by Rodney Forbes on November 29, 2010
October 2010 home sales are down from 2009 for most of the country. Most areas of Florida also saw decreases in home sales. A number of reasons were cited, including the boost in 2009 from the home buyer tax credit, and new stricter mortgage lending guidelines. Interestingly, nationwide 29% of homes sold for cash and 34% [...]
by Rodney Forbes on November 15, 2010
Home prices in West Palm Beach Florida have been in a serious decline for several years. How long has it been since average prices were this low? Does it mean the time is finally right to buy a home, whether a foreclosure or short sale? Have we reached the bottom in Florida? The following chart [...]
by Rodney Forbes on October 13, 2010
Just when you thought the Florida foreclosure mess couldn’t take one more turn into the Twilight Zone, new information is released about the so called “robosigners” used by one of the largest foreclosures law firms in Florida. In an effort to rush through thousands of home foreclosures since 2007, financial institutions and their mortgage servicing [...]
by Rodney Forbes on October 13, 2010
Bank of America and other lenders are under attack again for the foreclosure mess that has brought about a freeze on thousands of foreclosure cases around the country. Since all crises with suspected fraud or wrongdoing have to have a name with “gate” on the end of it, we’ll officially name this as “Robo-signer-gate” (you [...]
by Rodney Forbes on October 12, 2010
The uproar over the foreclosure freeze with Bank of America, GMAC and others has turned into a political hot potato. As some politicians are looking for more opportunity to bash banks and their mortgage processes, it seems important to find out what the foreclosure paperwork mess is all about. As the video above shows, many [...]
by Rodney Forbes on October 11, 2010
Following the announcement that Bank of America would join other major lenders in freezing foreclosure proceedings in certain states, including Florida, Bank of America now has decided to expand the freeze to all 50 states. BofA is using this time to review foreclosure documents on thousands of cases that have recently come under criticism of [...]
by Rodney Forbes on January 12, 2010
Here is a great video testimonial for Rodney Forbes and Forbes Realty of South Florida from a very happy short sale client. If you are interested in buying or selling a home in the Palm Beach County area, specifically Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter and West Palm Beach, please visit my Forbes Realty website. For frequently [...]
by Rodney Forbes on August 25, 2009
In Palm Beach County Florida short sales now make up about 30-40% of pending sales. Although we hear of people having to do home short sales every day, not too many people know the potential tax consequences of the process. The tax relief available for short sales can be equally confusing. The important thing to [...]
by Rodney Forbes on August 11, 2009
The topic of short sales and foreclosures seem to dominate the headlines everywhere. There has been a lot written about short sales and whether you should or shouldn’t short sale your home if you’re in this situation. This has led to many misconceptions about short selling your home. This series is about the myths regarding [...]
by Rodney Forbes on June 3, 2009
As real estate values have dropped over the last couple of years, drastically in some places, thousands of home owners have found themselves either upside down on their mortgage, unable to afford their payments, or both. The topic of short sales and foreclosures seem to dominate the headlines everywhere. There has been a lot written [...]