by Roberta Murphy Carlsbad, CA–I returned a couple of days ago from an intensive CRS gathering in Las Vegas and attended their Foreclosure and Short Sales class, where much discussion centered on the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternative Program (HAFA) that was instituted last April. The intent of this federal program is for lenders to circumvent

Carlsbad, Ca–Things are starting to brighten for the San Diego real estate market. Home buying in San Diego may have dipped 4 percent in May, but that is likely due to the dwindling number of foreclosures available in San Diego County. And according to MDA Dataquick, the median price of homes in San Diego has

It’s a sad fact of life, but unscrupulous vultures are always ready to pick at the flesh of the most financially distressed. It is also refreshing to hear that San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis is asking San Diego Realtors to help her track down and prosecute real estate fraudsters operating in our county.

by Roberta Murphy Blogging buddy, New York attorney, and real estate broker Joseph Ferrara publishes Sellsius, one of my favorite real estate blogs. This morning, he tossed out a possible solution that might help stall at least some of our San Diego foreclosures: Ask your lender or loan servicer for the original note. In the