Hi Everyone, Here’s the follow up from class today. Here’s the graph showing that 96.5 percent of all loans are being backed by the government. Thanks again to CR who allows me to use his graphs in the classroom. Please use this to educate your sellers. Help them understand that underwriting guidelines need to tighten further […]
To the Students from the May 11, 2011 Short Sale Fraud Class at Talon/Bellefield
Hi Everyone, I promised some links… There was a request for my attorney referral page. Here you go. Here’s a story from the morning news on Fannie and Freddie and how they !surprise! made a profit last quarter. Here’s the FTC MARS Ruling on short sale negotiators and upfront fees. Here’s the IRS website on […]
To the Students from the May 6, 2011 Short Sale Fraud Class in Sun Valley
Here are the links we talked about in class. Here’s a story from the morning news on Fannie and Freddie and how they !surprise! made a profit last quarter. Here’s the FTC MARS Ruling on short sale negotiators and upfront fees. Here’s the IRS website on the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act. This page speaks […]
To the Students from the May 5, 2011 “Buying REOs” class in Ketchum
Hi Everyone, Here are some links I will mention in class……Here’s a blog post I wrote providing a link to many bank-owned REO lists. Here’s the Federal Reserve Press Release regarding loan servicers. Here is the link from HUD showing title insurance is “buyer’s choice” under RESPA. I mentioned the concept of loan “push backs” […]
To the Students from the May 5, 2011 HAFA Short Sale Class in Sun Valley, Idaho
Hi Everyone, Here are some links that we talked about in class this morning: Here’s the new report from Clear Capital on a possible housing double dip. Here’s the link to USA-Foreclosure.com with stats on Idaho There will likely be a request for more info on the IRS Mortgage Forgiveness and Debt Relief Act. Here’s an […]
To the Students from the May 4, 2011 Class “How to Become an REO Listing Agent”
Hi Everyone, Thank you for inviting me to come back to beautiful Ketchum/Sun Valley Idaho. Here’s the graph showing that 96.5 percent of all loans are being backed by the government. Thanks again to CR who allows me to use his graphs in the classroom. Please use this to educate your sellers. Help them understand that […]
To the Students from the May 3, 2011 HAFA Short Sale Class
Hi Everyone, Here are the links to some of the things we talked about in class today. Here’s the 61 page WA State Foreclosure Resource and Prevention Guide. We talked about the brand new WA State Foreclosure Fairness Act….and here’s a great blog post from Jess and Julie Lyda on this topic. There will likely […]
To the Students from the April 29, 2011 Foreclosure Field Trip at PNW Realty West Seattle
Hi Everyone, Here is more info about some of the topics we will cover in our class. Here’s a great resource guide that was just published: It’s 61 pages….BUT full of good stuff. WA State Foreclosure Resource and Prevention Guide. Here’s a link to the Northwest Trustee Service website. One way to see how many homes are scheduled […]
To the Students from the April 28, 2011 Short Sale Fraud Class
Hi Everyone, Here’s the follow up from today’s class at PNW Realty Lynnwood. Here are the links we talked about in class. Here’s the FTC MARS Ruling on short sale negotiators and upfront fees. Here’s the WA State Foreclosure Fairness Act. and here’s the new WA State Foreclosure Resource Guide….This is a VERY GOOD PDF […]
To the Students from the April 22, 2011 Foreclosure Field Trip
Here are links to some of the items we discussed in class today. Here’s a great resource guide that was just published: It’s 61 pages….BUT full of good stuff. WA State Foreclosure Resource and Prevention Guide. Here’s a link to the Northwest Trustee Service website and a link to our special guest speaker, Vestus. Thanks again […]