Who Am I And Why You Should Care

by brendanlyons October 13, 2011 About

Do you ever notice, just by adding, changing, or moving just one word in a sentence you can completely change the whole meaning? For instance go back to the title of this post, “Who Am I And Why You Should Care” there is a reason for the title of this post, but we’ll get …

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Homebuyer Assistance Program CHF Platinum Grant

Homebuyer Assistance Program CHF Platinum Grant

by brendanlyons October 4, 2011 Buyer's

Program Highlights

Down Payment Assistance (Currently in the form of a grant not a bond)
For The Purchase of Primary Residences in California
New or Existing Properties are Eligible
Program is NOT limited to First-Time Homebuyers

Qualifications

Thousands of people each year dream of becoming homeowners. The CHF Platinum Program may help that dream become reality.

This home buyer assistance program currently …

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Shortsale vs Foreclosure

Short Sale vs Foreclosure

by brendanlyons September 29, 2011 Foreclosure

A short sale is by far the best option.  It’s the easier softer way compared to a foreclosure.  A few reasons…

Effects On Your Credit

Your credit gets hit equally hard by 200-300 points initially after a foreclosure and a short sale, but your credit rebuilds much faster after a short sale (2-3 years) compared to a …

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Pre Foreclosure Help

Behind On Your Mortgage Payments? SB 458 Explained…what does this mean for you?

by brendanlyons September 29, 2011 Short Sales

Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 458, authored by Senate Majority Leader Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro),  Into law.  Senate Bill 458 is a new California law that further protects homeowners pursuing short sales by barring first and Second lien holders from going after sellers for money owed after the short sale closes.

The new law builds …

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Foreclosure Notice

What is a Foreclosure?

by brendanlyons September 29, 2011 Foreclosure

Foreclosure

The legal process by which a borrower in default under a mortgage is deprived of his or her interest in the mortgaged property.  This usually involves a forced sale of the property at public auction with the proceeds of the sale being applied to the mortgage debt. Usually a lender obtains …

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Shortsale Sign

What is a Short Sale?

by brendanlyons September 29, 2011 Foreclosure

Short Sale

A short sale is a sale of real estate in which the proceeds from selling the property will fall short of the balance of debts secured by liens against the property and the property owner cannot afford to repay the liens’ full amounts, whereby the lien holders agree to release their lien …

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Mortgage Rate Arrow

Interest Rates Are Moving, But Which Way?

by brendanlyons September 29, 2011 Buyer's

INFO THAT HITS US WHERE WE LIVE

To help the economy succeed, the Fed is certainly using its ability to the max.  Coming out of the The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), a committee within the Federal Reserve System, is charged under United States law with overseeing the nation’s open market operations (i.e., the Fed’s buying …

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Home Value

Get A Home Value Report

by Brendan Lyons March 4, 2011 How Much Is My Home Worth?

Are you looking to sell now or in the near future? If so, the first and most important factor to get a grasp of before deciding to put your home on the market is, ‘what will you net from a sale today?’

Where to get a general home value idea…

You can visit a site like Zillow in …

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Welcome!

by Brendan Lyons October 7, 2010 Contact

Brendan Lyons has been working in the Real Estate industry since the fall of 2001. When he first started in the Real estate industry, Brendan worked for The Mike Ferry Organization.The Mike Ferry Organization is well known throughout the Real Estate Industry, for teaching Real Estate agents across the nation, how to successfully negotiate contracts through advanced selling concepts. From there Brendan went on to work directly under Mike Ferry’s son, Tom Ferry,for the next 5 years. Having had the exposure to both Mike Ferry and Tom Ferry for 7+ years, it is safe to say, Brendan is highly proficient in negotiating contracts on your behalf of a real estate transaction. If you’re a seller looking to net the highest price for the sale of your home, be assured Brendan will go to work for you and will negotiate the absolute highest possible price during the sale of your home.

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