The US is in the grip of a deep recession. As unemployment reaches its zenith, people are faltering on mortgage payments. Hence, foreclosures are common. Now there is a demand for low-end foreclosed properties in St. Paul. In August, there were a total of 1,811 vacant spaces in the area. This means a decline of [...]
Mortgage servicers have always worked as collection agents – this being their business and as such they are ill equipped to handle en masse modification of mortgages. This was the view of Patrick Madigan the assistant attorney general of Iowa. Speaking at an interview he said, “The mortgage industry has responded to this crisis with [...]
The US economy is going through one of its challenging phases. Unemployment is at its peak and people are faltering on mortgage payments. Hence, foreclosures are common. Now the value of the foreclosed properties has crashed to an all-time low. Normally home buyers buy a property with the notion that its value will appreciate over [...]
The foreclosure situation has radically changed the financial thinking of baby boomers. The financial advisers who are in charge of $10 trillion as assets will change their priorities as regards investments when they reach retirement point. This was view of a senior official at BlackRock Inc.
They will move on from accumulation (squeezing the most out [...]
Today the FHA (Federal Housing Agency) has a pivotal role to play in pulling up the economy from foreclosure blues. Following the housing crash there were wide ranging views as to whether ownership should be made easy or more difficult. Worried lenders who had burnt their fingers now want 20% down payment before they will [...]
The US real estate industry is on a tailspin. People are faltering on mortgage payments and banks are taking over the properties. Hence, foreclosures have become common. These foreclosed properties are now being put back on to the market for resale. First-time investors are snapping up these properties propelled by the Federal tax credit announced [...]
The much hyped plan of the Obama government offering incentives to all parties concerned in the instance of troubled mortgages is not working out with reports of re-default coming in following modifications. Two of the victims are Samantha and Steve Jensen. Six years ago they had bought a house in Scottsdale in Arizona [...]
Las Vegas commercial foreclosure front is showing signs of pessimism laced with optimism for the long term Its commercial real estate market has been hit by the recent economic travails but increasing foreclosures and sharp fall in prices will provide opportunity to many to quickly recover than in other regions. Panelists were speaking about this [...]
