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Buying a Foreclosure and How Banks Kill Deals

Friday, 11 December 2015 by Chuck Marunde

Buying a foreclosure can be a very frustrating experience. Today I tell a true story about how a bank killed a sale on a full price offer. The banks that sell their foreclosed homes don’t have the real estate expertise to negotiate and draft sales contracts, and the 3rd party companies they hire do not

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  • Published in Foreclosures
Tagged under: Foreclosures

Foreclosure Ripoffs

Thursday, 23 April 2015 by Chuck Marunde

Foreclosure ripoffs are out there, so be careful. They come in two forms. The first are the foreclosure ripoffs that try to sell a home that has been all but destroyed and is not worth what HUD wants for it. You could end up paying way too much for it and end up suffering a

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  • Published in Foreclosures
Tagged under: Foreclosures

HUD Closing Requirements

Tuesday, 17 March 2015 by Chuck Marunde

HUD closing requirements are a nightmare scenario for buyers. If you think buying real estate from a normal human being can be challenging, wait until you try to buy a home from HUD through their online bidding process. And if you think you’ve seen voluminous paperwork requirements, you haven’t seen anything until you bid on a

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  • Published in Foreclosures
Tagged under: HUD Foreclosures

Lawsuits Against Auction.com

Tuesday, 14 October 2014 by Chuck Marunde

Lawsuits against auction.com are coming, and there will be class action lawsuits and individual lawsuits, and it is going to be one big legal mess. If you think auction.com is a pure auction site for real estate and foreclosures and short sales, think again. What many of us believe is fraud is now common practice at

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  • Published in Foreclosures, Legal Q&A
Tagged under: Auction.com

Dangers of Buying a Fannie Mae Foreclosure Through Homepath

Thursday, 12 June 2014 by Chuck Marunde

Have you spotted a Fannie Mae foreclosure in the MLS that looks like it could be “the one”? Buying a foreclosure from Fannie Mae through their Homepath website is a Buyer Beware nightmare. But if you’re a regular reader of this real estate blog, you know that I take the experience of thousands of other

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Tagged under: Foreclosures

Sequim Foreclosures and Homes Underwater

Tuesday, 20 May 2014 by Chuck Marunde

What about Sequim foreclosures? Are there some opportunities for buyers with Sequim foreclosures? Today Zillow reported that 18.8% (almost one in five) homes in the U.S. are underwater, meaning they owe more than their homes are worth. That is almost 10 million homes that are underwater.  Sequim Foreclosures Not Common in Sequim On a national

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  • Published in Foreclosures
Tagged under: Foreclosures

Can I Find a Foreclosure That is a Good Deal?

Wednesday, 19 February 2014 by Chuck Marunde

Is it hard to find a foreclosure that is a good deal in Sequim or Port Angeles? The short answer is yes, but there’s much more to the answer that you should know. There’s nothing wrong with buying a foreclosure, if it’s a fantastic price in a great area with a floor plan you love.

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  • Published in Foreclosures
Tagged under: Foreclosures

New Rules on Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure

Tuesday, 05 February 2013 by Chuck Marunde

New rules are coming for the deed in lieu of foreclosure on March 1, 2013.  If a loan modification or short sale is not feasible, there will be a practical alternative to foreclosure, regardless of whether you are current on the mortgage payments.  The previous ridiculous rule was that you had to be in default

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  • Published in Foreclosures
Tagged under: deed in lieu of foreclosure

How to Find Sequim Foreclosures and Port Angeles Foreclosures

Sunday, 27 January 2013 by Chuck Marunde

It makes sense to look at Sequim foreclosures and Port Angeles foreclosures if you are retiring and looking for the best value in your retirement home.  But I don’t want you to waste time on sites that purport to list foreclosures when they do not. There are many, and in Clallam County that includes inaccurate

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  • Published in Sequim Foreclosures
Tagged under: Sequim Foreclosures

Another Sequim Foreclosure Disaster

Tuesday, 27 March 2012 by Chuck Marunde

Looking at a Sequim foreclosure?  Thinking about making an offer on a Sequim foreclosure?  Think again, unless you have months to fool around and are prepared for a lot of nonsense from the bank and their asset manager.  In some markets, like Las Vegas and Phoenix, the foreclosure market is much more organized, and asset

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  • Published in Sequim Foreclosures
Tagged under: Sequim Foreclosure

Foreclosure Help

Sunday, 18 March 2012 by Chuck Marunde

Foreclosure help is available, although in the Sequim area we have very few foreclosures compared to everywhere else around the country.  A lawsuit by Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna clearly lays out the arguments for consumers, and if you’d like to see what those arguments are in the actual complaint, go to Foreclosure Help. 

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  • Dangers of Buying a Fannie Mae Foreclosure Through Homepath

  • Published in Foreclosures
Tagged under: Foreclosure Help

Sequim Real Estate Broker a Registered HUD Homes Buyer’s Representative

Saturday, 01 October 2011 by Chuck Marunde

HUD homes are foreclosures that are now owned by HUD (Housing and Urban Development) and listed for sale by HUD.  Chuck Marunde, Managing Broker of Adamas Realty in Sequim is now Registered with HUD to represent buyers of HUD homes. This gives buyers the ability to make offers online through a Registered HUD Homes broker.

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  • Published in Foreclosures
Tagged under: HUD Foreclosures, HUD Homes

Sequim Investors Cannot Find Homes to Buy

Friday, 05 August 2011 by Chuck Marunde

Sequim investors cannot find great deals on homes in Sequim.  They are literally unable to find good investment properties to buy with cash.  You would think that in this recession that there would be many homes at incredible bargain prices, and that Sequim investors would be swooping in to snap them up, but such deals

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  • Published in Port Angeles Foreclosures, Sequim Foreclosures
Tagged under: Sequim investors

Are Sellers Out of Touch With the Sequim Real Estate Market?

Wednesday, 27 July 2011 by Chuck Marunde

The Sequim real estate market is a tough real estate market, but I have been observing a consistent pattern for three decades now. I periodically get questions from homeowners who want to sell their homes, or from FSBOs (For-Sale-By-Owners) who are trying to sell their own homes.  I have learned so much about the mindset

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Clallam County Foreclosures

Friday, 08 July 2011 by Chuck Marunde

Clallam County Foreclosures are small in number, among the lowest foreclosure rates in the United States.  RealtyTrac just came out with an interactive map to view the number of foreclosures in every state and every county.  Click on this map below, and when you have the map loaded on your browser, zoom in on Washington

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Why You Won’t Find Your Home in Sequim Foreclosures

Friday, 24 June 2011 by Chuck Marunde

Sequim foreclosures make up a very small part of the market.  We all hear about the massive number of foreclosures in Las Vegas and Phoenix and several other cities around the county, and people talk about stealing houses for incredibly low prices, but that market does not exist in Sequim.  That’s actually good for local

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  • Dangers of Buying a Fannie Mae Foreclosure Through Homepath

  • Published in Foreclosures
Tagged under: Sequim Foreclosures

How to Buy a Foreclosure

Wednesday, 11 May 2011 by Chuck Marunde

How to Buy a Foreclosure is a subject I’ve written about many times on this real estate blog, but today I want to focus in on a very important part of the process that very few people know about, including Realtors.  Banks that foreclose on homes hire outside companies to list and market their foreclosed

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  • Published in Foreclosures
Tagged under: Foreclosures

Foreclosure Sales in Sequim and Port Angeles

Saturday, 26 February 2011 by Chuck Marunde

Foreclosure sales in Sequim and Port Angeles for the calendar year tell an interesting story, especially if you are retiring and planning to buy in Sequim or Port Angeles.  Clients from out of state periodically ask me if there is a good deal to be had in the foreclosure market.  We all hear stories about

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  • Published in Foreclosures
Tagged under: foreclosure sales

How to Find Sequim Foreclosures

Saturday, 22 January 2011 by Chuck Marunde

How can you find Sequim foreclosures?  The Clallam County foreclosure market, including Sequim and Port Angeles is chaotic at best, but I’ve created several resources for you and they are all free.  Having practiced as a real estate attorney for 20 years and having done many foreclosures myself as well as represented many clients in

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  • Published in Sequim Foreclosures
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Are Sequim Foreclosures a Bargain?

Friday, 31 December 2010 by Chuck Marunde

People ask me if there are some great deals in Sequim foreclosures or Port Angeles foreclosures.  The real estate market in the Sequim area is different than many other areas of the country, and that is true with foreclosures, too.  The foreclosure market here has been chaotic at best, and a disaster at worst.  I

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Chuck E. Marunde, J.D.

Sequim Buyer's Agent
(Atty Ret.)
Founder and Broker of
Sequim & Port Angeles Real Estate dba iRealty Virtual Brokers
125 Olympic Ranch Ln,
Sequim, WA 98382
(360) 775-5424
ChuckMarunde@gmail.com

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From Los Angeles

It's rare, but once in awhile life provides the perfect collaborator for an important endeavor such as buying your new home. For me that person was Chuck Marunde. His two decade background as a Real Estate Attorney, his prolific career as an author of articles and books on Real Estate and his forthright and moral character made choosing Chuck a no-brainer. Chuck is dedicated, thorough, incredible at the negotiating table, knowledgeable about all local laws & regs but, most importantly, Chuck loves what he does. And what he does is find his client the perfect property. Chuck isn't about making the sale, he's about making the sale that is OPTIMUM for his CLIENT and this makes Chuck a rare bird indeed. I love my new home in Sequim and I am indebted to Chuck for making it happen. Kevin E.

From Seattle

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Chuck over the past three years in selling my parent's estate. It was a tough time to sell during the housing recession, but Chuck always kept things on the positive side. With his real estate law background, he offers sound, practical advice. He helps you along with the process using discussions and reason, rather than opinions and speculations. If Chuck doesn’t know the answers, he will get them for you. In several instances, Chuck took the initiative to meet with county officials to get up-to-date facts about zoning and regulations. I was always impressed with his company’s tech savvy communi-cations and internet presence: weekly email updates, blogs, videos, links, Linked-in networking, etc. He is truly pioneering the future of buying & selling real estate. Brian M.

From California

"Andy Romano is a successful motion picture character actor with over 40 years in 'the Biz.' Mr. Romano has a home in beautiful Santa Barbara, California, but he chooses to live most of the time in Sequim, Washington on the Olympic Peninsula in the great Pacific Northwest. Why? In his own words, 'Because it's even more beautiful and surrounded by more beauty in this incredibly peaceful and quiet place. With respect to real estate agents or brokers, well my friend Chuck Marunde, owner of Sequim and Port Angeles Real Estate, is hands down the best there" Andy R.

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From Florida

We do our homework for the task at hand and we look for and expect to enlist partners that do the same. It was our good fortune to select Chuck Marunde of Sequim and Port Angeles Real Estate to represent us as a buyer's broker in our search for a home in the Sequim/Port Angeles area. Chuck's site is all encompassing and super fast compared to many others, he knows the market at every conceivable level and his guidance through the process of selecting and purchasing a home is priceless - above and beyond that of anyone with whom we have ever worked. Add to all this his 20 year background in real estate law and you have discovered a superb asset in the adventure of purchasing a home. Greg and Marilyn

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