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December 2008 - Posts

• Success with Short Sales

  by Phoebe Chongchua It may truly be the choosing of the lesser of two evils -- short sale or foreclosure -- but, if you have to get out of your home, finding a way to complete a successful short sale may provide the best outcome for a distressed homeowner. Read More... Posted Monday, December 29, 2008 12:55 PM by Annette Lane | 0 Comments

• Obama Taps Donovan to Head HUD in His Administration

  By Christi Parsons RISMEDIA, Dec. 16, 2008-(MCT/RISMedia)-A Harvard-educated architect is Barack Obama’s choice to head his housing agency, one which the president-elect says will play a key role in tackling the mortgage crisis in his administration. Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 16, 2008 10:45 AM by Annette Lane | 0 Comments

• How to Free Up Cash for Holidays

  By Marty Orgel RISMEDIA, Dec. 11, 2008-(MCT)-In uncertain economic times like these, it’s comforting to know you can still find items that are free. And one way to avoid going into debt this holiday season is to find free items to fulfill your own Read More... Posted Thursday, December 11, 2008 12:11 PM by Annette Lane | 0 Comments

• Rethinking Stocks – Plan for Retirement with a Real Estate IRA

  Commentary by Curtis Seltzer RISMEDIA, Dec. 8, 2008-I’m sure there are three people in America who figured the stock market just right this year and are swimming in money like Donald’s Uncle Scrooge. I am not among them. And neither are millions Read More... Posted Monday, December 08, 2008 10:34 AM by Annette Lane | 0 Comments

• Tell All, Safest Way To Sell A Home

  by Phoebe Chongchua If you're putting your home on the market, better be sure you're ready to tell all -- good and bad. "The majority of lawsuits or claims that occur are as a result of buyers finding out about something that is wrong with Read More... Posted Friday, December 05, 2008 1:31 PM by Annette Lane | 0 Comments

• No Place Like Home For Savings

  by Broderick Perkins There's no place like home to save on the cost of living. Home is, after all, also where many cost of living expenses have risen, according to the Center for Housing Policy, the research affiliate of the National Housing Conference Read More... Posted Thursday, December 04, 2008 10:48 AM by Annette Lane | 0 Comments

• Know the Details of the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act

  Home-selling Strategies by Chris Kaucnik and Michael J. Greenen RISMEDIA, Dec. 2, 2008-No matter the circumstances, there’s a lot of stress a homeowner goes through in a foreclosure or a short sale. Brief Background Prior to December 2007, if a Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 02, 2008 1:03 PM by Annette Lane | 0 Comments

• States Step Up Foreclosure Relief

  by Broderick Perkins "Defaulting on the Dream: States Respond to America's Foreclosure Crisis" is a must read for home owners struggling with their mortgage. Produced by the Pew Charitable Trusts as the first detailed dissertation to chronicle Read More... Posted Monday, December 01, 2008 9:54 AM by Annette Lane | 0 Comments