I am new to commercial real estate. If one were to buy 5 commercial properties in cash for $5m per property, how would one refinance and tap into the aggregate $25m in equity? Would you need to refinance each property...

In 1979 at the ripe old age of 20, I was a fairly new Real Estate Agent yet one of the top listing agents in the area. While going through the expired listings early one morning I came across a bank REO listing that l...

Is a bank that does portfolio lending considered to service their own debt and one that sells their mortgages off to Fannie is not?I see the benefits of a local portfolio lender all the way so Ive been calling around ...

I have a listing that has been on the market for about 45 days now.  13 showings, no offers.  We're overpriced.  I know this. We're at the very bottom of what we can accept to make sure the bank loan gets paid off and...

 I have a scenario I would like to run by you all. My fiance has a property she bought with an ex who is long gone. She has a 1st and a 2nd. When they split they made an agreement that she pay the 1st and he pay th...

In March of this year we purchased a non-performing 2nd deed of trust in the Silicon Valley area of CA.  We attempted to work out a loan modification with the borrowers but ultimately needed to foreclose as they were ...

What procedures should I use to evict former owner from foreclosure sale? I close on the house tomorrow and there is somebody still in the house.

I am trying to understand a credit report I am reading for someone interested in my property and I am aware that the applicant went through a recent divorce. The score is a couple points under my minimum for qualifica...

What is a cost effective way to pull title? Are there solutions besides having a real estate attorney pull the title?

Kerri Panchuk | 01.25.08

A new trend of families leaving their pets behind after losing their homes to foreclosure has animal rights advocates concerned across the country, according to the Humane Society of the Unit...