By Jeanne Roberts Finding a dependable general contractor may take a lot of work. Perhaps up to a dozen phone calls, Internet searches or actual trips to city hall, but it is vital for home improvement projects plus your peace of mind will be assured. Not only is your home likely your largest and most… Continue reading Dependable General Contractor
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Outlawing the New Wall Street Real Estate Financial Tool
Even before the greatest financial reform legislation is passed by Congress since the Great Depression, Wall Street bankers and creative companies are popping up to finagle another way to rake in billions of dollars in profits from real estate. Risky Wall Street practices have gained the attention of politicians at the state level, who are… Continue reading Outlawing the New Wall Street Real Estate Financial Tool
Flood Insurance Halt Stalls Real Estate
By Lindsey Hadwin The halt of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is having a ripple effect on real estate home buyers, mortgage lenders and real estate agents endangering the housing market, still suffering from a downturn in many areas of the country. The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies estimates that about 1,200 home… Continue reading Flood Insurance Halt Stalls Real Estate
Housing Recovery Led by Five States
A housing recovery is developing in five states, despite a slowdown in home sales as a result of the federal home buyers’ tax credit expiration. The states are leading the U.S. housing market out of its long lasting record downturn and are forecast to experience housing inflation for the rest of 2010. Two of the… Continue reading Housing Recovery Led by Five States
BP Oil Spill Devastation Grows in Gulf of Mexico, Relocations Expected
By Kevin Chiu and Mike Colpitts Destin, Florida – The devastation that the BP oil spill is producing to the Gulf of Mexico is at least the size of all five Great Lakes as America’s greatest environmental disaster. It is likely to force hundreds of thousands of residents to relocate their homes to other areas… Continue reading BP Oil Spill Devastation Grows in Gulf of Mexico, Relocations Expected
Future Foreclosure Notices Drop, While Final Foreclosures Rise
By Kevin Chiu An increase in home refinancing, mortgage modifications and bank work-outs led to a possible drop in future foreclosures with a decline in formal notices of default in May. The decrease marked a seven percent decline for the month and accounts for a 22% drop from year ago levels. But bank repossessions for… Continue reading Future Foreclosure Notices Drop, While Final Foreclosures Rise
Countrywide Settlement in Homeowners Overcharging Scam
By Cheryl Reams Failed mortgage lender Countrywide Mortgage, once the nation’s largest home lender, has agreed to pay $108-million in fines to the Federal Trade Commission for scamming homeowners in foreclosure out of excessive fees. The Countrywide settlement comes more than two years after the FTC charged the failed lender with collecting excessive fees from… Continue reading Countrywide Settlement in Homeowners Overcharging Scam
Credit Unions Gain Mortgage Business
By Kevin Chiu Credit unions are attracting more business from conventional banks and mortgage lenders in the wake of the financial crisis, as bankers lose customers as a result of loose lending practices and distrust with the foreclosure of millions of homes. Risky mortgage lending practices, in which many banks turned a blind eye to… Continue reading Credit Unions Gain Mortgage Business
BP Oil Spill May Miss Florida Panhandle
Destin, Florida — While thick oil piles up in the marshes along the Louisiana coastline from the BP oil spill, beaches along the Florida panhandle remain clear of the sledge with the exception of a few tar balls floating ashore in spotty areas. Growing indications show that the massive oil slick may miss the Florida… Continue reading BP Oil Spill May Miss Florida Panhandle
2010 Nevada Housing Market
High unemployment in construction, gaming and retail sales is contributing to the epidemic of foreclosures in Nevada, which has slowed as bankers hold back on foreclosing properties in an attempt to raise housing prices. An assortment of new casino projects under construction has been stopped in their tracks, victims of the global financial meltdown. Unemployment… Continue reading 2010 Nevada Housing Market