By Nick Timiraos Don’t call us, we’ll call you! That was the message on Wednesday from Bank of America executives who announced the bank’s new effort to modify mortgages by cutting loan balances. Under the program, Bank of America will reduce certain loans by up to 30% in order to lower monthly payments for borrowers [...]
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How Bank of Americas Mortgage Write-Down Program Works
Posted in 1, tagged Affordable Housing, Bank of America, banks, Country Wide, default, earned forgiveness, foreclosure, high risk, home buyer, home loans, home value, housing market, Loan, loan modification, MA New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Monadnock, Mortgage, Mortgage News, NH, policy, property value, R.H. Thackston & Company, realtor, subprime loans, Vermont, VT on March 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Indian Wanting Coffee
Posted in 1, tagged Buffalo, Coffee, congress, Indians, joke, Native Americans, REALTORs, United States Congress on March 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
An Indian walks into a cafe with a shotgun In one hand pulling a male buffalo with the other. He says to the waiter: “I Want coffee.” The waiter says, “Sure, Chief. Coming right up.” He gets the Indian a tall mug of coffee….. The Indian drinks the coffee down in one gulp, Turns and [...]
From DSNews.com: Freddie Mac Sees Stabilization in Home Prices
Posted in 1, tagged Fannie Mae, foreclosure, Freddie Mac, homebuyer, Mortgage, News, R. H. Thackston & Company REALTORS, real estate, REALTORs, Tax Credit on March 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Freddie Mac said Tuesday that its home price index for conventional mortgages it purchased last year registered a 0.4 percent decline from the fourth quarter of 2008 to the fourth quarter of 2009. The GSE was quick to point out that this was a much smaller decline than the 9.5 percent drop in home prices [...]
Wow! They Finally Did Something to Help in Washington!, (Maybe because it snowed.)
Posted in 1, tagged Bank of America, Bellows Falls, Country Wide, credit, Delinquency, Fannie Mae, federal goverment, foreclosure, Freddie Mac, HAFA, help, Home Affordable Foreclosures Alternatives, homeowner, Keene, lender, loan office, Market, Massachusetts, new hamsphire, Peterborough, real estate, REALTORs, short sale, Short sales, Vermont on February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
REALTORS and loan officers around the country received notices last week that the Federal Government had taken pro-active steps under the “Home Affordable Foreclosures Alternatives”, HAFA, program to help homeowners struggling to sell their homes in a short sale. Short sales are sales in which the lender accepts a sale price of the property for [...]
When you’re looking to buy or sell what should you look for in a real estate agent?
Posted in 1, tagged Code of Ethics, MA, Massachusetts, NAR, New Hampshire, NH, Pledge, realtor, REALTORs, Vermont, VT on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Most home buyers and sellers don’t realize it but all real estate agents are not REALTORS. The National Association of REALTORS is a professional association formed to establish Ethics and Standards of Practice for members. The Realtor Code of Ethics establishes obligations that may be higher than those mandated by law. Every agent at R.H. [...]
The Stimulus Package and You…
Posted in 1, tagged American Economy, Armed service members, Bellows Falls VT, buyer, congress, contract, current home owners, first time buyer, first time home buyer, foreign service, homebuyers, income, intelligence service, IRS, Keene, keene nh, legislation, MA, Massachusetts, new England, New Hampshire, NH, non military, purchaser, real estate, realtor, REALTORs, seller, selling, Stimulus Package, Tax Credit, Thackston, Vermont, VT on January 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In its continuing efforts to salvage and re-start the American Economy Congress passed new legislation in November. Congress passed an extension to the first time home buyer tax credit. The first time home buyer tax credit has been extended to new contracts signed by April 30, 2010 that close no later than June 30 2010 [...]
R.H. Thackston & Company REALTORS announces they’ve opened a new office in Keene, NH
Posted in 1, tagged ABR, ABRM, Accredited Buyer’s Representative, Accredited Buyer’s Representative Manger and GRI, Agents, Bellows Falls, Bellows Falls VT, Center at Keene, Certified Residential Broker, CRB, Graduate of the REALTOR Institute., Keene, keene nh, licensed, location, MA, Massachusetts, Monadnock, Move, NAR, National Association of REALTORS, NH, real estate, realtor, REALTORs, Vermont, VT on January 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Keene – R. H. Thackston & Company REALTORS has opened a new office in Keene, New Hampshire located at 149 Emerald Street in the Center at Keene Plaza. The real estate company employs twenty-six agents in the new location. The agents employed in the new Keene location include agents that are licensed in New Hampshire, [...]
Dick Thackston has been awarded the designation of Accredited Buyer Representative Manager, ABRM by the National Association of Realtors
Posted in 1, tagged award, Bellows Falls, consulting, contoocook valley board of realtors, CRB, Dick Thackston, Keene, Massachusetts, monadnock region, National Association of REALTORS, New Hampshire, Real Estate Training, realtor, REALTORs, recognition, Thackston, training center, Vermont, Winchester on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Keene – The National Association of REALTORS, REALTOR University has awarded Dick Thackston, Managing Broker of R. H. Thackston & Company REALTORS, the designation of Accredited Buyer Representative Manager, ABRM. The designation of ABRM is only awarded to those REALTORS who have significant experience and specialized training in managing buyer’s representatives. The ABRMSM is the [...]
The Academy for Professional Real Estate Training announced the following individuals have completed real estate courses approved by the New Hampshire Real Estate Commission.
Posted in 1, tagged Bellows Falls, Broker, class, commission, continuing education, education, Keene, license, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, R.H. Thackston & Company, real estate, realtor, Thackston, Vermont on November 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Keene – The Academy for Professional Real Estate Training announced the following individuals have completed real estate courses approved by the New Hampshire Real Estate Commission. The Academy conducted a New Hampshire Real Estate Commission approved course on Property Management graduates of the class were: Jennifer Andrus, George M. Booth, Sharon B. Cargill, Howard S. [...]
For Sale: 2BR/1+1BA Single Family House in Peterborough, NH, $138,900
Posted in 1 on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For Sale: 2BR/1+1BA Single Family House in Peterborough, NH, $138,900.
