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Number 1 Short Sale Agent In Gwinett

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It’s official, The Jarvis Team is now the #1 Short Sale agent in Gwinnett County. With the market in cities like Lawrenceville where up to 80% of the market is REO or Short Sales.  We’re very proud of this accomplishment as we are helping people avoid foreclosure and the extra penalties that come with [...]

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Deal or No Deal – Real Estate is Changing Again

February 11, 2009

The phone is ringing, is it the bank?  You might want to pick that up.   There’s some new stuff coming and you need to know what is coming if you are a buyer and if you are seller.
First, what is coming:
2009 Will forever be known as the year of the Short Sale . 2007 [...]

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What You Need To Know About Mortgages in 2009

February 3, 2009

Business Week just put out  a great article about mortgages in 2009.  I’ll try to summarize it for you but it’s a great read.
For Purchasers:

Check with a loan person first, before your Realtor.  There are several things going on right now at one time and you need to know what you are getting into.
Rates are [...]

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Fannie Mae Policies On Short Sale Through Foreclosure

January 27, 2009

I often get asked about the difference between the impact of a short sale and a foreclosures.
Here is a summary of Fannie Mae loan policies that went into affect on August 1, 2008.  This represents the time period that must elapse before borrowers can demonstrate they have reestablished an acceptable credit history after the occurrence of the bankruptcy [...]

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Busy Season For Real Estate

January 26, 2009

I’m not sure what I am doing right, but the Lord has truly blessed us with opportunities this year.  From the quanity of sellers and buyers to high end purchasers and investors.  The Jarvis Team is going through many changes.  Here’s a taste of what’s to come:

Upgrades to the current website
Upgrades to the listing information [...]

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The Biggest Mistakes In Short Sales

January 16, 2009

I’m getting the opportunity to write for ShortSalesAtlanta with Short Sale Buyers and my first post was about the mistakes in Short Sales.  Go Check it out.

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How Do I Avoid Foreclosure?

December 26, 2008

I get this question more than you might think.  There simply isn’t a ton of State specific information on avoiding Foreclosure in Georgia other than, "pay your bill."  If you are facing foreclosure you might have other options.

Loan Modification – There’s a lot of scams out there, but there are people who can help you [...]

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Why Short Sale? Short Sale VS Foreclosure

December 23, 2008

It’s come full circle, I’m loving short sales from a seller representative standpoint due to the fact that it helps get them out of a situation that could devastating to them financially.  For a long time I’ve not enjoyed showing short sales to my buyers, simply due to the hassle.  Having closed several this [...]

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What is a Foreclosure?

October 14, 2008

As many of you know the real estate market is flooded with foreclosures.  However, there seems to be some misconceptions about what a foreclosures is.  Some mistakenly think that all foreclosures are HUD homes.
HUD homes are not the only foreclosed homes out there. Foreclosed homes are often mis-categorized. There’s Pre-Foreclosure, Auction and Post-Foreclosure homes [...]

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Summer Sizzle…

June 17, 2008

There’s some great opportunities out there, as mentioned … almost sounds like we’re chanting, "buy, buy, buy!" In reality, there really aren’t that many good deals out there. Oh, don’t get me wrong there are great deals like this one that’s a resale in Lawrenceville , or some of the foreclosures. Saw one the other [...]

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