Las Vegas NAR Short Sales and Foreclosure Certification

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Contact: Bob Ratliff RE/MAX PROS LAS VEGAS “The Ratliff/Pittenger Group rratliff@remax.net http://las-vegas-real-estate-authority.com

The Ratliff Group and founder and owner Bob Ratliff and his team of real estate agents earns Las Vegas NAR Short Sales and Foreclosure Certification Buyers and Sellers Benefit from REALTOR® Expertise in Distressed Sales

Las Vegas, Nevada March 15, 2010— Bob Ratliff with RE/MAX PROS / The Ratliff/Pittenger Group has earned the nationally recognized Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource certification. The National Association of REALTORS® offers the SFR certification to REALTORS® who want to help both buyers and sellers navigate these complicated transactions, as demand for professional expertise with distressed sales grows.

According to a recent NAR survey, nearly one-third of all existing homes sold recently were either short sales or foreclosures. For many real estate professionals, short sales and foreclosures are the new “traditional” transaction. REALTORS® who have earned the SFR certification know how to help sellers maneuver the complexities of short sales as well as help buyers pursue short sale and foreclosure opportunities.

“As leading advocates for homeownership, REALTORS® believe that any family that loses its home to foreclosure is one family too many, but unfortunately, there are situations in which people just cannot afford to keep their homes, and a foreclosure or a short sale results,” said 2009 NAR President Charles McMillan, a broker with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Dallas-Fort Worth. “Foreclosures and short sales can offer opportunities for home buyers and benefit the larger community, as well, but it’s extremely important to have the help of a real estate professional like a REALTOR® who has earned the SFR certification for these kinds of purchases.”

Bob Ratliff has been in the local real estate market since 2004 and specializes in the Las Vegas, Henderson, Summerlin, Green Valley, North Las Vegas, Boulder City, Golf Course and Country Club communities. The Ratliff Group’s real estate business is made up of clients around the world with former clients and referrals from those clients. Keep that in mind if you’re considering buying property in Las Vegas or on one of Las Vegas master planned communities. Because nothing says more about The Ratliff/Pittenger Group and the level of service he provides and the degree of professionalism he brings to helping you with one of the biggest decisions you’ll ever make.

The Las Vegas certification program includes training on how to qualify sellers for short sales, negotiate with lenders, protect buyers, and limit risk, and provides resources to help REALTORS® stay current on national and state-specific information as the market for these distressed properties evolves. To earn the Las Vegas SFR certification, REALTORS? are required to take one core course and three Webinars. For more information about the Las Vegas Short Sale Foreclosure SFR Certification, visit www.REALTORSFR.org.