By Mike Colpitts The federal government response has been painstakingly slow to the foreclosure epidemic. But one city councilman is proposing a pilot program that could give mortgage holders of distressed homes a chance to stay in their residences amid the worst economic downturn in a generation. The program, already approved by the Los Angeles… Continue reading Pilot Program Could Help Home Foreclosures
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How to Buy a Home in the New Economy
By John Hines So you’ve searched the Internet day and night — Looked at hundreds of homes for sale — Filled out the forms at the bank to get pre-qualified only to find out that they won’t give you a mortgage. Perhaps your credit score isn’t high enough to fit into the underwriter’s new higher standards.… Continue reading How to Buy a Home in the New Economy
How to Fix Housing
By Mike Colpitts Editor When a surgeon goes in with a scalpel to cut he goes directly to the problem area to take out the cancer. The doctor cuts out the bad area and stitches the skin back up to heal. With all of its debate, it’s no different in real estate. The poison loans… Continue reading How to Fix Housing