6 Articles match "Dec","Mortgage"

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• U.S. Foreclosure Laws
  
  Knowing the process in your state will help you adopt a more effective investing strategy and avoid procedural pitfalls. State Foreclosure Laws Quickly locate and review the foreclosure law specific to your state � or any state you�re considering investing in. Select A State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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• Avoid and Stop Foreclosure - Help at RealtyTrac
  
  Stop Foreclosures Click on a state below to get information on stopping foreclosures in your area: Search 1,683,603 U.S. foreclosure properties Click on a state!
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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• New Tax Law Spurs More Short Sales, Expert Says
  
  For real estate investors looking for pre-foreclosure bargains, a new federal law could unleash a torrent of short sales as struggling borrowers facing foreclosure unload their over-mortgaged homes to avoid huge tax bills on capital gains. HR 3648 , or the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act, signed by President George W. Bush on Dec. 20, helps people whose homes are in foreclosure by canceling taxes on any mortgage debt that has been forgiven by their lender. The government previously viewed the difference between the debt and the value of the home as taxable “income.”
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• When Foreclosure Is Not Politically Correct
  
  Located in the upscale Curtis Park neighborhood of Sacramento, the property has gone through the foreclosure auction process and reportedly been purchased by Red Rock Mortgage for $388,000, a far cry from the $535,000 Richardson paid for it back in January 2007. Details of the property’s history on the RealtyTrac website show that a Notice of Default was recorded against it on Dec. Typically when you read about a politician and foreclosure, it’s in relation to some piece of legislation created to combat the recent surge in foreclosures. But the topic of foreclosure recently
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Bush Foreclosure Solution Just Adds Water
  
  Bush came out with a public policy statement negating any possibility of either a homeowner, or a lender bailout, given the impact the current mortgage crisis is having on the nation’s housing economy. So it comes as a surprise of sorts that the White House issued a statement earlier this week supporting the recent passage of HR 3648 by the House of Representatives, while at the same time asking that a key provision of the bill be watered down to the point of making its implementation temporary at best. Titled the “Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007,” HR 3648 is
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Secrets of Pre-Foreclosure Investing
  
  On December 18, Congress passed new legislation to eliminate taxes on mortgage debt. The legislation was signed into law by President Bush on Dec. 20 and will provide a temporary, three-year change to the tax code to eliminate any taxes homeowners might face when banks renegotiate the terms of a home loan and forgive a portion of the outstanding mortgage debt. Secrets of Pre-Foreclosure Investing By Octavio Nuiry, RealtyTrac Staff Writer    One pre-foreclosure expert says a new federal law will change everything, and short sales and short payoff sales will become the new trend in the marketplace.
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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