• Administration Lays Out Plan for Winding Down Fannie and Freddie

    02/11/2011 By: DSNews The Treasury Department released the Obama administration’s plan Friday for reforming the nation’s housing finance system and winding down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.Officials say the reform measures will shrink the government’s footprint in the mortgage market, fix “fundamental flaws” in the system, increase transparency for investors, and improve underwriting and mortgage […]

  • July 2010 Housing Trends Newsletter by Gregory Diodati

    This eNewsletter is specially designed for you, with national and local housing information that you may find useful whether you’re in the market for a home, thinking about selling your home, or just interested in homeowner issues in general. Please click on this link to view the Housing Trends JULY 2010 The Housing Trends eNewsletter […]

  • 6 ways to get your website generating more leads

    Happy 4th of July! Last year, I started out on changing how I marketed real estate.  I saw a shift in the dynamic in real estate marketing and noticed that cutting edge techniques were not relying solely on the MLS.  If you want to be a part of this new dynamic, you need to read […]

  • Audit Shows Prison Inmates Received $9M in Homebuyer Tax Credits

    A breakdown in security allowed prisoners to apply for and receive over $9 Million in Home-buyer Tax Credits.  Simply amazing. Read the full article here by DSNews; http://www.dsnews.com/articles/audit-shows-prison-inmates-received-9m-in-homebuyer-tax-credits-2010-06-24

  • JUNE – 2010 Newsletter by Gregory Diodati

    Welcome to the most current Housing Trends eNewsletter. This eNewsletter is specially designed for you, with national and local housing information that you may find useful whether you’re in the market for a home, thinking about selling your home, or just interested in homeowner issues in general. Please click on this link to view the […]

  • The Four Choices for Distressed Homeowners with Negative Equity

    I recently read a book by attorney Jeff Watson on the Short Sale process.  In it he explains the options distressed homeowners have when facing a foreclosure.  The following is my summary of the options for distress homeowners based on what I have learned from Jeff’s book. Prior to looking into the options, we must […]

  • Real Estate Investing – Inland Empire, California

    Westwind Real Estate Services, Inc.,  (President/Owner) I have been involved with commercial real estate for over 25 years, mainly in the development of commercial/industrial properties.  There has been a shift in the Real Estate model and I am now focused solely on residential properties, specifically Pre-Foreclosures (Short Sales) and Bank Owned (REO) properties. We work with homeowners who are overleveraged […]