Here are links to important downloads, resource sites and articles concerning short sales, HAFA and HAMP, and alternatives to foreclosure.
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HAMP/HAFA
- Making Home Affordable http://www.makinghomeaffordable.gov/
- Home Affordable Admin Site for Servicers https://www.hmpadmin.com/portal/index.html
Downloads:
- Download Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program_SD0909 The Official Guidelines from the US Treasury- Supplemental Directive 09-09 (12-30-09)
From Realtor.org:
- (PDF) Download HAFA+Brochure+Text
- (PDF) Download Government_affairs_hafa_brochure
- (PDF) Download Government_affairs_hafa_faqs_121109
- Realtor.org Short Sales: The Basics - http://www.realtor.org/realtors/basics_short_sales
- Realtor.org - Short Sales Tools, Tips - http://www.realtor.org/realtors/short_sales_tips_tools
- GLVAR Short Sale/Foreclosure Resource Guide http://www.lasvegasrealtor.com/reo/ GLVAR has compiled a resource guide of informational articles dealing with short sales, foreclosures and REO transactions. Covering tips on the short sale and REO market, representation, taxes, disclosure.
- http://www.shortsaleprofessionalnetwork.com - FREE membership for all CSP graduates
Alternatives to Foreclosure
Download FTCFactsforConsumers Clearly defines all alternatives to foreclosure - from FTC
https://www.hopenow.com/homeowner-options.php - Hope Now Homeowner Options
Avoid Foreclosure - Help
- RentalForeclosure.com http://www.rentalforeclosure.com/ Tenants can find out if a property is in Foreclosure – NOD file
- Freddie Mac – Working
with Your Lender to Avoid Foreclosure
http://www.freddiemac.com/avoidforeclosure/stop_foreclosure.html - Hope Now – https://www.hopenow.com/ http://www.housinghelpnow.org/ an alliance between counselors, mortgage companies, investors, and other mortgage market participants. This alliance will maximize outreach efforts to homeowners in distress to help them stay in their homes and will create a unified, coordinated plan to reach and help as many homeowners as possible
- Housing Help Now- http://www.housinghelpnow.org/ National Foundation for Credit Counseling
- Home Foreclosure and
Debt Cancellation – (IRS.gov)
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=174034,00.html - The Mortgage
Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007
http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=179414,00.html - HUD.gov Avoiding
Foreclosure page
http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/topics/avoiding_foreclosure - Foreclosure Prevention Resource Center (Mortgage Bankers Association) - http://www.homeloanlearningcenter.com/YourFinances/ForeclosurePreventionResourceCenter.htm
Nevada Foreclosure Help and
Resources
- Nevada Foreclosure Mediation Program - http://www.nevadajudiciary.us/index.php/foreclosuremediation - This program allows homeowners to sit down with mortgage lenders, under the leadership of trained mediators, to discuss alternatives to foreclosure.
- Nevada Foreclosure Help http://foreclosurehelp.nv.gov/ – Useful resources and info from Nevada Department of Business & Industry
- Nevada Hope at Home http://www.nvhopeathome.org/ - collaborative effort between Nevada Public Radio, local nonprofit organizations and local financial institutions to help provide residents in southern Nevada access to reliable, easy-to-find information on the foreclosure crisis in southern Nevada
- Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada http://www.lacsn.org/go/foreclosures/ - Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada (LACSN) is a private, non-profit (501 (c) (3)) corporation which is a charitable organization dedicated to providing free community legal services to those in need. LACSN has been providing free legal aid for Clark County's low-income residents since 1958.
- HUD Approved Housing
Counseling Agencies - Nevada
http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/hcs.cfm?webListAction=search&searchstate=NV
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