To the Students from the Advanced Short Sale Class at SKCAR Bellevue on November 8, 2010

Hi Everyone,

Here are the important links we talked about in class today:

Here’s the graph from CR’s website showing that 96.5% of all loans are being backed by the federal government.

Here’s my list of questions to ask the listing agent on a short sale before you show the home. And here’s my list of 21 questions to ask short sale negotiators before hiring them.

Here’s a link to an excellent series of articles on Rain City Guide by Craig Blackmon on the recent foreclosure-gate/robo-signer scandal. Notice the differences Craig paints between a judicial v. non-judicial foreclosure.

Here’s the story about local PC Bank and the mortgage fraud surrounding it’s demise.

Here’s more information on HUD’s “limited denial of participation” list and the federal ”general services admin” list.

Here’s Bill Black’s article on taking Bank of America into receivership.

Here’s the brief statement of charges against Hellickson….and here’s the 44 page version.