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Glendale, California – Is your loan with a large Bank/Lender, for instance Chase, Well Fargo, Bank of America or Citibank? In contrast, these Banks/Lenders usually do not make the FINAL decision on your Glendale Short Sale.

Here are the reasons why:

The vast majority of the time, the banks/lenders are working as a just the servicing company. They’re handling the loan for an “Investor” or third party.

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The third party owner will most likely be a corporation, a pension fund, a Wall Street firm, or split up amongst sometimes thousands of individuals in what’s called MBS (Mortgaged Backed Securities)

The owner, or Investor, can also be a government backed or sponsored entities…for instance, Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac. These entities are called GSEs (Government Sponsored Entities).  This is essential, in most cases, because you can contact these entities if your servicer refuses your short sale.

What to find out if Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac own your mortgage loan? Click here! We have ways to find out who the Investor is on your mortgage loan if your home is NOT owned by Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac. Click Here, and fill out the short form to the right of the page and one of my team members will give you a call…we have multiple ways of figuring out who the investors are and how to get a hold of them. Usually, they will reassess your short sale…all you have to do is present your case and make sure that they are aware of your concerns and let them know absolutely why they should accept the short sale offer.

I’ve noticed that the Investor will generally do a much better job of assessing the short sale offer…especially, because it’s their money. Once their review is complete, they will usually approve the short sale offer and make sure that the servicing company is well aware of the acceptance. This has been especially helpful when the servicing company has asked for a contribution from the buyer and/or seller, when they want to issue the seller a promissory note or a deficiency judgment.

There has been many times where the negotiator at the servicing company will just reject the short sale for no good reason. There have been other times where the negotiator has asked for irrational demands…like an offer on the home for above fair market value.

You may ask why in the world someone would do this. Well? It could be multiple reasons…for instance; they may get compensated with a bonus for obtaining an offer and successfully closing the short sale for a higher price than what the property is worth.

Do to this, they might turn down a short sale offer that otherwise might have been approved. When this happens and the property forecloses, the Investor usually nets a much lower amount back, once the home is sold as a REO.  It becomes a lose, lose situation for all parties involved including the investor. The servicing company is the only one that usually wins regardless of the property foreclosing or closing through a short sale. Their servicing agreement allows them to collect everything that’s owed to them by the investor on the property; which puts a lot less money into the investor’s pockets.

This might be a surprise to many of you, but this does happen quite often. If you feel like this is happening to you, find out who the investor is and make sure they are aware of what’s happening with the servicing company. I’ve personally been able to get multiple short sales approved by bypassing the servicing company and going directly to the investor when the servicing company does not cooperate.

I can help you short sale your property and never pay the bank another penny. Send me an e-mail at CMe4Homes@JenniferEscobar.com will contact you for a free consultation.

When we talk, I will explain how the process works in detail and answer any questions you may have. Or, if you prefer, you can call me at (818) 335-7078

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In Los Altos Hills from Jan 1, 2012 until June 30, 2012 there were:

1 closed short sales

0 closed bank owned homes

Total sales during this time period were 45

Total % Short Sales: 2.2%

Total % REO Sales: 0%

Total Percentage  Los Altos Hills Distressed Properties: 2.2%

The low number of distressed property sales in Los Altos Hills is consistant with the other high prices neighborhoods in Silicon Valley. These areas are showing strong sales, good appreciation, and plenty of buyers with enough cash and income to purchase. Compared to the same time period in 2011 there were 2 closed short sales and 5 foreclosures with 52 sales for a total of 13.5% sales being distressed. 2012 is definatley different.

If you have any questions about short sales or foreclosures in Santa Clara County please feel free to contact me.

Marcy Moyer

Keller Williams Realty

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marcy@marcymoyer.com

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West Bloomfield MI Short Sale, Escape Your Unmanageable Mortgage: Getting free doesn’t have to mean running away. Mike Sher, Certified Distressed Property Expert, Max Broock, (248) 496-1472

West Bloomfield MI Short Sale, Escape Your Unmanageable Mortgage: Getting free doesn’t have to mean running away. Mike Sher, Cetrfied Distressed Property Expert, Max Broock, (248) 496-1472

Perhaps you have heard about it.

On the news, a reporter tells a story about how the housing crisis has caused some homeowners to simply walk away from their homes. It sounds crazy, but many people are being led to believe that walking away from their home is a good (or even the best!) option.

It is called Strategic Default. For distressed homeowners who believe that they have no good choices left, the idea of walking away free of consequence may sound like a relief. The reality, however, is that choosing strategic default has serious repercussions on your credit.

THERE ARE BETTER OPTIONS AVAILABLE!

As a real estate professional who has earned the Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) designation, my mission is to provide financially-challenged homeowners with options to escape from unmanageable mortgages without running away.  

Facing your problems head-on is always the best solution. Let me help.  Learn more at www.shortsaleoaklandcounty.com

The Mike Sher Team has assisted homes-owners in over 100 short sale payoffs.  We work with all banks and can help homeowners get out from under their loan(s)!   Most homeowners do not get a 2nd chance with a short so seek a Realtor with a long track record of success.  Request references and ask lots of questions.  You do not want to find out too late that they are unable or unqualified to help you.

Mike Sher, Max Broock Realtors (248) 496-1572

About Mike Sher

• He has negotiated over100 short pay offs for my clients
• He is a Short Sale expert panelist for the Real Estate Investors of Oakland.
• He is Real Estate One's and Max Broock's Short Sale consultant and Short Sale Instructor
• He is a published Short Sale resource for the Detroit Free Press
• He has an over 90% Short Sale success rate (national average is 33%)
• He has instructed over 500 agents on how to successfully close short sales.
• His weekly http://mikerealtorblog.com/ is used by 1000's of professionals as a Short Sale help site
• Realtors know me as a "Short Sale Expert" which attracts more buyers to my listings
• He is a Certified Distress Property Expert
• He is a Fox2 contributor.
• He is a CPA CME instructor for the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accounts regarding Short Sale transactions tax liabilities.

Mike Sher , Max Broock Realtors, Michigan at (248) 644-4700 x 242

It's the beginning of the year so time for the round-up of last year's distressed property sales in Los Altos Hills. So here's what happened:

Single family and condo townhomes :

Total sales:  97

Short Sales: 4

REO:            6

Distressed sales as a percentage of total sales: 10.3%

Compare to 2010

Total sales:   81

Short Sales:   5

REO:            1

Distressed sales as a percentage of total sales:  7.4%

My conclusion:

The percentage of distressed properties in Los Altos is higher  2011 over 2010. 7-10% distressed property sale percentage is just beginning to affect values but I think there are other reason Los Altos Hills values are decreasing that are more important than short sales and foreclosures. The area is just not as popular these days as Atherton and Palo Alto are for the high end buyer.

If you have any questions about short sales or bank owned homes please feel free to contact me.

Marcy Moyer

Keller Williams Realty

www.marcymoyer.com

marcy@marcymoyer.com

650-619-9285

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Please come and Join me as I show how Short Sales are more about effort and less about certifications.

Mike Sher

Los Angeles, CA - Chase to buy Bank of America!!!!

After some digging in I've been told by an Attorney who's one of several attorney's working on the buy out/merger of Bank of America with Chase! What I've been told is that out Federal Government has been strategically planning on having Chase buy Bank of America for years now! It's finally coming to life..! I've been waiting off on putting this out there, but when I received an email from Mike Linkenauger, stating that he just received a letter from Bank of America stating that the seller qualifies to receive up to $20,000, I knew it was time to make it public! Chase has been offering relocation assistance to destressed homeowner's for for several months now!

Jennifer is a Real Estate Agent at Qwest Real Estate.

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Certified Distress Property Expert Rochester Hills Michigan, "FTC validates that Realtors play a vital role in Short Sale Success" Mike Sher, Max Broock, 248 644-4700x242

On July 15^th the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) statement admitted that their December 1^st 2010 MARS (Mortgage Assistance Relief Service) Rule, which created penalties and limitations for parties (including Realtors) who offer mortgage assistance for homeowners, had"...unintended consequences that might result from applications of the advance fee ban, in the context of a real estate professional assisting a consumer in negotiating or obtaining a short sale "  For that reason, the FTC will place "a forbearance of enforcement  that applies ONLY to REAL ESTATE BROKERS...who assist consumers in negotiating or obtaining short sale...:

This ruling proves that Real Estate Agents play a fundamental role in the short sale process.  If you are or someone you know needs to sell their home and has a loan that is greater than the value,  I urge you to find a local realtor who specializes in short sale or call me and I can help or refer you to a qualified agent in your area.  

The Mike Realtor Team sells Homes in Bloomfield, Birmingham, Beverly Hills, Farmington, West Bloomfield. Rochester, Troy, Huntington Woods, Royal Oak, Northville & Auburn Hills. Call us at (248) 644-4700 X 242 or check us out at www.ShortSaleOaklandCounty.com or www.mikerealtor.com Mike Sher  

Los Angeles, CA – Just in, Governor Brown, signed into law today, SB458. This law will be written in the California Civil Code Procedures under CA CCP Section 580(e).

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What this law states is that if a homeowner does a short sale, where the property has a 2nd Trust Deed, that 2nd lender/investor can no longer pursue the homeowner for the deficiency balance if they agree to entertain a short sale. If you recall, SB931, which came into effect as of January 2011, protected California homeowners from their lender/investor from coming after them for the deficiency balance on ONLY the 1st Trust Deed. What SB458 does now is that it encompass the 1st and 2nd Trust Deeds and protects the California homeowner from the possibility of their lender/investor from perusing the deficiency balance.

In Layman’s terms: If the 2nd Trust Deed Lender agrees to the short sale, they’re also agreeing to waive their right to collect on the deficiency balance!

There are two key things to point out here:

1) SB458 does not state that the 2nd TD Lender cannot ask for a cash contribution from the seller at closing.

2) SB458 does not state that the 2nd TD Lender cannot ask for a unsecured note from the seller at closing.

Thinking about a loan modification? Our Glendale loan modification kit will show you how to reduce your mortgage payment, keep your home, and get back on your feet. Send me an e-mail at cme4homes@jenniferescobar.com to request a Free Copy. Or, click here to request a copy.

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Thanks for reading this, Jennifer Escobar.

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Los Angeles CA –Wall Street Fat Cats say homeowners shouldn’t walk away from upside down
homes. Why? “If you do it, then everyone will start doing it”, they say. “It isn’t moral. People should own up to their commitments.

People should be responsible. This is more than just a contract. It’s what holds the entire economy together.” However, those same rules don’t seem to apply to the Wall Street Bankers.

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Turns out Wall Street firm Morgan Stanley strategically defaulted on their upside down properties.

Here is the article from Bloomberg: Morgan Stanley to Give Up 5 San Francisco Towers Bought at Peak.

Here is what the article says: “Morgan Stanley, the securities firm that spent more than $8 billion on

commercial property in 2007, plans to relinquish five San Francisco office buildings to its lender
two years after purchasing them from Blackstone Group LP near the top of the market.

The bank has been negotiating an “orderly transfer” of the towers since earlier this year, Alyson Barnes, a Morgan Stanley spokeswoman, said yesterday in a telephone interview. AREA Property Partners will
take over the buildings. Barnes declined to say when the transfer will occur.

“This isn’t a default or foreclosure situation,” Barnes said. “We are going to give them the properties to get out of the loan obligation.

The Morgan Stanley buildings may have lost as much as 50 percent since the purchase, he estimated.

Morgan Stanley bought 10 San Francisco buildings in the city’s financial district as part of a $2.5 billion purchase from Blackstone Group in May 2007. The buildings were formerly owned by billionaire investor Sam Zell’s Equity Office Properties and acquired by Blackstone in its $39 billion buyout of the real estate firm earlier that year.

Morgan Stanley, based in New York, was the biggest property investor among Wall Street firms at the time of the purchase. The transaction made the company one of the largest office landlords in San Francisco, with the purchase giving the bank 3.9 million square feet of office space there.”

Pretty interesting. If an ordinary guy walks away from his upside down home, then that makes him a immoral deadbeat. “He’s working the system”, the Wall Street people say.

But, to them it’s a moral business decision. “We’re doing what’s best for our stockholders”, they say. “That’s our obligation and duty.”

Here is my question. Doesn’t a parent have an obligation to do what is best for the stockholders in their family? Let’s say that they can save hundreds of thousands of dollars in mortgage payments.

As a result, little Timmy will be able to attend college when he grows up. Isn’t it their moral obligation to do what is best for the stockholders in the family?

Thanks for reading this, Jennifer Escobar.

Jennifer Escobar is a Real Estate Agent at Qwest Real Estate.

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Los Angeles Short Sales – I have a good story today about another bank losing their shirt because their short sale process is so tough to work with.

The bank in question is a large, top 20 American Bank. They actually owned the loan in question. So their stockholders lost 50k from their negligence. Ouch

Here is the story from a Stop Foreclosure Institute Member. “We met some buyers at an open house. They told us they were buying a house just down the street from one that we had for sale.

They had a contract to buy the house for $275,000. They knew the house was a short sale. They were getting frustrated because they had been waiting for the short sale to be approved.

They had already been waiting for several months with no answer. They mentioned something about 3 mortgages and the junior mortgages were hard to work with.

5-6 months later we noticed that the house was back on the market. They time the asking price was $229,900. It finally sold several months later for $229,000.

That means this bank lost $46,000 on the lower sales price. In addition, we estimate that the lender lost another $15,000 in lost interest income and property taxes.

That means this lender lost $50,000 to $60,000 because their short sale process was so hard to work with. To be honest, I would be kind of embarrassed if I was the CEO of that bank.

The other thing is that the short sale Realtor in question was inexperienced. She had very little experience with short sales, which she openly admitted.

If that lender pushes for a deficiency judgment, that agent’s lack of short sale experience could have cost those home sellers $50,000. Ouch!” Thinking about a short sale?

Thanks for reading this, Jennifer Escobar.

Jennifer is a Real Estate Agent at Qwest Real Estate.

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Important Notice

Jennifer Escobar, Qwest Real Estate, and the Stop Foreclosure Institute are not affiliated in any way, shape, or form with the government. Our services have not been reviewed or endorse by the government or your lender. Most lenders willingly work with agents on short sales. Why?

Because most short sales are beneficial to a lender. If you accept our offer to help you on a short sale, your lender may not agree to a short sale or to modify your loan. We do offer a loan modification kit.

However, the likelihood of negotiating a modification is like everything else in life. It takes work and persistence to convince your lender to modify your loan. No matter what you or we do, your lender may not approve a loan modification.

We do not recommend that you stop paying your mortgage, because this will cause damage to your credit and could cause you to lose your home. Because we know avoiding foreclosure is so important to any homeowner, we recommend that you speak with the appropriate legal or tax advisor before making any decision.

This is not intended as legal, technical, or tax advice. Please speak with a licensed professional before making any decision. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed as of the date of writing.

You have the option to reject a short sale or loan modification from your lender if it does not meet your approval. If you decide not to go thru with the short sale, then you do not have to pay us our fee. We normally make a real estate sales commission for helping you on a short sale.

The views expressed here are Escobar’s personal views and do not reflect the views of Qwest Real Estate.

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Los Angeles, CA - Banks must hate Strategic Defaults. A person who walks away from hundreds of thousands of dollars in mortgage debt gets on their nerves!

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It must bug them so bad that Fair Isaac, the founder of the FICO score, came out with a program that tracks strategic defaults. Here is the story according to Inman News:

Fair Isaac, developer of the ubiquitous FICO score, has a new warning for homeowners plotting a strategic default or walkaway: We can now spot you in advance. We’ve developed a black-box risk-identification tool that enables lenders and mortgage servicers to tag you months in advance — and then pursue their own strategic measures to intervene.

The tool is so effective, according to FICO, that it can “capture nearly 67 percent of strategic defaulters” who are otherwise unremarkable and undetectable, paying their mortgages on time.

Sound a little spooky? Not for the major lenders who are working with FICO to install the new statistical risk-scoring model, aimed at some of the costliest and most perplexing defaulters in the marketplace: people who just stop paying on their loan abruptly, without ever previously being late, even though they have the income to pay.

Strategic walkaways are a multibillion-dollar headache to banks and investors. A study by researchers at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business found that during last September alone, 35 percent of mortgage defaults in the U.S. were strategic — up sharply from 26 percent in March 2009.

With an estimated 23 percent of all residential mortgages underwater as of March of this year, according to data from consulting firm CoreLogic, spotting — and dealing with — walkaways has become a high priority for the biggest banks.

Walkaways are also more than a slight concern to default risk-scoring giants like Fair Isaac and Vantage Score LLC, the joint venture created by the three national credit bureaus: Equifax, Experian and Trans Union.

Both companies have been stunned to find that the very consumers they deemed the least likely to go into default — people with 800-plus FICOs and 900-plus Vantage scores — are statistically more likely to default strategically, with no outward signs of impending payment stoppages, than the lower-scoring masses.

People with low FICO scores still default more often than high scorers, but when high scorers do default, they are far more likely to do so out of the blue. In the lowest score category (300 to 499) more than twice as many people default non-strategically — they begin missing payments over time, typically because of income declines — than strategically.

These walkaways are especially vexing to score-modeling experts like Andrew Jennings, Fair Isaac’s chief analytic officer and head of FICO Labs. “They open up new credit accounts” before stopping their mortgage payments, he told me in an interview last week. “They prepare.”

They intentionally default on their mortgages in part “because they believe it is in their best financial interest, and because they believe the consequences will be minimal,” Jennings said.

Jennings supervised Fair Isaac’s work in developing a special tool that pinpoints likely strategic defaulters while they’re still cocooning and haven’t yet revealed their intentions to lenders.

Some of the research involved examining massive samples of credit bureau data — 5 percent of all U.S. mortgage accounts — during a recent one-year period, looking for telltale clues, month by month, that would separate out strategic defaulters from ordinary defaulters.

What the project turned up, said Jennings, helped formulate the model that FICO has now created for lenders and servicers.

So what’s in the black box? Obviously the complex statistical model and exactly how it works is proprietary. But Jennings said it looks at a composite of separate risk factors from credit and real estate databases, and enables servicers to identify borrowers whose profiles match those of strategic defaulters most closely.

Some of the key characteristics include:

–How long have the borrowers owned the house? The shorter the time span, the higher the risk.

–Are they good to excellent managers of their household finances and credit relationships? Do they make modest and responsible use of credit cards and other revolving debt? Do they pay their accounts on time as a rule? Do they rarely, if ever, go over the limits on their cards — or even come close?

–Have they departed from their past credit usage patterns in recent months by opening up multiple new accounts?

–Based on local property-value indexes, is it likely that they have slipped into negative equity territory? Remember: How deeply underwater is only a moderately predictive factor. Lots of owners whose properties are worth far less than their mortgage balances do not strategically default, but keep plugging away paying every month, while borrowers who fit the FICO strategic defaulter profile may be only slightly underwater but still walk away abruptly.

By the way, location is not a key factor in the equation. FICO found that 40 percent of all strategic defaulters live in “recourse” states where lenders can — and do — pursue defaulters for any un-recovered debts following a foreclosure.

Of course, the model cannot peer into would-be walkaways’ minds and motivations. “We’re not trying to explain their psyches,” Jennings said, “but you see the patterns” and certain borrowers’ profiles light up like flashing neon signs.

The top bracket of high-risk homeowners identified by FICO’s new model are 110 times more likely to strategically default than other borrowers — even though they otherwise appear to be solid customers, according to Fair Isaac.

Armed with these risk profiles, what are banks and servicers likely to do as they scan their portfolios? Fair Isaac recommends that they intervene early with what it calls “pre-delinquent treatments.”

These include contacting high-risk borrowers to warn them about the consequences of strategic defaults: Their credit scores will tank by 150 points or more, they’ll be hampered or penalized in applications for rentals, employment, car loans or leases, and they can forget about buying another home for at least several years, possibly as long as seven.

If they live in a state that allows deficiency recoveries, servicers will probably emphasize their determination to do so in the event of any default.

Will all this work? Major banks and FICO think it should help. The jury is out at the moment, but if the early detection concept is valid, who knows?

Maybe it will cause some homeowners to think twice and discourage them from taking that first, crucial step: Secretly plotting their walkaway, months in advance.” End of Article.

This has big repercussions for anyone thinking about a strategic default. Tomorrow we’ll talk about how this affects you if you and what to do to avoid problems on a strategic default.

Thanks for reading this, Jennifer Escobar.

Jennifer Escobar is a Real Estate Agent at Qwest Real Estate.

My Website: www.JenniferEscobar.com

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I have a Realtor friend that works out of Pasadena California that recently was fired by her seller because of this letter. Chase told the seller that they would receive $30,000 at the close of escrow if they fired their current agent and picked an agent from the CDPE network.

Here's my take on it at at this point, the laws, the ethics, the rights of agents and homeowners, the rules, etc...does not matter anymore! The laws are being shifted, once again, to protect the financial sector. My belief is that it will tremendously hurt Real Estate.

We are seeing a shift in our duties as Agents...we now have a fiducuary duty towards the seller, the buyer and the banks/investors/servicers! How can an agent who's been provided a lead/referral/listing from a Bank be a neutral, ethical advocate and conduct his/her duties as the homeowner's agent and the homeowner's best interest at heart?

Click on this link to see the letter that was sent out from Chase to this particular client:

Chase Letter

Thanks for reading this, Jennifer Escobar.

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Glendale, CA Real Estate – Glendale CA – Here is a question that I just recieved. “I am in the middle of a very long negotiation with Chase.

The seller had me to put a clause into the contract stating “upon approval of short sale by sellers’ lender, lenders, & or affiliates, client, or heirs will be released from any monetary shortages or deficiencies from said sale of stated property upon successful closing and transfer of title from that date and forevermore.”

The short sale negotiator at the lender, Nathan W, has advised me that he will reject the file and close it out if we don’t remove this from the contract. What do you think?

After reading your comments below, I am not sure of what will happen. How should I pursue this?” James.

Here was our answer: I think the negotiator is getting his ego involved. Many investors waive promissory notes. He is out of line (and breaching his lender’s fiduciary duty to the owner of the loan) if the following applies:

1. If it is the loan owner’s policy to not pursue a deficiency.

2. If accepting this short sale will net the loan owner more money than a foreclosure.

If those two things apply, then this negotiator is in breach of their fiduciary duty to the loan owner. You and I don’t have millions of dollars to pursue a lawsuit, but we can contact the loan owner directly to let them know what is happening.

If they are going to lose money not accepting the short, then they need to know about Chase doing a lousy job.

Now, the negotiator has the authority to demand a promissory note depending upon who the owner of the loan is. Find out who the owner of the loan is.

Fannie, Freddie, FHA, VA, etc. Fannie, Freddie, FHA, and VA will let the borrower go free from all future liability. Obviously that doesn’t apply if there is Mortgage Insurance. If the investor is one of those entities, then tell the negotiator that you will be contacting them directly.

When a bank should accept your short sale. A bank should accept your short sale when the following rules apply. All banks and servicers have a fiduciary duty to the investor of the loan.

If they own the loan themselves, they have a fiduciary duty to their stockholders. The duty is to get that investor the most money possible. So, a lender should accept an offer if it will net the most money.

Here is how we can assure the negotiator that the offer will net them the most money. Your only job is to prove that to the negotiator.

Do that by showing them that the property has been on the open market for 60-90 days. We need to be able to show that the house was easy for buyers to see and other agents to show.

Ask them the following, “I’m an experienced agent and I’ve had this house listed for X days. The seller has lived there the entire time and kept up on the house. It looks good. We have had 43 showings since then.

Out of that, only 3 buyers expressed interest. Out of those 3 buyers, the current buyer is the one willing to pay the most money. I’m doing my job marketing the property.

With the current foreclosure case status, the home won’t be foreclosed until June or July. When you foreclose on the house, the owners will move out. The house won’t be kept up anymore.

The listing agent will be working on 20 other homes and won’t be able to do as good of a job as myself. Do you honestly think the home is going to sell for more money at that time?

They will have to agree that it is a losing proposition. Thinking about a short sale?

Thanks for reading this, Jennifer Escobar.

Jennifer is a Real Estate Agent at Qwest Real Estate.

My BLOG: www.Glendale-ShortSales.com

My Website: www.JenniferEscobar.com

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Jennifer Escobar Specializes in FREE California Loan Modification Help to Southern California distressed homeowner’s who are seeking FREE CA Loan Modification assistance in their pursuit of a Loan Modification in Southern California. Furthermore, Jennifer Escobar also Specializes in Short Sales and has successfully listed, marketed and successfully negotiated hundreds of short sales in Southern California. Jennifer Escobar is a Short Sale Specialist successfully negotiating short sales in Glendale, Burbank, Granada Hills, North Hollywood, Sunland, Tujunga, Sylmar, Van Nuys, Valley Village and Lake Balboa. Glendale Loan Modification Help, Glendale Short Sales, Glendale Short Sale Realtor, Short Sale Realtor. Glendale CA Short Sales. Glendale Realtor. North Hollywood Loan Modification Help, North Hollywood Short Sales, North Hollywood Short Sale Realtor, North Hollywood Realtor. Granada Hills Loan Modification Help, Granada Hills Short Sales, Granada Hills Short Sale Realtor, Granada Hills Realtor. Burbank Loan Modification Help, Burbank Short Sales, Burbank Short Sale Realtor, Burbank Realtor. Van Nuys Loan Modification Help, Van Nuys Short Sales, Van Nuys Short Sale Realtor, Van Nuys Realtor.

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Important Notice

Jennifer Escobar, Qwest Real Estate, and the Stop Foreclosure Institute are not affiliated in any way, shape, or form with the government. Our services have not been reviewed or endorse by the government or your lender. Most lenders willingly work with agents on short sales. Why?

Because most short sales are beneficial to a lender. If you accept our offer to help you on a short sale, your lender may not agree to a short sale or to modify your loan. We do offer a loan modification kit.

However, the likelihood of negotiating a modification is like everything else in life. It takes work and persistence to convince your lender to modify your loan. No matter what you or we do, your lender may not approve a loan modification.

We do not recommend that you stop paying your mortgage, because this will cause damage to your credit and could cause you to lose your home. Because we know avoiding foreclosure is so important to any homeowner, we recommend that you speak with the appropriate legal or tax advisor before making any decision.

This is not intended as legal, technical, or tax advice. Please speak with a licensed professional before making any decision. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed as of the date of writing.

You have the option to reject a short sale or loan modification from your lender if it does not meet your approval. If you decide not to go thru with the short sale, then you do not have to pay us our fee. We normally make a real estate sales commission for helping you on a short sale.

The views expressed here are Escobar’s personal views and do not reflect the views of Qwest Real Estate.

This information on Glendale, CA Real Estate | Short Sale Specialist | Short Sales | CA Free Loan Modification: This Short Sale Negotiator Isn’t Doing His Job is provided as a courtesy to our viewers to help them make informed decisions.

Glendale, California Real Estate | Short Sale Specialist | Short Sales | California Free Loan Modifications – People often wonder why their lender will release their debt in a short sale. Most lenders don’t like to release the debt. But, they agree to do it because they know that policy nets them more money.

They net more because a home usually sells for more money as a short sale versus after it has been foreclosed upon. Let’s go thru a few examples.

See the home in the top picture? You can see that it is good shape. Most short sales are being sold while the homeowner lives in the home.

The homeowners are able to keep the house up. They keep the inside clean and neat. In addition, they mow the lawn and keep up on the yard.

This makes a big difference in the sales price. Would you rather buy a home that is in great condition or one that needs work?

Now look at the home in the bottom picture. That is an abandoned home in foreclosure. No one is there to keep up on the yard.

Abandoned Home in Foreclosure.

The inside of the home is probably dirty. Vagrants can break into the home. The home is also an easy target for vandalism.

The bottom line is that most short sales are in better shape than a foreclosed home. In fact, they are usually in much better shape.

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Thanks for reading this, Jennifer Escobar.

Jennifer is a Real Estate Agent at Qwest Real Estate.

My BLOG: www.Glendale-ShortSales.com

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Glendale, CA Real Estate – I see a lot of agents making mistakes on short sales property valuation. Lenders hire a supposedly impartial third party to value the property.

Many of these people are evaluating 10 properties a day. There is very little quality control and usually no one checks their work.

Because of that, I always try to meet them at the home when they are doing their inspection. I explain the history of the property and why it is selling for that price.

The lender will take as gospel whatever value that person tells the bank the property is worth. If that value is more than the property is selling for, then the lender won’t accept the short sale.

Here are some common mistakes that you need to make sure that your short sale agent avoids.

One common mistake is to use comps outside the neighborhood when the bank is ordering an appraisal instead of an agent. Agents understand that buyers don’t buy only in a specific neighborhood.

Buyers look for the best deal they can find within a specific are. Because of this, an agent is more willing to use comps outside of the neighborhood.

But, when the bank is using an appraiser you must use the closest geographical comps, not the lowest priced comps

The second mistake is not controlling the access to the property. The person evaluating the property should not be able to get access to the house without the agent knowing about it.

Your agent must have all showings go thru their office. A third mistake I see is not treating the people valuing the property with respect.

Short sale agents will be meeting the same people over and over. So, they must be punctual when they meet them.

They shouldn’t be forceful on the value. I recommend that they be convincing but not overbearing. Don’t argue over the value.

Most of the time, the agent or appraiser is going to determine the value on their own. They will look at the comps, and if it all makes sense, then they will use your agent’s comps.

However, if they think that those comps are inaccurate, then they will get their own. I always show up 15 minutes early to familiarize myself with any potential repairs.

I look around and notice nicked drywall, peeled up flooring, cracked tiles, and other issues. When I go thru the house with the agent I note those items and write them on my clipboard.

Once I’ve prepped your Comparable Market Analysis, then I go ahead and send a copy to the short sale negotiator. I tell them that I put my own property valuation together for them to review.

Following these tips can mean the difference between failure and success on your short sale. Thinking about a short sale?

I can help you short sale your property and never pay the bank another penny. Send me an e-mail at cme4homes@jenniferescobar.com. I will contact you for a free consultation.

When we talk, I will explain how the process works in detail and answer any questions you may have. Or, if you prefer, you can call me at 818-649-4950

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Thanks for reading this, Jennifer Escobar.

Jennifer is a Real Estate Agent at Qwest Real Estate.

My BLOG: www.Glendale-ShortSales.com

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Important Notice

Jennifer Escobar, Qwest Real Estate, and the Stop Foreclosure Institute are not affiliated in any way, shape, or form with the government. Our services have not been reviewed or endorse by the government or your lender. Most lenders willingly work with agents on short sales. Why?

Because most short sales are beneficial to a lender. If you accept our offer to help you on a short sale, your lender may not agree to a short sale or to modify your loan. We do offer FREE California Loan Modification Assistance.

However, the likelihood of negotiating a modification is like everything else in life. It takes work and persistence to convince your lender to modify your loan. No matter what you or we do, your lender may not approve a loan modification.

We do not recommend that you stop paying your mortgage, because this will cause damage to your credit and could cause you to lose your home. Because we know avoiding foreclosure is so important to any homeowner, we recommend that you speak with the appropriate legal or tax advisor before making any decision.

This is not intended as legal, technical, or tax advice. Please speak with a licensed professional before making any decision. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed as of the date of writing.

You have the option to reject a short sale or loan modification from your lender if it does not meet your approval. If you decide not to go thru with the short sale, then you do not have to pay us our fee. We normally make a real estate sales commission for helping you on a short sale.

The views expressed here are Escobar’s personal views and do not reflect the views of Qwest Real Estate.

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Los Angeles CA – I recently received an e-mail from another real estate agent. They were asking for our advice on a short sale.

They accused a large, national lender (one of the 4 largest in America) of lying to Fannie Mae. Fannie Mae is almost a subsidiary of the Federal Government

Here was the e-mail they sent us. ” The lender told the seller that they had to agree to a deficiency or the short sale would not be approved.

The seller said that was unacceptable. They told us they wouldn’t go thru with the short sale unless the deficiency was waived. We notified the short sale negotiator and he sent us a short sale decline letter.

The decline letter says buyer walked. That was a total lie! It appears that this lender told the owner of the loan, Fannie Mae, that the buyer walked when that was not the case.

But, he told us that Fannie Mae was making them do it. I think they are showing this to Fannie Mae to cover their butts! Steve.”

Our comments on this. This is a big deal. That lender’s legal obligation is to do what is best for Fannie Mae. Short sales usually reduce a lender’s losses by 20%, thereby netting Fannie Mae more money.

For this lender to do this is a blatant violation of their legal obligation. Fannie Mae’s policy is to not pursue short sale deficiencies. They just write off the loss and move on. We have sold many short sales where Fannie Mae waived their deficiency rights.

I think the short sale negotiator’s ego is getting in the way of a deal. They are probably delegated for Fannie. This means Fannie tells them to do whatever they want on behalf of Fannie.

The person not willing to waive the deficiency is this short sale negotiator. This is pathetic and should be investigated.

There is a solution to the problem. I would recommend calling Fannie Mae directly and let them know what is going on.

Thinking about a loan modification? Our Glendale loan modification kit will show you how to reduce your mortgage payment, keep your home, and get back on your feet. Send me an e-mail at cme4homes@jenniferescobar.com to request a Free Copy. Or, click here to request a copy.

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Thanks for reading this, Jennifer Escobar.

Jennifer is a Real Estate Agent at Qwest Real Estate.

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Glendale, CA Real Estate – I recently received a short sale question from a client of mine, Julia. Here’s Julia’s question.

“We have American Home Mortgage Servicing, a loan processor for a Mortgage held by Deutche Bank, adding a 1% “processing fee” that ONLY the buyer can pay at closing.

This was never revealed until we received the short sale approval letter. The buyer is upset.” Julia.

Here was my answer to Julia’s Question. Yes, the buyer is upset. Buyers think they are in control in today’s market. They can’t see why they should pay a fee if they are buying a house in a “Buyer’s Market.

I think this fee is unethical. We had the fee waived on a short sale we did. Your e-mail indicates that the buyer does not want to pay that fee.

The buyer needs to decide if they will or will not buy the house with the current terms and that fee. If that is the case, then you need to have the buyer put that in writing.

Send that letter to American Home Mortgage Servicing. Here is the problem that AHMSI has.

AHMSI doesn’t own any mortgages. Instead, they act as the front for other entities that own the mortgages.

From the sound of things, the owner of this loan is a pension fund or “Average Joe” stock market investors.

The guy we talked to at AHMSI said they had checked with their legal department on the fee. The legal dept said it was OK.

But, once we threatened to contact the owner of the loan directly they agreed to waive the fee. They only reason they are able to get away with this is because the loan owners never check to see what is happening.

This is such a blatant example of a lender breaching their fiduciary duty to the loan owner. It’s wrong. But, do you know why AHMSI can get away with it?

The loan owner doesn’t know about the fee being charged. So, let them know about in on your short sale. Find out who owns the loan. Contact them and let them know what AHMSI is doing.

Here is the bottom line. A buyer that has to pay 1% to AHMSI is going to pay 1% less for the house they are purchasing.

This causes the pension fund that owns the loan to lose even more money. What an atrocity! Thinking about a short sale?

I can help you short sale your property and never pay the bank another penny. Send me an e-mail at CMe4Homes@JenniferEscobar.com. I will contact you for a free consultation.

Thanks for reading this, Jennifer Escobar.

Jennifer is a Real Estate Agent at Qwest Real Estate.

My BLOG: www.Glendale-ShortSales.com

My WebSite: www.JenniferEscobar.com

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Los Angeles, CA – I’ve seen lots of creditors/collection company's use illegal debt collection techniques and tactics to collect on unpaid bills and/or credit cards. There are Federal Laws that regulate what a debt collector can say and/or do; which is called FDCPA (The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act).

I own a Credit Repair/Credit Consultation Company, MiCredito, Inc. dba We Build Credit, and had a client of mine, we'll call her Karen, that was continuously receiving harassing phone calls from individuals at Hoffman, Weinberg & O’Brien, threatening to sue her if she did not pay the complete balance off and all at once. They would use legal terms to scare her. Sound like a law firm...? Sure it does, now imagine when they throw at you a "Case Number"! Scary, right?

Here's what company's and individuals like this are banking on...that the consumer does NOT know their rights.

We did some digging here at www.WeBuildCredit.com and found out that Hoffman, Weinberg & O’Brien is NOT a law firm...they just named the company to mimic what a legitimate law firm would be named.  This gives them a psychological advantage when trying to collect from the consumer. Furthermore, they cannot threaten to sue you and not follow suit. They cannot continue to call you after you have asked them not to in writing.

All of these actions by Hoffman, Weinberg & O’Brien are a violation of Federal Law, once again called: The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

If you want a list of 12 common violations and instructions on how to stop the calls, then click here and scroll down to the Right. Click on How To Stop Harassing Debt Collector Calls.

Thanks for reading this, Jennifer Escobar.

Jennifer Escobar is a Real Estate Agent at Qwest Real Estate.

My BLOG: www.Glendale-ShortSales.com

Glendale Short Sale Specialists | Burbank Short Sale Specialists | Granada Hills Short Sale Specialists | North Hollywood Short Sale Specialists | Van Nuys Short Sale Specialists | North Hills Short Sale Specialists

Jennifer Escobar Specializes in FREE California Loan Modification Help to Southern California distressed homeowner’s who are seeking FREE CA Loan Modification assistance in their pursuit of a Loan Modification in Southern California. Furthermore, Jennifer Escobar also Specializes in Short Sales and has successfully listed, marketed and successfully negotiated hundreds of short sales in Southern California. Jennifer Escobar is a Short Sale Specialist successfully negotiating short sales in Glendale, Burbank, Granada Hills, North Hollywood, Sunland, Tujunga, Sylmar, Van Nuys, Valley Village and Lake Balboa. Glendale Loan Modification Help, Glendale Short Sales, Glendale Short Sale Realtor, Short Sale Realtor. Glendale CA Short Sales. Glendale Realtor. North Hollywood Loan Modification Help, North Hollywood Short Sales, North Hollywood Short Sale Realtor, North Hollywood Realtor. Granada Hills Loan Modification Help, Granada Hills Short Sales, Granada Hills Short Sale Realtor, Granada Hills Realtor. Burbank Loan Modification Help, Burbank Short Sales, Burbank Short Sale Realtor, Burbank Realtor. Van Nuys Loan Modification Help, Van Nuys Short Sales, Van Nuys Short Sale Realtor, Van Nuys Realtor.

Copyright 2011 SFI Marketing Institute, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Important Notice

Jennifer Escobar, Qwest Real Estate, and the Stop Foreclosure Institute are not affiliated in any way, shape, or form with the government. Our services have not been reviewed or endorse by the government or your lender. Most lenders willingly work with agents on short sales. Why?

Because most short sales are beneficial to a lender. If you accept our offer to help you on a short sale, your lender may not agree to a short sale or to modify your loan. We do offer FREE California Loan Modification Assistance.

However, the likelihood of negotiating a modification is like everything else in life. It takes work and persistence to convince your lender to modify your loan. No matter what you or we do, your lender may not approve a loan modification.

We do not recommend that you stop paying your mortgage, because this will cause damage to your credit and could cause you to lose your home. Because we know avoiding foreclosure is so important to any homeowner, we recommend that you speak with the appropriate legal or tax advisor before making any decision.

This is not intended as legal, technical, or tax advice. Please speak with a licensed professional before making any decision. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed as of the date of writing.

You have the option to reject a short sale or loan modification from your lender if it does not meet your approval. If you decide not to go thru with the short sale, then you do not have to pay us our fee. We normally make a real estate sales commission for helping you on a short sale.

The views expressed here are Escobar’s personal views and do not reflect the views of Qwest Real Estate.

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Los Angeles, CA – Sometimes it seems like short sales are tough. “Don’t try to short sale your house. Short Sales never go thru”, people tell you.

This isn’t true. Here is how one agent beat the odds and succeeded with a short sale.

A member of the Stop Foreclosure Institute told me about a short sale he recently worked on. Here is the story from the member.

“I had a short sale with a large national lender. The loan was owned by Fannie Mae, not the lender. We had an over zealous short sale negotiator.

We had the home on the market for several months and finally received an offer for $180,000. We submitted that to the lender with all the short sale paperwork.

The lender came back and said the price needed to be raised to $257,000 and the seller needed to sign a $50,000 promissory note.

Neither the buyer, nor seller would agree to those terms. At that point, the only alternative was to let the property go to foreclosure. But, I knew that the home would sell for even less than $180,000 and the homeowner would suffer from a foreclosure on their record.

So I did something about it. First, I knew the $180,000 was a good offer that reflected the Fair Market Value of the property. I also knew that Fannie Mae didn’t normally ask for promissory notes.

In fact, Fannie Mae’s policy is to erase the debt when the property is a primary residence. (This home was a primary residence.) Here’s what happene

I went over the short sale negotiator’s head. I contacted Fannie Mae direct and held a 3 way call with the seller. We found out that the lender had lied. They had never even submitted the offer to Fannie Mae!

They had told us what they thought Fannie Mae should ask for. After I spoke to supervisors in Fannie Mae, I was then called by three different reps for Fannie Mae.

Within 72 hours a supervisor from the lender called up and gave me their net, which was 162k. This was well within the acceptable price of the offer of 187k offer.

The problem was that the buyers were so angry for having to wait 53 days on a 45 day allowance that they walked. However, I met another buyer and we sold the house to them.

The bottom line is the short sale negotiator lied, and got busted lying. I had to send in comparables and beg the BPO agent to get the inside scoop.”

As you can see, some agents are making things happen with short sales. This agent did an awesome job. He thought of calling Fannie Mae direct on his own. As you can see, not taking no for an answer helps you to be successful on a short sale. Thinking about a short sale?

Thanks for reading this, Jennifer Escobar.

Jennifer is a Real Estate Agent at Qwest Real Estate.

My BLOG: www.Glendale-ShortSales.com

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Jennifer Escobar Specializes in FREE California Loan Modification Help to Southern California distressed homeowner’s who are seeking FREE CA Loan Modification assistance in their pursuit of a Loan Modification in Southern California. Furthermore, Jennifer Escobar also Specializes in Los Angeles Short Sales and has successfully listed, marketed and successfully negotiated hundreds of short sales in Southern California. Jennifer Escobar is a Short Sale Specialist successfully negotiating short sales in Los Angeles, Glendale, Burbank, Granada Hills, North Hollywood, Sunland, Tujunga, Sylmar, Van Nuys, Valley Village and Lake Balboa. Los Angeles Loan Modification Help, Los Angeles Free Loan Modification Help, Los Angeles Short Sales, Glendale Loan Modification Help, Glendale Short Sales, Glendale Short Sale Realtor, Short Sale Realtor. Glendale CA Short Sales. Glendale Realtor. North Hollywood Loan Modification Help, North Hollywood Short Sales, North Hollywood Short Sale Realtor, North Hollywood Realtor. Granada Hills Loan Modification Help, Granada Hills Short Sales, Granada Hills Short Sale Realtor, Granada Hills Realtor. Burbank Loan Modification Help, Burbank Short Sales, Burbank Short Sale Realtor, Burbank Realtor. Van Nuys Loan Modification Help, Van Nuys Short Sales, Van Nuys Short Sale Realtor, Van Nuys Realtor.

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Important Notice

Jennifer Escobar, Qwest Real Estate, and the Stop Foreclosure Institute are not affiliated in any way, shape, or form with the government. Our services have not been reviewed or endorse by the government or your lender. Most lenders willingly work with agents on short sales. Why?

Because most short sales are beneficial to a lender. If you accept our offer to help you on a short sale, your lender may not agree to a short sale or to modify your loan. We do offer a loan modification kit.

However, the likelihood of negotiating a modification is like everything else in life. It takes work and persistence to convince your lender to modify your loan. No matter what you or we do, your lender may not approve a loan modification.

We do not recommend that you stop paying your mortgage, because this will cause damage to your credit and could cause you to lose your home. Because we know avoiding foreclosure is so important to any homeowner, we recommend that you speak with the appropriate legal or tax advisor before making any decision.

This is not intended as legal, technical, or tax advice. Please speak with a licensed professional before making any decision. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed as of the date of writing.

You have the option to reject a short sale or loan modification from your lender if it does not meet your approval. If you decide not to go thru with the short sale, then you do not have to pay us our fee. We normally make a real estate sales commission for helping you on a short sale.

The views expressed here are Escobar’s personal views and do not reflect the views of Qwest Real Estate.
This information on Glendale, CA Real Estate | Los Angeles Short Sales | Los Angeles Short Sale Specialist | Short Sale Specialist | Short Sales | CA Free Loan Modification: How One Agent Overcame The Odds is provided as a courtesy to our viewers to help them make informed decisions.

Glendale, CA Real Estate – Jennifer Escobar a Realtor at Qwest Real Estate recently received a question from Luis.

Here is Luis’s Question.

“I am working on a loan modification on my home. I just don’t want to be upside down and want a fair interest rate. Why should I pay on a mortgage that is twice as much as my home is worth, plus the interest on that mortgage? It just doesn’t make sense.

How can I get a loan modification with a fair interest rate where I am repaying what my home is worth today? Thank for your help, Luis.”

Here was my answer.

"You are asking for something that most lenders don’t like to do. Lenders don’t like principal reductions. Here is why!

Principal reductions usually have to be written down right away on their financial books. If you owe them $300,000 and they reduce your loan principal to $150,000, then they immediately have to reduce the company’s earnings by $150,000 for that fiscal year.

If they do that on enough loans, then it hurts the CEO’s ability to get a bonus. He may even risk losing his job. I don’t offer much sympathy to CEOs, but that’s how it works.

Here is what lenders like to do instead. They will reduce your interest rate to 2% for 5 years. After that, the interest rate will go back to the original level.

That way the write off will be much smaller than $150,000. It might be a $30,000 write off. That makes a much smaller difference on the CEO’s bonus for the year.

It’s also one of the reasons that most loan mod programs don’t work. The banks aren’t willing to be realistic.

It’s also why I think a short sale is the best principal reduction plan. You get to erase the bad debt. Rent a home for 2-3 years and then buy a new one at today’s market level."

Thanks for reading this, Jennifer Escobar.

Jennifer is a Real Estate Agent at Qwest Real Estate.

My BLOG: www.Glendale-ShortSales.com

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