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HAFA (Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternative) is coming to town!

Videos by Russ Boyd are syndicated across the internet by As I reported in a recent post, up until now, short sales have had a high rate of failure, leading to frustration by buyers, distressed sellers, real estate agents and escrow officers. HAFA (Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternative) is a new federal program which becomes effective [...]

It May be Time to Consider an ARM Loan

Videos by Russ Boyd are uploaded to Youtube, MetaCafe, Veoh, Vimeo and Yahoo Video by Remember back in mid 2007, just before the housing bubble burst?  At that time most buyers and borrowers opted of ARM loans with a fixed rate period, typically 3, 5 or 7 years.  Conforming fixed rates were in the high [...]

Jumbo Loans-The Missing Piece of the Puzzle

Videos by Russ Boyd are uploaded to Youtube, MetaCafe, Veoh, Vimeo and Yahoo Video by While it’s quite clear that there has been steady market improvement during the past year, there is still a missing piece of the puzzle for homes priced above $1,000,000. Now let me be clear, there are some large lenders that [...]