Few Ohio homeowners opting for foreclosure help

Few Ohio homeowners opting for foreclosure help The Associated Press, July 22, 2012 DAYTON, Ohio — Few eligible Ohio homeowners are having their foreclosure cases reviewed for free even though they might receive up to $125,000 if lenders wrongfully...(read more)

The Graying of the Foreclosure Crisis

It’s a sad state of affairs. In these days of economic strife, the average aging American — from the Baby Boomer Generation and older — can no longer depend on being able to survive financially.

The Graying of the Foreclosure Crisis

It’s a sad state of affairs. In these days of economic strife, the average aging American — from the Baby Boomer Generation and older — can no longer depend on being able to survive financially.

California County Considers Seizing Mortgages

Desperate for a way out of a housing collapse that has crippled the region’s economy, officials in San Bernardino County, Calif., are exploring a controversial plan to revive the struggling economy — using eminent domain.

Love It or Hate It, Bill of Rights Is Now The Law

It wasn’t that long ago that the economy was red hot, and the real estate market in California was even hotter. We were in the midst of the real estate bubble and my wife and I were looking at buying a house.

Love It or Hate It, Bill of Rights Is Now The Law

It wasn’t that long ago that the economy was red hot, and the real estate market in California was even hotter. We were in the midst of the real estate bubble and my wife and I were looking at buying a house.

California County Considers Seizing Mortgages

Desperate for a way out of a housing collapse that has crippled the region’s economy, officials in San Bernardino County, Calif., are exploring a controversial plan to revive the struggling economy — using eminent domain.

How Do I Determine a Foreclosure Home’s Fair Market Value?

In this post we’ll answer three questions posed by webinar attendees regarding how to determine fair market value of a foreclosure property.

Are Interest-Free Mortgages Really Possible?

Interest rates have been reaching historic lows with dull regularity during the past few months. Freddie Mac says rates last week for 30-year financing hit 3.56 percent, the lowest on record.

Are Interest-Free Mortgages Really Possible?

Interest rates have been reaching historic lows with dull regularity during the past few months. Freddie Mac says rates last week for 30-year financing hit 3.56 percent, the lowest on record.

How Do I Determine a Foreclosure Home’s Fair Market Value?

In this post we’ll answer three questions posed by webinar attendees regarding how to determine fair market value of a foreclosure property.

How Do I Pursue and Purchase Both Unlisted and Listed REOs?

In this post we’ll look at the topic of buying bank-owned homes, both listed for sale and not listed for sale, through the filter of three questions asked during recent webinars.

Why Are Some REOs Already Sold or Owned by Non-Banks?

In this post we’ll stay on the topic of buying bank-owned homes, but address some specific challenges in doing so raised in two different questions asked by attendees to recent webinars.

How Do I Pursue and Purchase Both Unlisted and Listed REOs?

In this post we’ll look at the topic of buying bank-owned homes, both listed for sale and not listed for sale, through the filter of three questions asked during recent webinars.

Why Are Some REOs Already Sold or Owned by Non-Banks?

In this post we’ll stay on the topic of buying bank-owned homes, but address some specific challenges in doing so raised in two different questions asked by attendees to recent webinars.

Are More Foreclosures Good For Housing?

In covering the RealtyTrac midyear foreclosure numbers yesterday, CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo posed an interesting question to her guests on the cable network’s Closing Bell program.

Are More Foreclosures Good For Housing?

In covering the RealtyTrac midyear foreclosure numbers yesterday, CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo posed an interesting question to her guests on the cable network’s Closing Bell program.

Will the Wells Fargo settlement affect your mortgage?

Will the Wells Fargo settlement affect your mortgage? By Linda Stern, Reuters, July 13, 2012 Wells Fargo & Co agreed to pay $175 million to resolve allegations by the U.S. Justice Department that it discriminated against qualified African-American...(read more)

Top 10 Foreclosure Beach Towns

The general rule of thumb is: the closer you are to the water, the more expensive the real estate.

Atlanta: ‘Super-Hot’ Rental Market

According to RealtyTrac’s June 2012 Foreclosure News Report, Atlanta’s housing market is in a painful retrenchment after decades of extraordinary growth.