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A Hometown Holiday Celebration Mebane NC

David Massey Real Estate — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:37:52 -0600

A Hometown Holiday Celebration

Friday, November 20

10 am - 8 pm

and

Saturday, November 21

10 am - 6 pm

2009

Come see what makes Mebane special!

Carriage rides, music, open houses, tree lighting, and more over two full days. Great for the whole family.

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Steve Moore

David Massey Real Estate

1629 S Church Street

Burlington NC 27215

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10 Acres for Sale Northern Orange County NC

David Massey Real Estate — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:47:32 -0600

10 Acre lot in restricted, horse-friendly subdivision.

$105,000

Perfect for nature lover. Restricted community. All lots 10 acres or more. Equestrian/pedestrian trails, adjoining farm is NC Conservation Program. Some fenced pasture with run in shed. Creek borders property. Equestrian easement around perimeter of subsivision.

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Steve Moore

David Massey Real Estate

1629 S Church Street

Burlington NC 27215

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63 Acres for Sale

David Massey Real Estate — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:40:44 -0600

Beautiful rolling property with two ponds. Mostly fenced, ideal for horses. Over 700 feet of road frontage. Convenient location.

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Steve Moore

David Massey Real Estate

1629 S Church Street

Burlington NC 27215

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3305 Lazy Lane, Graham NC

David Massey Real Estate — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:06:17 -0600

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3305 Lazy Lane, Graham, NC

$267,500

Like new brick home in desirable Coble Estates. Large corner lot, fireplace, deck, hardwoods and much more. Easy commute to Greensboro or Chapel Hill. 2-10 Home Warranty.

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Steve Moore

David Massey Real Estate

1629 S Church Street

Burlington NC 27215

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Mebane NC

David Massey Real Estate — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:00:50 -0500

Some good news for Mebane NC and central North Carolina in general. From News-Record, Greensboro NC

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Steve Moore

David Massey Real Estate

1629 S Church Street

Burlington NC 27215

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Why Do You Need More Info On Me? I Have an 800 Score

David Massey Real Estate — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:25:34 -0500

Via Melissa Kulikoff (Texas Loan Officer):

Why do you need so much of my personal information? I have an 800 credit score and 20% down? I could buy this place for cash if I wanted to liquidate my 401k or stocks? Last time I bought a home they just wanted my pay stub, why do you want my tax returns? Are you out of your mind?

YES- Lender's are out of their minds, dealing with fraud and new government regulations.

Get used to it. More papers to sign, more info required from the buyer.

I have many perfect buyers with excellent credit, jobs, 20% down payment.... you name it, they have it.

BUT- Lender's are still going to put your client through the heavy wash cycle on high heat before approving a loan.

Your best bet is to work with an experienced Loan Officer. I also used to be an underwriter, so that helps :)

I explain to my clients, that we are not poking at their personal finances, we are simply verifying information. I am not looking at your bank statements to see where you went to dinner last weekend, we don't care. We are looking at the bank statements to ensure that you are the same Miss. Smith that I have a credit report on. We are making sure someone else is not paying you to buy the home for them.

More regulations will come out Jan 1st, 2010, I will adapt to them and continue to be the best in my field.

If buyers know up front what is expected, they are happy to provide it. I'm happy to answer their questions as to "why this or that", it's my job.

I may not be perfect, but I always plan ahead and my clients appreciate it.

Steve Moore

David Massey Real Estate

1629 S Church Street

Burlington NC 27215

mailto:Steve@RealMoore.com

Web 2.0 is HERE! Let's Make Some Noise For Transparency in Regards to REO Listings!

David Massey Real Estate — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:27:03 -0500

Via Renee Burrows - Las Vegas NV Valley - SRES - SRS - AHWD (Encore Realty Group -Realtor>Estate>Probate>REO>Short Sale):

Hello Banks, Noteholders, Servicing Companies, et al, etc, so on and so forth!

Today I want to let you know what is going on in the Las Vegas Area REO market. I am sure to get big REO listers very upset with me by writing an argument on WHY you should make the process easier to submit offers ONLINE for buyer's agents.

I get that our inventory situation is tight here in the valley. I get you have your hands tied with mediation, short sales, tenants w/ new tenant law and I get that you are releasing them as quick as you can. I get buyer interest is at an all time high and lots and lots of offers are being received. I AM NOT GETTING PROOF THAT MY OFFERS ARE GETTING SUBMITTED.

I want to clarify that NOT ALL REO agents are bad. I want to clarify that I DO NOT want their job. I get it. What I DON'T GET is that sometimes they make up extra rules and loop holes to get offers submitted. I even asked a PAS lister to show me proof (per PAS) that my THREE offers were submitted to them. Since July for one property (that keeps falling out of escrow.)

Let me tell you that little story: Submitted late July, went through all the hoops, wrote 10K over list (and clean, which means no seller paid concessions), waived appraisal, submitted with our Wells PA letter. Fell out of escrow late August (when my buyers would have been closing aka "PERFORMING") and getting a non-performing asset off of their books. Resubmitted the offer and was sent an email that another contract was accepted on September 3rd. Well the very next day there was a price reduction on this property by $10K. I call PAS FURIOUS. Our offer was now $20K higher! (if you want percentages over list price we are at 20% now) They told me to request screen shots of submission. I asked and resubmitted the offer immediately. Never got the screen shots that they submitted it but another big fat rejection letter.

I am fine with that, I really am, because this is what I (and other beyond frustrated buyer's agents in this market) are up against.

Let's get back to hoop jumping. List agents create their own rules for submitting offers. In many instances we have to jump through extra hoops to get our offer submitted because extra rules were made up by the list agents. Check out this (as of right now) very public post about extra hoop jumping written by an REO lister..

Now as an REO asset manager, where does that leave you when you are trying to solicit the highest and best offer when someone has to deliver an EMD check to be cashed JUST to submit an offer? You don't even have an offer accepted as of yet.

List agents lose our offers regularly and don't even acknowledge them in many instances. This has turned into an "us vs them" proposition. There are some buyer's agents who have one deal going on and will call and email constantly. Annoying, I apologize for them in advance, I am not them. My procedure is to fax and then scan and email and here is what I say in my email:

"I faxed over this offer this morning but always scan and follow up with an email as I understand all REO agents are swamped these days! I do this for back-up in case the fax transmission is bad. Please let me know that you are in receipt (email is fine, no phone call back necessary) and if you need anything else we will do our best to get it to you ASAP. Buyers Wells PQ does expire today. She is fully qualified through two directs (BOA and Wells) plus ING. She can go FHA or Conventional and she is going Conventional on this one with 25% down plus waiving the appraisal contingency. I have also attached a proof of funds for this to show they can pay over and above contracted price for a low appraisal. If you need an updated proof of funds just let me know! Have a great day!"

I have a hard time getting someone to press "reply" to that email and say "we are in receipt". So I repeat in 24 hours. Wash, rinse and repeat.

Some agents have lots of listings. Like hundreds and maybe even the big players get close to 1000 in any given phase from pre-market to almost closing. I am not jealous, I do respect them and revert back to paragraph 3 if you think I am jealous of all those listings. This is just an open letter on HOW we can make this easier for everyone involved:

We live in 2009, let's change the process and add some more transparency to the process! HELLO?!?! While Ocwen is not my favorite servicer, they are at LEAST in this century and they allow us, the buyer's agents, to submit our offers online. Allow a place for all of your required documents (EMD copy, Proof of Funds, Bank Specific Pre-Approval letter, Offer, Net Calculations) and shoot us an automatic email saying you are in receipt. This will definitely free up some time for those overworked REO list agents and their gatekeepers assistants. Buyers are also allowed to submit their offers directly online without agent representation with Ocwen. Yes, I make less money by allowing buyers to submit directly but many will still hire agents because they don't understand offer writing and submission guidelines. This will also allow the companies to net more by avoiding commission payments to agents. When the mandatory marketing period ends for the listing, pick the top 3-5 highest netting offers for the list agents to eyeball and then make a decision from there. At least we (and our clients) will know our offers are submitted directly the asset management company.. we avoid the extra hoops that the list agents make up..and you can get more offers and net more for your asset!

In uber hard hit areas like mine, Las Vegas Area, large servicers NEED to hire ONE OR TWO persons to manage utilities and repairs and maintence/upkeep. Get this out of the list agents hands! When we get an REO escrow, we have to go back and make sure utilities are on (I show so dang many that I usually can't remember if they are on or not.) 50% of the time they will not be on and they need to be on for appraisal (if a financed buyer) or inspections. This effects your bottom line in HOLDING COSTS. We are ready to roll with due diligence when we get an acceptance but, once again, we are set up with failure because one or more of the utilities are off. We cannot proceed with inspections and appraisal until they are on. Also, appraisals are ridiculous and having a couple of preferred contractors/handymen in your market will make the process quicker. I get it, the buyers are conveying an as-is property. Sometimes the appraiser will come up with a bunch of silly little repairs that are necessary to close. Sometimes these repairs will cost you very minimal amounts. Having your own systems ready also gets you to close quicker.

Send out surveys. PLEASE. Survey the crap out of us. Survey the list agent, buyer's agent, lender involved, title company, etc! Ask us what it was like to submit that offer to the list agent, ask us if we ever even got to talk to the list agent, ask us what response times were, ask us about the title company YOU chose. You may be shocked. I know, some buyer's agents are just annoyed with the process (like me) and may be unfair. If you survey us constantly and those of us that can write fair assessments of the escrow and way we were treated, you will find some consistent responses to what we are dealing with.

Grade the buyer's agents. When you create that website PLEASE grade us. Make us create our user names by our license numbers - not by emails - that way no one can "game" the grading system. Grade us by strength of offer, list price vs offer price, amount of contingencies, amount of concessions requested, close ratio, etc. Maybe some of us can have an edge over the fishers in the system.

It's broke, kids, and it needs to be fixed. I am requesting all buyer's agents who are FED UP AND SICK OF THE SYSTEM to REBLOG this post, print it and mail it to their favorite servicing companies and their representatives in congress OR write your own IN THE NEXT WEEK!!! We are mad as hell and we have no choice but to play the games & take it! (after all they control our inventory). We want TRANSPARENCY!

Thanks and have a great day!

PS here are some resources:

Indymac Quick Response Guarantee (FYI, they are not requiring PAs with Prospect Mtg Anymore) If you don't have a response from Indy within 72 hours call: 877-885-1624

Bank of America

Aurora Loan Servicing

PAS REO (Wells)

America's Servicing Company (Wells)

Fannie Mae

Freddie Mac

Contact Your Elected OFFICIALS!

TWEET Your Elected Officials!

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Steve Moore

David Massey Real Estate

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Burlington NC 27215

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Just the Facts about the Housing Stimulus

David Massey Real Estate — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:47:51 -0600

With news changing almost daily concerning the housing stimulus, it's no wonder that people are confused. I was recently appalled to discover that a tax-preparer was not familiar with the recent change to and $8,000 TAX CREDIT, for first-time home buyers. That tax preparer was stuck in 2008. The word is not sufficiently out there! Please check the link below .

http://www.realtor.org/government_affairs/gapublic/american_recovery_reinvestment_act_home#taxcredit

This is real money that can be obtained almost immediately. Don't rely on someone else to take care of you financial well-being.

Steve Moore

David Massey Real Estate

1629 S Church Street

Burlington NC 27215

mailto:Steve@RealMoore.com

What New??

David Massey Real Estate — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:54:06 -0500

Change is inevitable. Change can be good. After almost three years with Exit Realty Carolina, I have moved my affiliation to Massey Real Estate in Burlington, NC. Changing companies is a major undertaking and I do not make that decision lightly. I believe that Massey Real Estate will offer me the tools to serve my clients even better than before.

Massey Real Estate is a lesson in what is right with real estate. Massey was in the real estate business for many years when the decision was made to leave real estate sales and concentrate on appraisals. Several years later, when a large company purchased two local companies, all of the best and brightest real estate agents from those two companies asked David Massey to re-open a company for them. The rest is history. The ethical leadership of David Massey has propelled Massey Real Estate into one of the leading companies in the region. Even in a "down" market, Massey's share of the market continues to grow. Something must be right. Two things make a real estate company, good agents with good leadership.

My goal at Massey Real Estate is to form a team of agents that will always exceed your expectations. Those potential team members are already identified and will be coming on board shortly.

Contact me for all your real estate needs!

Steve Moore

Massey Real Estate

Burlington NC 27215

336-263-0150

Steve@RealMoore.com

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Steve Moore

David Massey Real Estate

1629 S Church Street

Burlington NC 27215

mailto:Steve@RealMoore.com

What's Going on in Mebane?

David Massey Real Estate — Fri, 30 May 2008 09:10:59 -0500

We all see the media bombardment of negative real estate and economic news several times a day, but things are not all bad. The geographic location of Mebane, NC has us at the forefront of growth. the former Arrowhead Golf Course is now being developed into a mixed-use community anchored by theAlamance Regional Medical Center facility. Tangier Outlets is said to be coming. A retail center of orer 1,000,000 suqare feet of space in in the planning stages, an upscale assisted living community is in the planning stages. Lowe's Foods has just opened a new store. Gregory Poole is construction a new building.

More residential development will follow closely behind. Now may be the best time ever to buy, expecially in the Mebane area.

For approximately the last five years we have been bombarded with offers from mortgage lenders to grant mortgage loans to people with "less than perfect" credit history. Now the results of that trend are evident. I have no crystal ball, but, in my opinion, now may be the best time in recent history to buy a home. Gas prices continue to rise and show no sign of abatement. Gas prices directly impact almost every segment of the economy, so you can bet that we are facing a round of significant inflation. Real estate has historically been the best hedge against that inflation. The good news is ---- if you have Good Credit and are Gainfully Employed, you can probably obtain a Very Attractive mortgage loan before home prices begin to rise again.

Steve Moore

David Massey Real Estate

1629 S Church Street

Burlington NC 27215

mailto:Steve@RealMoore.com