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Oakley CA – The Stop Foreclosure Institute recently received a question from Tamra. She is buying a home and her agent is trying to talk her out of short sales. Here is Tamra’s question. “I am looking to buy a home. Some of the best priced properties are short sales. However, my agent won’t show ...
01/12/2011
Oakley CA – The Stop Foreclosure Institute sometimes receives e-mails from people that short sales are impossible. Well, short sales are not impossible. They just take time. Here is an example. The Stop Foreclosure Institute was attempting a short sale on a property. The bank turned down an off...
01/12/2011
Oakley CA – Here is another common loan modification mistake that many homeowners make. They accept a very short term payment agreement that is not a loan modification. They could have gotten a real modification, but settled for whatever the lender recommended to them. They settled for what is c...
01/12/2011
Oakley CA – Most homeowners negotiating a loan modification are not amazing negotiators. After all, it’s not every American’s job to be a great negotiator. America is built on hard work and treating people fair. Most stores offer products at a good, fair price. The price is the price. If you do...
01/12/2011
Oakley CA – Loan Modifications are tough. Lenders don’t want to reduce your payment or reduce the amount you owe. It’s insane. Don’t even get me started on the topic of the nation’s courts being tilted in the favor of the big banks! Most loan modifications end in failure because the banks are ...
01/12/2011
Oakley,CA - If you've ever tried to get a loan modification, then you know how tough it can be. Here is one reason why. The negotiations are all based off of how much the lender can squeeze out of you. The lenders feel like they are entitled to every penny they can get. They won't stop squeezing ...
12/29/2010
"Yes, You Can Beat The System!" Oakley CA – A lot of people in today’s lending market are stuck. They locked in their interest rate when rates were higher. Now, they are barred from refinancing because they are upside down on their house. Whenever they apply for a new loan, the first thing the le...
12/29/2010
The re-default rate of loans modified in the first quarter of 2009 was 51.5 percent by the end of the year, according to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision. Assistant Treasury Secretary, Herb Allison gave his opinion. "Borrowers were more likely to ...
12/27/2010
Oakley CA - I recently saw an amusing video about loan modifications. In it the guy called Wells Fargo "Hells Fargo." Apparently it is tough to get a loan modification. They lose your paperwork. You have to talk to people in other countries where English IS NOT their first language. The people ...
12/27/2010
Oakley CA - Some homeowners have watched the value of their home be cut by 30-50%. They paid 700k for a house that is now worth 400k. They want a principle reduction, but the lender won't agree to it. So they keep on insisting for one. Lenders will drop your interest rate to 2% for five years. B...
12/27/2010
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