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After many months of negotiation, 49 state attorneys general and the federal government have reached agreement on a historic joint state-federal settlement with the country’s five largest loan servicers: Ally/GMAC, Bank of America,Citi, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo . The settlement will provide as much as $25 billion in relief to distressed borrowers and direct payments [...]
While bank-owned foreclosure homes (also called REO’s – stands for Real Estate Owned) are plentiful in many markets, in some they are harder to come by. Take for example Pinellas County, where foreclosures account for just over 4% of the total market and thus they aren’t always easy for a buyer to get. Foreclosures sometimes [...]
As a cancer survivor myself (Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at age 23!), I’m very involved with a local cancer charity, and last year I met a family that was in foreclosure and who’s son had a rare form of leukemia. The wife had to leave her job to take care of the son’s medical issues full-time, and [...]
Often we have many buyers we are working with who send us links to properties they’ve found on sites like Trulia and Zillow. No offense to these sites, they are great for some things, but doing current real estate research is not one of them. The sad truth is Trulia and Zillow infrequently update listings, [...]
Traditional loan modifications, including the federal Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) have failed miserably to relieve struggling homeowners of mortgage payments they simply cannot afford. The largest lender in the program, Bank of America, has completed modifications for fewer than 2 percent of the 200,000 borrowers it has enrolled! Foreclosures continue to climb. I recently [...]
Today I was driving through Pasadena Yacht & Country Club in Gulfport taking photos of a few properties for a client who is out of state. While there, I spotted this magnificent home – which is a waterfront bank owned foreclosure that has never been occupied and just had to share it. If you are [...]
As a CDPE (Certified Distressed Property Expert) I get lots of questions about short sales – including – what in the world is HAFA? This video breaks it down a bit. Also check out this blog on HAFA’s guidelines here. If you are struggling to pay your mortgage and are seeking foreclosure alternatives, please contact [...]
One of the most popular searches on our website is for Luxury Bank Owned Homes and Luxury Distress Sales throughout the Tampa Bay area. There are some great deals to be had out there and you can use these links above to find properties that are active and available now! Start your search here! Keep [...]
The Treasury Department is offering a free online calculator that helps borrowers estimate whether or not they qualify for the Home Affordable Modification Program ( HAMP). The calculator is available at checkmynpv.com. In the two years since its launch, HAMP has helped more than 270,000 borrowers receive permanent loan modification, thus lowering their monthly mortgage [...]
Q: I bought my home in 2005 for $230,000. Now it is worth approximately $100,000 less than what I paid for it and I just lost my job and am struggling to keep up with the mortgage payments. Should I short sale or just let the bank foreclose, or do a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure with [...]
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Liane Jamason is a native Floridian who grew up in Palm Beach County. She moved to the Tampa area in 2000, and has never looked back. 
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