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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...

October 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Metro Credit Union was recently approved as a lending partner for the Boston Home Center. Metro will collaborate with the Boston Home Center to develop and enhance mortgage programs aimed at placing homeowners in...

Newport Beach, CA - October 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Determined to dispose of residual REO properties, Heartland Financial USA, a financial services company better known through their affiliates such as Arizona Bank & Trust, has employed the...

Las Vegas, NV - October 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A short sale transaction is without doubt, the most complicated transaction in residential real estate. Just because a Realtor is experienced, does not mean that he/she is experienced with short sa...

Washington, DC - October 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to transition away from current foreclosure attorney network programs and move to a system where mortgage servicers select qualified law firms that meet certain minimum, uniform criteria. Under current practice, in certain states each Enterprise designates law firms eligible under the Enterprise’s criteria to undertake foreclosure work and mortgage servicers then select and work with these firms.

HARRISBURG, PA - October 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency today announced that it exceeded its $105 million allocation from the federal government through the Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program by approximately $...

Destin, FL - October 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A new opinion poll shows that Americans are unsure whether demonstrations outside of Wall Street will lead to social change. That was the finding of a survey conducted over the past two weeks, during which time the protests elevated to include more than 1,500 cities in the U.S. by the website that forecasted the economic crisis.

Las Vegas, NV - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Wednesday, October 19, 6-7pm, real estate professionals will gather to provide answers and offer possible solutions to struggling Southern Nevada homeowners. Coldwell Banker Premier Realty (CBPR...

WASHINGTON, DC - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) made the following statement about H.R. 358, the Protect Life Act. “When I talk with women in my district, they are concerned about finding a job, keeping ...

Winter Springs, FL - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real estate marketing has shifted from newspapers, classifieds, and brochures to websites, online classifieds, and videos. Nearly 90% of homebuyers begin their home search online, so there is ...

October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A short sale transaction is without doubt, the most complicated transaction in residential real estate. Just because a Realtor is experienced, does not mean that he/she is experienced with short sales. Here’s an...

(Atlanta, GA - October 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Go Fight Foreclosure Blog ( http://GoFightForeclosure.com/Blog ) today announced that improper mortgage securitization is the best foreclosure defense against Robo Signing. Citing that while robotic practices used in foreclosures is illegal and unethical to assert to reviewing verification of documents courts are really not that interested to stop foreclosure over Robo Signing.

Washington, DC - October 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- As homeowners in San Diego and across the nation continue to tangle with banks, Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) introduced legislation to give people another tool to avoid foreclosure and ...

IRVINE, CA - October 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac® (www.realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™ for the third quarter of 2011, which shows foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions— were reported on 610,337 properties in the third quarter, an increase of less than 1 percent from the previous quarter and a decrease of 34 percent from the third quarter of 2010. The report shows one in every 213 U.S. housing units with a foreclosure filing during the quarter.

Destin, FL - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home foreclosures have destabilized the U.S. economy and sent home prices in the majority of the country much lower. The foreclosure crisis has had a massive impact on the livelihoods of millions of Americans, and is forecast to impact millions of additional homeowners in coming years.

Washington, DC - October 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman John Tierney (MA-06) will join a group of lawmakers in a meeting with Acting Director Edward DeMarco of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to discuss President Obama's pr...