5 Things You Should Know About Short Sales
Short sale volume has significantly declined over the past two years in the San Francisco market. But such sales are still popping up; I’m actually…
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Tall Taxes on Tap for Short Sales in 2013
Pursuing a short sale could soon be much more taxing for homeowners heading into 2013. A short sale occurs when lenders forgive part of the…
Do Your Homework Up Front in Short Sales
“BOM” is shorthand for Back on Market, and several properties earned this status over the past week. Three of them started off as short sales, meaning that their…
Lender Trends See Buyers Scratching Heads
The real estate lending landscape has changed significantly in the past couple years. Lenders are girding themselves against fraud in many ways, and that trickles…
Pre-Foreclosures, Short Sales Weaken HOAs
Condo complexes and homeowners associations (HOAs) can be complicated entities in this day and age. A building with high short sale—and pre-foreclosure/foreclosure— levels can sometimes indicate a troubled HOA.
Lender-Imposed Fees on Short Sale Buyers Not Cool With DRE
You can always count on lots of fun when you’re a buyer in a short sale. The latest consumer alert from the Department of Real…
SFGate: Foreclosure Activity Down in First Quarter
I spoke with the San Francisco Chronicle’s Robert Selna yesterday about the foreclosure activity I’ve been seeing in the San Francisco market. The upshot of…