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Know pitfalls of mortgage-to-lease option By Lew Sichelman, United Features Syndicate, August 9, 2012 Investors know a good thing when they see one. That's why they are lining up in droves to get their hands on thousands of government-held problem...

The Shocking Reason Why The Foreclosure Near You Won't Go Away By Karen Nielsen, InvestingAnswers, August 6, 2012 Ever wonder why that house on your street is just sitting there, making the neighborhood look crummy? You're not alone. Bottom Dwellers...

Morgan Stanley: Shadow inventory sheared 35% from peak By Jon Prior, HousingWire, July 26, 2012 The shadow inventory of homes likely to be sold after foreclosure declined by 35% since the peak reached two years ago, according to Morgan Stanley researchers...

Foreclosed homes: Now, they're hot properties By Meredith Bennett-Smith, Christian Science Monitor, July 23, 2012 Earlier this month, David Welch, a veteran RE/MAX real estate agent, took a young couple to tour a house in the Orlando, Fla., area....

Will the Wells Fargo settlement affect your mortgage? By Linda Stern, Reuters, July 13, 2012 Wells Fargo & Co agreed to pay $175 million to resolve allegations by the U.S. Justice Department that it discriminated against qualified African-American...