By Mike Colpitts Editor Down on the Gulf of Mexico tensions and anger run high. I know full well what the BP oil gusher is all about. I live here. The gushing oil well a mile under sea spews oil at a rate that officials can’t even accurately estimate. Is it 3-million gallons a day?… Continue reading Down on the Gulf of Mexico Tensions Run High with BP Oil
Category: Banks
Housing Aid to Homeowners by Fall
By Mike Colpitts Facing the roughest real estate crisis in more than a half century, housing agencies in 10 states expect to begin handing out housing aid to homeowners at risk of foreclosure by fall from the federal government. The $2.1-billion Hardest Hit Fund is targeting homeowners in 10 states most severely affected by the… Continue reading Housing Aid to Homeowners by Fall
Homeowners and Mortgage Brokers Lose Out
By Kevin Chiu Blamed for helping to blow-up the real estate market, the ranks of mortgage brokers have been cut to nearly a third and most hardcore brokers are currently doing little business as homeowners and others seeking mortgages defensively shy away from them in droves. At their peak mortgage brokers provided more than half… Continue reading Homeowners and Mortgage Brokers Lose Out
Home Sales Slow as Mortgage Rates Drop
By Cheryl Reams Even as mortgage rates drop home sales slow, according to data from top real estate industry research. The sale of homes tracked through the Mortgage Bankers Association weekly report showed a 27.1% drop in mortgage purchase applications over the past four weeks. The decrease was just 4% from last week, but indicates… Continue reading Home Sales Slow as Mortgage Rates Drop
Financial Reform Act to Save Millions From Foreclosure
By Mike Colpitts Millions of homeowners facing the risk of foreclosure may be helped under a special provision included in Congress Financial Reform Act. The plan is modeled after a Pennsylvania program that has aided more than 43,000 homeowners at risk of losing their homes. Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) sponsored the measure as a way… Continue reading Financial Reform Act to Save Millions From Foreclosure
Gulf Coast Homes to Fall 30% From BP Oil Leak
By Kevin Chiu Homes along the immediate path of the Gulf Coast oil leak are forecast to decline at least 30% in value as a result of the environmental catastrophe produced by British Petroleum’s gushing oil well 42-miles off of Louisiana, according to a new forecast by Housing Predictor. The forecast is being issued after… Continue reading Gulf Coast Homes to Fall 30% From BP Oil Leak
Home Sales Higher On Tax Credit Incentive
By Cheryl Reams Home buyers motivated by expiring federal tax credits drove existing home sales 7.6% higher in April to a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.77 million units, topping analysts’ projections, according to the National Association of Realtors. The increase in sales of single family homes, condos and townhouses pushed the associations heavily watched annual… Continue reading Home Sales Higher On Tax Credit Incentive
Bank Foreclosures Set New High Record
Formal bank foreclosures of residential properties hit a new monthly high in April with more than 92,000 being taken back by lenders. The figure marks a new threshold in the foreclosure crisis, topping the previous month by just one percent, but represents a 45% increase in foreclosures over a year ago, according to Realty Trac.… Continue reading Bank Foreclosures Set New High Record
Real Estate Rewards Mortgage Rescue Program Hands Out $86 Million
By Mike Colpitts A mortgage rescue program intended to save under water mortgage holders from defaulting on mortgages has offered $86-million in real estate rewards to homeowners since launching. The private company program implemented by Loan Value Group, a New Jersey based firm has helped more than 1,000 mortgage borrowers in its first four months… Continue reading Real Estate Rewards Mortgage Rescue Program Hands Out $86 Million
Obama Moving Closer to Force Banks to Modify Mortgages
By Kevin Chiu U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is frustrated with bankers and mortgage servicing companies, and he might even be bordering on being angry with his former colleagues in the banking industry. Geithner’s clear stated frustrations are leading to growing speculation in Washington, D.C. that the Obama administration may be moving closer to forcing… Continue reading Obama Moving Closer to Force Banks to Modify Mortgages