Real estate

Sell your home first or Buy first?

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 [...]

Why You Should Sell Your House With Paragon Equities

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 [...]

HAFA encourages short sales to avoid foreclosure

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. [...]

Short Sales, hire the right professional

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 [...]

Short Sales And Hardship

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 [...]