Economic Depression Not Forecast for U.S.

The U.S. economy will not suffer from an overall economic depression as a result of the real estate depression, according to a new forecast by Housing Predictor. The majority of the nation’s housing markets are under going deflation as a result of the credit crisis, but analysts now expect the housing depression to begin showing… Continue reading Economic Depression Not Forecast for U.S.

Foreclosure Auctions Failing to Attract Buyers

Lackluster turnouts at courthouse foreclosure auctions are becoming common place from the court house steps of Los Angles scattered across the country to New York City, according to attorneys who attend the auctions to bid on properties for mortgage lenders. The poor turnouts represent a major shift in the way foreclosures are being bought and… Continue reading Foreclosure Auctions Failing to Attract Buyers

The Sky Isn’t Falling

By Cathy Salustri It seems as though every other headline in the newspaper talks about people losing their homes and every time you turn on the TV newscasters are talking about foreclosures. Yesterday’s mortgage brokers work at Starbucks and Home Depot today. Some real estate agents are waiting tables or looking for other work. The… Continue reading The Sky Isn’t Falling

Giant Failures Await

Inside the offices of Countrywide Mortgage the signs illuminated their offices reading, “Fast and Easy Loans.” The notices beckoned any mortgage applicant to ask just what these loans were all about. The so-called Fast and Easy Loans offered by Countrywide and dozens of other mortgage lenders and banks throughout the country, which often gained chuckles… Continue reading Giant Failures Await

Mortgage Fraud Still Booms

Mortgage fraud, regarded as one of three main triggers of the housing crisis is still emerging with recklessness. “The fraud has by no means gone away,” said Merle Sharick of the Mortgage Asset Research Institute (MARI). Mortgage fraud perpetrated by industry insiders accounts for 80 percent of all reported mortgage fraud losses, according to the… Continue reading Mortgage Fraud Still Booms

Walk Away Homeowners Increase Foreclosures

The social stigma associated with defaulting on a mortgage seems to be disappearing as the nation’s housing crisis escalates. More homeowners are choosing to freely walk-away from their homes as the values plummet. New York University Economist Nouriel Roubini was one of the first to warn of the dangers from a major real estate boom,… Continue reading Walk Away Homeowners Increase Foreclosures

False Hopes Hang on Bail Out in Housing Crisis

By Mike Colpitts and Everett Jones Credit crisis losses are nearing $8-trillion worldwide as a result of unscrupulous lending by mortgage companies, banks and newly developed instruments on Wall Street to resell the mortgages as securities to investors, a Housing Predictor investigation has revealed. As President Bush signs the Housing Bill sent by Congress into… Continue reading False Hopes Hang on Bail Out in Housing Crisis

Six Steps to Buying Foreclosures

By Cathy Salustri With over 3.1-million more homes at risk of foreclosure, speculators and new homeowners entertain dreams of buying foreclosures to get that real steal. Unlike buying a new or resale home, buying foreclosures takes a key buyer beware attitude so you don’t get burned. Internet based services like Foreclosure.com and Realty Store.com provide… Continue reading Six Steps to Buying Foreclosures