UncategorizedHi Everyone,
Here’s the follow up from today’s class.
Here’s a link to the REO inventory graphs from the first hour of class.
Here’s the unofficial problem bank list. CR updates this every Friday night or Saturday morning.
Here’s the blog post Val mentioned regarding the list of links to bank-owned REOs for sale.
Here’s that story about a Windermere [...]
Hi Everyone,
Here’s the follow up from today’s class.
There was a question about whether or not the short sale debt is considered a taxable event when the lender forgives the shortfall. Here’s a link to the IRS website explaining the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act; who is and is not exempt. By the way this was [...]
Hi Everyone,
Here’s the folow up from today’s class.
Here’s the graph showing 96.5 percent of all loans now backed by the federal government.
Here’s the New York Times interactive map showing the subprime loans made during the real estate bubble run-up.
Here’s a way to see the FHA default rate of your favorite lender.
Here’s that story about a [...]
Hi Everyone,
Wow, what a fun class today! Here’s the follow up:
Here’s the story from the L.A. Times about the FBI filing criminal charges against 1200 people today for mortgage fraud.
There were several questions regarding Homeowner’s Associations and how many month’s worth of dues they can force the lender to pay after foreclosure, and how a HOA can [...]
Hi Everyone,
Here’s the follow up Q&A from today’s class.
Q: Do I have to become a managing or designated broker in order to supervise my assistant?
Since there is no clear answer here, I will email DOL direct. When they respond, I will post the response back here on the blog.
Q: Does DOL have definitions for the language [...]
Hi Everyone,
Here’s the follow up from today’s class.
Here’s a link to the Home Affordable website describing the details of the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternative program.
Here’s a link to the IRS publication, “Mortgage Forgiveness and Debt Relief Act.”
Here’s a good blog article on HAFA, which will help us understand why many homeowners won’t be helped under [...]
Hi Everyone,
Here’s the follow up Q&A from class today.
Here’s a link to the mortgage delinquency stats charts we looked at during the first hour of class.
Here’s the most recent “unofficial problem bank list” from CR.
Here’s a story about Jim the Realtor, the agent who goes through a new REO with a videocam.
Here’s the story about the Windermere [...]
Hi Everyone,
Here’s the follow up from today’s class.
Here’s the link to Neighborhood Watch so you can see which lenders have a high FHA default rate.
Here’s a link to the myfico.com website. They have a great education side to their website where your homeowners can ask all kinds of different questions about how financial distress events [...]
Hi Everyone
Here are the Q&As from class today:
Here’s a direct link to the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternative (HAFA) website and here’s their FAQ page. There’s nothing here that answers our question as to whether or not the property has to be owner occupied. It is likely a lender decision.
Here’s a link to the myfico.com website. [...]
Hi Students,
Here’s the follow up from today’s class.
It looks like the 90 day tenant eviction rule will sunset in 2012.
Here’s a video of Jim the Realtor doing an initial walk through of an REO.
Here’s the link to the Pacific NW Housing Summit website.
Here’s the attorney referral page I mentioned in class.z
Here’s my youtube channel showing [...]
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