The videos include speakers David Bleicken, deputy secretary of the PA Department of Banking, Dona Palmer, manager of business development for homeownership programs at the PA Housing Finance Agency and Courtney Franklin, Realtor® and short sales instructor.
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Tags: Foreclosure Seminar, loan modifications, phfa, short sales
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Realtors® involved in short sales transactions may be affected by rules recently issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
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REALTORS® need to know how to help consumers navigate the foreclosure and short sale process and to direct consumers to the available resources, according to several experts who spoke at PAR’s REALTOR® Seminar in Harrisburg on Wednesday.
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Tags: foreclosure, phfa, seminar, short sales
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REALTORS® need to know consumers’ options when it comes to short sales and foreclosures, according to Pat Moyer, a REALTOR® and real estate instructor. Moyer will be teaching NAR’s “Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives (HAFA) Short Sales: The Complete Course” on Monday, Dec. 6 at Triple Play 2010 in Atlantic City. Pre-registration is required.
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Tags: Education, foreclosures, HAFA, short sales, Triple Play Speaker
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Distressed properties can cause more stress than success if agents aren’t aware of all of the ramifications, according to real estate expert and columnist Bernice Ross.
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Tags: distressed properties, foreclosures, short sales, triple play
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REALTORS® can make a difference in people’s lives, especially those facing short sales or foreclosures, according to Grant Simon, a real estate instructor, broker and mortgage originator in Florida.
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Tags: foreclosures, short sales
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The federal government is trying to streamline the short sale process, thanks to new changes implemented in the federal government’s Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives (HAFA), according to Pat Moyer, a REALTOR® in Malvern and an instructor of NAR’s Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource certification course.
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Tags: foreclosures, HAFA, HAMP, short sales
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NAR’s MLS Issues and Policies Committee changed its rules to allow MLSs to require photos or other graphic representations although sellers may still “opt out.” The NAR committee also decided that MLSs can require REALTORS® to submit seller disclosure information.
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Tags: MLS, price reductions, short sales
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In just over two years, the Distressed Property Institute has trained more than 20,000 real estate professionals who have received the Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) designation. Membership has doubled in the last seven months and there are currently 317 CDPE designated agents in Pennsylvania.
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Tags: foreclosures, HAFA, HAMP, short sales
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