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Home Sales Sunnier as Spring Buying Season Approaches
Home Sales Sunnier as Spring Buying Season Approaches
Filed under: NewsWASHINGTON -- The housing market is flashing signs of health ahead of the spring buying season.
Sales of previously occupied homes are at their highest level since May 2010. More first-time buyers are making purchases. And the supply[…]
Created on: 22 Feb 2012 | 9:50 am
22 Feb 2012 | 9:50 am -
Delinquency Rate Down, Foreclosure Supply Up, Report Says
Delinquency Rate Down, Foreclosure Supply Up, Report Says
Filed under: NewsThe mortgage delinquency rate fell last month in the U.S., along with the total number of delinquent mortgages, says a report by a leading lender processor.
The study by Lender Processing Services found that 6,082,000 mortgages in the[…]
Created on: 22 Feb 2012 | 7:22 am
22 Feb 2012 | 7:22 am -
FHFA Plan for Government Lenders Could Hike Loan Cost
FHFA Plan for Government Lenders Could Hike Loan Cost
Filed under: News, FinancingWASHINGTON -- The government regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has submitted a plan to Congress that would shrink the mortgage giants' roles in the housing market.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency's proposal for a leaner[…]
Created on: 22 Feb 2012 | 4:05 am
22 Feb 2012 | 4:05 am -
House of the Day: Southern Comfort With a Twist of Design
House of the Day: Southern Comfort With a Twist of Design
Filed under: News
South Carolina is famous for its soul food, rapper Young Jeezy and Stephen Colbert, but we think the Palmetto State should be getting some serious love for its houses, too. Exhibit A: This fine creation on the[…]
Created on: 22 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am
22 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am -
Chase and Nonprofit to Give Homes to Military Members, Vets
Chase and Nonprofit to Give Homes to Military Members, Vets
Filed under: News
By Kerri Panchuk
Mortgage lender Chase and nonprofit Operation Homefront will partner to place 100 wounded warriors, military members and veterans into Chase-owned homes.
Operation Homefront is a nonprofit that provides aid to active military, wounded warriors[…]
Created on: 21 Feb 2012 | 4:35 am
21 Feb 2012 | 4:35 am -
House of the Day: David Hyde Pierce's Spanish Palace
House of the Day: David Hyde Pierce's Spanish Palace
Filed under: News
It's a home that even the obsessively picky Dr. Niles Crane would love.
Which is a shame, because it appears that his off-screen self, the Emmy Award-winning actor David Hyde Pierce, is over it.
AOL Real Estate[…]
Created on: 21 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am
21 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am
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Home prices at lowest point in more than 10 years
Home prices at lowest point in more than 10 years
Home prices fell to their lowest point in more than a decade in January, but that helped to lift the pace of home sales, according to a report from an industry trade group.
Created on: 22 Feb 2012 | 9:34 am
22 Feb 2012 | 9:34 am -
Fannie, Freddie legal fees: $110 million and counting
Fannie, Freddie legal fees: $110 million and counting
A watchdog agency said Wednesday that the legal tab for former leaders of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is at least $110 million.
Created on: 22 Feb 2012 | 5:11 am
22 Feb 2012 | 5:11 am -
The other foreclosure settlement
The other foreclosure settlement
Millions of borrowers who suffered financial losses because their mortgage lenders played fast and loose while processing their foreclosures now have two ways of getting a payback.
Created on: 21 Feb 2012 | 7:45 am
21 Feb 2012 | 7:45 am -
Multi-million dollar foreclosures
Multi-million dollar foreclosures
Even these mega-mansions in some of America's wealthiest neighborhoods are not immune to the housing crisis.
Created on: 21 Feb 2012 | 6:32 am
21 Feb 2012 | 6:32 am -
Home buying: Most affordable in decades
Home buying: Most affordable in decades
Buying a home is now more affordable than it has been in the last twenty years.
Created on: 17 Feb 2012 | 11:10 am
17 Feb 2012 | 11:10 am
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Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2011 Financial Results
Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2011 Financial Results
ATLANTA, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (NYSE: IVR - News) (the "Company") today announced results for the quarter ended December 31, 2011.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110131/MM39469LOGO-b ...
Created on: 22 Feb 2012 | 4:01 pm
22 Feb 2012 | 4:01 pm -
States may tap mortgage money to fill budget gaps
States may tap mortgage money to fill budget gaps
The ink wasn't even dry on a settlement with the nation's top mortgage lenders when Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon laid claim to a chunk of the money to avert a huge budget cut for public colleges and universities.
Created on: 22 Feb 2012 | 3:55 pm
22 Feb 2012 | 3:55 pm -
Mortgage activity slides with rates higher
Mortgage activity slides with rates higher
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association said U.S. mortgage activity fell 4.5 percent in the week ending Friday, as long-term interest rates rose.
Created on: 22 Feb 2012 | 1:20 pm
22 Feb 2012 | 1:20 pm -
Should Mortgage Rates Even Be Lower?
Should Mortgage Rates Even Be Lower?
Mortgage rates are the lowest on record. But by a key historical measure, they should be even lower.
Created on: 22 Feb 2012 | 10:08 am
22 Feb 2012 | 10:08 am -
Mortgage Application Volume Falls 2.5%
Mortgage Application Volume Falls 2.5%
The number of mortgage applications filed in the U.S. last week fell 2.5% from the prior week, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday.
Created on: 22 Feb 2012 | 7:01 am
22 Feb 2012 | 7:01 am -
Your mortgage escrow account isn't for investing
Your mortgage escrow account isn't for investing
Dear Dr. Don,I have just discovered that my mortgage escrow account for a mortgage that I refinanced last year pays 2 percent interest. This is apparently mandated by New York state law. Is it possible ...
Created on: 22 Feb 2012 | 2:00 am
22 Feb 2012 | 2:00 am
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Home prices at lowest point in more than 10 years
Home prices at lowest point in more than 10 years
Home prices fell to their lowest point in more than a decade in January, which helped to lift the pace of home sales, according to a report from an industry trade group.
Created on: 22 Feb 2012 | 2:37 pm
22 Feb 2012 | 2:37 pm -
Home sales jump more than 4 percent in January
Home sales jump more than 4 percent in January
Sales of previously occupied homes rose in January to the highest pace in nearly two years, flashing modest signs of health ahead of the spring-buying season.
Created on: 22 Feb 2012 | 10:28 am
22 Feb 2012 | 10:28 am -
Selecting The Right Real Estate Agent
Selecting The Right Real Estate Agent
Selling a home today is not like it used to be back in the middle of this decade.Quite honestly when you needed to sell a home back then it was as easy as convincing a dog that table scraps taste[…]
Created on: 22 Feb 2012 | 8:32 am
22 Feb 2012 | 8:32 am -
Local Real Estate Agent, Wife Face Federal Fraud Charges
Local Real Estate Agent, Wife Face Federal Fraud Charges
A well-known real estate agent with a big presence in the San Diego community is facing accusations of mortgage fraud.
Created on: 22 Feb 2012 | 7:18 am
22 Feb 2012 | 7:18 am -
Grubb & Ellis files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Grubb & Ellis files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Grubb & Ellis Co. said Tuesday it has sought bankruptcy protection as part of a deal to sell most of its assets to the parent of rival commercial real estate services company Newmark Knight Frank.
Created on: 22 Feb 2012 | 5:08 am
22 Feb 2012 | 5:08 am
