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Financial Storm Looming on the Horizon for 2011!

LPS Applied Analytics recently announced that there are $464 Billion in mortgages currently in Foreclosure and that Americans are now behindon mortgages worth $1.4 Trillion. Several economists believe thatsomething really bad could be coming down in the coming months. Infact, leading economists are warning of a new financial crisis brewingthat could possibly be worse than the crisis we faced in 2008 and thatwe could see a collapse of some BIG U.S. banks.


Chris Whalen, the Managing Director for Institutional Risk Analytics stated recently in a Politico article, "Non-payment by borrowers andmounting foreclosure backlogs are creating the conditions for thecollapse of some of the largest U.S. banks in 2011."


Many say that there are banks too big to fail an that we cannot allow them to. But we know now that T.A.R.P. didn't work. Those 6 or 7"too-big-to-fail" banks control over 1/2 of all deposits and most ofthose were made even larger by T.A.R.P. But there's another issue withthe smaller Savings and Loans that exist in our communities. When thoselittle banks face both residential and commercial mortgages failing, wemay see a wildfire spread of enormous consequences that the Fed won'tbe able to contain.


Several government and large banks stated this week that they were going to freeze foreclosures for the next few months. This is great forhomeowners during the holidays and comes as good news to thosehomeowners wanting to do the honorable thing and try every option theycan to keep from going into foreclosure. However, with loanmodifications being rare and/or unappealing, this is only prolonging theinevitable and making it worse. Case in point, if you make $115,000income a year and you owe $550,000 there's no rework for that scenariounder the President's program that will makes sense. And what happensin the first few months of 2011 AFTER the freeze is lifted and all thosestalled foreclosures start moving forward again? With an average of180,000 to 200,000 foreclosures a month, how are we going to accommodatethe flood of a million or more homes hitting the market? The good newsis that the freeze may help many who are conducting Short Sales ontheir homes and who are feeling the time crunch.


Time will tell, however we should all be looking to the horizon because a huge storm is looming and time is running out!

By the way, if you or someone you know is at risk of losing a home to foreclosure, please know that there are new options available to avoidthis devastating occurrence. And know that there is someone here you cantrust to help. As a Certified Pre-Foreclosure Specialist, I understandthe ins and outs of Short Sales and Loan Modifications. I am also aWachovia and World Bank trained Pre-Foreclosure expert and well educatedin the Government’s new H.A.F.A. and H.A.M.P. programs for helpinghomeowners facing foreclosure.


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This is just a follow up to my recent blog from a day or so ago.I had mentioned in my previous blog the Temecula BPO where the occupant did not have keys to the four children's bedrooms upstairs. I contacted the agent and she rescheduled an appointment for me again this morning at 9:00 a.m. All I needed were the 4 pictures since I had already taken all the other necessary pics previously.Well, i arrived right on time. knocked on the door, rang the door bell and no on answered. i called the Short Sale agent and luckily she answered. I explained the issue and she said she would call the seller. She called me back and a few moments later, the occupant opened the door. The house was full of people which made me wonder why noone answered when I knocked. The doors were still loacked axcept one. I was able to use a tiny flathead eyeglass screwdriver to open the lock on a second door (I brought one just for this reason). But the other two were standard key locks and, again, I was unable to take all the needed pics. I'm submitting the BPO with pics of the locked doorknobs and a notation to the Short Sale Negotiator.In closing let me impress upon you Short Sale agents once more that it is imperative that you meet the BPO agent at the property to assure the BPO is completed properly. Not only to provide your own comps and to point out any deferred maintenance issues or problems that would affect value on the report, but also to provide access for the BPO agent. Plus it is always good to be present with the homeowner to show you are doing your job.Just more food for thought.By the way, if you or someone you know is at risk of losing a home to foreclosure, please know that there are new options available to avoid this devastating occurance. And know that there is someone here you can trust to help. As a Certified Pre-Foreclosure Specialist, I understand the ins and outs of Short Sales and Loan Modifications. I am also a Wachovia and World Bank trained Pre-Foreclosure expert and well educated in the Government’s new H.A.F.A. and H.A.M.P. programs for helping homeowners facing foreclosure.
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Buyers & Buyer/Broker Agreements!

Well, I lost buyers today and I figured I'd vent here to all of you.There's been times when I've stopped working with a buyer before. Sometimes I fire them and sometimes I refer them to someone else, depending upon certain factors. But today, I just lost em.We've been working together for about 5 months and I've shown them quite a few homes in several areas. I've held their hand, helped them secure financing, explained the options and used my expertise to educate them in today's market. We've made 2 other offers and have been beaten out by the multiple-offer-auction atmosphere of the current repo market.I showed the husband a property on Thursday while his wife was out of town and he wanted to get his wife to see it. He really liked it and so we set up a time to go see it after church on Sunday, since his wife was due to be back Saturday, mid-day. Sunday came and I didn't see them at church nor did they return my call. After 2 more voice mail messages over the past 3 days, the husband finally called me back. He was a little hesitant and sounded very apprehensive on the phone. I thought maybe they had a death in the family. But then he said it, "uh...sorry to tell you, but...we already made an offer on that house with another Realtor".Inside my head I was yelling, "WHAT?" and going thru my mind was the vision of me shaking him and smacking him, saying, "What were you thinking?". But all that came out of my mouth was a calm, "Really? Hmmm."To make a long story short, they are acquaintances from church. Because I viewed them more like friends and not clients, I didn't have them sign a buyer/broker agreement and went off of faith and trust. I do that quite often with buyers whom I look at as friends more than clients. The wife got back into town a little earlier Saturday than expected and so the husband decided to drive her by the house he saw. The listing agent was having an Open House and they actually went in and saw the home. Then, the listing agent talked them in to making the offer right then and there with promises of saving them money and guaranteeing them they would get the house if they went with him. The buyer really couldn't explain exactly what the agent said or exactly how the agent was going to be able to accomplish this, but they wrote the offer up, submitted it and got accepted this afternoon, right before he called me.No, I didn't ask how he thought the bank's Realtor would get them a "better deal". I didn't ask why he thought the bank's Realtor would work for a one time buyer just as hard as he works for the bank that gives him 50 to 75 deals a year or more. I didn't ask what price he offered although I expect it's quite a bit more than I would have suggested for that home. I also didn't ask him how he was going to face me every Sunday and Wednesday at church from now on. I just said, "thanks for the call and I hope things work out for you and your family!". What I DID do was immediately go off my diet and buy a Venti Rasberry Mocha, drowning my sorrows in sugar and caffeine and asking myself why I didn't have them sign a buyer/broker agreement.It will be interesting to see how this deal of theirs all pans out. Perhaps in the future, I'll start having even my friends and family sign buyer/broker agreements. Or probably not and I'll be blogging about this issue again in the future the next time it happens.By the way, if you or someone you know is at risk of losing a home to foreclosure, please know that there are new options available to avoid this devastating occurrence. And know that there is someone here you can trust to help. As a Certified Pre-Foreclosure Specialist, I understand the ins and outs of Short Sales and Loan Modifications. I am also a Wachovia and World Bank trained Pre-Foreclosure expert and well educated in the Government’s new H.A.F.A. and H.A.M.P. programs for helping homeowners facing foreclosure.Click on the link below to find out more about Preforeclosure alternatives:http://www.partnerfirst.org/raywright/Click on the link below to search all homes available in the MLS::http://raywrightsellshomes.com/f-properties.htmlClick on the link below to read what other clients have said about my service:http://raywrightsellshomes.com/f-testimonials.html
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When listing a Short Sale one of the most important things during the process is the BPO (Broker Price Opinion). For those of you not familiar with these it is somewhat of a mini appraisal done by a Realtor to help advise the bank of the market value during a loan modification or short sale. It is important for the listing agent to meet the BPO agent to assist in providing detailed info about the property and it's value. You never know what the experience level of the BPO agent is. They might not even be the actual BPO agent and merely a licensed assistant. I do tons of BPOs for both loan modifications and other agent's Short Sales. What amazes me is how many times the listing agent doesn't show up when I have an interior BPO.Today, after driving all the way down to Temecula from Riverside, I found that the home was in a gated community. I tried calling the agent to no avail. I searched the MLS from my phone trying to find gate codes. There were none and the property I was headed to wasn't listed. I finally was able to follow someone else in and I was met by the homeowner. The homeowner didn't speak English. I don't speak Spanish. When she answered the door, she looked puzzeled at who I was and why I was there. The best I could do was wave my camera in the air to show her I wanted to take pictures. She reluctantly let me in but I'm not sure if she even knew why. The next issue was that 4 of her 6 bedroom doors were locked and I couldn't get in to take pics. Apparently the rooms belonged to her kids and they locked them before going to school. She didn't have keys.Well, I took pics of what I could and left, leaving another message for the agent to reschedule me driving all the way back down to Temecula AGAIN! I let the asset manager know I needed an extension and why. he thought it was funny.Foreclosures are a bad thing for homeowners. No one wants to be foreclosed on. Realizing this, the Government (along with cooperation from the banks) is making it far easier and appealing for homeowners to conduct Short Sales to save themselves and their credit from the terrible stigma and long term affects of the dreaded foreclosure. Short Sales are a great avenue to help homewoners and the banks are getting better at getting them pushed thru. But without agents out there that are willing to do their job and do it well, the homeowner is left...well, pretty much just left!So, agents...PLEASE! Help me help you! And homeowners, make sure you have copies of your kid's bedroom keys.By the way, if you or someone you know is at risk of losing a home to foreclosure, please know that there are new options available to avoid this devastating occurance. And know that there is someone here you can trust to help. As a Certified Pre-Foreclosure Specialist, I understand the ins and outs of Short Sales and Loan Modifications. I am also a Wachovia and World Bank trained Pre-Foreclosure expert and well educated in the Government’s new H.A.F.A. and H.A.M.P. programs for helping homeowners facing foreclosure.Click on the link below to find out more about Preforeclosure alternatives:http://www.partnerfirst.org/raywright/Click on the link below to search the MLS:http://raywrightsellshomes.com/f-properties.html
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Happy Anniversary to the Stimulus?

Today marks the 1 year anniversary of President Barack Obama signing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. For the past 365 days, thepurpose of this stimulus package was to take our hard earned taxdollars to stimulate the American economy. Part of the package wenttowards items such as a 2.6 million dollar solar panel system for theDenver Museum of Nature & Science, which by the way, has over 90million dollars in their bank account. Another $25,000 went to thelittle town of Sykesville, Maryland. This well to do community of over4,400 residents don't know where to use the money but they promised toput it to good use. 9.3 million went to Harvard to create a colony oftiny little robots called"robo-bees". Another $500,000 went to DukeUniversity so they can send 6 students each year to Costa Rica to studythe rain forest. Kinda reminds me of summer camp. Or there's the$400,000 that went to New York State university for their study of theaffects of drinking malt liquor and smoking pot. I wonder how manystudents volunteered for that study. That's just a small portion ofthe long, long list of outrageous expenditures from the 856 BILLIONdollars of the stimulus. However, I believe the MOST egregious of theamounts spent was the 700+ million dollars used just to "administer"the program.


President Obama stated today that, "This program has run cleanly, smoothly and transparently". However, a recent poll shows that 71% ofthe American people do not believe it is working despite Vice PresidentJoe Biden commenting that the "...taxpayers have gotten their money'sworth".


Now, don't get me wrong. I am currently taking advantage of all the consequences of the past and current administration's efforts tostimulate the economy. I am pushing the $8,000 first time homebuyercredit to help get buyers off the fence and into the market. I lovethat the decline in home prices has allowed many buyers to enter themarket when just a few years ago, they thought they'd never be able toafford a house. I love that we now have the lowest interest rates inmy lifetime. I am busy helping numerous homeowners escape the tragedyof foreclosure by helping them with loan modifications and shortsales. And I REALLY enjoy that much of my "competition" (Realtors that recently entered the business when things were easy and good) are now jumping ship to go back to their old jobs because they don't know how to handle this type of shift in the market.


Our national debt is out of control, our unemployment rates are skyrocketing with no real recovery in sight. So where are we today?Are we better off? Have things improved? What do you say? Are youcelebrating along with the current administration or are you feelingthe hurt? I'd really like to hear your comments and find out whereeveryone is in their thinking. So please let me know.


Thanks!


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Ohio Man Bulldozes $350K Home to Avoid Foreclosure!

I was listening to talk radio and was intrigued by the teaser for the next segment. "Ohio man bulldozes $350K home to avoid foreclosure".Hmmm. I REALLY wanna hear that one. I listened to the entire interviewand at the end I was perplexed. First of all, here are the details.Terry Hoskins of Clermont County found himself in a predicament withhis Moscow, Ohio home. He was facing foreclosure and was upset that thebank that held the note, River Hills Bank, would not work with him. So,to quote Mr. Hoskins, "When I knew I was going to lose it, I decided totake it down". In fact, he even advised the bank that, "I'll tear itdown before I let you take it". He went on to tell the radiointerviewer, "When I see I owe $160,000 on a home valued at $350,000,and someone decides they want to take it – no, I wasn't going to standfor that, so I took it down,"

After listening to the entire interview, I noticed that Terry Hoskins sounded like a reasonable and prudent person. He wasn'tranting, he wasn't raving. He spoke plainly with good enunciation andproper diction. He seemed to be a really nice guy. So what was hethinking?


Okay, many homeowners facing foreclosure probably feel like doing the same thing. But before you support his drastic actions, lets lookat a few more interesting facts about the story. First of all, Terryused his home as collateral for a business loan. The business wentSouth. Apparently, he wasn't a good businessman nor partner. He laterfound himself in a further predicament after his brother and formerbusiness partner sued him and won. Did you hear that? His OWN brothersued him. The property also had several liens on it filed by theInternal Revenue Service. So, Mr. Hoskins wasn't such an innocentvictim in the whole foreclosure process.


All the while during the interview, all I could think of was, "Why couldn't he have tried everything to avoid foreclosure?" In theinterview he mentioned that he owed $160,000 on the loan and the housewas worth $350,000. I'd have to leave that up to a local Realtor toverify but I figured there would be lots of Realtors out there thatwould have jumped at the chance to assist him with a possible ShortSale. Especially with all the programs the government is coming up withto assist homeowners to avoid foreclosure. And even if he couldn'tavoid foreclosure, there's a lot of families that would have loved topurchase the home from the bank.


I don't understand nor support his decision, despite the fact that I do understand the frustration that comes with foreclosure. It isobvious that he made some very poor financial deciisons and yet hedoesn't take responsibility for them. So what is your opinion in thisstory? Let me know what you think. I would like to know.

With the help that the government is providing with their short sale incentive programs, many homeowners facing foreclosure now have optionsto avoid the devastating affects of a foreclosure. And that’s good newsfor Realtors who specialize in Pre-Foreclosure options.


By the way, if you or someone you know is at risk of losing a home to foreclosure, please know that there are new options available toavoid this devastating occurrence. And know that there is someone hereyou can trust to help. As a Certified Pre-Foreclosure Specialist, Iunderstand the ins and outs of Short Sales and Loan Modifications. I amalso a Wachovia and World Bank trained Pre-Foreclosure expert and welleducated in the Government’s new H.A.F.A. and H.A.M.P. programs forhelping homeowners facing foreclosure.

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The California Association of Realtors released their "2009-2010 SURVEY OF CALIFORNIA HOME SELLERS”. The report showed that approximately 67% of all California home sellersthat were able to sell their house in this market sold their homebecause they had an inability to meet their mortgage obligations. Inother words, they couldn't afford their house. Whether it be due to avariable rate mortgage that was resetting higher, a job loss, sicknessor just the fact that they overextended themselves, the majority ofthose homesellers basically HAD to sell.


The 67% figure includes standard sales as well as short sales. The interesting fact with this report is that the Obama administration hasonly recently begun making steps to help homeowners avoid foreclosurethru their H.A.M.P. and H.A.F.A. programs.


Other figures in the report showed that 63% of homes fell out of escrow prior to closing. Of those fall outs, 70% had buyers who couldnot get acceptable financing and 26% were due to "buyer's remorse". Ofthe homes that finally did close escrow, only 50% closed on time.Meaning 1/2 closed late!


With the help that the government is providing with their short sale incentive programs, many homeowners facing foreclosure now have optionsto avoid the devastating affects of a foreclosure. And that's goodnews for Realtors who specialize in Pre-Foreclosure options.


By the way, if you or someone you know is at risk of losing a home to foreclosure, please know that there are new options available toavoid this devastating occurrence. And know that there is someone hereyou can trust to help. As a Certified Pre-Foreclosure Specialist,I understand the ins and outs of Short Sales and Loan Modifications. Iam also a Wachovia and World Bank trained Pre-Foreclosure expert andwell educated in the Government’s new H.A.F.A. and H.A.M.P. programs for helping homeowners facing foreclosure.

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Loan Modification Scams

Just a quick note to make aware some who may not be in the know. There is a television marketing campaign for loan modifications that is currently being shown nationwide. It touts interest rates as low as 1% and offers homeowners help with loan modifications. The extremely fine print at the end of the commercial states the truth but it is only on the screen for a brief moment before disappearing. The truth is that the commercial is for a 3rd party referral service that takes an upfront fee and then provides you information on loan modification companies and attorneys in your area. It's just a big costly scam.While there are many reputable attorneys and services that offer help with loan modifications, as a homeowner, you need not pay extra money just to get a referral to one of them. if you are in need of a preforeclosure specialist or help with a loan modification, be very careful and make sure the person you are dealing with is one of those reputable service providers.Just more food for thought.By the way, if you or someone you know is at risk of losing a home to foreclosure, please know that there are new options available to avoid this devastating occurrence. And know that there is someone here you can trust to help. As a Certified Pre-Foreclosure Specialist, I understand the ins and outs of Short Sales and Loan Modifications. I am also a Wachovia and World Bank trained Pre-Foreclosure expert and well educated in the Government’s new H.A.F.A. and H.A.M.P. programs for helping homeowners facing foreclosure.Click on the link below to find out more about Preforeclosure alternatives:"http://www.partnerfirst.org/raywright/"Click on the link below to search all homes available in the MLS:http://raywrightsellshomes.com/f-properties.htmlClick on the link below to read what other clients have said about my service:http://raywrightsellshomes.com/f-testimonials.html
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