Real Estate Investing

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 [...]

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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. [...]

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It’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 [...]

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What qualifies as hardship in a short sale? I get this question fairly often, and it should be addressed. First, I’ll tell you what does not qualify as hardship, and that is simply being underwater. If you owe more than you are worth, being upside down alone is not adequate hardship to get a short [...]

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The new Loan Modification Plan may be hurting some investors while helping others. First lien holders are complaining that they have lost priority under the new Making Home Affordable program. Many investors believe the program could help the housing market but they also want to share the losses with second lien holders. One report suggested [...]

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