The KCM Blog

December 2009

Is Real Estate Still a Good Investment?

December 6, 2009

Last week, we posted on the challenges currently in the housing industry. But with challenges come opportunities. This week we want to concentrate on the possibilities available today in real estate. To begin with, we want to make sure we bring some reality to much of the talk out there. Is real estate truly a [...]

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New Short Sale Tab

December 5, 2009

As a group we can see that the new Short Sale Process will be crucially important in 2010.  Here at KCM we believe that having timely information on this issue is vital to our community, so we have added a special feature tab at the top of the page designated solely for the latest Short Sale [...]

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Sell Now or Wait?

December 4, 2009

This past week, we have discussed how the current economy is wreaking havoc on our housing industry, how many homeowners can no longer make their mortgage payments and can’t qualify for a loan modification. We reported that millions of these homes will eventually become foreclosures or, in a best case scenario, a short sale. You [...]

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The Solution: Short Sales

December 3, 2009

Yesterday, we discussed that we are faced with the prospect of having millions of homes going to foreclosure in the next two years. This could have devastating effects on the economy and the future values of residential property in this country. Foreclosures impact our neighbors and neighborhoods in many ways. They force families out of [...]

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‘Short Sale’ Updates

December 2, 2009

**UPDATE** There is a new tab on top of your screen named “Short Sales.”  Any latest information on the new Short Sale process can be found here. The Treasury department has released new rules to help simplify the ‘short sale’ process. For months, we have been preparing our followers for this great announcement. It should [...]

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Foreclosures Force Values Down

December 2, 2009

In our last post, we discussed that, though the modification process has helped hundreds of thousands families keep their homes, there still will be millions of people who will still be faced with foreclosure. There is no avoiding this. And even though the administration is trying to get banks to be more flexible, the fact [...]

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