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Can I Short Sale My Home and Buy It Back?
Las Vegas, NV - April 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- One of the most common questions we're asked is, "Can I stay in my home after the short sale is complete?" Many Realtors and even some Attorneys claim they can sell your home to an investor (i.e. Cas...
OHFA Receives $1.07 Million Grant to Continue Supporting Foreclosure Counseling Across Ohio
COLUMBUS - April 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) has been awarded $1,074,039 through the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling (NFMC) program to continue supporting the availability of foreclosure counseling a...
Southland Median Home Sale Price Climbs Again; Sales Rise Slightly Yr/Yr
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The median price paid for a Southern California home hit a 56-month high in March, rising 23.4 percent from a year earlier as the impact of foreclosures continued to fade and sales of mid- to high...
Ross Earns Award for Support of Pro-Growth Policies
WASHINGTON, DC - April 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross (FL-15) received the Chamber of Commerce’s “Spirit of Enterprise” award for his support of pro-business issues during the second session of the 112th Congress.
Snyder signs measure to update makeup of Mortgage Industry Advisory Board
LANSING, MI - April 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Rick Snyder today signed a bill that updates existing law to reflect changes in the way the Mortgage Industry Advisory Board is composed.
Centre for Homeownership & Economic Development Offers Mortgage Payment Help for Unemployed Workers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Unemployed workers and others facing temporary financial hardships in our area have a new avenue to seek mortgage help while they get back on their feet.
Sires Wants President to Intervene in Mortgage Relief Backlog
Washington, DC - April 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Sires and twenty eight of his Colleagues in the House of Representatives sent a letter to President Obama, urging him to issue an executive order, directing the U.S. Department of Treasu...
Feds to audit Florida homeowner mortgage assistance program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The federal government today disclosed it was launching an investigation of Florida’s $1 billion Hardest Hit mortgage assistance program, a probe requested by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson
House Democrats Want President to Intervene in Mortgage Relief Backlog
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep John Lewis wrote another letter to President Obama, this time signed by 28 other Members of Congress requesting he issue an Executive Order to help release the flow of mortgage relief funds to...
Rep. Cummings, Sen. Warren to OCC and Federal Reserve: Illegal Foreclosures are Not ‘Corporate...
Washington, DC - April 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, as the top Democrat on the House Committee on Oversight and Gove...
Letter Challenges Decision to Withhold Documents from Congress on
Washington, DC - April 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government ...
Cuomo Administration Demands Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Change Restrictive Guidelines That Could Hit...
Albany, NY - April 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that his Administration is demanding that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac change restrictive guidelines which could hit thousands of Superstorm Sandy victims with larg...
State Officials Announce Upcoming Mortgage Assistance Event
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Connecticut’s distressed homeowners have another opportunity to explore loan modification and foreclosure prevention options with their lenders at a day-long, state-sponsored forum on Wednesday, ...
Maloney urges faster checks to homeowners, monthly updates on mortgage settlements in letter to...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), senior member of the House Financial Services committee and Ranking Member of its Capital Markets Subcommittee, today wrote the Comptroller of the Currency and the Chai...
AG Kilmartin Announces $1 .5 Million Grant to Rhode Island Housing to Ai d...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Following up on last week’s announcement of a $150,000 grant to Housing Action Coalition of Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced a $1.5 million dollar grant to Rhode ...
CONSUMER ALERT
OKLAHOMA CITY - April 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Scott Pruitt Tuesday issued an alert for Oklahoma residents about a new federal mortgage settlement from the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Op-Ed: Housing Agency Needs New Leader
New York, NY - April 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Last week, we joined seven other state attorneys generals in calling on President Barack Obama to replace Edward DeMarco, the acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fanni...
A.G. Schneiderman Op-Ed: Homeowners Need New Leadership Over Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac
NEW YORK, NY - April 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today published an op-ed in Politico calling on President Obama to replace Edward DeMarco, the acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, whic...
Wabaunsee County Woman Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud
TOPEKA, KS - April 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A woman from Wabaunsee County, Kansas has been sentenced to two years federal probation and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine for mortgage fraud, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today
Banks Violate National Mortgage Settlement and CA Homeowners Bill of Rights Protections, New Survey...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A new survey of housing counselors in California reveals that banks are violating several consumer protections that were mandated by the $26 billion National Mortgage Settlement (NMS) and the Calif...
