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Eye Openers – Seeing is Believing

Posted on 28 Oct, 2011 by admin

When you think that it could never happen to you or any one you know, the denial of most situations clouds your vision. Let’s fight through the denial fog and show you what is really happening in the valley in regards to daily foreclosures. Take a look at this video for a visual representation of all of the foreclosures in the valley for the month of August. It is

Arizona Homeowners – Your Lender AND Your State are Now Offering you Money

Posted on 22 Sep, 2011 by admin

If the media hasn’t grabbed your attention lately to short sale your home, how about another instance to lure you to take action? The Arizona Department of Housing is offering homeowners $4,500 and to pay their 3 percent closing costs if they work with their lender to complete a short sale on their property. This is a very valiant effort by the state’s housing administration to continue to

Short Sale Incentives by Major Lenders

Posted on 29 Jul, 2011 by admin

Who has the note to your mortgage or who is the one that is servicing it? Major lenders ALL across the board are offering incentives to homeowners who pursue a short sale. Is your lender one of them? Below is a list of some of the major lenders across the country that are offering perks to homeowners, and the details of their incentive programs. Some of the other lenders

Green Street Realty Founder Derek Jarr on the Real Talk Arizona Radio Show

Posted on 29 Jun, 2011 by admin

If you missed the broadcast this past Saturday, you missed an excellent radio broadcast. Todd Bookspan, host of Real Talk Arizona, the premier real estate hour on Arizona radio, had Green Street Realty founder Derek Jarr as his guest Professional of the Week! Derek shared stories, insight, opinions, and statistics on the current state of the real estate market, the direction homeowners can take with their property, and the

Simple Explanation of the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act

Posted on 21 Jun, 2011 by admin

The expiration of the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act can be somewhat confusing. In fact, if you asked 9 out of 10 homeowners, they may not even know what it is, much less how to explain the benefits of taking advantage of it, or consequences of not taking advantage of the opportunity. Let’s start with the simplest explanation possible, then expand and explain further. SIMPLE EXPLANATION: When you decide to

Who wants some free money? CitiMortgage will comply with your wishes…

Posted on 17 Jun, 2011 by admin

Two questions: 1 – Do you have CitiMortgage as your mortgage lender? 2 – Do you realize that if you sell now, you can take advantage of the tax benefits AND get money from your lender to do so? Another lender is jumping on board the Short Sale Streamliner and getting into the cash back game. In an effort to get as much bad debt off their books, CitiMortgage

Chase Gives Homeowner $20,000 for a Short Sale

Posted on 20 May, 2011 by admin

The days of receiving cash for a successful short sale are upon us. We JUST closed a deal within the last two weeks where the homeowners were paid to short sale their home. That’s right, you heard correctly: The lender paid them to short sale their home. They received this money at the close of escrow. Instead of being in a situation where they were dead in the water, potentially