|
|
3 Articles match "Equity","Homes","North Carolina"
|
The Latest from RealtyTrac
|
MORE
|
|
FBI: Mortgage Fraud Begets Foreclosure
The FBI also lists Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia as other areas significantly affected by mortgage fraud. The report identifies the most common scam as “illegal property flipping.” If not caught, the flipper pockets the profit produced by the artificially inflated sales price (see diagram below from FBI report). The report goes on to pinpoint “foreclosure-rescue” scams as an emerging form of fraud that takes advantage of the growing number of homeowners in default. “The perpetrators convince homeowners
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
As Foreclosures Mount, Candidates React to the Credit Crisis
Meanwhile, the rising flood of foreclosures promises to become a major presidential campaign issue in the weeks and months ahead because an alarming 2 million American homeowners could lose their homes by November 2008. Hillary Rodham Clinton wants to put an end to prepayment penalties for home mortgages and to set up a $2 billion federal fund to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. With mortgage foreclosures at historic highs, Democrats and Republicans are fighting over a political issue that could have major implications in the 2008 presidential campaign. Sensing an opportunity
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
New Poll: Buyers to Remain on the Fence
If the results of the latest Associated Press-AOL Money & Finance poll are any indication, prospective home buyers will be keeping their wallets closed and remain on the fence at least until the latest economic downturn blows over. A majority of those polled for the survey expressed pessimism over the nation’s housing contraction (as the Federal Reserve calls it) enough to not consider buying a home anytime soon. And that could be years down the road. Other survey results included: • A quarter of the 769 homeowners included in the random sample of 1,002 adults surveyed
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
|
-
|
The Best from RealtyTrac
|
MORE
|
-
FBI: Mortgage Fraud Begets Foreclosure
The FBI also lists Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia as other areas significantly affected by mortgage fraud. The report identifies the most common scam as “illegal property flipping.” If not caught, the flipper pockets the profit produced by the artificially inflated sales price (see diagram below from FBI report). The report goes on to pinpoint “foreclosure-rescue” scams as an emerging form of fraud that takes advantage of the growing number of homeowners in default. “The perpetrators convince homeowners
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
-
New Poll: Buyers to Remain on the Fence
If the results of the latest Associated Press-AOL Money & Finance poll are any indication, prospective home buyers will be keeping their wallets closed and remain on the fence at least until the latest economic downturn blows over. A majority of those polled for the survey expressed pessimism over the nation’s housing contraction (as the Federal Reserve calls it) enough to not consider buying a home anytime soon. And that could be years down the road. Other survey results included: • A quarter of the 769 homeowners included in the random sample of 1,002 adults surveyed
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
-
As Foreclosures Mount, Candidates React to the Credit Crisis
Meanwhile, the rising flood of foreclosures promises to become a major presidential campaign issue in the weeks and months ahead because an alarming 2 million American homeowners could lose their homes by November 2008. Hillary Rodham Clinton wants to put an end to prepayment penalties for home mortgages and to set up a $2 billion federal fund to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. With mortgage foreclosures at historic highs, Democrats and Republicans are fighting over a political issue that could have major implications in the 2008 presidential campaign. Sensing an opportunity
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
|
|
|
