Wednesday, January 21, 2009

No One is Safe in Today's Market!

No one is safe. News stories from across the country tell the tales of both celebrities and average Americans who are all considering selling their homes through a short sale.

Selling your home through a short sale doesn’t need to be a shameful, life-ruining experience. Sometimes short selling your mortgage simply makes smart economic sense, especially for homeowners who find themselves "upside down" — that is, they owe more on their mortgage than their house is worth.

Late last year, CNBC financial guru Jim Cramer was telling homeowners to ‘Just Walk Away.’ (Watch the video on YouTube.com)

We are clearly in uncharted waters. The current housing crisis is different from all the previous housing recessions. It is well known that many financial institutions sold mortgages in a deceptive manner — for example, by approving people for loans they couldn't really afford — then why should homeowners feel obliged to honor their commitments?

From a homeowner’s perspective, why should they stay in a home that is depreciating? Often times it’s possible to rent the same style home in the same area for half (or less) than their current mortgage payment. Assuming it takes years for the market to recover, the homeowner who sells their home via a short sale now will be far ahead of the person who ‘stuck it out’.

Ihor Pochay
REALTOR / SHORT SALE SPECIALIST
Tarbell, Realtors
Cell: (562) 334-7393
Off: (909) 629-6186 Ext. 339
Fax: (909) 629-6710
ihorpochay@tarbell.com
www.MyRealtorIhor.com

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

A National Epidemic of Short Sales

Are you stressed out about mortgage payments? Do you think your only option is a foreclosure? Is a short sale right for you? Millions and millions of homeowners are asking themselves the same questions. It is projected that more than 20,000,000 homeowners will have negative equity in their homes in the very near future. In other words, they will owe more on their homes than the homes are actually worth. More than 2.9 million homes have foreclosed in the last three years and the number is only expected to grow. Expect the effects of the estate recession to ripple for years to come.

What can you do now?

There is expected to be massive tsunami of homeowners who are simply making the decision to sell their homes through a short sale vs. staying in a home, hoping that one day it may be worth what they paid.

No one is safe. News stories from across the country tell the tales of both celebrities and average Americans who are all considering selling their homes through a short sale.

Selling your home through a short sale doesn’t need to be shameful, life-ruining experience. Sometimes short selling your mortgage simply makes smart economic sense, especially for homeowners who find themselves "upside down" — that is, they owe more on their mortgage than their house is worth.

To find out if you qualify to sell your home in a Short Sale transaction, call me today at (562) 334-7393.

Ihor Pochay
REALTOR / SHORT SALE SPECIALIST
Tarbell, Realtors
Cell: (562) 334-7393
Off: (909) 629-6186 Ext. 339
Fax: (909) 629-6710
ihorpochay@tarbell.com
www.MyRealtorIhor.com