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         Short Sale Relocation Assistance Program: Clients could receive $2,500 to $30,000 in relocation assistance.                     Bank of America is excited to announce that for a limited time, they are offering enhanced relocation assistance payments in which qualified homeowners who init...

I received my real estate license in January of 1982, yes I know that's a long time.  In 1981, I was going to school and working at Sears trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life.  My mom mentioned real estate and it just happened that Century 21 was going to be doing a introduction ...

By Steve Beede   According to the Sacramento Association of Realtors, there presently is a 6 week supply of homes on the market. That is down 20% from January. A normal market would be a three month supply. The predictable result is shorter sale times and multiple offers. The economic laws of sup...

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Roseville Ca Home For Sale Overview Maps Photos Neighborhood Market Stats $170,000 Single Family Home Main Features 3 Bedrooms2 BathroomsInterior: 1,231 sqftLot: 6,469 sqft Location 638 Oakborough AveRoseville, CA 95747USA To get updates on open home dates and other property events, please click...

    What is a Cooperative Short Sale?   In a Cooperative Short Sale, you list the property for sale at fair market value. If the property is sold, the proceeds from the sale are used to pay off the mortgage debt, even if the proceeds are less than the amount owed on the mortgage. By working with ...

On Monday, March 12th, the proposed Settlement documents were filed in Federal Court revealing what each of the Lenders is required to do. You can read the details at http://nationalmortgagesettlement.com/. How they’ll meet those obligations is critical to upside down homeowners. Those details a...

To avoid losing homes to foreclosure due to long response times for short sale transactions, three senators introduced legislation to speed up the short sale process. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Scott Brown (R-Massachusetts), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) proposed the bill addressing the is...

Sales to third parties, typically investors, rose significantly in January, according to a report by ForeclosureRadar.  California saw the most activity, with investors purchasing 3,964 properties for $766.2 million. This is the fourth largest month on record in California, and the busiest since ...

Brought to you by the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. On February 9, Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced that California secured up to $18 billion for its distressed homeowners as part of a $25 billion national multistate settlement with the country's five largest loan servicers. Mo...