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Are Short Sales Really the Next BIG THING?
If you believe the hype, it appears that the next phase of the housing market recovery is going to rely heavily on short sales to help remove distressed properties from the home sales pipelin
RealtyTrac Article Library - Friday, October 30, 2009
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Don't Dump Investors
These efforts are to help American families who both want to and can, through a loan modification or re-financing, stay in their homes.” Because investor properties lost to foreclosure will continue to flood the market, driving down all home values. Long-term holders of real estate have commonly benefited from property prices which have increased faster over time than the rate of inflation, thus creating increased buying power and real Don’t Dump Investors By Peter G. Miller    When it comes to bailing out giant banks, huge
www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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The Government Goes After Loan Officers
In August 2006, Steven Krystofiak, President of the Mortgage Brokers Association for Responsible Lending , testified before the Federal Reserve and said his group compared the income figures for 100 stated-income loans against borrower tax returns. Ninety percent of the stated-income loan applications showed earnings that were exaggerated by at least 5 percent. Sixty percent of the stated amounts were exaggerated by more than 50 percent. “Stated income loans,” Krystofiak testified , “help no one. Most importantly, without toxic mortgages families would not have lost their homes,
www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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