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"Thank you for all your help Lisa, you are a wonderful agent!!!"
-Kacey Johnson
"I wanted to say thank you so much for helping us look for our first new home! The first time buying experience was very pleasant and exciting because you were a part of that journey. You were always so caring and quick to help us at any time, day or night! I loved how you paid close attention to what we wanted in our new home and what we could do without. I look forward to working with you again in the future when we decide to start the whole experience over again!"
-Dana Armstrong
"Thanks for all you have done and the wonderful gift [at closing].
- Harry & Marcia Dodd
We could not have found a better agent to represent us in our quest for a
new home in NC. The service you provided to us before AND after the closing
has been outstanding and we have recommended you to others. IF we should
ever decide to sell and move on, you will definitely be the person we look
to for assistance (I don't foresee us going anywhere in the near future, but
one never knows). We cannot thank you enough for your continued service
with our various "dilemmas"!
Thank you!! You're the best!!
- Judi & Dave Murray
In the News
What's in the Foreclosure Prevention Plan
The Obama administration yesterday released its long-awaited plan to stem foreclosures. It's organized into three categories:
1) Help for homeoners making their payments but at risk of default and foreclosure. Homeowners with a Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac loan would be eligible to refinance as long as their mortgage doesn't exceed 105 percent of the home's current market value. Currently owners need to have at least 20 percent equity. Potential impact: 4-5 million households.
2) Help for homeowners already in default and in need of loan modification. For lenders that voluntarily agree to lower a borrower's payment so that it makes up no more than 38 percent of the borrower's income, the government would share the cost of lowering the mortgage burden to 31 percent of income. Incentives to lenders to participate include a $1,000 payment. Borrowers can receive up to $1,000 as an incentive to stay current on their new mortgage. Still in the works is a proposed provision that would allow bankruptcy judges to require loan modification (known as a cramdown) as part of a household's restructuring. That provision requires legislation by Congress. Estimated potential impact: 3-4 million households.
3) Doubled resources to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. To encourage investors to buy the secondary market companies' mortgage-backed securities, the government explicitly backstops them to up to $400 billion, twice the current amount.
The plan does not provide help to investors or to homeowners who are in trouble with a second home, nor does it apply to homeowners whose mortgage is part of a private-label mortgage security that is not backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.
"The administration's proposed plan, combined with provisions like the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit in the just-enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will help minimize foreclosures, shrink housing inventory, stabilize home values, and move the country closer to an economic recovery," says NAR President Charles McMillan.
Source: REALTORŪ Magazine Online
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I specialize in representing my clients in the purchases and sales of single-family residences and income properties within Benson, Garner, Clayton, Smithfield and the unincorporated areas of Cleveland Township and especially McGee's Crossroads in Johnston County. I keep current of all transactions in these areas, and I'm also very knowledgeable with the local schools. So, for all your Real Estate Needs, Give me a call! I Bring Buyers and Sellers Together!
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