SHORT SALE NEWS
Department of Real Estate CONSUMER ALERTS (check here frequently - DRE posts often)- GOP introduces bill to eliminate HAMP (HousingWire, January 28, 2011)
- 'Underwater' Doesn't Equal Hopeless (Inman News, February 14, 2011)
- CalHFA announces full implementation of New Programs (CalHFA MAC, February 16, 2011)
- HAMP Program on the chopping block (REALTOR® Magazine, February 25, 2011)
- California Association of REALTORS® publishes short sale survey results (LA Times, March 7, 2011)
- Short Sale Fraud ~ Important points to keep in mind from Freddie Mac, March 2011
- California Association of REALTORS® launches new short sale website ~ ShortSalesCalifornia.org (March 25, 2011)
- Proposed Settlement would force banks to allow SHORT SALES for delinquent homeowners (Chicago Tribune, March 30, 2011)
- CalHFA expands eligibility of homeowners for California's Hardest Hit Fund (Keep Your Home California, April 5, 2011)
- H.R. 1498 ~ "Prompt Decision for Qualification of Short Sale Act of 2011". This new bill was introduced in the U.S. House ~ deadline may be imposed on lenders to respond to Short Sale requests (International Business Times, April 19, 2011)
- Buyers & Sellers - Be Aware of these "Below-the-Radar Short-Sale Issues" (REALTOR® Magazine, April 2011)
- Short Sales Getting Faster (Contra Costa Times, June 1, 2011)
- Government to Withhold Financial Incentives from 3 Major Banks (Short Sale Daily News, June 9, 2011)
- Governor Jerry Brown signs SB 458 into law!! (California Association of REALTORS®, July 15, 2011)
- Number of Short Sales on the Rise (USA Today, August 30, 2011)