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Are Foreclosures in Ohio Impacting the Real Estate Market Disproportionately?

Without a doubt the influx of foreclosures are is putting downward pressure on real estate prices nationwide. However, in Ohio is it a disproportionately higher problem than the rest of the country? We looked over at a post from The … Continue reading

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The Rich are More Likely to Default on Mortgages

Recent research shows that 1 in 7 American with home loans of more than $1,000,000 have missed 3 consecutive mortgage payments. According to marketplace.org only 1 in 12 of home owners with loans less than $1,000,000 are in seriously deliquent. … Continue reading

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Living Rent Free After a Foreclosure

In a sign of the times, more and more Americans are living in their homes post-foreclosure. An article in RSI media details the growing phenomenon and attributes the situation to the volume of foreclosures that have washed over the banks … Continue reading

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New Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program Rules Impact Cincinnati Real Estate Market

The Federal Government has recently implemented another program designed to assist home owners in financial trouble. The government has already rolled out the Making Homes Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) designed to help homeowners modify their mortgages. The new Home Affordable … Continue reading

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Cincinnati Realtor Foreclosure and Short Sale article featured in David’s Voice

This month I contributed a feature to the online magazine David’s voice. I had the opportunity to share my thoughts on purchasing forclosures and short sales with their audience. I am allways very clear with my clients when they ask … Continue reading

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Corporate Foreclosures and Individual Foreclosures

In recent weeks major real estate developers have been walking away from properties because like many home owners, they are underwater on their mortgages. Tishman Speyer Properties gave up the 56-building, 11,232-unit Peter Cooper Village and Stuyvesant Town apartment complex … Continue reading

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Cincinnati is Facing the Mortgage Crisis

Cincinnati’s local public radio station WVXU is running a series of articles and providing counseling and services to those facing a crisis with their mortgage. They have done a very good job of providing reliable and direct information to those … Continue reading

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Previous refis increase sellers’ tax obligations

This article by Bernice Ross from Inman News highlights important information if you are considering a short sale. I did not condense it because the original content is excellent. This article pertains to real estate in Cincinnati and around the … Continue reading

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Cincinnati Real Estate: Short Sales

The Cincinnati Enquirer ran an article today on the rising number of short sales occurring in the current real estate market. Short sales are transactions  that occur when a bank or lender agrees to accept less than what’s owed on … Continue reading

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More Laws Target Abandoned Houses

Across the country local and state governments are enacting laws aimed at minimizing the eyesore of foreclosed homes, according to USA Today. Properties in foreclosure are often left uncared fore and fall into disrepair, leaving local municipalities with the responsibility … Continue reading

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