FEBRUARY 28, 2011, 9:35 AM ETBy Nick Timiraos The number of Americans who believe that buying a home is a safe investment continues to fall, according to a new survey on housing...
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Getting a Mortgage Before the Door Shuts
If you have been sitting on the fence trying to decide whether to buy a new house or refinance a mortgage, you should act soon. New loans are starting to get costlier. The mortgage...
Why 2011 May Be the End of the Housing Crash
One of many relevant articles or in this case videos testifying as to why now might be a good time to buy a home. I would love to hear your thoughts… There might finally be some...
New Fed Rule for Mortgage Brokers
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING!!! By LYNNLEY BROWNING – Published: February 17, 2011 STARTING April 1, under a new compensation rule from the Federal Reserve, borrowers who get their...
Investors scoop up foreclosed properties; pending home sales up in California
By Derek Kravitz AP real estate writer Posted February 23, 2011 at 5:11 p.m. WASHINGTON — Home sales are starting to tick up after the worst year in more than a decade. But the...
Mortgages in foreclosure process hit record
Kathleen M. Howley, Bloomberg News – Friday, February 18, 2011 A record share of U.S. mortgages were in the foreclosure process at the end of 2010, matching the all-time high, as...
ARMs helped sink the economy – now they’re back!
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Adjustable rate mortgages are back! After accounting for nearly 70% of all mortgages issued during the boom, ARMs vanished during the bust, totaling just 3%...
AP analysis: Foreclosures raise US economic stress
By MIKE SCHNEIDER and MARTIN CRUTSINGER, Associated Press (02-08) 07:57 PST (AP) – The nation’s economic stress inched up in December because higher foreclosures outweighed...
Foreclosures are falling – but it’s a fake out
A great article wrtitten By Les Christie, staff writerFebruary 10, 2011: 12:14 PM ET at CNN Money. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Foreclosure filings plunged in January, but don’t...