Category: Sales

Home Builder Sales Boom with $99 Down

By Mike Colpitts While most home builders are struggling to survive or have already gone out of business, one company is flourishing as it sells homes for just $99 down, taking advantage of a government program that provides the financing. Homebuilder Highland Homes sales are booming as it helps home buyers move into new Central… Continue reading Home Builder Sales Boom with $99 Down

Exiled Countrywide CEO Awaits Fate

By Willie Pena Exiled Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo walked away from his giant company with a golden parachute of nearly $300 million, close to a $24 million pension and $21 million in deferred compensation. Everyone who has been affected by the mortgage crisis, including millions of foreclosure victims is wondering what the fate of Mozilo… Continue reading Exiled Countrywide CEO Awaits Fate

Crash in Housing Relief Program

The Michigan housing relief program is battling technological failures to help homeowners. The first day unemployed homeowners could apply for relief to pay their home mortgages, the telephone lines and computer systems were so over-loaded they crashed. Housing Finance Agencies in five states are getting $1.5-billion in relief from the Hardest Hit Fund program started… Continue reading Crash in Housing Relief Program

Mortgage Applications Rise

Applications for home mortgages and refinances are soaring higher, showing an increase in activity in home sales and refinancing as a result of near record low loan rates, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Low rates coupled with lower home prices are producing the rise in applications. The volume of home re-sales, however, scheduled to… Continue reading Mortgage Applications Rise

Financial Reform Act Includes Mortgage Relief to Aid Millions

By Kevin Chiu Mortgage relief for unemployed homeowners at risk of foreclosure is included in the sweeping financial reform act expected to be signed by President Barack Obama. The aid is aimed at helping millions of homeowners who have been thrown out of work by the troubled economy. Members of Congress agreed to spend $1-billion… Continue reading Financial Reform Act Includes Mortgage Relief to Aid Millions

Home Sales Fall Amid Growing Fears

By Kevin Chiu Existing home sales fell a slight 2.2% in May, but sales remain at a higher level than a year ago alleviating some fears about the housing market, according to the National Association of Realtors. The monthly report also showed a fall in the number of homes listed for sale, signaling an improving… Continue reading Home Sales Fall Amid Growing Fears

Hard Sell in Obama Housing Scorecard Debut

The White House is coming out with a hard sell to put its best face on the housing market in efforts to improve market conditions and win back voters, introducing a monthly scoreboard on the nation’s housing market. From the start, the program seems to be more like it’s out of the Roosevelt Great Depression… Continue reading Hard Sell in Obama Housing Scorecard Debut

Flooded Counties Outsource Foreclosure Sales

By Kevin Chiu As the foreclosure crisis hits its peak, counties across the country are flooded with default filings. Many can’t keep up with the record volume as county recorder offices drown in the massive onslaught. Especially hard hit counties are taking foreclosure sales off the courthouse steps, outsourcing them to auction services online. Some… Continue reading Flooded Counties Outsource Foreclosure Sales

Housing Recovery Likely as Home Sales Rise

Applications to purchase home mortgages increased for the week marking the first rise in home sales since the federal government’s tax credit expired, indicating that a housing recovery is possible nationally as sales improve, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Refinancing also shot up. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume,… Continue reading Housing Recovery Likely as Home Sales Rise