Archive for the ‘seller's’ Category

4 Costliest Mistakes Sellers Make

Monday, July 14th, 2008

As the real estate market continues its downward spiral with no end in sight, homeowners who must sell now are finding the going tough and getting worse. For those homeowners, committing the most common mistakes are amplified and can cost thousands of dollars. If you find yourself having ...

Important numbers to know.

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Buying or selling a home?  A lot of times you need services and don't know who to contact.  Here is a list of phone numbers that can make this transition a little easier. 1. Hawaiian Telcom 808-643-3456 2. Hawaiian Electric Co Inc. 808-548-7311 3. ...

California REO List

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

New list of Southern California distressed sales. This post will focus more on bank owned properties (REOs). Orange County NOD List NTS List Banked Owned Los Angeles Banked Owned Riverside Banked Owned San Bernardino Banked Owned List Update for May 27, 2008

Top 6 Incentives for Home Sellers

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

To frustrated home owners trying to sell their homes in this market, it seems like the market continues to worsen daily as they are subjected to an endless media barrage of gloom and doom. These owners already know there's a glut of properties on the market this spring. ...

Real Estate Wiki Incorporates Foreclosure Information

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Real Estate Wiki, the leading free online encyclopedia in the real estate industry, has added significant new copy addressing foreclosure, pre-foreclosures, short sales, auction and bank owned properties. According to a spokesperson for Real Estate Wiki, foreclosures are of major concern for many Americans at this time. For example, in ...

IRS Forgives Until December 31, 2009

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

If being in default and the threat of foreclosure aren't troubling enough, the thought of the IRS coming around after the fact is sure to keep sellers up all night. They have all heard the stories of being tracked down by the tax man to pay taxes on “forgiven ...

5 Steps to improve your Credit

Monday, April 28th, 2008

A lot of homeowners have the mind set that making payments on time automatically equates to good credit and credit scores. Unfortunately, this couldn't be further from the truth. While paying your bills on time accounts for a large portion of your credit score, there's still a lot more to it. In ...

California Foreclosure Procedure

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Judicial Foreclosure Available: Yes Non-judicial Foreclosure Available: Yes Non-judicial Sale Typically, a title insurance company is named as the trustee to arrange the sale of the real estate. California is famous for its one-action rule, in which a lender must carefully elect one action to take against the borrower if the ...

Hawaii Foreclosure Procedure

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Judicial Foreclosure Available: Yes Non judicial Foreclosure Available: Yes Foreclosure in Hawaii takes one of two forms: (1) judicial foreclosure by a lawsuit much like any other lawsuit or (2) sale under a power of sale clause in the mortgage. Preferred Method: Judicial foreclosure is the preferred method in Hawaii . Although ...

California Foreclosure Market Statistics - By County

Friday, April 25th, 2008

California Foreclosure Market Statistics COUNTY: ALAMEDA HOUSEHOLDS: 556,474 2006 TOTAL: 3,565 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 436 367 617 418 May-07 Jun-07 Jul-07 Aug-07 627 433 750 832 Sep-07 Oct-07 Nov-07 Dec-07 726 1,313 1,084 1274 Jan-08 Feb-08 March-08 1,469 1,320 1,635 12 MONTH TOTAL: 12,498 PER HOUSEHOLD: 2.25% MONTHLY CHANGE: 23.86% YEARLY CHANGE: 164.99% COUNTY: CONTRA COSTA HOUSEHOLDS: 383,328 2006 TOTAL: 3,738 Jan-07 Feb-07 ...