Category: Opinion

Banks Should Be Forced to Modify Mortgages

Americans believe banks have ripped all of us off big, judging by the results of the latest Housing Predictor poll. An over-whelming majority of those surveyed say banks should be forced to modify mortgages to help the U.S. economy, a new poll found. An astounding 83% said the same banks that got us into the… Continue reading Banks Should Be Forced to Modify Mortgages

Americans Feel Home Prices Won’t Improve

A new opinion poll shows that Americans feel home prices won’t improve enough in the next five years to pull millions of underwater homeowners out from being upside down on their home mortgages. The just complete poll found that 2 out of 3 surveyed or 66% don’t expect home prices to improve within five years… Continue reading Americans Feel Home Prices Won’t Improve

Americans Still Favor Homeownership

By Mike Colpitts In a major effort to tilt the scales of Congress in their favor, the National Association of Homebuilders commissioned a study to show Americans are still wildly in favor of homeownership, despite the inherent risks it poses. Results of the survey, which polled 2,000 voters found that three out of four still… Continue reading Americans Still Favor Homeownership

Survey Shows Mixed Results on Handling Foreclosures

Respondents to a new Housing Predictor survey seem as divided as Congress on how to handle the growing foreclosure crisis. However, the largest percentage or 41% of those who took the survey said that the U.S. government should just let homeowners in default on mortgages get foreclosed. The mixed outcome comes as the foreclosure crisis… Continue reading Survey Shows Mixed Results on Handling Foreclosures

More Lose Money Investing in Real Estate

Despite conventional wisdom being that real estate is one of the safest investments that can be made, slightly more people have lost money investing in real estate than have cashed out a profit, according to a new Housing Predictor poll. The online survey found that 37% of respondents have lost money as a result of… Continue reading More Lose Money Investing in Real Estate

Housing Appreciation Years Off, Survey Shows

Consumers say it’s going to take a number of years for the housing market to appreciate in value again, according to a new Housing Predictor online poll. More than 1 out of 3 surveyed say it will take more than five years for the market to improve. Another 19% or almost one out of five… Continue reading Housing Appreciation Years Off, Survey Shows

Trump Should Hang it Up for President

By Kevin Chiu It was a decisive poll. Apparently Americans have seen enough of Donald Trump. A huge percentage surveyed say they don’t want to see “The Donald” run for U.S. President and he should hang it up. Nearly two out of three or 64% polled said the real estate billionaire should not run for… Continue reading Trump Should Hang it Up for President

Victims of a Reverse Mortgage

By Sandy Jolley In Her Own Words This story is about my parents, Patricia and Richard Hickerson who were sold a reverse mortgage that was not needed or appropriate for their circumstances. It’s a tragic story of deceit, fraud and purposefully targeting vulnerable seniors to deprive them of their property, retirement, dignity and quality of… Continue reading Victims of a Reverse Mortgage