Charlotte Short Sale Advisors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Nancy Braun, Owner & Broker-In-Charge
Showcase Realty, LLC
Phone: 704-889-5600
Fax: 704-625-2361
marketing@showcaserealty.net

February 7, 2011

HUD Consultant to Speak at Seminar for Local Real Estate Agents
Upcoming Free Real Estate Training Benefiting Local Charity

Charlotte, NC – Real estate agents from the Charlotte-Metro and surrounding areas are invited to attend a seminar featuring a professional a HUD consultant, Rebecca Walzak. This real estate seminar is hosted by Nancy Braun, Broker/Owner of Showcase Realty, to help educate local real estate agents on new and different information within the real estate market. Proceeds from these workshops will go toward the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Charlotte.

Braun will be hosting this seminar on Wednesday, February 9^th 2:00pm until 4:00pm to inform local real estate professionals on how to successfully sell distressed properties and HUD Homes as well as go over the new North Carolina Offer to Purchase and how to make it work for REO properties. She also hosts monthly “Success in Distress” workshops to inform local agents on the local and national housing market and how to successfully sell distressed properties.

The featured keynote speaker, Rebecca Walzak, is president of RJB Walzak Consulting and is currently a consultant for HUD. Walzak will be sharing pertinent information on the HUD selling process which will answer many questions local agents may have.

Nancy Braun is a member of NRBA, National REO Brokers Association, and recently became a Neighborhood HUD Broker which means she is able to list homes owned by the Housing and Urban Development Department. HUD has recently made many changes to their selling process which has left agents confused and needing clarification.

“By giving local agents the information they need to help their clients find their dream homes and purchase it successfully, we hope to give back to our community and help in the much-needed growth of homeownership in Charlotte Metro and surrounding areas,” said Nancy Braun, Owner and Broker-In-Charge of Showcase Realty.

Tickets for this event are $40 and can be purchased at NRBAhudworkshop.eventbrite.com or you can pay at the door. All proceeds will be going to the Boys & Girls Club. Nancy Braun has recently joined REO4Kids through which she donates $100 to children’s charities per REO Asset she sells.

Also, please join Showcase Realty on Monday, February 21^st for “Success in Distress: How to Sell HUD Homes” 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m at the Boys & Girls Club at 940 Marsh Road in Charlotte. This is a free event but donations will be accepted for the Boys & Girls Club. There is limited space available, to register visit HUDWorkshop.Eventbrite.com.

For more information please contact Showcase Realty at 704-886-5600 or info@showcaserealty.net.

Yesterday evening, December 8, 2010, Showcase Realty held the first of monthly workshops to inform the local agents and community about buying and selling distressed properties. The workshop was titled, “Success in Distress”. It was a free event, but donations for the Boys & Girls Club were taken up.

There were 50 people in attendance, including keynote speakers, and we raised almost $800 for the Boys and Girls Club. This exceeded our expectations of the first workshop and we are looking forward to bigger and better workshops in the future!

We want to say thank you again to our wonderful sponsors, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, RJR Insurance Agency and K&T Construction Company, and speakers. Without these very special people the workshop would not have been possible!

Our next workshop will be January 24th, 2011, 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. at the Marsh Road Boys & Girls Club in Charlotte, NC.

To register for this workshop go to http://hudworkshop.eventbrite.com

For more information regarding Showcase Realty or to speak with a CDPE about finding a home or getting help with your current situation, www.CharlotteREOBroker.com

The following is an excerpt from an article in DSNews by Carrie Bay.

The sharp fall in residential property prices in the third quarter means that housing in the United States has become even more undervalued, according to the analysts at Capital Economics.

Based on the latest S&P Case-Shiller index, Capital Economics has concluded that house prices are now 17 percent undervalued relative to disposable income per capita. Housing has never before looked as undervalued, the firm pointed out in a research note released to DSNews.com.

Looking at the data included in the index compiled by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), residential home prices are 14 percent undervalued, which is also a record, according to Capital Economics.

The housing affordability index from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) remains close to its record high. Capital Economics explained that NAR’s affordability assessment indicates that a median income household with a 20 percent down payment can now more easily afford the monthly mortgage payments on a median-priced home than at any time in the last 30 years.

Rock-bottom interest rates have also helped to bring owning a home within the means of more Americans. Mortgage rates have begun to head upward from half-
century lows in recent weeks, but Capital Economics says the increase has done little to reduce overall affordability.

Full Article

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Join us for an Open House in Stonehaven Subdivision this Saturday, December 4th!
This is a joint Open House featuring six homes in the neighborhood, Showcase Realty will be presenting 6217 Ropley Court.
We look forward to seeing you this Saturday!

Click the flyer to view more pictures of the property:

For more information, please call 704-889-5600 or email info@showcaserealty.net
To learn more about Showcase Realty’s available homes, visit http://www.showcaserealty.net/

Join us for our Success in Distress Workshop for Agents!
Wednesday December 8th
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

-Learn how to sell a HUD Home from the Owner and Broker-In-Charge of a HUD Registered Firm
-Gain insight into how to successfully sell foreclosures, short sales and distressed properties
-Pertinent mortgage information via Wells Fargo to share with your buyers

This is a FREE event, but donations will be made to Boys and Girls Club of Greater Charlotte.

Limited Space Available! Register Today!
http://successindistress.eventbrite.com/