Chuck" The Don" Donato's (propertiesbychuck) Blog

I had been wondering wheather the $8,000 Tax refund was a motivating force behind buyers motivation to purchase before the April 30th deadline. Now that we'[ve passed the deadline, it no longer a question. For the most part our calls have drastically diminished. I have been wondering wheather or ...

Homeowner Affordability is at an all time high. People in fear of loosing there home have something to look forward to that might help them. Major Lenders freezing Foreclosures. Every day it's something new. It's almost impossible to keep up with whats happening. Not a day goes by now without me ...

Finally there's a sprinkling of buyer confidence creeping back into the marketplace. With interest rates in the high 4's to the mid 5's, its still amazing that the housing market still seems to be sluggish. Buyers are still waiting to see if prices fall farther or if we've reached bottom.        ...

Well the elections over and we're still in a recession. Maybe I'm missing something but I was hoping for a more aggressive response to the economic crisis we're in.  The collapse of the housing market was the beginning of this downward cycle. The Wall Street Securities companies lost huge amounts...

There's something I've been wondering about. I think I'm missing something, maybe you can help me understand. So let me ask you this:  If the Securities  Industry created loan programs that weren't viable, for no other reason than greed. Mortgage companies made loans using thei guidelines. Invest...

Well, if you haven't heard about it yet, there's a program out there that's worth the price of admission. I'm talking about "nfsti" The National Foreclosure Sales Training Institute.  My partner, James Dunkelman and I attended their seminar on January 15th and 16th in Henderson, Nevada. It was ha...

You will probably be receiving requests shortly and asked to support the reinstatement of Seller Down Payment Assistance Programs ( DPA's ). These programs are generally stimulants to the housing market as they allow Borrowers to enter the Real Estate market without having the FHA required 3.5% m...