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All Mortgages Are Now Assumable

by Roberta Murphy If I could beĀ  President Obama’s Mortgage Czar for just one week, the first thing I would mandate is that all existing mortgages become assumable. When starting my real estate career in Houston, Texas during the last … Continue reading

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The F-Word in Luxury Real Estate

by Roberta Murphy Forecl—– It’s a word softly whispered when luxury homeowners in luxe communities like Palm Beach (33480), Beverly Hills (90210), Greenwich (06831) and Rancho Santa Fe (92067) discuss their local real estate markets. Real estate prices have been … Continue reading

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Rise in Luxury Home Foreclosures, Short Sales and REO’s?

by Roberta Murphy It appears that even the luxury real estate market will not fully escape the financial ravages that are taking down less-expensive neighborhoods. Housing Wire asks: Has REO gone jumbo? To find out, they consulted with Integrated Asset … Continue reading

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Troubled Homeowners: Beware the Predators

by Roberta Murphy The real estate predators are always there–in good times and in bad. There are whispered stories in real estate circles of certain escrow and loan officers who, in the heady days of real estate, slipped deeds into … Continue reading

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