Tag Archives: short sale

“Walking Dead” and “Survivors” in Real Estate

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Posted: 14 May 2013 KCM Crew Over the last few years, new words have become part of our real estate vocabulary when discussing distressed properties. Terms such as ‘shadow inventory’, ‘cure rate’ and ‘short sales’ were introduced. Other words like … Continue reading →

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Short Sale Lease Back Alternative to Foreclosure Available

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

RealtyTimes.com, April 26th, 2013 The possibility of becoming homeless after a short sale does exist, but only for a small minority of short sellers. Virtually all short sellers find a rental home, even with the short sale blemish on their credit … Continue reading →

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Redfin: New Short Sale Listings Down 54% from 2012

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

By: Esther Cho, DSNews.com, February 19th, 2013 In a blog post Friday, Redfin revealed new conventional listings have actually gone up 2 percent compared to last year, while listings for distressed properties have been reduced in half. Redfin conducted an … Continue reading →

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New Short-Sale Guidelines Expected to Unclog Bad Mortgage Backlog

Posted on November 4, 2012 by

By Christina Mlynski • November 1, 2012 • HousingWire.com The new Federal Housing Finance Agency short sales guides for the government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now in effect. The guideline’s impact on mortgage servicers so far are … Continue reading →

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Short Sales — 10 Common Myths Busted

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

  Posted: 26 Sep 2012 KCM Blog  It’s likely you’ve heard the term “short sale” thrown around quite a bit. What exactly is a short sale? A short sale is when a bank agrees to accept less than the total amount … Continue reading →

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FICO Dispels Myth: Short Sale may Damage Credit Score as much as Foreclosure

Posted on September 5, 2012 by

Posted by Jacob Gaffney on September 4, 2012, HousingWire.com  Turns out that a short sale doesn’t protect a homeowner’s credit score as much as originally thought. This blog post from FICO is several days old, but still too good to … Continue reading →

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Short Sales vs. Foreclosures: the Prices

Posted on July 26, 2012 by

Posted: 26 Jul 2012, KCM Blog This week, we are looking at the advantages of a short sale over a foreclosure from five different perspectives: Sellers’, Neighborhoods’, Banks’, Prices and the Children. – The KCM Crew All distressed properties put … Continue reading →

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Short Sales vs. Foreclosures: the Banks

Posted on July 25, 2012 by

Posted: 25 Jul 2012, KCM Blog This week, we are looking at the advantages of a short sale over a foreclosure from five different perspectives: Sellers’, Neighborhoods’, Banks’, Prices and the Children. – The KCM Crew The banks are beginning … Continue reading →

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Short Sales vs. Foreclosure: the Seller

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

Posted: 23 Jul 2012. KCM Blog This week, we are looking at the advantages of a short sale over a foreclosure from five different perspectives: the Sellers’, the Neighborhoods’, the Banks’, Prices and the Children. – The KCM Crew Real … Continue reading →

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Short Sales more Rewarding than REO: RealtyTrac

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

By Kerri Ann Panchuk • July 20, 2012 • HousingWire.com The market is trending towards short sales as lenders lean more heavily on disposition methods that aid distressed homeowners while making it easier for lenders to resell homes that have … Continue reading →

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