Howe It Happens

Press release:

Leominster, MA- Gerry Bourgeois and Laurie Howe of Towne & Country, Realtors in Leominster have just completed a highly specialized course, Short Sales and Foreclosures, presented by the Council of Residential Specialists. The one-day course earns one unit of core credit toward the Certified Residential Specialist Designation.

Distressed sales – foreclosures and short sales – accounted for 32 percent of all home sales during the fourth quarter of 2009, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). Short Sales and Foreclosures gives agents the practical tools and skills they need to counsel clients about these types of transactions. The course explains the intricate steps involved with these transactions as well as the roles of lenders, sellers, buyers and cooperating agents. It includes dialogues and systems agents can use when they work with financial institutions and other owners of REO properties.

Both Bourgeois and Howe have with this course and others completed the requirements and received certification for SFR (Short Sales and Foreclosures Resource) Certification from the National Association of Realtors®. Both are experienced full-time Realtors® and look forward to sharing this expertise with the community.

Towne & Country, Realtors® is located on 124 N Main Street in Leominster, and has been a fixture in the real estate community for four decades.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Towne & Country, Realtors is not associated with the government, and our service is not approved by the government or your lender. Even if you accept this offer and use our service, your lender may not agree to change your loan. If you stop paying your mortgage, you could lose your home and damage your credit rating.