DRE Warns About Loan Modification Services
I know, I said I would have the sales statistics for San Elijo Hills posted earlier this week but it got a little busier than anticipated. I promise I will get that post up this weekend. I did want to quickly post a recent article from the Department of Real Estate that we feel is very important to many homeowners. If you have any questions after reading this article please give us a call.
Department of Real Estate Article - October 1, 2008 "If you are behind in your mortgage payments, you may be contacted by individuals or companies that will offer to help you work out a loan modification with your lender or provide other services to you in order to help you prevent a foreclosure on your home.
"You must be very careful if you are asked to pay for any of these services in advance, whether in cash, check or by charging your credit card. First, California Civil Code Section 2945, which regulates "foreclosure consultants", forbids anyone who falls under the definition of a “foreclosure consultant”, as well as a real estate licensee, from collecting any advance fees for these types of services if a Notice of Default has been recorded against your property. If your lender has recorded a notice of default, do not pay an advance fee to anyone. There are non-profit agencies that can assist you without charging you a fee and real estate brokers who can represent you for a fee to be paid after they have completed their work."
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