The KCM Blog

October 2011

Picking the Right Agent is Crucial

October 5, 2011

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their Existing Sales Report two weeks ago and in the report they discussed a troubling trend: cancelled contracts are increasing dramatically. NAR defined the issue: “Contract failures – cancellations caused largely by declined mortgage applications or failures in loan underwriting from appraised values coming in below the negotiated [...]

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Short Sale vs. Foreclosure: A Short Sale Always Wins

October 4, 2011

We are again honored to have Christopher Reale, Director of Short Sale Operations at Lepizzera and Laprocina Title and Escrow Services, as today’s guest blogger. He is an expert on the short sale process and will share his knowledge with us on a regular basis. – The KCM Crew Today’s ever changing real estate industry [...]

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Short Sales Picking Up Steam

October 3, 2011

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released their Second Quarter 2011 Mortgage Metrics Report last week. In the report, they covered the success the banking industry is having in each of several categories regarding the current housing crisis. Here is what they found: Loan modifications – These are “actions that contractually change the [...]

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