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realpropertycheck.com August 29, 2010

With or Without a HOA and Whose Interests Do They Really Serve

Did you know a HOA (a Homeowners’ Association) can seriously get in your way if you let them?

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Filed Under: Buying, Homeowners' Club, Investing Tagged With: HOA, house rules, real estate developers

realpropertycheck.com August 29, 2010

HARP: All You Have to Do is Ask? The Pitfalls of Government-Backed Mortgage Refinancing

Record low interest rates are no good if you can’t get the lender to give you the time of day let alone a new mortgage. Government-administered home refinancing programs are mired in red tape. There are two of them right now and none is working. Here is what awaits you and how to avoid trouble.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: In early November 2010, a federal judge granted a La Jolla homeowner by the name of Kaveh Khast his motion for a temporary restraining order…

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Filed Under: Financing, Homeowners' Club Tagged With: Fannie Mae, foreclosure, Freddie Mac, HAMP, HARP, keeping records, notice of default

HAMP (…ered) Recovery and the Flood of Foreclosures: Why Banks Can’t Lose

realpropertycheck.com August 28, 2010

HAMP (…ered) Recovery and the Flood of Foreclosures: Why Banks Can’t Lose

The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) was supposed to stem the flood of foreclosures. The idea was quite reasonable: by making mortgage payments more affordable, HAMP was to keep families in their homes and by doing so help revive the real estate market. Too bad it is not working.

screen shot of Zillow (2010-09-03) on the Apple iPad showing Las Vegas foreclosures
Las Vegas foreclosures as seen on Zillow (2010-09-03) on the Apple iPad: most properties for sale in the area are REOs.

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Filed Under: Financing, Homeowners' Club Tagged With: foreclosures, HAMP, Las Vegas, REO

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