Kay Van Kampen, CDPE, Broker, Springfield Missouri Real Estate

After working six months, stalling foreclosure twice, working with Wells Fargo and Bank of America, we closed this wonderful home in Ozark.

There was a time I wondered if this home was ever going to close. But with the help of the buyer's agent, the patience of the buyers, the unrelentless work from the title company and the cooperation of the sellers, we reached our goal......a successful closing.

Short sales aren't easy when Bank of America holds a second. After months of negotiations, Wells Fargo was ready to go, but I couldn't close because BOA had still not settled. Both banks were very cooperative, once I was in the short sale process.

Off to save another Home owner from this crazy economy we're in.

Springfield Missouri Open House - 4308 E Green Haven Drive, Nixa, Mo in Fair Haven Estates.

Live and play near Fremont Hills Golf Course, in Fair Haven Estates.

Immaculate all brick home that comes complete with a formal dining room, 2364 Square Feet, 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, and formal dining room.

Well designed floor plan. Large bedrooms, jetted tub, 7' walk-in shower, raised ceilings, granite countertops,

Bruce hardwood flooring, woodburning fireplace, custom cabinets with Pull out shelving, high efficient furnace with humidifier, crown moldings in living room, hot water recirculating pump, textured walls,

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DIRECTIONS: Hwy 65 south to CC and J, west past Fremont Hils to Cheyenne, south to Fair Haven Drive, first left to Green Haven to home on corner.

Pella windows, patio, covered enclosed patio, 4 foot privacy fence. The 3 car garage is oversized, room for a boat, with a utility tub, lots of storage above garage. See you on Sunday.

Springfield Mo Open House at 8205 Interlochen, Nixa in Fremont Hills Country Club.

Love to play golf?

Here is a fantastic all brick one owner home in Fremont Hills Country Club with 2100 Square Feet, 3 bedroom 2 baths.

Home offers an open floor plan, new updated kitchen with a new back splash, new countertops. Skylights in main bath,

Woodburning fireplace, plush carpeting, covered entry, 3 car garage & more.

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OPEN SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27,2009 2:00 - 4:00 PM

DIRECTIONS: Hwy 65 south to CC & J, west to Fremont Road, South to Fremont Hills Dr-turn right into subdivision. Left at Scioto Dr, you go a very short distance then the road forks, stay right on Interlochen to home.

Our Ozark's community has enjoyed this wonderful piece of history since 1921. My family saw this landmark over 30 years ago when we first moved to Ozark.

Due to the number of times this restaurant has flooded over the past 20 years, Christian County has received a grant from FEMA to acquire and remove this landmark from the banks of the Finley River. Read what Christian County Headliner has to report.

So, if you've enjoyed a dinner or two at Riverside Inn, the future will reveal bare ground. Weddings will no longer take place, reunions will have to find another place to meet. Christmas parties were a common event. Now, all we will have left is our memories of this historic landmark. Better hurry and dine there soon.

This has been quite an unusual year for real estate in Springfield Mo. I haven't watched a soap opera for over 30 years......all I have to do is go to work every day. There's no telling what's going to happen.

This year has been a never ending battle to save so many home owners from foreclosure. Contacting the bank and successfully getting them to agree to a "short sale" could be so much easier if the bank's weren't overwhelmed with the process.

Marketing the home is just as much of a battle to make sure it stays in show condition because the sellers may not be living in the home and it's ends up being the agent's responsibility to maintain the yard, turning the utilities on for repairs, and keeping the home secured.

Unlike foreclosures, realtors are not reimbursed for all the maintenance issues that go hand in hand with short sale. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining.......I go into every short sale knowing the possibility that what I am doing may end up as a loss to me. And many homeowners are able to help with the expenses. What does bother me is going thru the process, then having the buyer decide to back out of the offer after waiting for 3 months because the garbage disposal doesn't work! They don't remember the contract says sold "AS IS, WHERE IS'.

One condition of a "Short Sale" should be: The buyer is NOT allowed to withdraw their offer until the bank makes a decision. There should be a clause in the offer that states: if a buyer withdraws their offer before the bank approves or denies the offer, a heavy fine will be imposed for wasting the agent's and seller's time and effort, not to mention what the bank had to process. Actually there is a clause in our contracts that gives a deadline for the offer to be accepted. If the deadline passes, the buyer has the option to extend or cancel the contract.

I guess what I'm trying to stress here, is if you are a buyer, looking for a great deal, have the time and patience to wait for an answer from the bank, THANK YOU! I'd be happy to present your offer to the bank. Oh, by the way, I just listed 4 new short sales this week.