Foreclosure news in Florida reveals that the number of foreclosed properties that are up for sale is still at almost record levels in August 2009. And while the housing market remained in a state of crisis, home prices continued their downward trend and this was evident in the foreclosure listings. More than 62,000 homes began their journey towards foreclosure in the state of Florida during the month of August. For the Sunshine State, this...more
Foreclosure news in Florida reveals that the number of foreclosed properties that are up for sale is still at almost record levels in August 2009. And while the housing market remained in a state of crisis, home prices continued their downward trend and this was evident in the foreclosure listings. In the month of August, the state of Florida witnessed more than 62,000 foreclosure filings. This was the second highest level for the Sunshine State...more
here it began..Despite having spent the last 22 years in the mortgage business I have never seen a time where such a high percentage of transactions were negative equity sales, either short sales or purchases of bank owned real estate. The most successful real estate agents are clearly those who have become experts at short sale negotiating or have contracted with experienced, professional negotiators. Granted, the process is time consuming and sometimes frustrating, but some estimations suggest that these types of transactions represent over half the real estate market in many parts of the country.I started attending classes on short sale negotiating and inevitably teamed up with an extraordinary negotiator and began providing our service to real estate agents, usually at no cost to them. When properly presented, the lender would agree to pay for our very valuable services. Of course it was a natural that our mortgage business grew as real estate agents were drawn to our ability to get their short sales closed.Anyone tha's been involved knows of the absolute biggest frustration: you work hard (very hard), for months and finally get an offer accepted by the bank only to find...more
There are many stumbling blocks that can happen between deciding that now is the time to buy a home and actually securing a mortgage, finding a home and moving in. You must look at your finances in an impartial way be truthful with yourself. Most people dont even know where they spend money so the first step is to find out where your money goes ...more
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Not all people feels okay bartering a lease. The anxiety of moving is bad enough without adding the other stress of having to negotiate a contract. A few smooth sales strategies will assist you with figuring out your apartment lease (and almost any discussions that might arise in afterwards).Do the investigation. Know what the area, the apartment and even the vertical considers fair market value for the rental you are getting prepared to negotiate.Understand the lease. You will have a cut down of who drops for what to help mark a beginning point for talks.Get it all on paper. This is the most integral life lesson you will ever learn. It does not matter if the individual you are bartering with is family, friend or a random person. Make sure that every syllable passed among the parties is jotted down so that there is a meeting of the minds. It is equally huge that all people sign what is marked down.Get a expert mark. Have a lawyer glance over the lease to be positive that it is a union that will be legally binding for both parties.Jot out the information that you want from the leases. Having it jotted down will make it smoother for you to keep tough when figuring out your apartment...more
There has been some positive movement in the market over the last four months and some are saying we may have finally hit the bottom, but we are still not out of the woods. This economy still has many construction companies worried about their...more
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