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Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Secures $18 Billion California Commitment for Struggling Homeowners

LOS ANGELES, CA - February 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced an historic commitment to California of up to $18 billion that will benefit hundreds of thousands of homeowners in the state hardest hit by the ...

AG Settlement Ends Robo-Signing and Provides a Model for Preventing Foreclosures

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- “The foreclosure settlement announced today will help build a stronger housing market while keeping more people in their homes. But while a significant step toward fixing the foreclosure crisis, this settlement was never intended or able to provide a comprehensive remedy. Much more work is required.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL REACH $25 BILLION AGREEMENT WITH FIVE LARGEST MORTGAGE...

WASHINGTON, DC - February 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and Colorado Attorney General John W. Suthers announced today that the federal government and 49 state attorneys general have reached a landmark $25 billion agreement with the nation's five largest mortgage servicers to address mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure abuses. The agreement provides substantial financial relief to homeowners and establishes significant new homeowner protections for the future.

GoFightForeclosure.com Says $25 Billion Mortgage Deal Legalizes Wrongful Foreclosures

Atlanta, GA - February 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- GoFightForeclosure.com the leader in training homeowners how-to challenge foreclosures and win. Today announced that the $25 Billion mortgage deal will only legalize wrong foreclosures. Citing that on the brink of the settlement just this week big banks continued to move forward with Robo signed foreclosures

Schuette Joins 40 AGs In Foreclosure Settlement To Help Housing Crisis; Banks To Pay...

LANSING, MI - February 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced Michigan will join at least 40 other states in a multi-billion dollar nationwide settlement with five of the nation's largest banks/mortgage se...

Attorney General’s Office sues four foreclosure rescue companies

Indianapolis, IN - February 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller will file four more lawsuits this week against mortgage rescue companies accused of scamming Indiana consumers out of thousands of dollars.

Attorney General Koster announces 136-count criminal indictments related to robo-signing in mortgage industry

Jefferson City, MO - February 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Chris Koster today announced that a Boone County grand jury has handed down 136-count indictments against DOCX, LLC and its founder and former president, Lorraine Brown, for ...

Attorney General Koster announces preliminary support for proposed multistate settlement with mortgage servicing industry

Jefferson City, MO - February 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Chris Koster announced today that he has given preliminary support to a proposed multistate agreement with some of the largest financial institutions in the country to settle ...

OBAMA ADMINISTRATION RELEASES JANUARY HOUSING SCORECARD

WASHINGTON, DC - February 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the January edition of the Obama Administration's Housing Scorecard – a comprehensive report on the nation’s housing market. Data in the January Housing Scorecard underscore fragility as the overall outlook remains mixed. Inventories of existing homes for sale and the overhang of homes held off market improved over the last two quarters and foreclosure starts continued to fall in December.

2012 Orlando Real Estate Market To Be Active Says Orlando Florida Real Estate Firm

Orlando, FL - February 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- While global financial markets continue to express uncertainty, one Florida real estate firm says the 2012 Orlando market is almost certain to be an active one.

Foreclosure Inventory To Bring Out Bargain Hunters Says Meridian Real Estate Agent John Espinosa

MERIDIAN, ID - February 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Meridian REALTOR® John Espinosa sees foreclosure inventory of bank owned homes likely continuing to bring out bargain hunters through 2012, bringing with it exceptional prices.

$23MM Zero Cash Flow Portfolio Transaction

Reston, VA - February 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Calkain Companies’, a national real estate investment brokerage firm, recently completed a complex 1031 transaction involving two (2) zero-cash-flow properties (“zero(s)”) occupied by CVS (NYSE:...

The QWR Attack! Mobile App Better Tactic To Challenge Mortgage Foreclosure

Atlanta, GA - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Announced today QWR Attack! is the new mobile application on the Android Market to challenge mortgage foreclosures. Designed to help mortgage borrowers create a qualified written request to reconcile issues concerning a mortgage loan over enforceable security interest authority.

VA’s Home Loan Program Continues to Lead Mortgage Industry

WASHINGTON, DC - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs continue to have the lowest serious delinquency and foreclosure rates in the mortgage industry. Veterans have also taken advantage of their home loan benefit in record numbers, as VA loan originations reached their highest total in eight years

HUD AWARDS $20 MILLION IN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP LOCAL COMMUNITIES STABILIZE NEIGHBORHOODS HARD-HIT...

WASHINGTON, DC - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $20 million in technical assistance funding to 12 organizations that will, in turn, help local communities across this country stabilize neighborhoods hard-hit by foreclosure through HUD’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP)

CT REIA Announces February 2012 All-Day Workshop With Bank-Owned Foreclosure Expert Andy Heller

West Hartford, CT - January 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with Andy Heller is announcing a weekend workshop for real estate investors on bank-owned foreclosures and lease op...

Bank-Owned Foreclosures And Rent-Smart Lease Options All-Day Workshop

West Hartford, Ct - January 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fortune Magazine is dedicated to teaching people how to make money. Come and find out why Fortune Magazine recommended Andy Heller's Buy Low, Rent Smart, Sell High Strategy as being one of the ...

The State of Homelessness in America Report Suggests Risk of Homelessness Persists for Many...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Despite a slight decrease in the overall number of people experiencing homelessness, indicators suggest that homelessness may affect more and more Americans in the coming years. In a report to be released at a press conference Wednesday, January 18, the National Alliance to End Homelessness examines the levels of homelessness at both state and national levels, and also examines issues related to homelessness including severe housing cost burden, doubling up, unemployment, and foreclosure.

Chesapeake Men Indicted for Foreclosure Rescue Scheme

NORFOLK, VA - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Philip Villasis, age 41, and Ray D. Gata, age 56, both of Chesapeake, Va., were indicted by a Norfolk federal grand jury on nine charges including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and mon...

Real Property Tax Foreclosure Auction on Feb. 3

Vancouver, WA - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Doug Lasher, Clark County Treasurer, announced that a Property Tax Foreclosure Auction will be conducted on Friday, February 3, 2012, at 9 a.m. in the 6th Floor Hearing Room, Clark County Public Se...

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Support Ukrainian Refugees

GFP Real Estate and Its Tenants Raise More Than $200,000 to...

GFP Real Estate is pleased to announce that its "Support Ukraine in Crisis" campaign raised more than $200,000 to support humanitarian relief efforts on the ground in Ukraine.