Alex and the CDPE team visit the site of the upcoming Habitat for Humanity build in Austin, Texas. Made possible by the more than 16,000 CDPEs nationwide, a family—within the next few months—will move into their brand new home. Beginning Saturday, January 23rd, and every Saturday thereafter for ten weeks, the team will be hard at work to bring that dream of home-ownership to life. If you're a CDPE in the Austin area—and would like to be part of the build—email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

After more than a year of advocating a standardized short sale process- the government has answered back. On November 30, 2009 the U.S. Treasury announced HAFA. While HAFA doesn't implement all our suggestions, it is an exciting step in the right direction. To find out more, you can access the program's website for specific guidelines. Real estate agents are needed more now than ever to take action on the seller's behalf. For more information on the requirements, incentives, and highlights of this program take a look at the CDPE HAFA guidelines packet we've assembled just for you.