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  The Lyons Tri Valley Real Estate Report Fall 2012 Tom Lyons – Real Estate Expertise realestate@tomlyons.com 925-216-1105 The Real Estate Recovery of 201 Our local real estate market continues to recover and grow stronger through the Summer and Fall of 2012. Home prices continue to appreciate l...

Short sales - pros and cons - 2012/2013       Good reasons for sellers to consider short sales.   1. Homeowners can avoid foreclosure with dignity.   2. Credit consequences are less severe with a short sale than a foreclosure. On credit reports it is reported as a "judgment satisfied" and it disa...

For 2012-2013 New Fannie Mae guidelines make it easier for homeowners to short sale their home. Here are a few of the highlights: 1. Less documentation needed from seller 2. Shorter timeframe to complete the short sale 3. Short sale now easier for homeowner to complete Please click here for detai...

Banks would rather short sale your home than take it back in foreclosure - 2012-2013       Over the past two to three years (2009-2012) the major banks have drastically changed their position on foreclosing on a home. Banks are all about profitability. They are public firms, traded on the major s...

 The Lyons Tri Valley Real Estate Report Summer 2012 The Real Estate recovery of 2012 Our local real estate recovery started in the Spring of 2011 and it is continuing, strongly, through 2012. Fueled by record low interest rates, a recovering local economy, and years of pent up bu...

Tom Lyons-Real Estate Expertise 925-216-1105 realestate@tomlyons.com 19 Years of experience in Tri Valley Real Estate   The Lyons Tri Valley Real Estate Report April 2010 Year / Volume #4-Issue #28   No inventory numbers to discuss for April 2010.  It is suffice to say, in our area, there is a sh...

  Tom Lyons-Real Estate Expertise 925-216-1105 realestate@tomlyons.com 19 Years of experience in Tri Valley Real Estate The Lyons Tri Valley Real Estate Report February-2010 Year / Volume #4-Issue #27   We'll start the Feb. 2010 report with supply and demand numbers.              City            ...

Here in Northern California, in the counties of Alameda and Contra Costa, if you go to the county courthouse steps any weekday from 9-3 PM you'll see foreclosed properties being auctioned off around the clock.  At each county location ..... there can be as many as 4 auctioneers .... all selling h...

    Now available! Search for homes, REO's, and short sales from your mobile phone www.tomlyons.com/mobile New for 2010 - Our new foreclosure website for Alameda and Contra Costa Counties in California www.tomlyons.com   Thanks for reading! realestate@tomlyons.com  

  Tom Lyons-Real Estate Expertise 925-216-1105 New website for 2010! www.tomlyons.com realestate@tomlyons.com 19 Years of experience in Tri Valley Real Estate  The Lyons Tri Valley Real Estate Report 2009 Year in Review Year / Volume #3-Issue #26 We thought it a good idea to summarize the entire ...