add foreclosures to the mix which sell for an extra 25% discount and you get an irresistible offer for even middle-class overseas investors.   A colleague of mine just had a group from Australia buy 13 houses from them in a weekend and this is happening in numerous markets all around the country.</p>
<p>We’re sharing this with you for one simple reason – ITS TIME TO ACT. You might still be sitting on the curb thinking you’ve got time to make your fortune and <u>invest in real estate</u> later. But the reality is you are dead wrong.   The facts are that you will miss out on amazing deals and opportunities in this real estate market.  And by the time you decide to get off the sidelines the foreign investors would have pushed prices higher. This will all happen faster than you might expect. Don’t get me wrong we are not stating that we’re going to see a recovery tomorrow in the US real estate market but holding onto your cash and staying out of the game is just not an option. You need to invest in real estate now.</p>
<p>Here’s the deal, you need to be making bold moves in real estate investing, hit it hard and watch the cash roll in.  That’s what <a title="About Us" href="http://paragonequities.com/our-company/about-us/" target="_blank">Paragon Equities</a> is doing and hundreds of my friends and colleagues are doing too.</p>
<p>Why should you miss out? Why let the Chinese and the Canadians take your fortune? Get involved today so you can take advantage of this amazing opportunity, the likes of which you will probably never see again.  Start living the good life and start investing in real estate NOW.</p>
<p>A good place to start is with a safe, passive, hassle free and hands off real estate investment that will earn you double digit returns and positive cash flow. <a rel="nofollow" title="invest in real estate" href="http://propertybuyingevent.com/hudsonvalleyevent/" target="_blank">Invest in real estate now</a>.</p>
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		<title>sell your home on Craigslist with Zillow</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zillow just released a great new tool for real estate pros and even FSBO&#8217;S (for sale by owner) So heads up to all you real estate agents, sellers, property managers and landlords! Besides having your listings and properties on two of the most popular real estate sites (Zillow and Yahoo! Real Estate), you can now [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-981" src="http://paragonequities.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/z.jpg" alt="sell your house with Zillow" width="158" height="158" /> <strong>Zillow</strong> just released a great new tool for real estate pros and even FSBO&#8217;S (for sale by owner) So heads up to all you real estate agents, <a href="http://paragonequities.com/sell-now/">sellers</a>, property managers and landlords! Besides having your listings and properties on two of the most popular real estate sites (<em>Zillow</em> and Yahoo! Real Estate), you can now get even more exposure for the properties you have for sale by posting to Craigslist too. <u>Zillow</u> just released a great new tool that allows you to take the properties you have on Zillow and enter them on Craigslist with just a few clicks of the mouse. Best of all, it&#8217;s free (except for apartment rentals in New York City). <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.zillow.com/blog/2011-06-16/posting-to-craigslist-just-got-easier/?scid=emm-063011_CraigslistPros-craigslist">Check it out here</a></p>
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		<title>How to get your lender to stop calling</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We always get calls and questions about how to get the banks to stop calling every 3 hours when a homeowner is behind on payments.  So we thought we take the time to add this little blog post to help all those homeowners who are getting bombarded with annoying lender calls. If you are a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We always get calls and questions about how to get the banks to stop calling every 3 hours when a homeowner is behind on payments.  So we thought we take the time to add this little blog post to help all those homeowners who are getting bombarded with annoying lender calls.</p>
<p>If you are a homeowner is underwater and stopped making payments then you can use this little script in the link below to stop the banks from harassing phone calls about your mortgage.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" title="Homeowner Script" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/56836038" target="_blank">Homeowner Script</a>&lt;&lt;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;Get it here!</p>
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		<title>Sell your home first or Buy first?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s the classic move up dilemma: Which should you do first, buy the new home or sell the old one? The way you work through that problem will depend on your finances and on local market conditions. You would be able to sell the house in a world made perfect for the home buyer, but [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It’s the classic move up dilemma: Which should you do first, buy the new home or sell the old one? The way you work through that problem will depend on your finances and on local market conditions.</p>
<p>You would be able to sell the house in a world made perfect for the home buyer, but make the deal contingent on your finding a suitable replacement home. In a strong seller’s market where there are many more buyers than homes available for sale then you may get away with it – the current reality of most markets, however, is that they are buyer’s market. So, be sure to get the contingency clause into the sales contract before you sign your acceptance.</p>
<p>Ideally, on a buyer’s market, a better position is to sell first and buy second, which will give you some negotiating clout when purchasing the new home.</p>
<p>If you are in the situation where you need to buy before you sell your current home, you face a very real possibility of having to pay mortgages on both homes for a while… so make sure that you have room in your monthly budget that can can pull it off.</p>
<p>Courtsey of CT Homes</p>
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		<title>SECRETS TO EARNING SAFE RETURNS</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Private Investors utilize methods that give them greater control over their investments and safely make them grow at two to five times than what your currently getting at the bank or in the stock market. Does this sound too good to be true? Well, the truth is, it is not. Many private investors just like [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Private Investors</strong> utilize methods that give them greater control over their investments and safely make them grow at two to five times than what your currently getting at the bank or in the stock market.  Does this sound too good to be true?  Well, the truth is, it is not. </p>
<h1>Many private investors just like you are currently enjoying these rates of return with minimum or no risk.</h1>
<p><a href="http://paragonequities.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/privatelender.bmp"><img src="http://paragonequities.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/privatelender.bmp" alt="Private investor" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-712" /></a></p>
<h2>Smart private investors have been utilizing this investment opportunity for years.  In fact, there have been entire companies built around this strategy.</h2>
<p>This is a very safe investment that produces a high rates of return while at the same time provides higher level of security and liquidity.</p>
<p>You’ve seen how unsure and volatile the stock market can be.  Do you want your future to be controlled by the events that take place on the other side of the globe? </p>
<p>Well, maybe it’s time to consider alternatives…Private Investor Loans Secured by a Mortgage</p>
<p>So, what is a Private Loan?  It is a loan made to a real estate investor that is secured by real estate.  <em>Private Investors</em> are given a first or second mortgage that secures their legal interest in the property and secures their investment.  We are not talking about high Loan-To-Value (LTV) ratios the banks and savings and loan institutions make on homes.  We are talking about companies that offer very low LTV ratios to Private Lenders to increase the security of the loan.  Standard LTV ratios are usually under 75% of the value of the property securing the loan and frequently as low as 60% to 68%.  This means additional security on the investment. </p>
<p>For example, if a property is valued at $100,000, a Private Lender will never have to loan more than $75,000 dollars on the property.  That’s a 75% loan-to-value ratio.  This is obviously a much safer approach from that taken by conventional lenders.  These banks get into trouble because they make loans at an 85%, 90%, or even 100% loan-to-value ratio leaving them no equity for transfer costs, if they are ever forced into a position where they have to take back the collateral property.  </p>
<p>You, as a private investor lender, will never lend more than 75% LTV.  As a private investor lender, it is in your best interest to minimize risk and maximize return and this is why a loan should never be made without a 25% safety net.  </p>
<p>So what’s it going to be? Are you ready to take action?  Are you going to continue to let other people control your money so you only get a return that barely keeps up with inflation? Or are you going to take control and make sure that when you get ready to retire, you can do what you want without worry about money.  If you are retired, here is a great opportunity to squeeze every interest dollar out of your savings that you can.  Private investor lending is an incredible way to build wealth in a way that most people aren’t aware exists.  You’re not one of those people who are uninformed anymore. </p>
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		<title>How Long Do Negative Items Stay on Your Credit Report?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The items on your credit report are called tradelines. They can either be positive or negative. Positive tradelines help your credit score and negative tradelines lower your credit score. Most negative items remain on your credit report for 7 years from the date of first delinquency, but there are exceptions: Delinquencies (30 &#8211; 180 days [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The items on your <strong>credit report</strong> are called tradelines. They can either be positive or negative. Positive tradelines help your credit score and negative tradelines lower your credit score.   Most negative items remain on your <em>credit report</em> for 7  years from the date of first delinquency,  but there are exceptions:</p>
<p>Delinquencies (30 &#8211; 180 days late) remain for 7 years from the date of the initial missed payment.</p>
<p>Collection Accounts remain on your <u>credit report</u> for 7 years from the date of the initial missed payment that led to the collection (the original delinquency date). When a collection account is paid in full, it will be marked &#8220;paid collection&#8221; on the credit report.</p>
<p>Charged Off  remain for 7 years from the date of the initial missed payment that led to the charge off (the original delinquency date), even if payments are later made on the charged-off account.</p>
<p>Closed accounts are accounts that are no longer available for further use.Closed accounts may or may not have a zero balance. Closed accounts with delinquencies remain 7 years from the date they are reported closed, whether closed by the creditor or by the consumer. Positive closed accounts remain at least 10 years.</p>
<p>Lost credit card &#8211; If there are no delinquencies, credit cards that are reported lost will continue to be listed for 2 years from the date the card is reported lost. Delinquent payments that occurred before the card was lost are reported for seven years.</p>
<p>Bankruptcy- Chapters 7, 11, and 12 remain for 10 years from the filing date.</p>
<p>Chapter 13 remains 7 years from the filing date. Accounts included in bankruptcy remain 7 years from the date they were reported as included in the bankruptcy.</p>
<p>Judgments (child support, civil &amp; small claims) remain on your report for 7 years from the date the judgment is filed.</p>
<p>Tax Liens &#8211;  (city, county, state, and federal) Unpaid tax liens remain 15years from the filing date. Paid tax liens remain 7 years  from the paid dateof the lien.</p>
<p>Inquiries remain on your credit report for 2 years, with those in the last 6 months usually given the most consideration.<br />
Positive Accounts remain indefinitely and paid positive accounts remain 10 years.</p>
<p>The credit experts at Waterfield Credit know the credit laws and how to use the laws to your advantage.   They know how to analyze your credit report toidentify inaccurate, misleading and unverifiable items.   Waterfield Creditworks with you during the dispute process to achieve the best possibleoutcome for you to eliminate negative items that are impacting your credit life..</p>
<p>Check out this website for help <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=1200122">Waterfield Credit Repair.</a></p>
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		<title>Why You Should Sell Your House With Paragon Equities</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paragon Equities is the Hudson Valley’s premier real estate Solutions Company located in Dutchess County, NY. The company specializes in solving complicated real estate matters for people throughout the state. Since its inception, the company has helped hundreds of homeowners find solutions to their complicated real estate problems. Whether the homeowner is looking to stay [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Paragon Equities is the Hudson Valley’s premier real estate Solutions Company located in Dutchess County, NY. The company specializes in solving complicated real estate matters for people throughout the state. Since its inception, the company has helped hundreds of homeowners find solutions to their complicated real estate problems.  Whether the homeowner is looking to stay in the home or sell we can provide a quick and easy solution. The company specializes in foreclosure avoidance and is the foremost expert in this arena.  We can help stop the foreclosure and avoid bankruptcy in most scenarios. We work with each homeowner individually and explore all possible options.  </p>
<p>No matter what your situation might be, if your Hudson Valley house qualifies and you are flexible on price and terms, we can buy your Hudson Valley New York house…NOW!  Sometimes life can put you in a bind that makes you realize “I need to sell my hudson valley house fast.” Paragon Equities can help. We can buy your Hudson Valley house fast no matter what your situation, even if you don’t have equity. If you are looking to avoid foreclosure we have a variety of solutions and options that can help too.</p>
<p>From the moment you call us and say “sell my home” to the day you have the money from the sale in hand, you’ll realize we do things differently. There are many companies that buy houses in the Hudson Valley, but we treat you as though we are doing business with family. We want to help end the worry and the sleepless nights you have spent wondering how you were going to sell your house fast, especially in this market.</p>
<p>Even if you have not had much luck selling your house via the For Sale by Owner listings, Paragon Equities can help.   We can work with you to create a solution that is beneficial to everyone. Get your Hudson Valley house sold fast and walk away smiling.</p>
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		<title>Foreclosures shifting to affluent ZIP codes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Foreclosures are going upscale across the San Diego, Bay Area. Nearly 1,000 homes valued above $730,000 were repossessed by banks in the nine-county region in each of the past two years, according to a Chronicle review of public records compiled by MDA DataQuick, a San Diego research firm. Back in the real estate boom year [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Foreclosures</strong> are going upscale across the San Diego, Bay Area. Nearly 1,000 homes valued above $730,000 were repossessed by banks in the nine-county region in each of the past two years, according to a Chronicle review of public records compiled by MDA DataQuick, a San Diego research firm. Back in the real estate boom year of 2005, just 42 Bay Area homes valued above $730,000 went into foreclosure; in 2006, the number was 80. Even more striking is the growth of mortgage defaults &#8211; the first step in the foreclosure process &#8211; in affluent ZIP codes.  Mortgage distress has moved upstream in part because of economic conditions such as unemployment and stock losses. Also in play is a different type of risky loan called option ARM (adjustable rate mortgage) that&#8217;s just beginning to cause problems.  </p>
<p>Experts emphasized that the foreclosure numbers don&#8217;t fully reflect the extent of distress at the high end, because for expensive homes, banks are more likely to pursue short sales, in which the homeowner stays put while marketing the home for less than is owed on the mortgage.  &#8220;Banks take the time on the high end to short-sale properties because they get a higher return and better valuation,&#8221; said Pat Lashinsky, CEO of Emeryville&#8217;s ZipRealty, a nationwide brokerage.  Buyers of high-end homes during the real estate boom years often relied on option ARMs, which allowed them to start off paying just the interest &#8211; or even less than the interest, thus adding on to their mortgage balance. Most option ARMs had an initial period of five years before loans recast, causing payments to soar. </p>
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		<title>HAFA encourages short sales to avoid foreclosure</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 13:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Short sales give distressed homeowners an exit that doesn’t lead through credit-damaging foreclosure and saves bank’s money compared with taking and selling houses with failed mortgages. That should make them a preferred option. But short sales take longer, often two months longer, and can be nearly impossible if other lenders have liens on the house. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Short sales</strong> give distressed homeowners an exit that doesn’t lead through credit-damaging foreclosure and saves bank’s money compared with taking and selling houses with failed mortgages. That should make them a preferred option. But <em>short sales</em> take longer, often two months longer, and can be nearly impossible if other lenders have liens on the house. So at the urging of the National Association of Realtors, the U.S. Treasury Department came up with a new program to encourage <u>short sales</u>. Home Affordable Foreclosures Alternatives, or HAFA, went into effect April 5, although banks and real estate agents will need time to take full advantage of its provisions. HAFA encourages short sales chiefly by, (a) holding parties to deadlines for various parts of the process (b) providing financial incentives, including $3,000 to help the homeowner relocate; $1,500 for servicers to cover their extra costs; and as much as $2,000 for mortgage security investors who allow as much as $6,0  00 of sale proceeds to go to other lien holders (c) allowing the current mortgage holders to get pre-approved short-sale terms before listing the property for sale (d) requiring that homeowners be fully released from future liability for the first mortgage debt.</p>
<p>Under HAFA, banks must decide within 10 business days whether to approve or deny a requested short sale under the program. Banks already have an inventory of 1.1 million foreclosed houses, recent estimates by LPS Applied Analytics of Jacksonville, Fla., show. Many more will be heading for a short sale or foreclosure. The Mortgage Bankers Association said more than 9 percent of homeowners were behind at least one payment on their mortgages in the fourth quarter. LPS figures 4.8 million are delinquent or already in the start of the foreclosure process. The HAFA program can’t reach many of those houses. Lenders participating in the federal government’s effort to encourage mortgage relief for distressed homeowners — Home Affordable Modification Program — are required to participate in HAFA as well.</p>
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		<title>Short Sales, hire the right professional</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 15:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s no secret the foreclosure market is at an all time high. And it seems as though more and more properties continue to face home foreclosure. Short Sales are still a very viable means for avoiding foreclosure. Unfortunately not enough homeowners understand the process and too many ineffective Realtors are avoiding Short Sales. Therein lies [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s no secret the foreclosure market is at an all time high. And it  seems as though more and more properties continue to face home  foreclosure.</p>
<p><strong><em>Short  Sales</em></strong> are still a very  viable means for avoiding foreclosure. Unfortunately not enough  homeowners understand the process and too many ineffective Realtors are  avoiding <strong><em>Short Sales</em></strong>.</p>
<p>Therein lies the enigma. In an  economy that needs real solutions, those charged with energizing the  housing industry are opting out. Many real estate agents simply choose  to ignore either side of the table. They don’t know how to successfully  represent homeowners and don’t know how to bring in real buyers either.</p>
<p>The homeowner who is entrusting their  well being to the “professional” is unaware just how inexperienced and  uncaring most real estate agents are. It takes a very well educated real  estate agent with a team of professionals to realistically navigate the  labyrinth of the <strong><em>short  sale</em></strong> process.  If you real estate agent says he is going to be negotiating the deal by himself, stay away.  Instead try to find an ethical investor or real estate agent with a proven track record, ask for testimonials, and make sure they have experienced negotiators and or attorney&#8217;s  on their staff&#8230;.these things cannot be over stated.</p>
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