Junior Liens Hamstring Successful Short Sales

Short sales are increasing overall, but short sales involving homes with more than one outstanding mortgage still present a significant challenge to the mortgage servicing industry.

To Rent or To Buy: The Decision Is Still Unclear

Like anything else in real estate, the decision whether to rent or buy a home usually comes down to a couple of factors — location and cost, with a little emotion.

Junior Liens Hamstring Successful Short Sales

Short sales are increasing overall, but short sales involving homes with more than one outstanding mortgage still present a significant challenge to the mortgage servicing industry.

Number of Chicago-area Homes Facing Foreclosure Rose in July

Foreclosure activity in the Chicago area continued to be well ahead of its year-ago pace in July, as lenders put new homes into foreclosure.

Number of Chicago-area Homes Facing Foreclosure Rose in July

Foreclosure activity in the Chicago area continued to be well ahead of its year-ago pace in July, as lenders put new homes into foreclosure.

Orlando Foreclosures on Rise for 7th Consecutive Month

For the seventh straight month, the number of Metro Orlando homeowners just entering the foreclosure process increased in July compared with a year earlier, according to a new report by the real estate research firm RealtyTrac Inc.

Number of Chicago-area Homes Facing Foreclosure Rose in July

Foreclosure activity in the Chicago area continued to be well ahead of its year-ago pace in July, as lenders put new homes into foreclosure and pushed through existing cases that languished fore more than a year while federal and state authorities in

Forclosure Data May Be A Bad Sign for Housing

Foreclosures fell 10 percent year-over-year in July and 3 percent from last month, according to RealtyTrac.

Lenders Look for Alternatives to Repossessing Homes

More homes started on the path to foreclosure in July, even as lenders pulled back on home repossessions.

Forclosure Data May Be A Bad Sign for Housing

Foreclosures fell 10 percent year-over-year in July and 3 percent from last month, according to RealtyTrac.

Lenders Look for Alternatives to Repossessing Homes

More homes started on the path to foreclosure in July, even as lenders pulled back on home repossessions.

Know pitfalls of mortgage-to-lease option

Know pitfalls of mortgage-to-lease option By Lew Sichelman, United Features Syndicate, August 9, 2012 Investors know a good thing when they see one. That's why they are lining up in droves to get their hands on thousands of government-held problem...(read more)

Number of Chicago-area Homes Facing Foreclosure Rose in July

Foreclosure activity in the Chicago area continued to be well ahead of its year-ago pace in July, as lenders put new homes into foreclosure and pushed through existing cases that languished fore more than a year while federal and state authorities in

Orlando Foreclosures on Rise for 7th Consecutive Month

For the seventh straight month, the number of Metro Orlando homeowners just entering the foreclosure process increased in July compared with a year earlier, according to a new report by the real estate research firm RealtyTrac Inc.

Foreclosures for the Price of a Motorcycle

Imagine buying a foreclosed house for less than what it cost to buy a brand new motorcycle.

Why Lenders Don’t List REOs: The Conspiracy Theories

Two items in the most recent quarterly 10-Q SEC filing from Fannie Mae opens the possibility that lenders may be intentionally holding back REO inventory from being listed.

Foreclosures for the Price of a Motorcycle

Imagine buying a foreclosed house for less than what it cost to buy a brand new motorcycle.

Why Lenders Don’t List REOs: The Conspiracy Theories

Two items in the most recent quarterly 10-Q SEC filing from Fannie Mae opens the possibility that lenders may be intentionally holding back REO inventory from being listed.

Nevada a test ground for campaign economic themes

Nevada a test ground for campaign economic themes By Thomas Beaumont, Huffington Post, August 8, 2012 LAS VEGAS — Look no further than the epicenter of the nation's housing worries – where "for sale" signs dot neighborhoods just...(read more)

Can Eminent Domain Solve The Foreclosure Crisis?

A new idea is floating around that underwater borrowers can be helped by refinancing their homes at current interest rates by having local government seize mortgages under eminent domain.