Mary Ellen Holleran's (maryellenholleran) Blog

True Georgian in lovely Greenwood . . classic architectural details incl slate roof, circ. d/way, fab. Rose Gardens, walkways, formal English grdns with fountain, trad. sleeping porch 2nd flr, Grand Circular stairway – lovely & light, hdwd flrs . . the utmost in beauty and quality! Huge lot – tru...

www.seetheproperty.com/67213 Classic home on lge lot in desirable Greenwood! Gracious flrplan,trad mouldings foyer,LR w/giant window seat, DR & back hallway to kitchen & FR..all hdwds ex Apt Br – Huge apartment (grt rental hist) or guest suite, etc in LL w/sep ent. Prop backs to CH Greenway-exqui...

Once the sellers debts have been sold to debt collectors the settlement is much more difficult. These companies like Bullhead Investments and CACH LLC are out to get whatever they can to get their money. They are the quintessential, hard driving companies who are going to chase the client down un...

It's always interesting to me how the homeowner approaches selling their home. There are the passive type, you know the "your the boss" kind, the aggressive salesman kind with "it's my home" sort of attitude, and my favorite the "team" player. As part of my listing presentation and discussion I s...

It's a buyers market and plenty of inventory so it may be a good time to get creative. Once the buyers have narrowed their list to just a few home then it may a perfect time for the seller to make the offer. The seller can give their best offer, warranties, closing costs or whatever they feel is ...

Foreclosure Starts Spike The foreclosure freeze brought on by documentation deficiencies, which came to light last fall, has started to thaw. RealtyTrac estimates that more than 3.5 million homes that belong in foreclosure have been hanging in limbo and are slated to start entering the foreclosur...

Wells Fargo has a terrible practice of deleting approved short sale accounts if an offer is submitted and fails. Instead of leaving the account open they delete it and the long process of uploading files has to begin again. Regardless of how hard you try to explain that this makes no sense they d...

http://www.corelogic.com/about-us/news/corelogic-reports-shadow-inventory-continues-to-decline.aspx What Does Shadow Inventory Mean?A term that refers to real estate properties that are either in foreclosure and have not yet been sold or homes that owners are delaying putting on the market until ...

Don't forget to take back up offers on short sales. So many buyers jump out at the last minute because there are too many repairs and they feel overwhelmed. The good news in taking back up offers is that you now know what the bank is looking for in the bottom dollar. So, keep taking offers so you...

I am beginning to realize that it's wise to challenge the loss mitigation departments every step of the way in a short sale. Starting with the HAFA and HAMP rejections. If your client wants to stay in the home and believe that they can afford a modified payment or their circumstances have changed...