A new program added to the arsenal of plans by the White House to help homeowners at risk of foreclosure may be in jeopardy even before it gets off the ground. The short sale plan, implemented this week lacks enforcement powers to require bankers to cooperate and sell homes at a loss. “There’s not enough… Continue reading Short Sale Housing Plan in Jeopardy
Category: Foreclosure
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to Eliminate Investors
By Kevin Chiu The real estate crash has sent the nation’s two troubled mortgage giants back into the home selling business. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae will auction off hundreds of foreclosed homes to start with in a program designed to eliminate bargain hungry investors. The program is expected to expand to offer thousands of… Continue reading Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to Eliminate Investors
Washington Woman Wins Ugly Contest
A small town Washington state woman has won the first prize in the ugliest room contest sponsored by a website that is putting a whole new face on ugly homes in America. They’re trying their hardest to find the ugliest rooms in the nation, and there doesn’t seem to be any shortage of contestants in… Continue reading Washington Woman Wins Ugly Contest
More than 4.5-Million Homes Refinanced
Home owners in jeopardy of losing their homes or who had mortgages that were unaffordable account for the highest number refinancing as more than 4.5-million mortgage holders carried out refinances over the last five months. The number marks the highest number of mortgage borrowers to get a new mortgage on their property since the foreclosure… Continue reading More than 4.5-Million Homes Refinanced
Housing Bail Out to Top $2-Trillion
By Cheryl Reams The U.S. government housing rescue program is on target to spend more than $2-trillion on bail out efforts, according to a review of government allocations. The effort marks the largest amount spent on record to aid real estate markets in a downturn, and is intended to help push the economy in the… Continue reading Housing Bail Out to Top $2-Trillion
Mortgage Modifications Improve
Mortgage modifications have resulted in more than one million mortgage borrowers receiving a median savings of $500 a month, according to the Treasury Department. The improvement represents a 36% savings in mortgage costs to home borrowers. The temporary modifications are part of the government’s Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), which has been troubled by a… Continue reading Mortgage Modifications Improve
Foreclosures Keep Pace
For fifty consecutive months foreclosure notices filed against U.S. homes have risen on a year over year basis, according to the latest Realty Trac monthly report. Notices of foreclosure activity were filed against 308,524 properties in February. Foreclosure auctions, including notices of Trustee’s Sales and Notices of Sheriff’s Sales, the last steps in the foreclosure… Continue reading Foreclosures Keep Pace
Foreclosure Numbers Decline
Foreclosure notices declined in January, but still remain at record high levels for the year, according to the latest Realty Trac monthly report. Some 315,716 properties were tagged with notices during the month nationwide. The decline in notices marked a 10% drop from December numbers, but shows that one in every 409 housing units is… Continue reading Foreclosure Numbers Decline
Two Years Later Foreclosure Crisis Far From Ending
By Mike Colpitts Two years after Housing Predictor was the first real estate research firm to forecast the foreclosure epidemic the crisis is caught up in a maze of bureaucratic red tape, squabbling in Congress and political turmoil. Since the crisis began bankers have made an estimated 5-million foreclosures, and it is only forecast to… Continue reading Two Years Later Foreclosure Crisis Far From Ending
Mortgage Modifications Lag
Bureaucratic stumbling blocks and red tape have hampered the government’s mortgage modification plan, helping only a small number of Americans stay in their homes, Treasury Department officials acknowledged. The Obama Administration’s Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) has permanently modified only 66,000 homeowner mortgages from more than 4-million that may be eligible for the plan. Another… Continue reading Mortgage Modifications Lag