http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=David+Winton Real Estate David Winton Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=321122&ca=Real+Estate The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") today announced new regulations intended to make the mortgage shopping experience more transparent. Whew. And not a moment too soon! The centerpiece of the new regulation is the requirement that mortgage lenders and brokers provid... Finances David Winton Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=294743&ca=Finances This topic is a real bugaboo that seems to be attracting quite a bit of attention these days, what with foreclosures, short sales, bankruptcies and walk-aways in full bloom in the garden known as the mortgage meltdown. Unfortunately, there seems to be more misinformation and urban myth floating arou... Real Estate David Winton Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=294748&ca=Real+Estate The latest craze around these parts (San Francisco Bay Area)--at least with stressed out under-water homeowners and under-employed residential sales agents--is the "short sale." A short sale is nothing more than a sale of a piece of real estate for less than the amount of the total debt secured by i...