Chris Breck,'s (cbreck) Blog

A follow up to last weeks post: HR 3609 - 5 Things You Need To Know About The Senate's Mortgage FixSenate Republicans blocked consideration of HR 3609. The bill is designed to help the struggling housing industry but contains provisions that are perceived to hurt lenders and further provoke the c...

HR 3609 - 5 Things You Need To Know About The Senate's mortgage Fix1) Proposes a revision to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code that would allow judges to lower interest rates and reduce the balance on troubled borrower's mortgages. 2) Mandates $200 million towards foreclosure-prevention counseling (Doubli...

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The big news last week was the Treasury department and HUD introducing the New Hope Alliance and Project Lifeline.  Project Lifeline extends the foreclosure process by 30 days for those that are seriously delinquent.  The New Hope Alliance is comprised of the 6 biggest banks in the country which ...

On behalf of the VAMB NOVA Chapter I would like to invite you to a Social Hour at (8332 Leesburg Pike) Thursday February 21st, 2008. 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMAppetizers and the first round are on me!Come meet your colleges from the Northern Virginia, Maryland, and D.C. Metropolitan area. That is if you c...

We all know that Reverse Mortgage Settlements can be tricky. You need an experienced closer that is patient and professional.  Advantage Title's Reverse Mortgage Team has closed hundreds of reverse mortgage transactions. We have put together the 5 frequently asked questions that arise during the ...

What would you do if someone walked up to you on the street and gave you a check for $1,200? If the federal government's economic stimulus plan passes as expected, you could have to face this decision as early as May.  Since 2/3 of the U.S. economy is based on consumer spending, the government's ...

Two million homeowners are at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure this year. John H. Vogel, a professor of real estate at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, explains who these people are and why we need to help. Vogel also gives a glimpse at possible solutions to the foreclosure cris...

Know of any good Appraisers in Georgia?Being with a national title company, we get a lot of people asking us to help them in Georgia.  We do not handel the apprasial process ourselves.  But we have a client with a borrower in Richmond County Georgia. Can anyone in the Active Rain community recomm...

Know of any good Delaware AttorneysBeing with a national title company, we get a lot of people asking us to help them in Delaware.  At first we would handle the processing ourselves and have an attorney conduct the settlement.  But with the recent changes to the law, attorneys must now handle the...