Posts Tagged ‘Sellers’

HARP – the magic bullet for housing and the economy?

| Harlan Griswold III

There is excitement among under-water homeowners and others, about the newest program coming from the Government, called HARP. HARP stands for Home Affordable Refinance Program; it’s known informally as the “short refinance”. It will allow homeowners with no equity and those who owe more than their home is worth, to refinance ...       [Read More]

There is excitement among under-water homeowners and others, about the newest program coming from the Government, called HARP. HARP stands for Home Affordable Refinance Program; it’s known informally as the “short refinance”. It will allow homeowners with no equity and those who owe more than their home is worth, to refinance [...]

Are Automated Short Sale approvals coming?

| Harlan Griswold III

In an effort to speed up the short sale process, some lenders are choosing to automate the way approvals are given.   Bank of America is using a new system to automate the approvals of short sales, called Equator.    It uses an Automatic Valuation Model (AVM) like Zillow.com to determine the value of the home, and ...       [Read More]

In an effort to speed up the short sale process, some lenders are choosing to automate the way approvals are given.   Bank of America is using a new system to automate the approvals of short sales, called Equator.    It uses an Automatic Valuation Model (AVM) like Zillow.com to determine the value of the home, and [...]