here is an unprecedented number of foreclosures in Arizona. More homeowners than ever face the possibility that they will lose their homes because they are unable to pay their mortgage. The Arizona Foreclosure Coalition offers staff and resources to help homeowners find ways to keep their homes. This is a three-hour class taught by one of the nation’s leading consumer advocates/activists in the home retention arena. Help homeowners KEEP their homes and win referrals from those homeowners for many years! THIS CLASS IS NOT ABOUT HOW TO EARN INCOME WITH LOAN- MODIFICATION-FOR- MONEY-PROGRAMS. This class will teach real estate agents how to use legitimate outreach methods to help people save their homes, not get-rich-quick schemes that take advantage of distressed homeowners.

Excerpt from "Real Estate Dough," (Rossdale Press, 2008) by Bernice Ross, Ph.D.:

"Frances Flynn Thorsen ... raised an issue that almost no one in the real estate industry has addressed. In our rush to become foreclosure experts and to close more short sales, we have neglected the most important role that we could play ... assisting homeowners in restoring their hope and providing them with a path to staying in their homes."

·         Increasing numbers of homeowners are reaching outcomes that leave them with lower mortgage payments and a plan that helps them remain in their homes. Learn how this outreach works and how YOU can help supply resources.

·         Learn how to create your own Public Service Announcements … create good will.

·         HUD-certified counselors are available seven days a week in Pima County to help distressed homeowners

·         Lending giant Freddie Mac is working with Arizona nonprofits and with Pima County to help homeowners KEEP their homes.

·         Get the skinny on paid loan modification schemes.

·         Short sale hawks are using predatory marketing techniques to obtain listings.

·         Short sales are a LAST RESORT.

Register by calling 520-616-2896         http://SaveTheDream.eventbrite.com  

Classes held at Title Security, 6390 E Tanque Verde Rd - Tucson, AZ 85715

Frances Flynn Thorsen got her real estate license and became a REALTOR® in 1985.Frances was one of the first real estate bloggers to receive national attention early in 2005, with interviews in Investors’ Business Daily, BusinessWeek Online, Inman News, REALTOR® Magazine, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. She was founding editor of RealTown.com and worked as Community Manager of Trulia.com. She is the host of “Truth In Housing Matters,” a television talk show in Tucson shown on Access Tucson, Comcast Cable, and Cox. She is CEO of Socialebb Strategies and Solutions. Fran appeared on the 2008 list of 50 Most Influential Women in Real Estate in the U.S.