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WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- 2.7 million of the mortgages made at the height of the housing bubble have ended in foreclosure and at least another 3.6 million likely will fail in the next few years, a new CRL research report shows. That means the nation is not yet midway through a foreclosure crisis that mires the economy.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Woodstock Institute and its Board of Directors are pleased to announce that Spencer Cowan will join Woodstock in December 2011 as Vice President of Applied Research. “Spencer has an exceptional body of work and a strong grounding in the public policy issues at the intersection of housing and community economic development,” said Dory Rand, President of Woodstock Institute.

Washington, DC - November 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- NeighborWorks America, a congressionally chartered nonprofit and one of the nation’s largest community development corporations, announced today that Sarah McGraw Greenberg has been appointed as director of the Development Division.

Las Vegas, NV - November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The city is launching an advertising campaign this week to let people know about the free services that are available to residents in fear of losing their homes. A new website, www.freehomeaidnv.o...

WASHINGTON, DC - November 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to the State of Vermont and provide support to homeowners and low-income rent...

Rockville, MD - November 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- MRIS customers now have the option to access two million national pre-foreclosure, auction and REO properties in the U.S., as well as newsletters, distressed property sales training, and property valuation tools via the strategic alliance with RealtyTrac™, at a heavily discounted rate.

Las Vegas, NV - November 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- We have all witnessed the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations taking place in New York, and major cities throughout the country. Protesters are pointing their finger at major banking institutions, bl...

Destin, FL - November 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- An over-whelming majority of those surveyed want banks to be forced to modify mortgages to aid the ailing U.S. economy and help homeowners at risk of foreclosure. That’s the finding of a just released poll which asked respondents whether banks should take the hit for errors they made handing out loans to anyone who could sign their name on the bottom line.

LOS ANGELES (November 3, 2011) - Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise) announced today a new partnership with Citi that will expand community revitalization efforts aimed at responding to the effects of the foreclosure crisis in California. The pr...

Las Vegas, NV - November 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- While short sales minimize damage to your credit versus foreclosure, the fact remains that the goal of every short sale is to walk away without the bank coming after you at some future date down th...

WASHINGTON, DC - November 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the October edition of the Obama Administration's Housing Scorecard – a comprehensive report on the nation’s housing market. The latest housing data offer continued mixed signals as new home sales rose compared to August, but were still slightly down from the prior year. Mortgage defaults and foreclosure sales continued a downward trend as more homeowners were able to secure mortgage relief. However, foreclosure completions ticked slightly upward in September after months of decline.

WASHINGTON, DC - November 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the October edition of the Obama Administration's Housing Scorecard – a comprehensive report on the nation’s housing market. The latest housing data offer continued mixed signals as new home sales rose compared to August, but were still slightly down from the prior year. Mortgage defaults and foreclosure sales continued a downward trend as more homeowners were able to secure mortgage relief. However, foreclosure completions ticked slightly upward in September after months of decline.

Washington, DC - November 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), a longtime advocate for homeowners in Ohio, today released the following statement upon the news that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will move fo...

West Hartford, CT - November 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nyrik and I would like to thank you for the opportunity to share our approach to real estate investing with your members. We get a great deal of satisfation from sharing our experiences with ot...

CROWNSVILLE, MD - October 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) today met with officials of the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) and statewide housing advocates to discuss the continuing foreclosur...

Las Vegas, NV - October 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In a city like Las Vegas, there are very few absolutes. Always split aces and eights. Never bet more than you can afford to lose and never wise-off to the bouncer. For Las Vegas homeowners consider...

Las Vegas, NV - October 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In a city like Las Vegas, there are very few absolutes. Always split aces and eights. Never bet more than you can afford to lose and never wise-off to the bouncer. For Las Vegas homeowners consider...

Washington, DC - October 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Waters (CA), Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, today led 15 of her colleagues in the House of Representatives, renewing her ...

Las Vegas, NV - October 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than 180 families attended a Foreclosure Prevention Workshop and homebuyer seminar hosted by the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco), with 127 families receiving private counseling. Rep. Shelley Berkley (NV-1) was a special guest at the event, which was held on Saturday, October 22.

WASHINGTON, DC - October 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Eight Northern California real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty today for their roles in two separate conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure a...