The answer is very likely YES; as in both. If you are listing and selling short sales then your seller very likely needs not only you as a licensed agent to sell the real estate (and we recommend only the use of REALTORS in good standing with their local boards and MLS) but also the [...]
Bank of America’s equator system reduces chance to successfully close short sales – PART 2
Homeowners & agents nationwide are confused. What is Equator and how does it impact my short sale? In this blog let’s examine the negatives and then finally what to do with Equator. Thinking about taking on a new short sale? REALTORS take note, Equator is the new “in thing” for Bank of America and [...]
Bank of America’s equator system reduces chance to successfully close short sales – PART 1
I’ve been asked to write an update on Equator. Homeowners & agents nationwide are confused. What is Equator and how does it impact my short sale? In this blog let’s examine the positives…up next the negatives and then finally what to do with Equator. PART 1 Thinking about taking on a new short sale? [...]
JP Morgan Chase is shut down and barred from trying to foreclose
Is it possible to win against these big lenders? Yes, the homeowner listed below won a suit against Chase and the Judge BARRED the bank from coming forward again to try and foreclose. As Neil Garfield says…The Pretender Lenders have now tried to use all the major parties and some of the minor parties in [...]
GMAC commingled cash. What about the mortgage itself?
If GMAC and other mortgage servicers have no qualms about commingling funds for which they have been entrusted (by investors); it is easy to understand they have no problem jerking a single homeowner around with his loan modification or short sale. Anything to make a buck. NEW YORK, March 4 (Reuters) – Moody’s Investors Service on Thursday [...]
Homes Saved
Please take a moment to browse through this list of HOMES SAVED FROM FORECLOSURE. You will see that we have had success with many different mortgage companies and with a range of properties from large to small. In addition, you will find that while we specialize in the Greater Houston Area we have had success [...]
GMAC sucks down another $3.8 billion!
The U.S. taxpayer (READ: you and I) now own a majority interest in GMAC Financial Services, which this week received a capital infusion of $3.79 billion from the US Treasury Department. The additional aid means that the U.S. government now owns 56 percent of GMAC, totaling $16.3 billion. Much of the aid comes as the financial services giant continues to [...]
9 million promised but only in reality 31,000 helped
While the government has promised help to 9 million mortgage borrowers, just over 31,000 homeowners have received a permanent loan modification under the Obama administration’s mortgage relief plan. This is a big jump from the ~1,700 noted in September but still a big setback for the government’s embattled effort to stem the foreclosure crisis. [...]





