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Want to Be Taken Seriously Then Make a Realistic Offer

Posted by: Hanh Brown in Real Estate Investment, Real Estate Agents, Pre Foreclosure, Offer, Investment, Foreclosure, Due Dilligence, Comps, Brokers Price Opinion, Bankruptcy, Bank Owned on Jun 19, 2008

Everyone is always looking for a good deal. Real estate investors are no exception, which explains why the foreclosure market is booking for first-time buyers. These first-timers are seeing home prices at 10 to 40 percent below market value, which can make for an enticing offer, especially when the surrounding area is experiencing growth.

Foreclosure for sale No matter what the talking heads on

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Who is Going Into Foreclosure?

Posted by: John Burrows in Sub Prime Lending, Short Sale, Refinance, Recession, Pre Foreclosure, Over Leveraged, Over Financed, Mortgage, Market Prediction, Market Bubble, Loan To Value, Foreclosure, Financing, Economy, Brokers Price Opinion, Bankruptcy, Bank Owned on May 23, 2008

A new study says a tidal wave of foreclosures-about 1.1 million- will soon flood the nation.

Christopher Cagan, director of research and analytics for First American CoreLogic, explains that the study focused on 8.4 million adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) that were obtained in the period of 2004 to 2006. More than a million of those borrowers will lose their homes to foreclosure in less than

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Lenders, Buyers and Sellers ... Apprehensive About Short Sales ..

Posted by: Investors Lounge Online in Short Sale, Brokers Price Opinion, BPO on Apr 23, 2008

With the state of real estate markets, coming to an agreement between buyer and seller is difficult enough. This difficulty is increased when a so-called short sale is attempted, usually by a borrower struggling with their home loan. In these situations the seller must also have the approval of their mortgage lender.

Short Sales The term short sale refers to an owner attempting to sell a property for an