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SAN DIEGO - January 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A continuing national housing recovery has seen various housing markets strengthen throughout December, according to a monthly Property Intelligence Report (PIR) from DataQuick®, a provider of advanced real estate information solutions powered by data, analytics and decisioning.

Reston, Virginia, January - January 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit twice ruled this week in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) and other defendants, affirming lower court decisions that rejected Minnesota-based attorney William B. Butler’s arguments regarding the defendants’ right to foreclose

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The office of Congresswoman Maxine Waters, ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Financial Services, has announced the subcommittee assignments for Democrats on the Committee. Congresswoma...

COLUMBUS, OH - January 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today reminded eligible Ohioans that January 18th is the deadline to submit claims for compensation to the National Mortgage Settlement Administrator. Pursuant to t...

DES MOINES - January 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), the nation’s largest home mortgage lender, today announced plans to host nine Home Preservation Workshops for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Wells Fargo Financial, and Wells Fargo Home Equity customers facing financial hardships. Wells Fargo will invite thousands of customers who may be experiencing mortgage payment challenges to the free workshops. Parking is free

New York, NY - January 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With a growing need for affordable housing, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced a program that enables the county’s partners in the Neighborhood Stabilization Program to rehabilita...

Chicago, IL - January 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Lisa Madigan today reminded eligible Illinois borrowers that the deadline to file a claim form to receive a payment under the National Mortgage Foreclosure Settlement is Friday, Janu...

Las Vegas, NV - January 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of the fiscal cliff deal, the Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act of 2007 has been extended for one more year and will now expire on December 31, 2013. The relief act's extension was seen as vita...

Jefferson City, MO - January 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Chris Koster is reminding Missourians whose homes were foreclosed on between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2011, and who qualify under the National Mortgage Settlement, th...

BOSTON, MA - January 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Martha Coakley today reminded qualified borrowers who lost their homes to foreclosure that Friday, Jan. 18 is the deadline for filing claims for a one-time payment under the $25 billi...

TALLAHASSEE, FL - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi reminds eligible Florida borrowers that the January 18, 2013, deadline to file a claim for payment under the national settlement is fast approaching. To date, approxima...

Houston, TX - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee released the following statement announcing that ten banks and mortgage companies will pay $3.3 billion in cash to borrowers and $5.2 billion in mortgage relief to se...

Chicago, IL - December 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced she has designated up to $70 million of funding from the national foreclosure settlement for housing counseling services and relief efforts for Illinois...

SACRAMENTO, CA - December 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced that the California Homeowner Bill of Rights, a landmark package of legislation that extends key mortgage and foreclosure protections to Californ...

Washington, DC - December 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the holidays approach, many individuals and families across the nation who are “home for the holidays” -- as homeowners or in affordable rental homes -- are there because of the work of NeighborWorks America and its network of affiliated organizations.

Chicago, IL - December 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Lisa Madigan today sought to crack down on a new form of “mortgage rescue fraud,” filing lawsuits against two companies for preying on struggling homeowners and promising loan a...

WASHINGTON, DC - December 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to the District of Columbia in addition to resources being provided by FEMA and other federal partners. HUD will provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes due to Hurricane Sandy.

WASHINGTON, DC - December 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Two Alabama real estate investors and their company pleaded guilty today for their roles in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in southern A...

WASHINGTON, DC - December 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- To increase awareness of the Making Home Affordable® Program’s free resources and assistance for struggling homeowners, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Ad Council today unveiled the third and final phase of their Foreclosure Prevention Assistance Public Service Advertising (PSA) Campaign.

Washington, DC - December 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- 1.5 million homeowners have received foreclosure prevention counseling by local nonprofits, national intermediaries and state housing finance agencies participating in the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling (NFMC) program administered by NeighborWorks America, one of the nation’s largest community development corporations. The latest report on the NFMC program also found the program has helped save local governments, lenders, and homeowners approximately $920 million.