If you are a seller in the Miami area looking for options regarding your home sale, I may be able to help. I am Maggie Dokic, and I have earned the NAR Short Sales and Foreclosure Certification.
The SFR is a nationally recognized Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource certification. The National Association of REALTORS® offers the SFR certification to REALTORS® who want to help both buyers and sellers navigate the complicated transactions of distressed sales.
As demand for professional expertise with distressed sales grows, the national certification is a way to know you're dealing with someone who's received the proper training. According to a recent NAR survey, nearly one-third of all existing homes sold recently were either short sales or foreclosures.
For many real estate professionals, short sales and foreclosures are the new “traditional” transaction. REALTORS® who have earned the SFR certification know how to help sellers maneuver the complexities of short sales as well as help buyers pursue short sale and foreclosure opportunities.
The certification program includes training on how to qualify sellers for short sales, the oh-so-important negotiating with lenders, protecting buyers, and limiting risk, and provides resources to help REALTORS® stay current on national and state-specific information as the market for these distressed properties evolves.
If you are facing a possible short sale or foreclosure and want to discuss possible options, please call and trust that I can explain the resources available to you.
Maggie Dokic, SFR is a licensed real estate broker in the state of Florida selling residential real estate in Miami, Palmetto Bay, Pinecrest, Coral Gables, Gables by the Sea, High Pines, the Redland and other select areas of SW Miami-Dade County.
Maggie has earned her SFR certification to be able to better serve the needs of her customers in today's non-traditional real estate market. SFR is a Short Sale, Foreclosure Resource Specialist. Designees have been trained to understand the highly specialized options available to Sellers facing short sales & foreclosures and Buyers looking to buy them.
For more information on our local real estate market, or to see or sell a home in Miami, Palmetto Bay, Pinecrest, Coral Gables or the Redland, visit my Miami Real Estate blog or contact me at Maggie (at) TheBlogThatAteMiami (dot) com.
The opinions expressed herein, are those of the author, and not necessarily of Prudential Florida Realty.
I will be so glad when this is over and we have people not worrying about loosing their homes anymore - how I miss those days!
BarbaraJo, isn't it a shame? I'm glad that we can educate ourselves though and show sellers that they have options. Happily, sometimes they really do qualify for a loan modification and get to keep the home AND have reduced payments.