Tag Archives: Yorba Linda

Some condo owners may lose FHA financing

By Kenneth R. Harney – December 12, 2010 Reporting from Washington Their ability to sell or refinance their units could be hampered if their condo projects missed a key deadline...

Banks are in a difficult situation…

Banks and the government have struggled to get the current foreclosure situation under control. The modification programs have helped many families avoid foreclosure. However, the...

Luxury home prices are still heading down…

Very good and well written article with keen insight from some of Orange Counties well known agents. What are your thoughts? While Southland housing values overall have rebounded from...

A housing recovery in 2011? Experts are divided

This expert believes that it will go beyond 2011! What are your thoughts? Economists, analysts and real estate experts polled by MacroMarkets are nearly evenly split on the prospect of...

What Happened to the Government’s Short Sales Program?

By Nick Timiraos – Associated Press In April, the Obama administration formally rolled out a new program, called Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives, that was designed to...

When Borrowers default on second homes – as seen in the N.Y. Times

Recently…. I was asked: “Isn’t it illegal to just walk away from your home”? While it’s not illegal, it does bring up some key factors. A few are...

Refinancing rush helps banks amid foreclosure mess

Some good news in todays market…. reported by Jody Shenn, Bloomberg News – Tuesday, October 26, 2010 A rush by U.S. homeowners to refinance at near record-low interest...

Your credit score is constantly changing

A great article that address quite a few relevant questions. It also varies depending on which of the three main credit repositories you check. Each has a different scoring formula and...

HUD’s Donovan: National Foreclosure Moratorium Risks ‘Going Too Far’

By Nick Timiraos The Obama administration’s top housing official on Monday said that a national foreclosure moratorium to correct flawed legal filings risked exacerbating the...

Lack of title insurance could slow sales of foreclosed homes

By Stephanie Armour, USA TODAY Adds Rafael Castellanos, managing partner at Expert Title Insurance Agency in New York, “It is possible for a homeowner to come back and stake a...