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The Short Sale Process
April 30, 2010 by cherylflynn · Leave a Comment
The carnage in the real estate market echoes that of the Great Depression, when millions of Americans lost their homes to foreclosure. Serving homeowners in distress is my specialty. If your real estate professional is not well educated on “Pre-foreclosure” strategies such as loan modifications, deeds-in-lieu of foreclosure and short sales, you are putting yourself [...]
Day time House Breaks Reported in Stow, Acton, Littleton, Westford and Chelmsford
April 27, 2010 by cherylflynn · Leave a Comment
The Boxborough Police Department is investigating a few day time house breaks. Stow, Acton , Littleton , Westford, Chelmsford have recently had a rash of these as well. Suspects will usually knock on a door to see if someone’s home first. If someone answers they will either say they are at the wrong home or [...]
Preparing Your Home for Sale; West Coast Home Staging Trend Meets The East Coast
April 23, 2010 by cherylflynn · Leave a Comment
Like many other fashion, health and life-style trends that have their genesis on the west coast, so does preparing a home for sale using a professional Home Staging Service. You may be wondering what home staging is all about so let me begin by telling you about a Home Staging seminar I attended yesterday at [...]
By the Rude Bridge that Arched the…Flood…
March 31, 2010 by cherylflynn · Leave a Comment
Sudbury Road, near Nashawtuc Country Club remains underwater and due to the relentless nor’easter it will most likely stay that way for a while. That would have been good news in the 1930’s when the Taranto family was growing broccoli and asparagus on this fertile land. My father, Nick Sottile, was the eldest son of [...]
Why Choose a Short Sale?
March 19, 2010 by cherylflynn · Leave a Comment
For those of us who have been hearing the term “short sale” and don’t quite understand what it means, a short sale is a legal lender approved solution designed to assist those home owners who are financially strapped to get out from under their mortgage debt. Simply put, a sluggish economy has brought down the [...]
The Local Option Local Income Tax (LOL…IT) in Concord
March 15, 2010 by cherylflynn · Leave a Comment
It appears that the old method of raising revenue in Concord, and every other town and city in Massachusetts, by taxing commercial and residential real estate is up for debate at the moment. Essentially the town Select People are considering a plan that would tax residents based on income, not on the value of the [...]
Federal Program Offers Cash and Protection from Lawsuits To Short Sellers
March 13, 2010 by cherylflynn · 1 Comment
Although many of you may be experiencing very difficult hardship at the moment due to the economic downturn, the federal government has yet another assistance program. Beginning April 5, the Obama administration will encourage delinquent borrowers to avoid foreclosure and instead give up their homes in short sales by streamlining the process. The program will [...]
Realtors® Strive to Reduce Stress in Short Sale Transactions
March 12, 2010 by cherylflynn · Leave a Comment
Realtors® Strive to Reduce Stress in Short Sale Transactions Washington, February 19, 2010 According to the most recent Realtors® Confidence Index, buyers continue to be discouraged with the extended short sale process, resulting in foreclosures that could have been prevented. New resources from the National Association of Realtors® aim to help Realtors® and consumers successfully [...]
Making an Offer on a Short Sale? What You Need to Know
March 11, 2010 by cherylflynn · Leave a Comment
Are you looking to buy a new home? Are you thinking that now’s a great time to find bargains? Before you make an offer, it pays to know a little about the seller’s situation. If a home is being sold for below what the current seller owes on the property—and the seller does not have [...]
Consumer Confidence Can Work Both Ways
March 10, 2010 by cherylflynn · Leave a Comment
In these times many are writing about what role confidence, or lack of it, plays in distressed markets and foreclosure. Here are two views you may hear in the marketplace: 1. Naive Confidence Can Help Much is being written in these times about the role of consumer confidence in down and distressed markets—and in market [...]
