Hi Everyone, Here’s the follow up from today’s class. I wanted to read the story that was referenced on the radio today. Here it is: “One Third of Seattle Homeowners Underwater.” Here’s the page on my website with a list of links to bank-owned REO inventory that may/may not be listed on the local MLS. […]
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To the Students from the Feb 8, 2011 HUD Homes Class
Hi Everyone, Here are some of the links we talked about in class today. HUD Homestore – BLB Resources – More info on the FHA 203K program – Adrienne Gillis Team, Keller Williams Bothell – Kevin Wicks, Keller Williams Bothell – Thanks for coming to class today!
To the Students from the Jan 21, 2011 Foreclosure Field Trip
Here are the relevant links from today’s class. Thanks to Marie Nunely from BECU for sponsoring our class! Here’s a link to the Northwest Trustee Service website and a link to our special guest speaker, Vestus. Thanks again to Christopher Hall for going through the homes up for bid! Here’s the nice PDF of the […]
To the Students from the Dec 21, 2010 Advanced Short Sale Class
Hi Everyone, Here are the links and follow up from today’s class. Here is a link to the Washington State website that lists free, HUD-approved Housing Counseling Agencies referenced in DOL’s Short Sale Seller Advisory. The DOL Short Sale Advisory is for home sellers but really should be for both sellers AND their Realtors/real estate brokers. […]
To the Students from the Dec 15, 2010 REO Listing Broker Class at SKCAR Bellevue
Hi Everyone, Here’s the follow up from today’s class. Here’s a link to Albice v. Dickinson, the WA State Supreme Court Opinion that voided a trustee sale. This is a great read…or I have a really boring life 🙂 This is a very funny (or not) blog post from Findwell about how Realtors responded to […]
To the Students from the Dec 14, 2010 Buying REOs class at SKCAR Bellevue
Hi Everyone, Here are the links and follow up Q&As we discussed in class. Here’s the blog post I created with links to bank and lender and government (Fannie, Freddie, FHA/VA) REO inventory, listed or otherwise not listed yet. Here’s the cool Neighborhood Watch website where you can run a search of FHA defaults in Washington […]
Washington State Department of Licensing Issues Short Sale Advisory
The Real Estate Division of the Washington State Department of Licensing and the Department of Financial Institutions have issued two memos about short sales. The DOL Short Sale Advisory is for home sellers but really should be for both sellers AND their Realtors/real estate brokers. DFI’s companion advisory is titled “Short Sale Guidance for Licensees” and contains many Q&As for both loan modification and […]
To the Students from the Dec 9, 2010 Short Sale class at PNW Realty Lynnwood
Hi Everyone, Here are the follow up links from class today. Calculated Risk has an extensive archive of charts which may be helpful when taking an educational approach with your home sellers. Here’s the chart showing the government’s market share in the mortgage marketplace. Here’s the Making Home Affordable website where you and your clients […]
To the Students from the Dec 3, 2010 Foreclosure Field Trip
Hi Everyone, Here are the relevant links from today’s class. Here’s a link to the Northwest Trustee Service website and a link to our special guest speaker, Vestus. Thanks again to Christopher Hall for going through the homes up for bid! Here’s the nice PDF of the foreclosure timeline we reviewed in class. By request!…a […]
To the Students from the Snow Day REO Broker Class on Nov 22, 2010
Hi Everyone, Here’s the follow up from today’s class. Here’s the story on shadow inventory that came out this morning on Calculated Risk. Here’s a link to that nasty graph showing the path of one person’s securitized mortgage. Here’s the Wa State Supreme Court Opinion that voided a Wa State foreclosure sale. Here’s a link […]