Monthly Archives: January 2012

Freddie Mac Extends Forbearance to Unemployed Borrowers

From the California Association of Realtors weekly e-newsletter … Freddie Mac is giving mortgage servicers expanded authority to provide six months of forbearance to unemployed borrowers without Freddie Mac’s prior approval and up to an additional six months with prior … Continue reading

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Independent Foreclosure Review Process

This is a brought to you by the California Association of Realtors: Homeowners who had a mortgage loan on a primary residence and who believe were financially harmed during the mortgage foreclosure process by GMAC Mortgage, HSBC Finance Corporation, SunTrust … Continue reading

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What is HARP and HARP 2.0?

HARP If you’re underwater on your conforming, conventional mortgage, you may be eligible to refinance without paying down principal and without having to pay mortgage insurance. If you meet the following criteria, you could qualify to refinance your home into … Continue reading

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Suze Orman on Loan Modification and Short Sale

Suze Orman is a personal finance guru in the United States.  She is the host of The Suze Orman Show on CNBC and author of seven New York Times Best Sellers. Her website is http://www.suzeorman.com. Today on ABC’s The View, … Continue reading

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Is Short Sale For You?

If you can’t decide whether you want to stay in your home or you want to go, here is a tool to help you make up your mind: Do you want to keep your home?         If YES, add +10 Points   … Continue reading

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Advantages of the HAFA Process

According to market research firm CoreLogic, nearly 11 million of properties nationwide had negative equity at the end of the second quarter of 2011.  Another 2.4 million homeowners had less than 5% equity.  As of November 2011, 30.2% of homes … Continue reading

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10 Reasons Why A Short Sale May Be Best For You

You are not alone.  30%-42% of all homes in the U.S. are upside down.  The amount of sale transactions that will be handled through short sales in the next five years is about 85% of all loans issued between 2005 … Continue reading

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Happy New Year!

A brand new year, a brand new slate for new goals and new beginnings.  One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is to lose weight.  I am going to guess that this year the resolution to get out of … Continue reading

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