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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 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 [...]

Mortgage Foreclosures Break Records

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 [...]

HAFA is coming April 5th

Short sales are already picking up in the distressed-property market, and the trend is expected to explode in coming weeks, when the government starts handing out cash to encourage lenders to close these deals. “Banks have ramped up short sale approvals,” said Duane Legate of House Buyer Network. “They’re hiring a lot of the people [...]