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Do you still have faith in Obama's stimulus plans?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 10, 2009
...e is stuck at 9.5 percent, and is likely to climb higher before it falls. At the same time, housing foreclosures are still at record levels. And housing prices, though they've inched upwards durin...
Why it matters if your neighbor's struggling to pay the mortgage
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 9, 2009
...ow, I've debated this whole thought process before. I've argued that most homeowners facing foreclosure these days aren't doing so because they were greedy. Most are suffering because they...
Los Angeles leads nation in mortgage fraud
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 8, 2009
...buyers have made down payments when they really haven't. In these cases, if the homes fall into foreclosure, lenders are unable to recover any home equity.
Another popular scheme involves groups ...
Beware loan-modification scams
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 7, 2009
...is homeowner is far from alone. The Times' story cites other homeowners who lost their homes to foreclosure because they thought they had worked out arrangements with their mortgage lender to keep...
Are you ready for a mortgage loan?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 1, 2009
... of a hit these days, what with housing values plummeting and a record number of homes falling into foreclosure. Still, there are a lot of renters out there who dream of making the move to home owners...
Would you walk away from your mortgage loan?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 29, 2009
...is lessened in areas where homeowners have already seen many of their neighbors lose their homes to foreclosure. A higher number of respondents said that they were willing to default if they happened ...
Dragging out the foreclosure mess
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 26, 2009
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It's difficult to imagine the stress that homeowners feel when their home falls into foreclosure. Losing your home is a sign that you failed. You couldn't cut it. And now you and your fam...
Did Sonia Sotomayor's mortgage views help send county into recession?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 23, 2009
...urse some — but certainly not all — of these new low-income homeowners have fallen into foreclosure.
That's enough, though, for many commentators, not to mention members of the gener...
Beware of loan-modification scams
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 21, 2009
...As the number of housing foreclosures across the nation continue to rise, something else is on the upswing, too: loan-modification scams.
The scammers target homeowners who have fallen behind in thei...
A new wave of mortgage foreclosures on the way?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 18, 2009
...I'd like to think that we've seen the worst of the foreclosure crisis. I'd like to think that we'll be seeing fewer homes fall into foreclosure, and fewer homeowners missing their mort...
What economy? CEO private jets take off
in Sox First, on June 11, 2009
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Despite unemployment in the US reaching 9.4% and foreclosure rates topping 300,000, as reported by Bloomberg , it's heartening to see some things don't change. Pay perks for chief executi...
Wells Fargo accused of pushing bad loans on African-Americans
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 8, 2009
...ainst Wells Fargo. The city claims that these bad mortgage loans pushed hundreds of homeowners into foreclosure and cost the city tens of millions of dollars in taxes and city services.
According to ...
Rising healthcare costs put strain on homeowners
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 4, 2009
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Unemployment across the nation is at record highs. Foreclosures are, too. Of course, the two are related.
But unemployment isn't the only factor in the rise of mortgage delinquencies and hou...
Mortgage delinquencies not slowing
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 2, 2009
...industry. Really. I'd like to wake up one morning, open the paper and read this headline: "Foreclosures fall to record lows!"
Unfortunately, I don't think I'll be reading that p...
Be honest with your finances before taking on a mortgage
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 2, 2009
...ose their jobs, making that mortgage payment becomes a near impossibility. This eventually leads to foreclosure, and explains why foreclosure levels across the country are still at record levels.
The...
More bad news: Mortgage delinquencies on the rise
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 29, 2009
...ng unemployment rates helps push a record number of homeowners into either mortgage delinquency or foreclosure .
According to the Post story, about 12.07 percent of the nation's mortgage loans w...
More housing woes
in Sox First, on May 29, 2009
...at are the main cause of the problem. Prime fixed-rate loans now represent the largest share of new foreclosures. In other words, the crisis has now gripped the middle class with more people losing th...
Loan modifications not always helping homeowners
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 26, 2009
...It's clear that the Obama administration wants to see fewer housing foreclosures. That makes sense: Housing foreclosures help no one. The banks certainly don't want these homes back. Foreclosu...
Will credit card bill stall mortgage foreclosures?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 20, 2009
...;s a big financial burden.
Is there a relation between this spiraling credit card debt and housing foreclosures? Probably. It's hard to make your mortgage payments when you're already deep in...
How bad is the housing market? That depends
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 19, 2009
So you're looking to buy a home. You're interested in a mortgage loan. But you're wondering: You've heard some good news recently regarding the U.S. housing market. Has a recovery begun? And will this mean you'll pay higher prices for a home?
In a word, "No."
Yes...
Times' reporter's story a reminder: It's easy to fall into foreclosure nightmare
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 15, 2009
...People like to tell me how upset they are at homeowners facing foreclosure. They know I'm a real estate writer, and figure that I'll be a sympathetic ear. They tell me that they're frustra...
More bad news: Housing foreclosure activity remains at record levels
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 14, 2009
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You can always count on RealtyTrac for bad news, at least these days.
The online provider of foreclosure data didn't disappoint this month, when it released its April foreclosure report . ...
5 Ways to Save Money This Year - A Lot of It
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on March 5, 2009
...y not be as quick to refinance as they once were with so many others looking for new deals to avoid foreclosure.
2. Bring In A Roommate
Whether you own your own home or rent, it is always cheaper...
The Bernanke-Obama dance
in Sox First, on February 25, 2009
...ms: "We have launched a housing plan that will help responsible families facing the threat of foreclosure lower their monthly payments and re-finance their mortgages. It's a plan that won...
Shopping malls crunched
in Sox First, on November 28, 2008
...ringing the system crashing down. And with banks refusing to finance, shopping centres will go into foreclosure and nobody will buy them because banks won't write mortgages as long as investors wo...
Great Time To Learn Golf. Not.
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 22, 2008
...'s say these adults are still employed and are still willing to make mortgage payments to avoid foreclosure. What about their investment portfolios? Blown out of the water.
That will sure make th...
House sales rise, no recovery
in Sox First, on October 28, 2008
...les prices are at their lowest in four years. There are some obvious reasons for the price drop. Foreclosures are driving down prices, according to housing analysts and RealtyTrac says received...
Economic Crisis May Lead to Increase in Scams
in I got Spam?!, on October 6, 2008
... those woes as spam messages with subject lines such as "Save Your Home!" and "Avoid Foreclosure!" began circulating last month as well.
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Bad mortgage bailout pain
in Sox First, on September 21, 2008
... the City and the Street. At $700bn the package is about $200bn bigger than the (net) losses (after foreclosure and recovery) that we have anticipate for residential and commercial mortgages in the US...
Personal Finance Clichés
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 16, 2008
...experts advise
Don't buy a home you can't afford
Failure to pay mortgage could lead to foreclosure , experts advise
Financial basics are basic - you don't need an advanced degree...
FBI steps up on mortgage fraud
in Sox First, on June 13, 2008
Last month, I did a blog entry on how mortgage fraud cases were up and stretching the resources of the FBI. Now we have further evidence of that with Bloomberg reporting that the FBI has pulled agents off financial crimes cases so that they can focus on subprime. Clearly, this problem is ge...
Atlanta Loses 40 Year Old Tournament
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 9, 2008
There is word today from the PGA Commissioner's office that the AT&T Classic, which has graced the fair southern city of Atlanta, Georgia for 40 years is no more.
AT&T has decided to pull the plug.
Military town foreclosures: echoes of the Great Depression
in Sox First, on May 28, 2008
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US soldiers have put their lives in Iraq. Their reward: foreclosure . Foreclosures in US towns where soldiers live are increasing at almost four times the national average, according to dat...
Mortgage fraud getting worse
in Sox First, on May 14, 2008
In the past I have talked about the growing threat of mortgage fraud here and here . Now we have the FBI warning that mortgage fraud is rising, up 31 per cent to 46,717 reports. An extraordinary number when you compare it to the 6936 reported in 2003. Subprime loans are a big contributing ...
The market talks to the Fed
in Sox First, on January 31, 2008
The Fed's one-two punch, cutting rates by half a percentage point , will not do the trick. The aim of the Fed is make it easier for business with better credit and cheaper money. But shortly after, Standard & Poor's spoiled the party by signalling it might lower its ratings on $53...
Subprime everywhere
in Sox First, on November 19, 2007
... In between were crooked appraisers and organized crime ... Miami police have uncovered a massive foreclosure fraud scheme involving appraisers, brokers and accountants who recruited straw buye...
Getting Tired of the ARM Sob Stories
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on October 24, 2007
...he ongoing mortgage crisis , especially those "subprime" borrowers who are in danger of foreclosure . On the radio I could hear protestors outside the offices of Countrywide Financial,...
Fraud and foreclosures
in Sox First, on October 3, 2007
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Is there a link between foreclosures, the hot housing market and fraud? Very much so, says Anthony Sanders, a professor of finance and real estate at the WP Carey School . Once the housing market...
Thinking About Buying a House? Pay Attention To This
in Latina Viva, on March 19, 2007
...ers and never expected their payments to be so high. (...)
About 1.5 million homeowners will face foreclosure this year, an increase of at least 20 percent from 2006, according to housing research f...
Eight Ideas To Survive And Turn Your Business Around
in Biz Plan Hacks, on November 3, 2006
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I am in the ____ _______ business. I have started with nothing, and its been four years. I put all the money back into stock and machines. I was trying to get an investor, but don't know where to look. I have been doing large numbers but have had zero w...
Book Review: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Real Estate Investing Basics
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on July 21, 2006
...estor. But there's plenty of other information, including the opportunities and pitfalls of the foreclosure market, traditional and non-traditional lending programs, buy/sell negotiating, upgradin...
Don't let bad Credit Keep you from your Dream of owning a Home
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on February 22, 2006
...t woes.
You can be accepted for a home loan even with unfavorable credit troubles like bankruptcy, foreclosure and other issues that cause your credit score to be poor.
Here is what Home Loa...