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Foreclosure Weakness Translates to Home Price Strength
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Foreclosure activity in 2012 was a Jekyll and Hyde affair, with the numbers up in 25 states compared to 2011 but down in the other 25 states.
PHFA announces foreclosure help for homeowners in Monroe County
HARRISBURG - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, in collaboration with the American Society of Certified Housing Executives (ASCHE) and the National Real Estate Training Institute (NREI), today announced a da...
Brown To Feds: Don’t Give Special Tax Breaks To Big Banks In Foreclosure Settlement...
CLEVELAND, OH - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- At an event today at Community Housing Solutions with Ohioans who were unlawfully foreclosed on, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released a letter to federal regulators urging them to cancel tax bre...
Reed Applauds CFPB’s New Rules to Restrict “Dual-Track” Foreclosures
WASHINGTON, DC - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Key provisions championed by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) to help protect consumers from questionable mortgage practices will be going into effect as part of the Consumer Financial Protection Bur...
Attorney General Bondi Announces that $60 Million of the National Settlement Funds Are Available...
TALLAHASSEE, FL - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi announced today that $60 million of the national mortgage settlement with the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers will now be available to provide additional ass...
DEADLINE TO FILE FORECLOSURE CLAIMS IS JAN. 18
LITTLE ROCK - January 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Dustin McDaniel today reminded Arkansans who are eligible for one-time payments from the National Mortgage Settlement that Friday, Jan. 18, is the deadline to file claims to receive ...
New Legal Assistance Program for Low-Income Households Facing Foreclosure
Salem, OR - November 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Low-income homeowners and renters affected by foreclosure now have access to new a statewide service that provides free legal assistance from an attorney to help address urgent foreclosure issues
More Homeowners Will Walk from Mortgages
Destin, FL - March 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Five years into the housing downturn, a larger number of homeowners with mortgages say they will walk away from their homes if their property values continue to drop, according to a new Housing Predictor opinion poll.
Majority Say Banks Should Slash Mortgages
Destin, FL - November 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A large majority of those surveyed say banks and mortgage lenders should be forced to slash the mortgage principal owed by homeowners who are in danger of foreclosure, according to a new Housing Predictor opinion poll.
Homeowners Want Federal Tax Credit Left Alone
Destin, FL - May 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A majority of homeowners surveyed say they want Congress to leave the federal tax credit for homeowners alone, and institute other tax advantages to re-stimulate the U.S. housing market, according to a Housing Predictor opinion poll.
Housing Wealth Effect Hits U.S. Economy
Destin, FL - March 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The erosion of the syndrome known as the “Wealth Effect” is showing that fall out from the housing slump is having a major lingering impact on the U.S. economy, according to Housing Predictor analysts
