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Downward trend for foreclosures

May 18th, 2012 · No Comments · Foreclosure, News, Real Estate Law, Uncategorized

Tweet Source: http://www.baynews9.com |   “There could be signs of a housing market turnaround across the country, but it could be short-lived. A new report reveals in April there was a decline in the number of homes foreclosed upon.  According to RealtyTrac, home repossession fell 7 percent from March and fell 26 percent from April of [...]

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New foreclosure wave to hit ‘everyday’ borrowers

May 8th, 2012 · No Comments · Foreclosure, Real Estate Law, Uncategorized

Tweet By Nick Carey     “Half a decade into the deepest U.S. housing crisis since the 1930s, many Americans are hoping the crisis is finally nearing its end. House sales are picking up across most of the country, the plunge in prices is slowing and attempts by lenders to claim back properties from struggling borrowers [...]

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Tougher requirements start Monday for FHA mortgages

May 7th, 2012 · No Comments · Foreclosure, News, Short Sales, Uncategorized

Tweet By Mark Puente, Times Staff Writer   “It’s going to be tougher to get a government-backed mortgage on Monday. Next week, home buyers with ongoing credit disputes over $1,000 will no longer be approved for a mortgage backed by the Federal Housing Administration. Buyers with collection accounts will either have to pay the debt off [...]

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Potential Mortgage Fraud

May 7th, 2012 · No Comments · Foreclosure, loan modification, News, Short Sales, Uncategorized

Tweet Posted by Robert Trigaux | tampabay.com   “Wake up and good morning. Florida and Tampa Bay are hardly strangers to mortgage fraud. But the latest federal report on mortgage fraud suggests Hillsborough County leads the way nationwide in potential mortgage fraud, a disturbing No. 1 status given the hype and promise from mortgage fraud “task forces” [...]

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Still Time to Have Forgiven Mortgage Debt Excluded as Taxable Income

April 3rd, 2012 · No Comments · Foreclosure, News, Real Estate Law, Uncategorized

Tweet BY: ESTHER CHO | dsnews.com   “Homeowners who have had mortgage debt forgiven after a foreclosure, modification, or short sale may be able to exclude the canceled debt from their taxable income if they meet specific criteria. According to Gil Charney, principal analyst at The Tax Institute at H&R Block, the specific criteria to have forgiven [...]

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How foreclosures affect buyers and sellers

March 29th, 2012 · No Comments · Foreclosure, News, Real Estate Law, Uncategorized

Tweet By Marcie Geffner, bankrate.com   “If anything is certain about the foreclosure crisis, it’s that it isn’t over. That fact has important implications, not only for people losing their homes, but also for those planning to sell or buy a home this year. As of January, about 3 million properties were in foreclosure, headed [...]

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Mortgage rates fall back below 4 percent again

March 29th, 2012 · No Comments · Foreclosure, loan modification, News, Real Estate Law, Uncategorized

Tweet By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER   “The average U.S. rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell back below 4 percent this week, staying near historic lows. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate on the 30-year loan dropped to 3.99 percent from 4.08 percent last week. Last month, the rate touched 3.87 percent, the lowest [...]

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Foreclosure review deadline extended

March 29th, 2012 · No Comments · Foreclosure, News, Real Estate Law, Uncategorized

Tweet http://baynews9.com:   “If you lost your home through foreclosure and think you were unfairly thrown off your property, you now have more time to seek financial compensation. The federal government has extended the deadline to get a free, independent review of your case. The deadline was April 30, but now, you have until July 31. [...]

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Recovery? Trying to draw meaning from the chaos of new housing news in Florida

March 12th, 2012 · No Comments · Foreclosure, loan modification, News, Real Estate Law, Short Sales, Uncategorized

Tweet By: Robert Trigaux, Business Columnist | Tampa Bay Times “Wake up and good morning. So is the Tampa Bay and Florida housing market at a bottom and really ready to start improving? The crystal ball remains murky but there’s no lack of housing activity on both sides of the equation to ponder. For openers: *  Homebuilder Newland Communities [...]

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Q&A on Obama administration’s mortgage-aid plan

March 8th, 2012 · No Comments · Foreclosure, loan modification, News, Real Estate Law, Uncategorized

Tweet From:  Associated Press |   “The Obama administration is offering some relief to military service members, veterans and homeowners who have government-backed mortgages. Under a program President Barack Obama unveiled at a news conference Tuesday, the government would cut the fees it charges to insure those borrowers. The idea is that lower fees would [...]

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