Last month a judge let a homeowner rip up his mortgage and walk away debt-free. Can you get a similar deal? MERS, the Mortgage Holder You Might Not Know An obscure company based in Reston, Va., claims to hold title to roughly half of the home mortgages in the nation — 60 million loans.
Are you struggling to keep your home? Good news might be around the corner! Arizona Bill Would Void Foreclosures Without Full Title History Arizona may become the first state to require lenders to prove they have the right to foreclose by providing a complete list of any previous owners of the mortgage, under a bill [...]
How much have you paid the mortgage broker? The numbers were hidden and undisclosed… According to the New York Times “New Fed Rule for Mortgage Brokers” article – huge amounts have been paid to the brokers by banks and other lenders through various fees and rebate programs. What a rip-off! At least in the Real [...]
While Tucson’s “affordable” real estate has turned the corner some time last year and is now filled with the buyers, snapping up great deals all over Arizona (and presumably the whole country), luxury Real Estate has just recently hit the bottom. There is definitely a significant increase in “Closed” transactions in the price range over [...]
It’s now official! I am getting back into Finance and being more like myself. On Wednesday, I’ll begin teaching at Eller College of Management (University of Arizona) Risk Management & Derivatives class. I’ll still keep and expand my Real Estate business, though. Thanks to having support from a team of three well experienced and knowledgeable [...]
Catalina Foothills Chess Academy is getting quite a bit of interest and is building momentum. As there are only a few spots left in the first group, I am seriously considering adding another one. Also, I received a number of requests to continue the program in the Fall, as many Tucson families are traveling during [...]
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Great news! I am opening a Catalina Foothills Chess Academy! For now, this will be just a Summer Program – 10 weeks in June and July. If you know someone who can benefit from joining it – please pass on the information. The flyer with details is below. You can save it on your computer [...]
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It has been almost a month since I moved with Realty Executives Southern Arizona to a new franchise Keller Williams Southern Arizona. As I mentioned earlier, I didn’t expect much from it. My clients know and trust me, so the change in the company name didn’t matter to any one of them. My transition into [...]
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It was Tuesday, March 9th 2010 and Realty Executives Southern Arizona held its company meeting at La Paloma. Meanwhile, I was on my way to Scottsdale, where that evening was planned an NYU Alumni networking reception. Suddenly the phone rang – “Have you heard the news? – one of my fellow real estate agents sounded [...]
If you live in the Foothills area of Tucson, you might have noticed that the number of police cars in the area has increased. Many of these cars aren’t cruising around to provide safety for the residents, but instead hide behind the curves to ticket you on Sunday morning, weekday afternoon or any other time [...]
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