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Short sale experts reveal knowledge behind the industry

Your Guy for That Monday, May 13th, 2013 No Comments

By Megan Hopkins
 
With REO sales making up roughly 11% of total sales, it’s important for Realtors to know the short-sale market well, said Ashley Bean, when leading a panel discussion at the REOMAC 2013 Summit & Expo in Dallas.

During the same panel discussion, a number of short sales experts discussed the health of the industry and gave tips to attendees on how to close more sales.

In 2011, the average time it took to complete a short sale was only 108 days, according to Bean. That is a far cry from the 148-day average that came the following year. Now, in 2013, we’ve pushed the time back down slightly, with the average somewhere between 120 and 130 days.

Bean added that Arizona, Nevada, Illinois, Michigan and Georgia are the fastest-moving states, which sh… Continue Reading Short sale experts reveal knowledge behind the industry

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A moment for Boston

Your Guy for That Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 No Comments

moment-of-silence

All of us at Your Guy for That and Intown Focus Realty wish to extend our deepest heartfelt sympathy to the families, friends, and loved ones of the recent Boston Marathon tragedy.

There is no words, no gesture, and no thing can take the biting sting from loss; and only the honestly offered hand in wanting to help can be shown to help ease this painful path.

We ask all who wish to help in some small way, look to donate through your local Red Cross Disaster Teams, as they struggle to assist those in Boston. The link below will take you to their national donation website.

https://www.redcross.org/donate/index.jsp?donateStep=2&itemId=prod10002

Please take a moment of silence for those whose lives were lost, or changed during this horrific time.

The Boston Marathon tradition… Continue Reading A moment for Boston

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Housing Recovery Revs Up As Home Resales Rise

Your Guy for That Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 No Comments

 

NBC News staff and wire reports

U.S. home resales unexpectedly rose in October, a sign that slow improvements in  the country’s labor market are helping the housing sector recovery gain  traction.

That, in turn, is feeding hopes among construction companies, whose sentiment rose for a seventh straight month in November to its highest level in six years.

The National Association of Realtors said on Monday that  existing home sales climbed 2.1 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted  annual rate of 4.79 million units.

That was above the median forecast of  a 4.75 million-unit rate in a Reuters poll.

NAR economist Lawrence Yun  said superstorm Sandy, which slammed in the U.S. East Coast on Oct. 29, had only  a slight impact on home resales. The only reg… Continue Reading Housing Recovery Revs Up As Home Resales Rise

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Fulton County School Board: Reject the proposal to acquire homes for East Point School!

Your Guy for That Monday, November 12th, 2012 No Comments

Petition by Jenny Stone, East Point, GeorgiaPetitioning President, Fulton County School Board Friends,
Many of you have been instrumental in communicating to the Fulton County School Board your thoughts on the proposal being made to include our home, and several others, in a land acquisition in order to rebuild an elementary school in East Point. At this juncture, we cannot block the Fulton County land acquisition group from making their proposal. But, we can make strides to encourage the School Board to reject options that would include private land acquisition.  We do not have a firm date on when the proposal will be made to the Board. But, we believe it to be in the new year. As such, we need your help again to ensure that the Board has heard from people that are in objection to ho… Continue Reading Fulton County School Board: Reject the proposal to acquire homes for East Point School!

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Ten Commandments When Applying for a Real Estate Mortgage

Your Guy for That Wednesday, August 29th, 2012 No Comments

 Ten Commandments When Applying for a  Real Estate Mortgage
1)  Thou shalt not change jobs, become self employed or quit your job. Lenders like consistency.  Changing jobs within your field shouldn’t be a problem.
 2) Thou shalt not buy a car , truck, van or boat, Or you may be living in it
3)  Thou shalt not use charge cards excessively or let your accounts fall behind
4)  Thou shalt not spend money you have set aside for closing
5)  Thou shalt not forget to file your tax returns, all loans require 2 years tax returns these days, no matter your field of business
6)  Thou shalt not buy any big ticket items.
7)  Thou Shalt not originate any new inquiries into your credit or open any new credit lines.
8) Thou shalt not make large deposits into your checking or saving… Continue Reading Ten Commandments When Applying for a Real Estate Mortgage

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Credit Xpert Can Help You

Your Guy for That Monday, August 27th, 2012 No Comments

Credit Xpert

The minimum credit score needed to get an FHA loan these days is 640.  It is true that many people have major credit problems and won’t be able to buy anytime soon period.  However, many potential buyers are not far from the 640 threshold and just need a little help and guidance to get over the hump.  Fortunately, at Fairfield, we have access to technology which enables us to inform these people what they need to do to get their score over 640.

The system we use is called Credit Xpert and it uses a “what if” simulator to let us know how much specific actions taken by a potential buyer will impact their credit score.  One of the most impactful things a buyer can do to improve a score is to pay down credit cards.  The scoring model penalizes one’s score… Continue Reading Credit Xpert Can Help You

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FREE Home Buyer Workshop: July 21, 2012

Your Guy for That Tuesday, July 17th, 2012 3 Comments

Next FREE Workshop – July 21, 2012 @ 1:00 PM
You are invited to attend this FREE Workshop on July 21, 2012 where you’ll learn why we are experience market conditions that we’ve never experienced before and how to navigate the home buying process in this ever changing environment. Some homes are selling for pennies on the dollar while others sell for over asking price. Some homes have been on the market for a year or more while others go under contract before you even find them online. Do you know why? Join us and find out! Scroll down to register and save your seat.

Rental Rates are on the Rise
There has never been a better time to enter the real estate market, particularly with climbing rental rates. So why throw away money on rent when you can be your own landlord?

Mortgage R… Continue Reading FREE Home Buyer Workshop: July 21, 2012

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FHA Underwriting Loosens for Some & Tightens for Others

Your Guy for That Friday, April 6th, 2012 No Comments

FHA has made the following underwriting changes below (some good, some bad) effective this week:

For self-employed borrowers, a year-to-date Profit & Loss Statement (P&L) and Balance Sheet are required if three months have elapsed since date of most recent filed and submitted tax returns. In addition, if income from the P&L is being used to increase the amount of qualifying income for the borrower, then the P&L must be audited by a CPA. These are much stricter requirements for self-employed borrowers.
“Disputed” items showing on a borrower’s credit report will not be as much of an issue as in the past and don’t have to be addressed if they are less than $1000 and more than two years old.
Collections showing on a borrower’s credit report also won’t be too much of an … Continue Reading FHA Underwriting Loosens for Some & Tightens for Others

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FHA Incentives to Refinance or BUY NOW!

Your Guy for That Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 No Comments

FHA Incentives to Refinance
President Obama announced a new major FHA change last week that generated a lot of press and has a lot of substance. Home owners who purchased prior to May 31, 2009 using FHA financing will be allowed to refinance at an up-front mortgage insurance (MIP) factor of only .01% and an annual MIP factor of only .55%. Note in segment below that these factors are increasing by significant amounts in just a few weeks so this will equate to HUGE savings for any eligible home owner. This is a big deal equating to a savings of $100 a month on a $150k loan!

FHA Incentive to Finalize Contracts By April 6th
As announced last week, effective with all case numbers assigned on or after Monday, April 9th (originally reported as Apr 1st), FHA up-front mortgage insurance (MIP… Continue Reading FHA Incentives to Refinance or BUY NOW!

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FHA Proposes Lower Allowable Seller Paid Concessions

Your Guy for That Friday, March 9th, 2012 No Comments

On February 23rd, FHA proposed that the maximum amount that a seller or other interested third party can pay toward a buyer’s costs at closing (to include closing costs, prepaid items, discount points, up-front MIP, and any interest rate buydown) be reduced from 6% to 3% or $6000, whichever is greater. At first glance, this appears to be bad news because of how important it is to minimize an FHA buyer’s cash out of pocket. On lower-priced homes, a buyer’s costs will always exceed 3%, thus, lowering the limit will only have the net effect of reducing the number of eligible FHA buyers that are out there. Although this is true, once you take a closer look at the proposal, there is actually some very good news that should be celebrated, and here’s why.
FHA first submitted a proposal on this t… Continue Reading FHA Proposes Lower Allowable Seller Paid Concessions

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