When an individual files for bankruptcy, there are generally two options as to the type of bankruptcy that is filed. A Chapter 7 Bankruptcy is the simple form of bankruptcy that clears your debt without you paying your creditors. A Chapter 7 bankruptcy case, on average, lasts only a few months. The other option is […]
Avoiding Foreclosure: How Hiring an Attorney Can Benefit You
If you’ve recently suffered life-altering circumstances that now put you in danger of defaulting on your mortgage and foreclosing on your home, then you need to seek the advice of an experienced real estate attorney in Los Angeles. The best way to protect yourself, your home, and your credit is to proactively tackle this situation […]
What Movies Tell Us About Real Estate
Everyone has some connection to real estate. We all have to live somewhere. We have to buy/sell a house or rent/lease out a condo at some point in our lives. Some movies show this relationship we have with the real estate market and portray it in an entertaining way. At the same time, these films […]
Networking at the Rooftop
Many people believe that it’s all about who you know. Making connections is important to succeed in the business world; however, networking is not just about collecting contacts, it is about planting relations and making it grow. The VLG staff did just that during the Networking Mixer last Thursday at the office’s rooftop. See some of […]
VLG Team in Action
“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” – Henry Ford On Wednesdays, we conduct our weekly meetings to ensure that everyone is working together to succeed in their respective tasks and goals. See our VLG team in this week’s session: From left to right: Stephen Vokshori (Managing […]
Monday is not the day to be back at the grindstone. Monday is the day to be back at your passion. Turn your dreams into goals, and action them into reality. We are back at our passion of helping as many people save their homes. What about you? What are you passionate about?
Fed policymakers have signaled an increase in the federal funds rate for the first time since 2006. While it is still unclear when the rate hikes will kick in, we always knew that when rates were reduced to nearly 0% back in 2008 it would not last forever. While higher rates raise the cost of […]
Underwater Homeowners in Decline, Yet Many Are Still Drowning
More than 15 million homeowners owed more than their homes were worth at the peak of the housing crash, but due to foreclosures, short sales, and rising home values, the number is brought down to nearly half at the end of Q1 2015. The decline in the number of underwater homeowners, from 16.9% in Q4 […]
The New FICO Score 9
FICO, an analytics software services company brings about great news for today’s consumers. Thanks to the release of this new credit scoring model called the FICO Score 9, it looks as though consumers can better appeal their creditworthiness to lenders. According to FICO, “the new FICO® Score 9 introduces a more nuanced way to assess […]
California Rising
Hope everyone had a fantastic Veteran’s Day Weekend, thank you to those who have served our country! To keep up the good mood, you might be interested in reading the following article discussing California’s state in the real estate market. If you were to guess the state with the most promising rebound in the real […]
