Builders Push ‘Green’ to Stand Out in Foreclosure-Filled Market
Builders Push ‘Green’ to Stand Out in Foreclosure-Filled Market
Bloomberg — July 17, 2011
In the 20 years Ron Betenbough’s company has been building homes in west Texas, he’s always been willing to compete on price. Now, in a market crowded with cheap properties, he’s also touting environmentally friendly construction and energy-saving features.
One in four private Citi mortgage mods redefaulted
HousingWire — July 15, 2011
Roughly 25% of the mortgage modifications Citigroup completed through its own private programs redefaulted over the past two years, the bank's Chief Financial Officer John Gerspach said Friday.
Negligent home-owning banks spur complaints
Buffalo News — July 18, 2011
Paint is peeling from a South Buffalo home that has been vacant for more than a year. The glass windows on the front door shattered long ago -- probably as the broken door flapped wildly in the wind.
Las Vegas attorneys build business by telling homeowners to stop paying mortgages
Las Vegas Review-Journal — July 17, 2011
Your neighbors aren't paying on their mortgages so why should you?
NH foreclosure mediation program sees limited success: 14 settlements
Union Leader — July 17, 2011
Eighteen months after the New Hampshire court system created a mediation program for homeowners facing foreclosure, it has seen limited success. Of more than 100 cases initiated, 14 have reached settlements.