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2009 

For once I agree with something happening on the West Coast regarding Real Estate--they just passed SB 306, which requires lenders to respond (accept, reject, or deny) IN WRITING within 21 days to a short sale request (with full documentation, of course).  That's not all, of course, there's also ...
09/24/2009
Here's the background: This is the FOURTH time I've sold this house--the first three times the 1st (Countrywide, now Bank of America) took so long to work it through their system I lost each buyer prior to closing.  The current offer on the table, approved by BofA and Freddie Mac after 4 months, ...
09/15/2009
Yes folks, that's right--Green Genie has made her official debut, at my Tarpon Talkers Toastmasters meeting last week--with great trepidation and even a few genuine chuckles, I have released my nom de plume (or is she a pseudonym...or just a stage name?) into the world! I was actually quite surpr...
09/15/2009
NAR issues Call to Action: Extend $8K credit NAR Call to Action WASHINGTON - Sept. 15, 2009 - The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) is calling upon its 1.2 million members to urge Congress to extend the successful homebuyer tax credit into next year.Since the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax...
09/15/2009
A WEALTH of knowledge here, whether you are an agent representing clients in short sale transactions, a buyer, or a seller in this minefield of a market!  Well done, Bryant! Hi folks. I hope everyone is having a great Labor Day. Today I want to talk about Short Sales. Big surprise right? More spe...
09/15/2009
This was so well-written and focused on one of the (rare) positives I had to re-blog!September 11th 2001  --  The Day the World Stood Still I don't revisit Ground Zero-It is too difficult for me and too sad.  One devastating day that changed ourselves and our world forever.   Trinity Church seen ...
09/15/2009
I guess we all know the answer to that one by now:  Nothing!  There's nothing "short" about a short sale--ask me, as a person of diminutive height, I can tell you that short sales are nothing about shortness!  So, where from did this term derive, anyway? Well, put simply, the real estate market i...
09/15/2009
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