Occupy Movement Turns Focus to Housing
By admin on December 7, 2011 at 2:35 pm | 0 commentsHousing issues to take center stage Dec. 6 at various Occupy events around the country. Will policymakers listen?
Occupy Wall Street will demonstrate its frustration with the foreclosure crisis tomorrow by attempting to stop a foreclosure eviction in Brooklyn. Occupy protestors have similar plans in many other cities and have called Tuesday, Dec. 6 a National Day of Action.
What You Should Know About Strategic Default
By admin on August 22, 2011 at 10:31 am | 0 commentsWhat You Should Know About Strategic Default
August 5, 2011
Who would risk the negative impact of defaulting on a mortgage if they didn’t really have to? About 17% of Americans who defaulted on their mortgages in the second quarter of 2010 did exactly that, according to a study by Experian.
Foreclosure Activity Down in Most U.S. Metro Areas
By admin on July 29, 2011 at 11:43 am | 0 commentsForeclosure Activity Down in Most U.S. Metro Areas
July 28, 2011
By Alex Veiga
LOS ANGELES — Most of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas are seeing a sharp drop in foreclosure activity as banks take longer to move against home owners who are behind on their mortgage payments.
Foreclosure Drop Seen as False Indicator
By admin on July 29, 2011 at 11:37 am | 0 commentsForeclosure Drop Seen as False Indicator
July 14, 2011
By Christopher Quinn, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
July 14 — Foreclosure filings across the nation in the first half of 2011 are down 29% from the same period last year, but not because the housing market is healing, says a national real estate tracking firm.
Lawyers Get More Time to Finish Foreclosures
By admin on June 21, 2011 at 3:18 pm | 0 commentsLawyers Get More Time to Finish Foreclosures
June 9, 2011
By Kimberly Miller, The Palm Beach Post, Fla.
June 8—Federal mortgage giant Fannie Mae more than doubled the amount of time Florida attorneys have to complete a foreclosure, acknowledging the reality of the state’s overwhelmed court system and problems with foreclosure paperwork.
Florida HOA Wins Post-Foreclosure Judgment Against Home Owner
By admin on June 21, 2011 at 3:16 pm | 0 commentsFlorida HOA Wins Post-Foreclosure Judgment Against Home Owner
June 9, 2011
Pace of Foreclosures Slowed Further in April
By admin on May 16, 2011 at 9:38 am | 0 commentsPace of Foreclosures Slowed Further in April
May 12, 2011
By Alex Veiga
LOS ANGELES—Fewer Americans had their homes repossessed by banks or were put on notice for being behind on their mortgage payments in April compared with a year ago.
Fannie, Freddie: More Help on the Way for Troubled Home Owners
By admin on May 3, 2011 at 8:59 am | 0 commentsFannie, Freddie: More Help on the Way for Troubled Home Owners
May 2, 2011
By Dona DeZube, HouseLogic
Financially troubled home owners whose mortgages are guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac will get new foreclosure avoidance help beginning this summer, the Federal Housing Finance Authority said.
Foreclosure Tips - Phantom Scammers
By admin on April 26, 2011 at 9:53 am | 0 commentsPhantom Scammers
In the phantom help foreclosure scam, con artists promise you assistance, but they’re just helping themselves to your money.
Foreclosure Process: How State Laws Vary
By Anonymous on January 22, 2011 at 1:05 am | 1 commentForeclosure is not a universal, single situation. Each state has its own complex rules and timelines for how foreclosures are handled, and even within each state there may be more than one type of foreclosure. You need to know the steps of foreclosure, whether your state has judicial or non-judicial foreclosures, your state’s quirks, and any possible loopholes.