Topic: Foreclosure Help

Posted on: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
New Short Sale Program
New Short Sale Program

As of April 5th, the Obama Administration is adding a new Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives, HAFA, to its efforts to allow borrowers to avoid foreclosure through short sales or a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure option.

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Posted on: Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Mortgage Applications Rise
Mortgage Applications Rise

Mortgage applications rebounded last week, particularly refis. Purchase activity remains subdued,

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Posted on: Friday, February 26, 2010
Home Sales Stall; CitiMortgage Forclosure Option
Home Sales Stall; CitiMortgage Forclosure Option

Continued weakness in the housing market has caused CitiMortgage, one of the nation’s biggest home loan servicers to rethink its foreclosure prevention strategy.

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Posted on: Saturday, February 20, 2010
More Mortgage Help
More Mortgage Help

In Nevada, California, Michigan, Florida and Arizona; average home prices have dropped more than 20%. The money will be shared based on a formula that factors in the number of unemployed residents and the net drop in home prices.

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Posted on: Monday, February 15, 2010
Jumbo Delinquencies Up
Jumbo Delinquencies Up

The deterioration in performance is really the combination of two things going on: rising unemployment that took place throughout 2009 as well as our estimate that about a third of all jumbo loans that are current are underwater in terms of the value

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Posted on: Friday, February 12, 2010
Foreclosures Drop 10%
Foreclosures Drop 10%

Nevada topped the states in foreclosure rate for the 37th straight month with one in every 95 homes getting a foreclosure notice, more than four times the national average

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Posted on: Monday, February 8, 2010
Credit Cards Paid before Mortgages
Credit Cards Paid before Mortgages

It’s easy to pay off the highest interest obligations first, but be aware of the consequences of shortchanging specific bills if you are short of cash. It’s better to eat rice and beans, watching over the air TV, commuting by bus, than be homeless.

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Posted on: Friday, February 5, 2010
FTC Seeks Ban on Upfront Loan Modification Fees
FTC Seeks Ban on Upfront Loan Modification Fees

Yesterday the Federal Trade Commission, in a unanimous 4-0 vote sought to protect distressed mortgage borrowers from one of the biggest sources of fraud in the loan modification business, charging homeowners upfront fees. Under the proposed rule, mortgage relief companies could only collect after providing services.
“Homeowners facing foreclosure or struggling to make mortgage payments shouldn’t [...]

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Posted on: Monday, February 1, 2010
Foreclosure Prevention Changes, Market Prospects
Foreclosure Prevention Changes, Market Prospects

The National Governors Association reports that 33 states and Puerto Rico passed at least 99 new real estate laws in 2009. Sixty seven of the statutes were aimed at foreclosure relief

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Posted on: Friday, January 29, 2010
State of the Union
State of the Union

“The worst of the storm has passed, but the devastation remains. One in 10 Americans still cannot find work. Many businesses have shuttered. Home values have declined.”

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