Arizona Republic: Investors Part of Housing Solution
Good to see some of the news media recognize the hand investors have in alleviating some of the pressure of the housing crisis. Still, real-estate experts working inside and outside the investment...
View ArticleCommentary: Big Banks Continue Move to Short Sales
Interesting read at CNBC last Friday about banks moving to short sales by Dianna Olick. Earlier this week a top executive at Bank of America told an REO conference in Dallas that the lender would be...
View ArticleHAMP and HAFA Analysis by Housing Wire – WRONG!
Housing Wire author Cary Steinberg recently wrote an interesting piece on about HAFA and HAMP. The premise of the article is that HAFA (the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternative) will likely be...
View ArticleYes, It’s True: Short Sales Need to be Hardships!
I always find it amusing when someone thinks they are entitled to a short sale simply because their home is underwater. We have said it over and over again; but this little Q&A blurb from...
View ArticleCalifornia Article Claims Short Sales are to Blame For Housing Market… Huh?
More market news about short sales Courtesy of The Signal, in California. The title of this article is, “Short Sales Hamper Market”, and it’s an interesting article because it somehow backwardly blames...
View ArticleFresh Ways to get New Short Sale Leads!
Everyone knows that a good short sale professional needs to have leads to be productive. That means that part of your workload needs to include finding new opportunities and getting your name out...
View ArticleForeclosure Halt Drives Up Short Sales Volume in Florida
An article published on 10/19 by the Herald in southwest Florida discusses the growth of short sales as a result of the recent moratorium on foreclosures by several lenders, citing: Short sales are in...
View ArticleCNN Article – Sales Off by 80% From Peak, New Home Sales Set Record Low
CNN posted an article just before Thanksgiving discussing the housing market’s continued woes, the inference to short sale investors being that short sales will continue to be a strong portion of the...
View ArticleGoogle Maps adds Foreclosure Results
Pretty interesting find over at The Big Picture, detailing how to use Google Maps to find foreclosures: Google Maps keeps evolving, expanding the ability to drill down into granular detail. The latest...
View ArticleMortgage Delinquencies slightly higher in September
According to Lender Processing Services the performance of 70% of the home loans that were monitored fell a bit in September. The loan delinquency rate grew 6.46% in September up from 4.23% in August....
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