Category Archives: Brentwood Real Estate Blog

Beware of Foreclosure Rescue Scams Foreclosure rescue and mortgage modification scams are a growing problem. Homeowners must protect themselves so they do not lose money—or their home. Scammers make promises that they cannot keep, such as guarantees to “save” your home or lower your mortgage, oftentimes for a fee. Scammers may pretend that they have [...]

Homeowner Benefits of HAFA Program Compared to traditional short sale process: • Quickest option for a short sale decision when there is no offer. – Faster decisions: in 10 business days once an offer is submitted. – A pre-approved list price is provided before listing the home. • Deficiency is waived. – The mortgage debt [...]

New law requires carbon monoxide detectors Special to the Daily News Posted: 06/28/2011 10:55:58 AM PDT Starting July 1, new legislation will go into effect requiring homeowners to install carbon monoxide detectors in every California home; a move CalFire officials say will save lives. “Carbon monoxide is a silent killer, each year claiming the lives [...]

Prices Perked up in April By Steve Cook Print Article RISMEDIA June 25, 2011—U.S. house prices rose slightly in April for the first month-to-month increase since last May, according to new numbers released today by the Federal Home Finance Agency, a branch of the Treasury Department. Prices rose 0.8 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis [...]

Foreclosure myths, debunked   You shouldn’t let emotions or misinformation stop you from keeping your home. Here are some common misconceptions about mortgage payments and the foreclosure process People fear foreclosure almost as much as they fear death. But unlike death, foreclosure can be prevented.       Unfortunately, just as some people ignore an [...]

California In California, the number of homes hit with notice of default filings — the first step in the foreclosure process — totaled 20,185 in May, down 4 percent from April and 16.5 percent from a year ago. Notices of auction sale — the homeowner’s last notice before their home is sold to a third-party [...]

Short sales have been anything but short in duration. As lenders grapple with the huge volumes of distressed properties and navigate the complex web of loan ownership created by bundling mortgages, transactions have stalled for months. Real estate professionals and homeowners are frustrated – and the California Association of Realtors has been pushing to speed [...]

I love to shop so I love my career I get to shop all day long. How much better can it be? With that said I look at homes I read about the market and go to Real Estate meetings everyday and I see a low inventory of homes right now. Which could be good [...]

  It’s prime time to buy a home!   just read a great ebook called “7 Reasons Why Now Is a Great Time to Buy a Home!” It’s filled with positive, exciting information to help buyers seize the incredible market opportunities available to them right now. The market is still made up of 80% Short [...]

Surprises can happen in real estate. A funny thing happened today with a buyer client. I took her to a house that is under construction, and she loved it. That is not the funny part. It is, that prior to today she described her new “dream home” as an older home with lots of antique [...]