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HAP. Homeowners Assistance Program.

Military Homeowners Sellers Assistance Program. Relocating can be a significant part of being in the military. With new orders and a potential relocation every 18 months or so, buying and selling a home becomes especially challenging. During the height of the housing boom, selling a home could be done in a few days to a few [...]

Realtors step up to the plate

CAR - the California Association of Realtors offer buyer protection … It seems like stimulus packages and buyer incentives have become the norm these days. First the car companies offered incentives that if you buy a car and lose your job, they will pay your car payment or even take your car back with no penalties. What [...]

Beware of foreclosure scams

This economy unfortunately can bring the worst out in people. It’s not enought that homeowners are going through the trauma of possibly loosing their homes – there are unscrupulous people preying on them to add to the insult … The California Association of Realtors has a short article highlighting the areas that are "Red Flags" – tips [...]

Produce the “note”

Homowners tell their Lenders "Produce the note". This often stays or delays the foreclosure process as often the Banks cannot produce the note! Copyright © 2008 Peter Toner, San Diego Realtor & Foreclosed-SanDiego.com This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not [...]

THE “OTHER VICTIMS” OF THE HOUSING CRISIS

There are thousands of renters who have become victims of the current housing crisis due to banks foreclosing on the properties they have been living in. Many of these tenants are totally unaware that their landlords are in trouble until an eviction notice arrives in the mail or is posted on the front door. Approximately [...]

Tax Lien Relief

Tax Lien Relief for San Diego Homeowners In the past when a home had a federal tax lien on it, the lien would have to be paid in full in order to refinance or sell. With the economy in distress, the IRS is now being a bit more forgiving when it comes to tax liens as [...]

Two New Band-Aids

Two New Band-Aids for Foreclosures in Progress With our new President’s first day on the job fast approaching, Congress is quickly putting together two new bills in hopes to aid homeowners facing foreclosure. Word is that our new President will be approving the bills when they come his way. The first bill would set aside a total [...]

Affordability makes a comeback

Many thought “affordability” of homes was just a thing of the past, never to be seen again by homebuyers in San Diego. Recent statistics though, may prove otherwise. In the 3rd quarter for 2007 the affordability rate of 24% had many home buyers shaking their heads. Compare that to San Diego’s affordability rate of 51% in [...]

Latest 2009 Foreclosure news …

Important news to those who may be facing a looming San Diego foreclosure! If you are at least 90 days late and have not yet been foreclosed upon, now is the time to reach out to your lender and find out if you might qualify for assistance with programs available. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have [...]

You call this marketing?

How not to present or market a home on the MLS !! Did they send a rookie who didn’t care a hoot to take these photos? Even if the property is a foreclosed home in San Diego …. … WHAT WERE THEY THINKING??? Copyright © 2008 Peter Toner, San Diego Realtor & Foreclosed-SanDiego.com This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. [...]