Surprise Real Estate By Mike Horton

The latest information reported recently by “The Republic” newspaper on the median value of homes in the Surprise and surrounding area has shown a decrease in home prices from 2010 to 2011. But does that mean that homes in general have decreased price? Don’t believe it. As a buyer you may experience the frustration of ...

Dropping the home owners insurance when you have left your home and you are short selling the home could be a disaster! In a distressed home sale, homeowners that are no longer making their mortgage payments often forget about the home insurance. If you are not making the payments then your lender is not preparing to pay the home insurance when it ...

You own a home purchased for $400,000 and now it valued at $200,000. Do you take a foreclosure or short sale the property even if you can afford to make the payments? Regardless of how much you paid for the home, if you are going to let it go to foreclosure or sell it as a short sale and you could afford to keep it, thats called a Strategic ...

Anti deficiency ARS 33-814 provides protection to the borrowers in some cases against a deficiency judgement when their property has gone through a foreclosure. In many cases, it appears the lenders are recognizing the limitations this statute puts on them to obtain a judgement after the deed transfer takes place and they are ...