WATERLEFE HOMES FOR SALE I have just written an article about Waterlefe in Bradenton Florida on my Bradenton blog. You can find Waterlefe homes for sale and other Bradenton homes for sale by following the link below: Buyer's Resource Center for a Home Buyer's Course and lots of other valuable information. 10/21/2010

TARA HOMES FOR SALE I have just written an article about Tara in Bradenton Florida on my Bradenton blog. You can find Tara homes for sale and other Bradenton homes for sale by following the link below: Buyer's Resource Center for a Home Buyer's Course and lots of other valuable information. 10/21/2010

ROSEDALE HOMES FOR SALE I have just written an article about Rosedale in Bradenton Florida on my Bradenton blog. You can find Rosedale homes for sale and other Bradenton homes for sale by following the link below: Rosedale Homes for Sale Here Be sure to check out our other resources like the Buyer's Resource Center for a Home Buyer's Course and lots of other valuable information. 10/21/2010

MILL CREEK HOMES FOR SALE I have just written an article about Mill Creek in Bradenton Florida on my Bradenton blog. You can find Mill Creek homes for sale and other Bradenton homes for sale by following the link below: Mill Creek Homes for Sale Here Be sure to check out our other resources like the Buyer's Resource Center for a Home Buyer's Course and lots of other valuable information. 10/21/2010

LEGENDS BAY HOMES FOR SALE I have just written an article about Legends Bay in Bradenton Florida on my Bradenton blog. You can find Legends Bay homes for sale and other Bradenton homes for sale by following the link below: Legends Bay Homes for Sale Here Be sure to check out our other resources like the Buyer's Resource Center for a Home Buyer's Course and lots of other valuable information. 10/21/2010

HERITAGE HARBOUR HOMES FOR SALE I have just written an article about Heritage Harbour in Bradenton Florida on my Bradenton blog. You can find Heritage Harbour homes for sale and other Bradenton homes for sale by following the link below: Heritage Harbour Homes for Sale Here Be sure to check out our other resources like the Buyer's Resource Center for a Home Buyer's Course and lots of other valuable information. 10/21/2010

GREYHAWK LANDING HOMES FOR SALE I have just written an article about GreyHawk Landing in Bradenton Florida on my Bradenton blog. You can find GreyHawk Landing homes for sale and other Bradenton homes for sale by following the link below: GreyHawk Landing Homes for Sale Here Be sure to check out our other resources like the Buyer's Resource Center for a Home Buyer's Course and lots of other valuable information. 10/19/2010

I have just written an article about Country Creek in Bradenton Florida on my Bradenton blog. You can find Country Creek homes for sale and other Bradenton homes for sale by following the link below: Country Creek Homes for Sale Here Be sure to check out our other resources like the Buyer's Resource Center for a Home Buyer's Course and lots of other valuable information. 10/18/2010

I have just written an article about Cordova Lakes in Bradenton Florida on my Bradenton blog. You can find Cordova Lakes homes for sale and other Bradenton homes for sale by following the link below: Cordova Lakes Homes for Sale Here Be sure to check out our other resources like the Buyer's Resource Center for a Home Buyer's Course and lots of other valuable information. 72f89de8-031c-451a-8ec0-eac516a9d939 1.03.01 10/16/2010

I have just written an article about Candlewood in Bradenton Florida on my Bradenton blog. You can find Candlewood homes for sale and other Bradenton homes for sale by following the link below: Candlewood Homes for Sale Here Be sure to check out our other resources like the Buyer's Resource Center for a Home Buyer's Course and lots of other valuable information. 72f89de8-031c-451a-8ec0-eac516a9d939 1.03.01 10/16/2010

I have just written an article about Briarwood in Bradenton Florida on my Bradenton blog. You can find Briarwood homes for sale and other Bradenton homes for sale by following the link below: Briarwood Homes for Sale Here Be sure to check out our other resources like the Buyer's Resource Center for a Home Buyer's Course and lots of other valuable information. 72f89de8-031c-451a-8ec0-eac516a9d939 1.03.01 10/16/2010

I have just written an article about Braden Lakes in Bradenton Florida on my Bradenton blog. You can find Braden Lakes homes for sale and other Bradenton homes for sale by following the link below: Braden Lakes Homes for Sale Here Be sure to check out our other resources like the Buyer's Resource Center for a Home Buyer's Course and lots of other valuable information. 72f89de8-031c-451a-8ec0-eac516a9d939 1.03.01 10/16/2010

I have just written an article about Bayshore Gardens in Bradenton Florida on my Bradenton blog. You can find Bayshore Gardens homes for sale and other Bradenton homes for sale by following the link below: Bayshore Gardens Homes for Sale Here Be sure to check out our other resources like the Buyer's Resource Center for a Home Buyer's Course and lots of other valuable information. 72f89de8-031c-451a-8ec0-eac516a9d939 1.03.01 10/16/2010

10/07/2010

Well I sure hope that Wells Fargo gets faster about giving short sale approvals and gives adequate time to close them!    With no ability to get extensions buyers who need financing on their short sale purchases need to be extra diligent to getting their loan commitments on time to meet the approval time frames provided from the lender.  Wells fargo will need to be realistic to Junior lien holders having to also agree to the short sale approval.   In the past two out of three short sales with Wells Fargo that I have closed here in Bradenton, FL, A short sale needed an extension.    In one instance I sold a short sale in Heritage Harbour the seller's second lender agreed to a short sale but insisted on more cash then Wells Fargo was willing to offer them.  They then wanted a cash contrib... 10/05/2010

It is always a good day when we close a successful short sale transaction. This one in Heritage Harbour in east bradenton,  was a wells fargo first mortgage and a second mortgage with Bank of America.  What was unique about this deal was how challenging the two lenders were to get to an agreement.  The time frame for approval from contract date to bank approval was 93 days.  Pretty typical time frame for a short sale with Wells Fargo.  What was illogical to me was wells fargo not cooperating with the second position lender (bank of america) to  work out a solution for settlement.  Getting these two banks to agree took a few weeks.  In the end the second lender agreed to the terms of the first.  Wells Fargo only took a loss of 10% of the mortgage amount, yet they challenged the second le... 09/21/2010

Check out this interesting power point presentation.   (you might need to reload this page to see my power point scribed frame in if does not start Not sure if it's my computer, or html) It Astonomy 101.  Amazing pictures of outer space as seen from the Hubble telescope.   This is a slide show- power point style, click through the slides. I think it's well worth a few minutes of your time. The Images from the Hubble telescope are amazing! I am impressed by the graphic of comparison of the earth compared to the other planets. WOW. EnglishAstronomie2 When you get a perspective of how big the universe is the day to day problems that we have that seem insurmountable become a little trivial..   I think that we all need to step back from the stressful world we live in and take stock in what r... 09/15/2010

Bradenton Real Estate, Short Sale in Kingsfield! 09/15/2010

I listed a home this past week in Bradenton, and really she didn't want to sell it.  Those are the toughest appointments.  It's one thing when the seller wants to move, or has too.  But when a seller really loves their home having to put them on the market is not pleasant.  In Bradenton and Sarasota foreclosures and short sales are now accounting for more than 60% of the transactions.  If we can lower the amount of people having to list that would rather stay it will help stabilize the market's downward path. After seeing her situation a loan modification really made a lot more sense for her.  She was previously denied, but I encouraged her to "try one more time".  Since the new HAFA and HAMP program. I thought it was worth a shot.  She had two liens, and had been denied on two prior at... 09/14/2010

Short Sale is proving to be a good answer to Stop, Avoid, and Prevent Foreclosure as many homeowners in Bradenton, FL that are facing foreclosure.  Short Sale could also be the best way to financially recover, depending on a homeowner's particular situation.  For information on the options to foreclosure, visit www.TroyFunk.com.  This website explains various options to foreclosure. Recently, Judge Lee Hayworth spoke at Stoneybrooke Country Club, in Heritage Harbor, to homeowners at a free public presentation called, "A Lifeline for Underwater Homeowners".  In his talk, Judge Lee Hayworth mentioned efforts that have been made to allow the homeowner to mediate with their mortgage-holder before a foreclosure sale.  Also at the presentation were Troy Funk and Cristian Tramontozzi, with th... 09/06/2010