Tim Spahn

Fairfield County - If your home has just come off the market and hasn't sold, don't be discouraged. The reason your home did not sell may have nothing to do with your home or the market. In reality, your home may have been one of the more desirable properties for sale.

So why didn't your home sell?

Last year almost half of the homes listed for sale never sold at all and may sellers found that there was a tremendous amount a homeowner needed to be educated on how to sell their home for top dollar in the shortest time period.

Don't risk making the wrong choices and losing both time and money on your investment. Before you hire a realtor, know the right questions to ask to save you time and money.

Industry experts have prepared a free special report called "How to Sell a House that didn't Sell" which educates you on the issues involved.

To receive a copy of this report, email soldbytim@live.com.

Call 203-313-0558 to make sure your home sells the next time you list it for sale.

Servicing all of Northern Fairfield County: Danbury, Bethel, Brookfield, New Fairfield, Newtown, Ridgefield and Redding.

The Danbury Fair Mall has great events going for the holiday season. Here is a list from www.danburyfairmall.com

Santa Events: Photos & Pricing Now through December 24, 2009

Salvation Army Angel Tree Now through December 18, 2009

Nintendo Holiday Experience Now through December 20, 2009

Freebie Friday Now through December 18, 2009

Personalize Your Gift Card Giving Now through December 24, 2009

Holiday Gift Wrap December 12, 2009 through December 24, 2009

Coat & Package Check December 12, 2009 through December 24, 2009

Other fun attractions at the Danbury Fair Mall: The double decker carousel, a child's play area and the Go kiosk. So, stop by next time your in town, do a little shopping and take a picture with Santa Claus!

The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday released a plan to speed up and encourage Short Sales as a means to help families avoid foreclosure. A short sale, in real estate, occurs when a lender agrees to accept a discounted payoff for the property sold. The lender releases the lien on the property upon receipt of less money than is actually owed. For example if the unpaid balance of your mortgage is $100,000 and a property sells for $85,000, under a short sale a lender might accept $85,000 as payment in full.

New measures for Short Sale are a step in the right direction. One new guide: the lender must give a yes or no answer to an offer within 10 days. Also included: a moving allowance, incentives for sellers and lenders, commission rules, and a stipulation that releases sellers from debt liabilities.

At RE/MAX, our staff is quickly developing resources to help understand the new Short Sale guidelines and explain them to buyers and sellers.

The Associated Press released an article on short sales.

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