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  Seattle Tacoma JBLM VA Short Sales - No PCS Help for the Military by Obama – The HAP Program is Still Working         I’ve been specializing in the HAP Program in the Seattle Tacoma JBLMarea for a couple of years now.  I closed the first HAP Program sale in Washington State in  June of 2010.  T...

  Military Short Sale, The HAP Program and HAP Sale 2012 ~ Help for upside down Military Home Seller and their 2012 PCS dates.       Once again spring is here, at least in most areas of the county.  In Seattle and JBLM, we’ve had a couple nice days now.  Anyway, spring 2012 means the annual PCS (...

19 Reasons Why I Hate Bank/REO Listing Agents             There are good agents and bad agents in all areas, and I have dealt with both in regards to selling REO properties.  Here are some first hand examples of what I’ve had to deal with as a selling agent when selling an REO property with a ba...

McCormick Woods Port Orchard, WA – Gorgeous Golf and Handsome Homes       Nestled between Tacoma, WA and Bremerton, WA down HWY 16 there lays the quiet little bedroom community of Port Orchard, WA, population as of March 2012 around 11,000.  The quality of life of Port Orchard is phenomenal, num...

How to Appeal or Dispute Your King County Property Tax Assessment       With the epidemic of downward spiraling home prices and property values, many homeowners are wondering why the assessed tax value of their homes aren’t, and corresponding property tax aren’t decreasing by the same amounts.  ...

      Recently Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke recently spoke at the 2012 National Association of Homebuilders International Builders' Show and commented on the “housing recovery.”   "The economic recovery began more than two years ago, but it doesn't feel like much of a recovery for many ...

HAP Program ~ Home Owners Assistance Program   GovernmentAcquisition and Resale Basic Steps   1.  Funding is requested on the file as soon as the file is received in the  HAP Program BenefitsDepartment. 2.  Specialist receives Home Owners Assistance ProgramApplicant file, makes initial contact w...

  HAP Homeowners Assistance Program Puyallup- Government Acquisition GA and Resale Overview Part 2 Government Acquisition Part 1 CLICK HERE Between 15-30 days prior to the closing date the Homeowners Assistance Program - HAP Puyallup Specialist will write a new purchase and sales agreement betwe...

    HAP Homeowners Assistance Program - Government Acquisition GA and Resale Overview   Part 1     Here is a synopsis of a HAP Homeowners Assistance Program letter issued during the processing of one of my clients in Puyallup, WA.  I have added "Puyallup" in front of applicant in the letter to in...

Good News for Military Short Sales and HAP, JBLM and the Army in Puyallup, WA       I have been working with the Military for years now, and in particular the last 3 years with HAP Homeowner’s Assistance Program in the JBLM Army base area.  Although, no areas have been immune from the spiral of ...