Colorado Springs Business Journal

Posts Tagged ‘short sale’

A long and winding road: the short sale conundrum

by Becky Hurley Published: September 4,2009

Apparently, the only thing “short” about the current short sale process is the price. It takes from six to 12 months to complete a short sale, a time frame that real estate agents and brokers say hurts both homeowners and mortgage holders. David Liniger, co-founder and chairman of the board of Re/Max International, is one of a [...] [...]

Even skilled short sale wizardry not always enough

by Becky Hurley Published: September 4,2009

Tags: Real Estate, short sale

As if the recession hasn’t been hard enough on home sellers and their real estate agents, last month, Wall Street economists dealt another blow to the solar plexus, predicting an upsurge in default mortgages through 2011. And based on the latest projections, it takes a rare combination of broker wizardry and Zen-like calm to guide home [...] [...]