Lynne Connelley Bend Real Estate

I would like to present for your reading enjoyment an article by attorney Phil Querin, a distinguished real estate attorney in Oregon.  I have been contending for at least a year that the banks are simply going to have to get better at approving short sales and modifications since the foreclosure process is, quite frankly, a mess due to the ...

It will indeed be music to our collective ears as brokers, as sellers and as buyers when the era of short sales comes to an end.  It has not reached that point yet, at least as I see Bend Oregon homes for sale this month, but there are good signs.  Looking at the MLS listings which were on tour yesterday, April 20, of the ...

Have you heard of the November 30, 2009, program by the Treasury Department called HAFA?  It took effect this week on Monday, April 5, and its guidelines follow below.  HAFA (Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program) is part of the fairly unsuccessful -- well, VERY unsuccessful -- HAMP program, Home Affordable Modification ...

The homes we toured this week for the MLS tour were less than spectacular in value, although one very cute and totally remodeled home off Galveston in the heart of the chic downtown business section of town would be a joy to live in if the price were reduced by at least $50,000.  Let me know if you want to see it or have me send you a copy of ...