Monthly Archives: January 2010
Maryland’s Anne Arundel County reverses rule on short sale tax
Looks like Anne Arundel did the right thing and overturned the tax on short sales. From Hometown Annapolis: Anne Arundel County has done an about-face on how it charges taxes on short sales of homes. Just a week after real estate agents and title lawyers started complaining publicly, the county government is ending its practice... Read More
2010: The year of the short sale?
Was tweeting today about another short sale that I closed and received a 6% commission and got an approval in 30 days (man, was I happy…) when I came across this article that I think would be of interest to all of my fellow agents. Original post was at the WSJ Blog. Here is the... Read More
HUD Lifts ban on 90 day “flip” guideline
Here is some good news!!! If you are an investor or real estate agent, I’m sure you have run into this before. I know as an investor this has held up settlements of my investment “flips” several times, and in some cases has caused me to lose a buyer. HUD has decided to lift the... Read More