Know pitfalls of mortgage-to-lease option
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 loans and foreclosures under Uncle Sam's mortgage-to-own initiative.
Foreclosures for the Price of a Motorcycle
By Octavio Nuiry, Staff Writer, August 8, 2012
Imagine buying a foreclosed house for less than what it cost to buy a brand new motorcycle.
Can Eminent Domain Solve The Foreclosure Crisis?
By Peter G. Miller, Guest Columnist, August 7, 2012
A new idea is floating around that underwater borrowers can be helped by refinancing their homes at current interest rates by having local government seize mortgages under eminent domain.