Blog | Alise Roberts

Navigating the Short Sale Mine Field

Mar 22nd

Posted by Kai in Don't Look At Me, I Am Just the...

How does Alise manage to complete so many short sales, when the national average for short sales that actually close is hovering around 60%? She takes it seriously. Alise doesn’t look as short sales as a way to get “leads” for buyers looking for a bargain- all the while hoping to direct their attention to an [...]

bank package, banks, short sale, successful short sales

Why Would ANYONE Sell Their House Right Now?

Mar 22nd

Posted by Alise in Straight from the horse’s mouth

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I have heard this sentiment expressed over and over again the last few months. From the outside, it may seem a reasonable question. After all, a lot of the traditional “hold ‘em or fold ‘em” rules say “Hold”. Prices are (hopefully) settling at the bottom of the pre-boom 2003 pricing. Inventory is high, really high. [...]

buyer credit, selling, short sale, tax credit

Kailee Vs. Green

Mar 21st

Posted by Kai in Don't Look At Me, I Am Just the...

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Gardening does not come naturally to me. I can say this definitively, because I have several family members who do not own worn copies of Potted Plants for Dummies. Somehow, their begonias continue to blossom, while mine curl into grayish blobs. Their philodendrons remain firm and green, while mine shed leaves as if every day [...]

gardening, green thumb, kids, planting

The Pursuit of Mediocrity

Mar 20th

Posted by Kai in Don't Look At Me, I Am Just the...

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The clean dishes are stacked up, high. Not in an orderly, space maximizing fashion. Like some twisted game of Jenga, they are precariously stacked with odd shaped jutting out from every side. I can’t ascertain where to start. I do know that if I choose the wrong piece, the entire stack will clatter into the [...]

Chores, dishes, kids

Short Sale Updates

Dec 28th

Posted by Alise in Straight from the horse’s mouth

A ton of rumors and half truths have been flying around this month regarding changes the banks are required to make in the handling of short sales. I have gotten several calls from potential sellers who believe that the process is now simplified. While that CAN be true, there are a number of factors that determine [...]

The Sound of Muzak

Dec 27th

Posted by Kai in Don't Look At Me, I Am Just the...

Last week, as I began my weekly calls to the short sale departments of a couple dozen banks, I believed I was fully armed. A stack of files with any and every possible document the negotiator might request. The same documents open in electronic form on the computer. The laptop was open and ready to make notes in [...]

Register Here for Your Chance to Win a Dinner for Two at Maggiano’s!

Dec 3rd

Posted by admin in Contests

Winners are notified by the 5th of each month.

contest, maggiano's

Great news on Short Sales!

Dec 1st

Posted by Alise in Straight from the horse’s mouth

The new Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program has some really helpful new guidelines for the short sale process. As a short sale specialist who has had to navigate the shadowy, poorly regulated short sale halls for the last few year, I think most of these guidelines will really speed up the process if implemented.

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New proposed changes to help distressed homeowners

Nov 30th

Posted by Alise in Straight from the horse’s mouth

All over the country, foreclosures are up for the 9th straight quarter. A report last week by the Mortgage Bankers Association listed that 14 percent of homeowners with mortgages are either behind in their payments or headed for foreclosure. In response, it has been announced that there some changes to its “Home Affordable Modification Program,” originally launced in [...]

foreclosures, homeowners, short sale