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A Smooth Short Sale Transaction in San Jose with Wells Fargo

April 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off · bay area, buying a home, condo homeowner, condo/townhome, homebuyer, investor, real estate, san jose home, short sale

This transaction was another short sale in downtown San Jose, a condo. Wells Fargo was the bank and I must say, this transaction was one of the smoothest short sale transactions I have had thus far! It only took about one month for short sale approval, which is almost a record for the transactions I have been [...]

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Just Sold A Short Sale in San Jose for $225,000

March 30th, 2011 · Comments Off · bay area, buying a home, condo homeowner, condo/townhome, homebuyer, investor, real estate, san jose home, short sale

This sale was a condo to a very nice investor couple. It was a short sale in which Wells Fargo was the first loan and Citi was the second. We wrote the offer mid December and had short sale approval in late February, so a little over 2 months of a waiting period to get [...]

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Just Sold A Short Sale in San Jose City Heights

March 11th, 2011 · Comments Off · bay area, buying a home, condo homeowner, condo/townhome, first time buyer, home for sale, homebuyer, real estate, san jose home, short sale

This sale was a condo in City Heights on the 8th floor and is a corner unit, which is a very desirable location in this high rise with a great view. This was also a short sale transaction with a very nice investor couple who actually lives in Hong Kong. They came to San Jose for [...]

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The So-Called “Approved Short Sale” That Was Not So Approved in San Jose

June 3rd, 2010 · Comments Off · bay area, buying a home, condo homeowner, condo/townhome, first time buyer, homebuyer, real estate, san jose home, short sale

I just sold this condo in San Jose that was a short sale. For this transaction, all I can say is…Wow, what a draining experience for all parties involved. All parties are just so glad this deal has closed. This client is just the sweetest, young first time buyer and in this price range, the competition [...]

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The Buyers Who had Only 60 Days to Buy and Close the Transaction

April 19th, 2010 · Comments Off · condo homeowner, first time buyer, homebuyer, new home, real estate, tax credit

These buyers are a very sweet couple buying their first home and they had forced motivation put upon them for buying quickly in that after 19.5 years of living in the SAME apartment, they got a 60 day notice from management. Can you believe it? A faithful tenant for 19.5 years paying his rent on time all those years, and the apartment [...]

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Probably One of the Last FHA Spot Approvals Through Before the Deadline

February 27th, 2010 · Comments Off · FHA approved, FHA loan, buying a home, condo homeowner, condo/townhome, first time buyer, homebuyer

I just sold a condo in San Jose to a very sweet young couple. They wanted this particular community because it was close to Lake Almaden and they really like the location. They are FHA buyers and this community is not FHA approved. The deadline for spot approvals was Feb 1 and we barely made the deadline [...]

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Say Goodbye to Spot Approvals for FHA loans in Condo/Townhome Communities

February 9th, 2010 · Comments Off · FHA approved, FHA loan, condo homeowner, condo/townhome, first time buyer, real estate

Why FHA decided to end spot approvals is a complete unknown to me and is definitely not good news for FHA buyers  and condo/townhome communities that are not FHA approved. As of February 1, 2010, FHA no longer allows spot approvals in said communities. A spot approval is one in which FHA looks at an individual unit,  the HOA documents, and [...]

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