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No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks
not far from Manhattan, Hudson City Bancorp has a lending philosophy that dates back decades: You can get a dull, boring, mortgage from Hudson at a very low rate — but only if you put equity into the property. As one example, Hermance says that of 50,000 New Jersey mortgages his bank bought back just two properties during a recent 12-month period. percent of No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks By Peter G. Miller The news from Wall Street in recent weeks has not been good, especially in the world of mortgages.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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RealtyTrac Launches New Mapping Tool
RealtyTrac members can view these new maps by clicking the map icon next to any property on the Search Results Page or by clicking the map links on any Property Details Page. The new map experience is a vast improvement, and is unique among all national foreclosure services, giving RealtyTrac customers remarkably clear and detailed images, and a distinct advantage over investors and home buyers using other services. A new and exciting interactive 3-D mapping tool has arrived here at RealtyTrac . When RealtyTrac visitors enter the map page, they will see icons representing
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Rate Cut, Real GDP Are Some Positive News
percent during the first quarter of 2008, the same rate of increase as tracked for the fourth quarter 2007. On the plus side, personal consumption expenditures for services, private inventory investment, exports of goods and services and federal government spending helped prop up the nation’s economy for the quarter. 2008 is definitely a good time to jump into the water and find that property that meets your criteria — and at bargain prices too One day after President Bush pointed the finger at Congress and told the American public to blame lawmakers for all of their recent financial woes, an inkling of actual positive news came out of Washington Wednesday with two announcements from government agencies.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Solving the MERS Mystery
That’s because when they see MERS — or its expanded manifestation, Mortgage Electronic Registration System — listed as the lender for a property, it often means extra work finding contact information for the actual lender who is foreclosing. MERS is a system used by many in the finance industry to track loans and the lenders in charge of servicing those loans — including any foreclosure proceedings — without all the paperwork. Many foreclosure investors consider MERS a four-letter word. Foreclosure documents often list MERS as the lender even though it is not able to answer any
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Customers, Employees Credited for RealtyTrac's Deloitte Fast 50 Ranking
Saccacio also thanked a hard working group of employees who are dedicated to servicing the needs of those customers to assure them of the most accurate and up-to-the-minute data possible, along with the most technologically advanced tools available to make researching and investing in foreclosure properties as seamless a process as possible. Once again we would like to thank our customers for believing in our products and services, and investing your hard-earned dollars with us to either grow your business, or to find that piece of the American Dream you have longed to own at a
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Whitney Houston: Diva in Default
The news service reports that one of two lots owned by Houston was scheduled for public auction on January 4 by the Morris County’sSheriff’s office. Houston’spublicist told a local newspaper that the property is not in foreclosure andlater was not available for comment to the Associated Press. property ownedby Whitney E. Thanks to delinquent mortgage payments totaling more than $1million, singer Whitney Houston faces the possibility of foreclosure on a home in New Jersey, according to the AssociatedPress . A
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Coastal Disasters = More Foreclosures?
It also brings back bad memories of dealing with insurance companies and very slow claims service. It doesn’t matter if you’re living in Florida or California — coastal property is expensive and so are the insurance premiums that go with them. Foreclosure Market Report. Add to that the fact that many of those homeowners who bought during the past two years financed their home purchase with one of those high-risk adjustable rate mortgages that is due to reset in 2007 or 2008 For anyone who has lived through a natural disaster, the recent tornadoes in Central Florida and the horrific aftermath left behind — approximately 1,500 structures destroyed and 20 people killed — brings back memories of more than just the great need for disaster relief from the federal government (FEMA).
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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OTS Director Offers Alternative Plan to Congress
In a statement delivered before the Committee on Financial Services of the U.S. million American families with 2/28 and 3/27 mortgages are scheduled to reset by the end of 2008), Reich relied on a number of sources to support his point, including foreclosure numbers from RealtyTrac. Under the FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008 (the HSHR Act), the FHA proposes to guarantee up to $300 billion in new mortgages to refinance existing eligible mortgages originated between House of Representatives earlier this week, John M. Reich, Director of the Office
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Lenders Asked to Clean Up Unhealthy Foreclosures
Kelley, sent out an official notice last Tuesday requesting that all state licensees in the financial services industry clean up any stagnant water located around vacant properties — many of which are foreclosures. One of the downsides of taking back foreclosed properties for the lender is the obligation and cost associated with managing those REOs — some of which are bound to be vacant for a while, especially with the extended time it is currently taking to sell real estate in the Golden State. Not only are foreclosures unhealthy for the economy, apparently they can be unhealthy for people as well.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Room Enough for a Catnap
Well, for one family it was the right time, an attractive property, and so they came off the fence and pounced at the opportunity of occupying a foreclosed property — quite literally, given that it’s a family of bobcats. And they apparently have good taste too since the property is located in what is considered to be an upscale and well-groomed development in Lake Elsinore, Calif., In this lackluster real estate market potential homebuyers have been sitting on the fence, observing from the sidelines as the number of foreclosures keeps going up and home prices keep plummeting.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Ohio Lawmaker Seeks Solution to Foreclosure Level
House Finance Services Committee in Cuyahoga County Wednesday. New jobs being created are lower-paying service jobs while higher-paying jobs in the manufacturing sector are being eliminated. In the meantime, the crop is plentiful in Ohio for RealtyTrac subscribers looking to purchase a property at a discount and a chance to help out a potentially distressed homeowner. It looks like foreclosures are starting to become a national call to action for some Washington bureaucrats. One example — Rep.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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