11 Articles match "Homes","Illinois","Real Estate"

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• New Illinois Housing Law Draws 2nd Suit
  
  Two law suits have been filed against a controversial Illinois law that mandates financial counseling for certain consumers obtaining mortgages or refinancing loans in 10 ZIP code areas in Chicago. The suits — filed by eight consumers and the real estate community — seek to halt the implementation of Illinois House Bill 4050, which took effect September 1. "It's a discriminatory law," said Julie Santos, a Chicago Realtor and co-chair of the Coalition to Rescind HB 4050, a group formed from several community organizations who are collecting signatures in an attempt to repeal
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Avoid and Stop Foreclosure - Help at RealtyTrac
  
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  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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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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• Legislating Lower Foreclosure Rates?
  
  An Illinois law intended to help reduce foreclosures is drawing cries of discrimination from some of the people it is trying to protect, according to the Chicago Defender newspaper. “Nearly 60 days after Illinois House Bill 4050 went into effect to supposedly protect consumers from predatory lenders, a coalition of Black and Latino city residents say the new law is actually destroying property values in select minority communities.” The law is a pilot program that is being applied in 10 Chicago zip codes chosen for their high foreclosure rates, among other factors. But opponents
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Credit Card and Mortgage Debt Fuels Foreclosure
  
  Add mounting mortgage payments to the credit card debt and a gloomier picture emerges for overextended borrowers — in part because so many homeowners are now trapped by payments that are about to soar, even as the real estate market slumps. Among the hardest-hit states were California, Florida, Texas, Michigan, Illinois and Ohio. Debt! No word better describes why millions of Americans are now facing foreclosure.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• March Mania and RealtyTrac's Sweet 16 Foreclosure List
  
  Each spring brings the beginning of the real estate sales season and the end of college basketball, culminating with March Mania and the much awaited NCAA Sweet 16 playoff. That will buy you a two-story home with three bedrooms and one bath. Indianapolis, IN — Opening Bid: $32,400 4) Illinois — 1475 W 71st Pl., This weekend, as the best college basketball players square off, RealtyTrac will tip off its Sweet 16 foreclosure list. EAST REGION SEMIFINAL The dollar goes a long way in Pittsburgh.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Now Homebuilders Face Foreclosure
  
  based Levitt & Sons, Elliott Building Group in Pennsylvania, Turner-Dunn Homes Inc. in Arizona, Kara Homes Inc. in New Jersey, and Neumann Homes Inc. in Illinois. “We’re in the worst housing recession in modern history,” Antonio B. For millions of Americans facing foreclosure, the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut this week was welcome news that could possibly help save thousands of homeowners from default by giving them the opportunity to refinance their adjustable-rate loan into a fixed-rate mortgage with a lower interest rate. But for many U.S.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Governor Suspends Controversial Law Affecting Investors
  
  But House Bill 4050 (renamed Public Act 94-280) is now null and void, which should be a relief to real estate investors and prospective homebuyers looking for bargain property in south Chicago . Responding to the public outcry of legislative redlining, equal protection violations, and racial discrimination against minority residents living in certain Chicagoland areas, Illinois Gov. It was controversial when it took effect, and it remained controversial until public officials decided enough was enough – roughly a little more than a year later. Rod Blagojevich suspended
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Mortgage Reform to Calm Foreclosure Storm
  
  In an attempt to address the recent downturn in the real estate market — evidenced by rising foreclosures and falling home prices and which many believe may threaten to undermine the overall economy — the House of Representatives yesterday passed a bill that imposes more stringent regulatory oversight of the mortgage industry. Illinois House Bill 4050, a pilot program for 10 Chicago zip codes that was enacted in September 2006, was suspended by Gov. Called The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007, the bill ( H.R. 3915 ) claims to "amend the Truth
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Foreclosure Filings Soar 90 Percent
  
  Saccacio, chief executive officer of RealtyTrac, said a jump in foreclosures at a time of year that traditionally is the busiest for home sales means the slide in prices probably isn't over. “Such strong activity in the midst of the typical spring buying season could foreshadow even higher foreclosure levels later in the year,” said Saccacio. “Certainly Certainly not every community nationwide is seeing an increase in foreclosures, but foreclosed properties are becoming more commonplace and adding to the downward pressure on home prices in many areas.” A growing number of American homeowners across the country are getting foreclosure notices, according to new data released this week by RealtyTrac.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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