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Keep Your Home California (Read the Fine Print)

Misc. November 6, 2012April 20, 2016 JohnHart Real Estate 1 Comment

The federally funded ‘Keep Your Home California’ Program will soon begin efforts to help distressed homeowners. The federal agency that oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has hesitated to approve the program passing yet sees this as a way to provide a sustainable mortgage payments. 

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Short Sale: A Better Option

Misc. April 24, 2012April 25, 2012 JohnHart Real Estate 2 Comments

The year is 2006, and you’re inside Country Mutual Bank.  Surrounding you are a newlywed couple, a family of five, and a hardworking professional who apparently was just promoted.  They all have one thing in common, they are buying a house! They spent their time looking for the perfect place that they can call home, […]

The Short Sale Solution?

Legal Corner December 15, 2011December 15, 2011 JohnHart Real Estate 0 Comments

Short sales may seem like the quick answer to resolving the housing market crisis, but it takes more than a willing seller to play ball.

Guess Who Wants to Foreclose on You!

Legal Corner September 14, 2011September 14, 2011 JohnHart Real Estate 5 Comments

  Not only are mortgage industry giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae household names, they own most of the households in the country. So why are they the least likely to help homeowners in need of a short sale?

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