Over the course of a few college summers I interned as a lobbyist at the State Capital in Tallahassee. I’ll never forget a Representative speaking on the floor of the House in opposition to some legislation . . . “thou shalt not Californicate the state of Florida!” Well, despite this representative’s warnings . . . [...]
So we just wrapped our first-ever Ultimate Foreclosure Course live event in Las Vegas last week. In case you’re not familiar with it, the whole idea of this was to do a totally new type of real estate event that didn’t rely on the same old format of every other seminar out there. So we [...]
We spent the weekend with friends at their lake house pulling the kids on the tube and tearing it up on the jet ski’s.
What fun! It is pure exhilaration flying over the water at 50 miles per hour! (and a great relief when you slow down and your 5 year old is still there!)
My friends [...]
The Obama administration is expected to expand its mortgage aid program today and announce new measures that will help homeowners avoid foreclosures and guess what he’s specifically talking about . . . you guessed it… Short Sales!
Posted in Action, Appraisals, Bankruptcy, Banks, Barack Obama, Comps, Current Blogs, Short Sale Breakthrough | Also tagged Add new tag, Barack Obama, Real Estate, Short Sale Breakthrough, Short Sale Laws |
The kids have Spring Break this week and it’s. . . snowing. Huh?! Just when you thought things were getting a little weird – it gets weirder: snow in April . . . in Atlanta?
Well, it didn’t stick and it didn’t last long, but the kids looked up from the Wii just long enough to [...]
Like many Americans, today I watched as President Obama took the oath of office and I listened carefully to the words he chose to mark the occasion. I spent the inauguration hour at my kid’s school and watched the ceremonies with my wife in our eldest’s second grade classroom. It just seemed the right setting to witness this bit of history.
Yesterday, Citigroup came forward in a deal with Senate leaders to support legislation that would allow bankruptcy judges to alter home loans in an effort to prevent foreclosures. Other lenders are expected to follow. The so-called “cramdown” proposal has been kicked around for a while now but has not yet made its way into law. It appears as if the legislation to make this change will find its way into President Elect Obama’s stimulus package and may become law soon.
Posted in Barack Obama | Also tagged Add new tag, Barack Obama, Ben Pargman, Citi Group, Real Estate, Short Sale Breakthrough, Short Sale Laws, Short Sales, Short Sales California, Short Sales Florida, Short Sales Training |
Stephen Covey says “seek first to understand, then to be understood.” This principle governs my team meetings with my staff where we always open with a sharing of: What are the Banks Saying Right Now?
WOW!!! Lot’s of exciting things to write about this week. Many of you have written wondering where I was last week. I was not writing here, but we were going non-stop from early morning to late at night at The Live Short Sale Breakthrough Event. There is a lot I want to tell you about – it was an amazing experience . . . great deals . . . great ideas . . . great people . . . and, yes – great Breakthroughs. I’ll tell you more about Breakthrough later, but first, there has been a lot of action in Congress today that you should know about.
