Greg Kurzner's Blog

As an REO agent, the past 6 months have been a struggle to grapple with where all of homes our clients had been previously assigning us have gone.  I along with most other REO-specific agents who handle higher volumes have seen property assignments shuffle in at less than half of the rate we saw...

I know this isn't a scientific study but since this spring of this year, I have seen a noticeable increase in the percentage of newly foreclosed homes we are assigned by our lender clients are found occupied...either by the borrower or tenants.  While my experience may be contrary to others here,...

Atlantic REO closed our offices at 3 pm on Christmas Eve Eve and made sure all client tasks that could be cleared were.  In the life of an REO Broker, clients have strict deadlines for many of the activities we perform in the lifecycle of an REO property sale.  We live or die by how successfully ...

The Atlanta Journal printed a story chronicling how a Marietta couple and another homeowner from Columbus Georgia have sued the largest foreclosure firm in Georgia and it's sister foreclosure disposition firm Prommis Solutions alleging fraud and rackeetering.  The article, linked here =>http://ww...

Atlantic REO has Bank-owned Homes and Condos for Sale in Atlanta GA.  We have great opportunities to buy homes for owner occupancy or rental...many in good condition and some needing a little work.  Looking for a rental home but not an experienced investor?  No problem...our agents and property m...

Atlantic Realty is now the registered trademark of Atlantic Properties, Inc., a georgia corporation operating real estate brokerage and management activities in the Southeast. In addition to the award of the registered service mark in October, the company also recently acquired the web URL www.at...

Have you been looking for a good deal on Foreclosure Homes in Milton?  The time has never been better to buy your next home in Milton, Alpharetta or Johns Creek because Foreclosure Home inventories are at an all-time high.  Simple supply and demand is at work here and because there is an increasi...

The chances of a full-blown Foreclosure Moratorium are slim and none despite all the retoric and hopes from many politicians desperate for re-election.  According to an internal communication sent to Bank of America's REO Vendor Partners, BOA's delay in foreclosure action is likely to be brief......

Do a Short Sale in Georgia and risk going directly to jail.  OK maybe a little overdramatic but maybe not.  Recently Georgia's Department of Banking and Finance modified Georgia's banking law to be consistent with the federal SAFE Act and it has put realtors doing short sales in a very risky posi...

Short sales are the buzz for today's real estate professional as well they should be...estimates are that they will grow to be a substantial portion of the sales of homes in 2010 and 2011 with estimates in Metro Atlanta of 17% of all sales.  In other areas of the country the percentages are even ...