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Is the Home Buyers Tax Credit Extension Good News?

November 14, 2009

Last Friday, President Obama signed a bill to extend the $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers from November 30th to March 31st, 2010 and added a provision that will extend the credit to more potential buyers.

Originally slated as a credit only for first-time homeowners, the government has now extended the credit to home buyers who have owned a home for under 5 years and are looking to purchase another home before March 31st.

It sounds like good news to a lot of buyers who were rushing to buy homes before the November deadline.

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What is FNMA’s HomePath Financing Program?

October 7, 2009

Here’s a short video I put together with my brother, Adam Shandrow.

In it, he explains why purchasing a Fannie Mae home is different than purchasing any other seller or Bank Owned property.

* The homes are move-in ready.
* You get a 97% Loan Devalue Ratio.
* You don’t have to pay for mortgage insurance.
* There is no appraisal required, which expedites the closing of escrow.
* The properties are already in lendable condition.
* Though your interest payments might be higher, your PMI is waived.
* You can save hundreds of dollars a month in fees and mortgage payments.

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Another Onslaught of Foreclosures About to Explode

July 6, 2009
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Get ready! We’re not even close to seeing even an inkling of a slowdown in the onslaught of foreclosures.  This just in from Los Angeles Times real estate writer Don Lee:
“Mortgage defaults have surged to record levels amid rising unemployment and falling home prices. Lenders are expected to move quickly to clear up backlogs as [...]

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10 Great Reasons to Choose Shandrow Group Today

June 22, 2009
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Here are 10 Great Reasons to Choose Shandrow Group for your real estate needs:
1. We’re a No-Hassle Turn-Key Solution. We take you from start to finish, no matter what type of property you’re in the market for. Our goal is to provide our clients with personalized, professional, honest hard work. We truly desire to match [...]

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California’s 90-day foreclosure moratorium starts, sort of

June 17, 2009
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This is a great post from Mathew Padilla of OCRegister.com discussing the new foreclosure moratorium in California.
A state law halting home foreclosures for 90 days begins today, but companies can earn an exemption by showing they are already busy modifying loans.
The California Foreclosure Prevention Act, or Assembly Bill X2 7, which Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed [...]

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Will Shadow Inventory Hurt U.S. Housing Market?

June 15, 2009
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Will the ’shadow inventory’ stunt a housing recovery?
Source: — Tom Petruno, Los Angeles Times
After every bear market on Wall Street, some investors are reluctant to buy because they believe many other investors will be anxious to sell into any rebound, swamping the market and stunting any recovery.
And yet, bull markets get going anyway.
Now the same [...]

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Shandrow Group Featured in German Documentary on California Foreclosure Market

June 10, 2009
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Shandrow Group Goes International!
We’re proud to announce that Shandrow Group will soon be making its European television debut in a German “60 Minutes”-style documentary on the booming California foreclosure market.
We were honored to have Munich-based FOCUS TV Produktions GmbH along for the ride for an entire day last week as editor Kirsten Moser and her [...]

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Fresh on Market: Affordable Junipero Heights Condo For Sale

June 1, 2009

What do we mean by “affordable”? Try $137,000!

Great deal for roommates and local college students.
Short walk from Long Beach City College South Campus.
Attractive Junipero Heights Location.
Convenient Access to Public Transit and Freeways.

PRICE: $137,000

HOA: $240

ADDRESS: 2343 E. 17th St., Unit #201, Long Beach, CA 90804-8415

CROSS STREETS: Pacific Coast Highway, Cherry Avenue

NEIGHBORHOOD: Junipero Heights in Long Beach’s [...]

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Kelly Tap, Realtor

May 2, 2009
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t 562-364-9505, ext. 101
f 562-364-9506
Kelly@ShandrowGroup.com
You could say sharp real estate instincts run strong in Kelly Tap’s lineage. The 2008 Keller Williams Rising Star Award winner paid close attention throughout her Southern California upbringing while her father and other close relatives carefully invested in local neighborhood income properties.
“It didn’t take me long to see how exciting, [...]

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One West Ocean: Long Beach’s Hottest Condo Tower

April 28, 2009

PRIME HIGH-RISE CONDOS.
METICULOUS DETAILS.
PRICELESS AUTHENTICITY.

One West Ocean, Long Beach’s tallest and fastest-selling residential tower, offers four exceptional, private luxury condos per floor. The commanding, 59-story ocean and city view condominium tower is perfectly positioned in the heart of downtown Long Beach. This full-time doorman designer skyscraper features beautifully tailored, expansive interiors that create the perfect [...]

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