Think The Banks Will Pay With The New Foreclosure (ler mais)
The long-awaited foreclosure settlement for years of robo-signing, rubberstamping, and other fraudulent foreclosure practices is here, and over 40 states have signed the agreement calling for $25 bill
Homeowners Participating In Short Sales Beware: Th (ler mais)
Did you know that debt forgiven during a short sale or debt-forgiveness program is subject to tax (since the IRS considers the amount of the forgiven debt as income)? Most people don’t – and that coul
Cash-out Refinancing Still Not Popular With Homeow (ler mais)
Today, Freddie Mac, one of the two largest owners of mortgages in the United States (along with sister company Fannie Mae), reported that homeowners who opted to take cash out when refinancing their h
Investing In Foreclosure Soars As Government-led R (ler mais)
Investors have been heavily interested in buying foreclosure properties in stricken real estate markets across the country since the foreclosure crisis began in 2007, but lately investing in foreclosu
Home Affordable Modification Program To Be Continu (ler mais)
Victims of the foreclosure crisis and underwater homeowners alike will be pleased to know that the federal government is extending the mandate for the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) throu
Hard-hit Foreclosure Victims Look To Republican Ca (ler mais)
As the 2012 Republican primary season rolls on, with the next primary in Florida on Tuesday, January 31, foreclosure victims, underwater homeowners, and owners of distressed properties in the Sunshine
Will Homeowners Benefit From The $25 Billion Forec (ler mais)
People who say that the proposed $25 billion foreclosure settlement between states and five major lenders is near are perilously close to the boy who cried wolf, but this time a resolution may actuall
2012 Delivers More Good News For The Housing Marke (ler mais)
This week, reports released indicated that existing housing sales figures in the U.S. finished December with a strong 5% increase, putting the statistic in the black for the year and lending credence
Are We Close To Foreclosure Fraud Settlement Deal? (ler mais)
Now, well over a year later, and after several false alarms of a settlement between a coalition of state attorneys-general and the five major lenders at the heart of the case (JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fa
Hot Trends To Track In Real Estate For 1q 2012 (ler mais)
As the first quarter of the new year gets into full gear, the real estate market finds itself trying to still solve the foreclosure crisis and recover from nearly five years of falling prices, rising