Amy L. Cavender's (acavender) Blog

SHORT SALE SCAMS AND THE "FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM"   I'm not really a "grumpy old man".  I love puppies, nice sunny days, being alive - being alive, good friends, etc. but sometimes I can't help myself - I hate seeing people in distress get ripped off.  And yeah, I know, Amy might have a different...

Just askin' a simple question of Fed Reserve Governor Elizabeth Duke. ______________________________________________________________________   "It would be hard to overestimate the damage that has been done to the housing market in recent years, and especially to the millions of families that are...

In case you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last 18 months, this is my opportunity to share with you what to expect when getting a new mortgage loan. Each loan file is scrutinized by about 10 different people. Don’t let that scare you, just be prepared for it. Make sure you disclose everythin...

Written by Roger Cavender   This will be no surprise to Colorado Licensed Loan Originators, but as a real estate agent, or borrower, it might be news to you.  When we started this "walk down the aisle" with State regulation and licensing of Mortgage Loan Originators approximately 11,000 individua...

Here's a must-read for any real estate professional - Bringing some sanity to the "who's to blame" game. April 9th, 2009 4:02 PM Tired of listening to the politicians and b-news reporters march around screaming (with their torches and pitchforks)?  Here's a must-read article written by Bill Berli...

Once a month, my company hosts realtors on a listing tour.  The last one brought about real, live fun.  We started at Legacy Title.  We had a few agents on the tour that hadn't joined us before.  The purpose of the tour is to provide the listing agent and seller with valuable feedback.  The one l...

I had an agent forward me an article that was written in Better Homes and Gardens about credit scores.  My company sponsors a credit class presented by Jim Kaiser with Advantage Credit.  I forwarded him the article because I felt consumers would not even consider a mortgage if their score was bel...

R C's Blog Foreclosure Moratorium - good idea? November 5th, 2008 1:36 PM My wife, Lori, and I were talking this morning . . . you know - the "hey, look, the sun came up this morning even though our guy didn't win the election" conversation.  Anyway, during the conversation I mentioned this artic...

Oh - I love this one...this was a blog my father did a few weeks ago and I think we just need to get this reminder out there.  Previously posted on www.simplifiedmortgagellc.com OK, you've heard something similar from me about 6 months ago, but when the media is taking our paychecks I'm compelled...

Springs set for economic rebound Story By: David TauchenSource: KOAA Colorado Springs Published 21 hour(s) ago The future of the Colorado Springs economy looks bright, some say, pointing to an influx of soldiers to Ft. Carson and a recovering housing market. Smart Money Magazine listed Colorado S...