Archive for the Short Sales Category

Are Buyers Getting Ripped Off with REO Escrow Fees?

Rhonda Porter on 12 14, 2011 | 23 Comments

[Warning: rant ahead]. Recently I've closed a couple of REO transactions lately where I've been dismayed at what the escrow companies are charging the buyers. They claim it's is warranted because o

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It’s time for a ban on all third party short sale negotiators.

Jillayne Schlicke on 09 30, 2011 | 63 Comments

Not a day goes by that I do not hear a story from a Realtor, loan originator or consumer about a questionable if downright bad experience with a third party short sale negotiator. We’ve reached a p

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Is King County at 2001 or 2005 price levels?

ARDELL on 09 29, 2011 | 2 Comments

Is King County at 2001 or 2005 price levels?

Was reading the questions in the comments over on The_Tim's post about "The Bottom Falling Out on the Low Tier". That prompted me to run some numbers on two cities in King County. One of which is movi

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Short Sales & the “new” Mortgage Fraud

ARDELL on 01 20, 2011 | 31 Comments

Short Sales & the

Short Sales continue to be problematic for all concerned. So much so that "right" seems to be the minority "opinion". At least I think I'm "right"...but apparently so does everyone else with a complet

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