Thursday, April 30, 2009

New Alarm Code

Hi Everyone,

 

Please call the office during business hours tomorrow to receive the alarm code. The alarm will be set Friday night! Thank you so much!!

 

Congratulations on your Daily Sales!

Congratulations Brett Jennings

Ø      2250 Monroe Street #162, Santa Clara Ca 95050

Ø      Listing price $325,000

 

 

Congratulations on your Daily Listings!

Congratulations Mike Mendenhall

Ø      1010 Broadway Avenue, San Jose Ca 95125

Ø      Listing price $475,000

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Cutting Edge Series

If you plan on attending the cutting edge series; please RSVP for the classes as soon as possible. Please respond to Debra at asc@kwsv.com .

If you are going to attend the CMA field trip led by Edith Espinola, please let me know no later then Thursday 4/30/09

If you are going to attend the Listing Presentation and Servicing Sellers class led by Irene Jacobson, please let me know no later then Thursday 5/7/09.

Thank you!!!

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

I would love to host your O/H this weekend. Available both Sat/Sun....price point $500-$700K. Area's 11-15. Thank you!

 

Rich MacKanin

Real Estate Consultant

Keller Williams Realty

 

 

Fantastic article from WSJ. It's a must read!

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Banks Ramp Up Foreclosures

Increase Poses Threat to Home Prices; Delinquent Borrowers Face New Scrutiny

By RUTH SIMON

Some of the nation's largest mortgage companies are stepping up foreclosures on delinquent

homeowners. That will likely lead to more Americans losing their homes just as the Obama

administration's housing-rescue plan gets into gear.

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Wells Fargo & Co., Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac all say they have increased

foreclosure activity in recent weeks. Those companies say they have lifted internal moratoriums which

temporarily halted foreclosures.

Some mortgage companies had stopped foreclosing on borrowers as they waited for details of the Obama

administration's housing-rescue plan, announced in February, which provides incentives for mortgage

companies and investors to reduce borrowers' payments to affordable levels. Others had temporarily

halted foreclosures while they put their own programs in place, or in response to changes in state laws.

Now, they have begun to determine which troubled borrowers are candidates for help, and to move the

rest through the foreclosure process.

The resulting increase in the supply of foreclosed homes could further depress home prices and put

additional pressure on bank earnings as troubled loans are written off.

Some of the mortgage companies are themselves receiving funds under the government's financialsector

bailout, which could make their actions politically sensitive. But mortgage companies say they are

taking steps to keep borrowers in their homes, and are only resorting to foreclosure when there are no

other options.

Foreclosure sales had dropped in the second half of 2008 as mortgage companies delayed taking action

against delinquent borrowers. But sales have been edging up this year, according to LPS Applied

Analytics, which tracks loan performance. Foreclosure-related filings increased by nearly 6% in

February from the month earlier, and were up almost 30% from February 2008, according to

RealtyTrac. The backlog of seriously delinquent loans has been growing.

In California, notices of trustee sales, which are preludes to foreclosure sales, climbed by more than 80%

to 33,178 in March, from February, according to data from ForeclosureRadar.com and the Field Check

Group. The increase reflects both the expiration of foreclosure moratoriums and a California law enacted

late last year that temporarily delayed default and foreclosure notices, says Mark Hanson, president of

the Field Check Group, a research firm.

Ronald Temple, co-director of research at Lazard Asset Management, expects home prices to fall 22% to

27% from their January levels. More than 2.1 million homes will be lost this year because borrowers can't

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meet their loan payments, up from about 1.7 million in 2008, according to Moody's Economy.com.

Mortgage-servicing companies, such as J.P. Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo, collect mortgage payments

and work with troubled borrowers, both for loans they own and those held by investors.

J.P. Morgan Chase has increased foreclosure actions since the expiration of a moratorium on new

foreclosures that began on Oct. 31, and a later moratorium put in place at President Obama's request.

The Oct. 31 moratorium delayed foreclosures on more than $22 billion of Chase-owned mortgages

involving more than 80,000 homeowners.

"We had stopped putting additional loans into the foreclosure process so we could be sure that

delinquent borrowers would have every opportunity to take advantage of new initiatives that we were

putting in place," a Chase spokesman says. Borrowers who are now receiving foreclosure-sale notices, he

said, "own vacant properties, have not been in contact with us and/or do not qualify for the modification

programs."

Citigroup Inc. says it stopped all foreclosures until March 12, at the Obama administration's request, on

loans serviced for Fannie and Freddie. Since then, says a spokesman, it has "reverted to our previous

business-as-usual moratorium." Under that policy, it will not initiate a foreclosure sale for any borrower

who is working with Citigroup and is a good candidate for a loan modification, provided Citigroup owns

the loan or has investor approval. "For borrowers who do not qualify under these criteria and where no

other options are available, we will move forward with foreclosures," the spokesman says.

Wells Fargo has also increased foreclosure actions since the expiration of its foreclosure moratorium,

put into place while it awaited details on the administration's plan. Wells Fargo "will continue to work

with our customers to find solutions up to the actual point of a foreclosure sale," a Wells Fargo

spokesman says. "But the expiration of foreclosure moratoriums is having an impact."

Both Fannie and Freddie have stepped up sales of foreclosed properties since their moratoriums ended

on March 31. Freddie says it has started to complete some foreclosure sales, such as those involving

investment properties or second homes, though it continues to delay foreclosures on loans that may be

eligible for modification under the Obama plan.

Fannie has told servicers that "a foreclosure sale may not occur on a Fannie Mae loan until the loan

servicer verifies that the borrower is ineligible" for a loan modification under the Obama

administration's plan, "and all other foreclosure prevention alternatives have been exhausted," a Fannie

spokeswoman says.

GMAC's mortgage division, which had temporarily halted foreclosures while awaiting details of the

Obama plan, is now reviewing loans to see which ones will qualify under the program. So far, about 10%

of borrowers in some stage of foreclosure appear to be eligible for the federal program, a company

spokeswoman says. Although GMAC may be able to work with investors who own these loans to come up

with another solution, she says, many borrowers who don't qualify for help under the federal program

are likely to wind up in foreclosure.

Mortgage companies are sorting through loan files to determine which borrowers are candidates for

help. "At the time a moratorium expires, we have a team of folks who will pore through all of those loans

where borrowers have not paid before we will take the next step in the process," says Jim Davis, executive

vice president for American Home Mortgage Servicing Inc. "If there is any borrower contact, we will hold

off on the foreclosure process until we've exhausted every effort to assist that borrower."

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Still, some borrowers who are currently talking to their mortgage companies are also likely to wind up in

foreclosure once their files are reviewed. "We are getting so many of these cases where people don't fit

the new [Obama] program," says Michael Thompson, director of Iowa Mediation Service, which works

with troubled borrowers. Many borrowers are unemployed or underemployed or have credit problems

that go well beyond their mortgage troubles, he says.

Many have been "playing for time" while the moratoriums have been in place, he says. But the delays

have only increased the amount of interest and fees they owe, making their loans "nonviable in the long

run."

Many troubled loans will ultimately wind up in foreclosure because the borrower doesn't have sufficient

income to make even a reduced mortgage payment, or doesn't respond to the mortgage company's

requests for information. "Certainly half of the loans that would have wound up in foreclosure before the

foreclosure moratoriums went in place" will ultimately wind up in foreclosure, says Michael Brauneis,

director of regulatory risk consulting at Protiviti Inc., a consulting firm.

While many troubled loans are held by hedge funds, pension funds and other investors, the expiration of

foreclosure moratoriums could also put a dent in bank profits, says Frederick Cannon, an analyst with

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. The moratoriums "have to some degree postponed the realization of problems"

and "may help bank earnings in the first quarter" by delaying charge-offs of some troubled loans, he

says.

Write to Ruth Simon at ruth.simon@wsj.com

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Rich MacKanin

Real Estate Consultant

Keller Williams Realty

 

 

Team Meeting 4/28/09

Here is the link to today Team Meeting 4/28/09

 

https://www.onlinefilefolder.com/2s5lpxojWIc4Lm

 

 

Thanks and Have a Great Day,

 

Debra Kested

Agent Services Coordinator

Keller Williams Silicon Valley

(Phone) 408-583-3619

(Fax) 408-583-3620

(Email) asc@kwsv.com

 

 

Congratulations on your Daily Listings!

Congratulations Shannon Rose

Ø 2655 Sand Point Drive, San Jose Ca 95148

Ø Listing price $359,000

Congratulations Yvonne Brandt

Ø 1213 Woodlawn Avenue, San Jose Ca 95128

Ø Listing price $739,000

Congratulations on your Daily Sales!

Congratulations Brent Caukin

Ø      425 1st Street #3102, San Francisco Ca 94105

Ø      Listing price $1,198,000

 

Congratulations Bob Barrie

Ø      880 N Winchester Boulevard #202, Santa Clara Ca 95050

Ø      Listing price $199,000

 

Congratulations Marie Norris

Ø      818 Schembri Lane, E Palo Alto Ca 94303

Ø      Listing price $207,900

 

Congratulations Bob Barrie

Ø      5521 Spinnaker #1, San Jose Ca 95123

Ø      Listing price $225,000

 

Congratulations Brent Caukin

Ø      425 1st Street #3102, San Francisco Ca 94105

Ø      Listing price $1,198,000

 

Congratulations Kimberly Leal

Ø      1207 N Abbott Avenue, Milpitas Ca 95035

Ø      Listing price $190,000

 

Congratulations Dave Keefe

Ø      86 Murlagan Avenue, Mountain View Ca 94043

Ø      Listing price $1,050,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks and Have a Great Day,

 

Debra Kested

Agent Services Coordinator

Keller Williams Silicon Valley

(Phone) 408-583-3619

(Fax) 408-583-3620

(Email) asc@kwsv.com

 

 

Red Day t-shirts

Hi KWSV~
If you would like to volunteer for Red Day and have not paid $10 for your t-shirt, please do so today (Tues 4/28) or tomorrow (Wed 4/29). Please give all payments (cash or check payable to: Edith Espinola) to Lauren Bienenfeld.
Thank you and have a wonmderful day,
~Lauren

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Saturday, April 25, 2009

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Friday, April 24, 2009

Education Schedule for 4/27-5/1

Monday:

 

#6 Cutting Edge Series-Buyers Presentation w/Julie Crisafulli

9:00-12:00

 

Accountability Meeting w/Jim Myrick

12:00-1:00

 

Tuesday:

 

Team Meeting w/Jim Myrick

9:00-10:00

 

How to do BPO's w/Bob Barrie

1:00-2:00

 

Wednesday:

 

FHA Mortgages What Are They w/Turnkey Mortgage

10:00-11:30

 

Thursday:

Seller Master Step 4/Servicing & Marketing

10:00-12:00 @Gateway

 

Thanks and Have a Great Day,

 

Debra Kested

Agent Services Coordinator

Keller Williams Silicon Valley

(Phone) 408-583-3619

(Fax) 408-583-3620

(Email) asc@kwsv.com

 

 

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Congratulations on your daily Listings!

Congratulations James Peterson

Ø      1716 Terrace Drive, Belmont Ca 95002

Ø      Listing price $899,000

 

Congratulations Brett Jennings

Ø      6590 Eagle Ridge Court, Gilroy Ca 95020

Ø      Listing price $259,900

 

Congratulations Mehdi Safipour

Ø      5865 Southwind Drive, San Jose Ca 95138

Ø      Listing price $425,000

 

Congratulations Bart Marchioni

Ø      371 Via Loma, Morgan Hill Ca 95037

Ø      Listing price $599,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations on your daily sales!

Congratulations April Young

Ø      3148 New Jersey Avenue, San Jose CA 95124

Ø      Listing price $649,000

 

Congratulations Steve Rumberg

Ø      3933 Carracci Lane, San Jose Ca 95135

Ø      Listing price $1,000,000

 

Congratulations April Young

Ø      17885 Calle Tierra, San Jose Ca 95037

Ø      Listing price $549,000

 

Congratulations Gouri Richards

Ø      6470 Oakcrest Drive, San Jose Ca 95120

Ø      Listing price $895,000

 

Congratulations Shannon Rose

Ø      3335 Brittan Avenue #1, San Carlos Ca 94070

Ø      Listing price $524,000

 

Congratulations Melissa Haugh & Shannon Rose

Ø      1150 Salerno Drive, Campbell Ca 95008

Ø      Listing price $524,999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Information on the tour for Foreclosures in Campbell this weekend

This is what was post on Craigslist for this weekends tour of all the foreclosures in Campbell this weekend.



You can call your clients and let them know that this is available. It is a great excuse to call and create interest.
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Taking a Bite out of the Big Apple


Short Sale & Team Leader Call on Web Office

If you missed the

The short sale call

You can listen to the recording now!!

Click on the link below to our Web Office – Log in and go to Documents. Our weekly calls are in the folder labeled “Team Leader Calls”. The Short Sale Conference Call is in the folder labeled “Recordings”.

http://kwrg21.webexone.com/login.asp?loc=&link=

Thanks and Have a Great Day,

Debra Kested

Agent Services Coordinator

Keller Williams Silicon Valley

(Phone) 408-583-3619

(Fax) 408-583-3620

(Email) asc@kwsv.com

If you care, we're looking for you!

If you CARE about people and making a difference in people’s lives, join the KW Care committee!  Our next meeting is next Tuesday, April 28th, at 10:00 a.m.  (right after the Team Meeting)  Join us!!!

Excellent opportunity to volunteer in Campbell!!

The Campbell Chamber of Commerce is holding a two day festival in May called “Boogie on the Bayou”.  It’s the 16th and 17th of May (Saturday and Sunday) in downtown Campbell.  The “Boogie” is a LOT of fun:  food, arts & crafts, beverages, entertainment, and people! 

 

I am in charge of rounding up volunteers to work in the ticket-selling booths at the “Boogie”.  If you would like to be a part of this really fun weekend, please let me know!  (Volunteers receive a free souvenir glass and tickets for a free beverage of their choice.)

 

Please contact me to sign up for a shift or two!

 

Pam Finch

pfinch@kwsv.com

(408) 439-1370 

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

New Office Conference Room Naming Contest

Hi KWSV~
Welcome to our new office! We are holding a Conference Room Naming Contest for the 4 conference rooms.
Please email all submissions to Lauren Bienenfeld lauren@edithespinola.com by Friday, May 15th.
The winning names will be announced shortly after that date.
Thank you,
Lauren

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