U.S. Plans Big Expansion in Effort to Aid Homeowners
U.S. Plans Big Expansion in Effort to Aid Homeowners
March 26, 2010 — New York Times
The Obama administration on Friday announced broad new initiatives to help troubled homeowners, potentially refinancing several million of them into fresh government-backed mortgages with lower payments.
Will White House Plan Rile Up More Borrowers Than It Helps?
March 26, 2010 — Wall Street Journal
The White House announced a raft of enhancements to its foreclosure mitigation efforts on Friday morning, as we reported in today’s WSJ. Every new program announcement will raise hopes for some and the anger of others, but the bottom line is that these adjustments, which include renewed attention towards reducing loan balances, are designed to address the fact that the foreclosure crisis has deteriorated as unemployment rises and more borrowers owe more than their homes are worth.
Attorney general says Arizona to get $1.7M to help prevent mortgage fraud
March 26, 2010 — Associated Press
PHOENIX — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder delivered more resources to fight mortgage fraud in Arizona and across the nation Thursday, saying $8 million will be used to beef up investigation teams this spring.
Real Estate Outlook: Freddie Mac Predicts Positive Recovery
March 23, 2010 — RealtyTimes
Could we be heading for a "double dip" in the economy, taking us back into recession, as some Wall Street analysts predict?
Could the Federal Reserve's planned departure from the mortgage securities market send home loan rates spiking upward, and knock the wind out of the housing recovery?
Only 23% of Agents Surveyed Predict Increase in Home Prices
March 23, 2010 — DSNews
Seventy-seven percent of real estate professionals think home prices will either stay the same or decrease in the next six months, according to the responses of more than 1,400 real estate agents and brokers nationwide in the first quarter 2010 Home Prices Survey released Tuesday by HomeGain, an Emeryville, California-based provider of online marketing programs that connect real estate agents with homebuyers and sellers.