Francine Walton's (avthegroup) Blog

“As real estate professionals and consumers are well aware, short sales have been very prevalent in the marketplace recently. Due to a variety of reasons, short sales have garnered a bad reputation for being unwieldy, time consuming and laden with pitfalls. However, if handled correctly, short s...

The Obama administration is giving 10 states a total of $2.1 billion to come up with innovative ways to stem the foreclosure crisis. They are charged with finding solutions for the unemployed and underwater -- two groups typically shut out of loan modifications. So far, Arizona, California, Flor...

New HAFA Regulations Improve the Short Sale process for homeowners who are underwater on their home mortgage loans, or facing distressed property situations. Davidson Realty, the leader in Jacksonville and St. Augustine, Florida realty, explains what homeowners should know about new HAFA and sho...