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Saturday, April 21, 2012 8:09 PM

Short Sales Start to Outpace Foreclosures

Banks are agreeing to more short sales, and for the first time, short sale transactions are exceeding foreclosure deals, according to the most recent housing data from Lender Processing Services (LPS) Inc. In January, short sales made up 23.9 percent
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Sunday, February 19, 2012 8:39 PM

Foreclosures ticked up in January

Foreclosures ticked up in January nationwide as more banks continued to work through backlogs of defaulting mortgages on their books, RealtyTrac reports. For more than five years, Nevada has been the state leader with the highest rate of foreclosure filings
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012 1:36 PM

4 Questions to Ask Before Buying a Foreclosure

Foreclosures can offer big bargains, but buyers need to be careful that they don’t get over their heads in purchasing a home that may need more repairs than they bargained for. Foreclosures are usually sold as-is, and homes that are left vacant
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Sunday, January 22, 2012 7:13 PM

Banks, Gov't Near Deal on Foreclosure Settlement

Up to 1 million at-risk, underwater borrowers may be eligible for a reduction on their mortgage principal, if a settlement between big banks and government officials gets the final approval. The mortgage aid is reportedly on the table as big banks and
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Friday, December 09, 2011 10:14 AM

Report Predicts Drop in Delinquencies Next Year

--> The number of borrowers behind on their mortgage payments is expected to drop sharply by the end of next year, according to a new report released by TransUnion. Mortgage delinquency rates reflect the ratio of borrowers 60 or more days behind on their
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Friday, November 11, 2011 2:32 PM

Buy a HUD Home for Only $100 Down?

In several states, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is offering home buyers foreclosed homes with only a $100 down payment, in trying to unload some of its inventory. The incentive runs until October 2012. To qualify, purchasers must
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Sunday, September 25, 2011 4:58 PM

10 States With the Highest Foreclosure Rates

For the 56th straight month, Nevada continued to have the highest foreclosure rate in the country, where one in every 118 homes received a foreclosure filing during August, according to the latest figures from RealtyTrac. Nationally, 1 in every 570 households
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Monday, September 05, 2011 4:36 PM

More Banks Offer Incentives to Unload REOs

--> Banks facing high inventories of REOs are turning to financial incentives in the hopes of accelerating sales of these often vacant, deteriorating properties. For example, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are trying to liquidate its REOs, the National Mortgage
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Monday, September 05, 2011 4:22 PM

Foreclosure Delays Reach New Records

--> Delinquent home owners are living in their homes longer, rent-free. Home owners with a loan in foreclosure haven’t made a payment, on average, for 20 months or 599 days--a new record, according to new data by Lender Processing Services Inc.
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Sunday, July 10, 2011 8:07 PM

Second Chance for Owners Who Lost Homes

More than 2 million home owners who were foreclosed on or were in the process of a foreclosure during 2009 or 2010 can now ask for a review of their case, banking regulators announced this week. The move is to help identify home owners who may have been
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Thursday, April 07, 2011 12:11 PM

Revamped Foreclosure Procedures Coming Soon

The country’s top mortgage servicers have reportedly reached an agreement on changes to their foreclosure procedures. The consent agreement has not yet been made public, but The New York Times was able to get a preview of what the agreement contains
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Friday, January 07, 2011 10:12 AM

Buyers: Keep the Dream Alive After Foreclosure

Lost your home to foreclosure? In most cases, that won't keep you from owning another home as far into the future as you likely feared. It's true that a foreclosure can remain on your credit record for up to seven years, but government-backed
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Monday, September 20, 2010 11:32 AM

Wave of Foreclosure Sales Could Hurt Prices

More foreclosures could move onto the market as borrowers fall out of the government's loan-modification program. That, coupled with weak demand, could lead to lower home prices across the board, suggests an article in the The Wall Street Journal.
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Monday, September 20, 2010 11:10 AM

10 Reasons to Buy a Home

Time magazine is being overly pessimistic in its recent cover piece that called into question the benefits of homeownership. In fact, now is a great time to buy. And, what's more, tomorrow will be a great time to own, because the fundamental strength
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Friday, August 13, 2010 11:40 AM

History will repeat itself

I hope all is well in your world today. I wanted to write you and give you some of my thoughts and opinions on what I see developing in the housing and economic climates. Home loan interest rates are at an all time low, as of 12 th August it hit 4.4 percent,
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