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Date: 2007-09-30 05:19:15
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Weekend Events

Photo from PartyLiz Brooklyn Philharmonic The Brooklyn Philharmonic performs twice this weekend ... foreclosure, as well as choosing the proper mortgage. The workshop will be headed by mortgage and foreclosure experts who will review participant's mortgage closing documents, educating them [more...]

Date: 2007-07-13 13:04:37
Blog: Brownstoner: Brooklyn R...

Mortgage Refinancing Problems

Mortgage foreclosures are on the rise and lenders are tightening up their standards for approving loans ... your home Standard & Poor is reporting that these loans are now over 40% more likely to end in foreclosure ... . Mortgage lenders are nursing their wounds and avoiding homeowners they deem too risky for lending [more...]

Date: 2007-06-12 19:22:03
Blog: Mortgage Refinance Info...

How to Stop Foreclosure

STOP HOME FORECLOSURE Although there are few people who plan to default on their mortgage loan, life happens, and, all too often, ... as you realize it has become out of control. Mortgage Lenders Can Help Stop Home Foreclosure The first ... which can be discussed with your mortgage company. Stop Foreclosure by Acting Early Whichever route [more...]

Date: 2007-07-17 08:25:40
Blog: Best CD (Certificate o...

Future Auctions!

Future Auctions! Here are a few auctions that are scheduled for August 17, 2007. Pic_view 18-34 126 Street, College Point, NY 11356 Mortgage Foreclosure - $548,116.00 This is obviously ... Expressway, Bayside NY 11364 Mortgage Foreclosure - $644,733.00 This is actually one of the most [more...]

Date: 2007-08-10 16:16:22
Blog: NY Houses 4 Sale...

Question: What is Foreclosure?

Yeah, I knew this topic would come up given the financial woes of the housing market these days ... . Foreclosure usually happens when a mortgage holder falls behind on their payments. The bank or mortgage ... the property to someone else. The terms for foreclosure are usually spelled out in the mortgage you sign [more...]

Date: 2007-08-17 22:50:51
Blog: Ask Jason...

Today's Housing Bubble Post - Foreclosures Jump

U.S. Foreclosure Filings Jump to Record in First Half, Mortgage foreclosures in the U.S ... , a seller of foreclosure data, in the statement today. Last month's total was 7 percent lower than in May. California, Florida, Ohio and Michigan accounted for half the national total in June [more...]

Date: 2007-07-12 22:41:36
Blog: Seeing the Forest...

Making Mortgage Relief Work for You

by David Bach On Aug. 31, while many of us were getting ready for a long holiday weekend, ... to ensure that cancelled mortgage debt on a refinanced mortgage isn’t counted as income • A foreclosure ... monthly mortgage payments than they can reasonably afford. And while this number is staggering, it’ [more...]

Date: 2007-09-12 23:53:11
Blog: Access Granted ...

On the avant garde

From JMZ: Does anyone else roll their eyes when they see these headlines about new records being made for the “number of mortgage loans that have entered the foreclosure process”? Why roll eyes? Well, it’s true - it hasn’t been me per se that’ ... will be addressed legislatively. Writes Like She Talks: Mortgage Bankers Assn: new foreclosure recor [more...]

Date: 2007-09-07 12:25:53
Blog: Brewed Fresh Daily...

Mine!

Tim Lee has written a very perceptive summary of the political problem caused by increasing foreclosures of non-performing mortgages ... tragic about a foreclosure is when someone loses equity they built up over years of hard work. But that’ ... couple of years. So why is the foreclosure of a sub-prime borrower a crisis requiring government [more...]

Date: 2007-09-07 14:54:34
Blog: The Stone City...

Foreclosure

Foreclosure Sponsored Post The mortgage market is in turmoil right now, bringing uncertainty to other financial markets. One possibility is therefore a spike in Foreclosure proceedings against homeowners with weak credit and sub-prime loans. But what can you do if you are facing Foreclosure? That is a question [more...]

Date: 2007-08-18 04:36:20
Blog: Rhymes With Right...

Foreclosures to Rise When Mortgages Reset, Housing Crisis Hits China

The markets let out a big hoorah on Friday. But how, exactly, is a lower discount rate going to solve the problem? ... in the world…maybe you’ve even paid off your mortgage… but if there is a foreclosure near your house, it could ... In October of this year, the big hump in mortgage resets comes – with more than US$50 billion [more...]

Date: 2007-08-21 04:00:29
Blog: The Daily Reckoning Aus...

Foreclosures Rise As Subprime Mortgage Crisis Hits Minorities, Poor

We have a feeling that the winds of financial climate change are blowing ill to the United States of America ... . Foreclosures in Minneapolis rose 100% in 2006. And they’re expected to rise another 100% in 2007. More than ... . There will be even more foreclosures next year, says the Mortgage Bankers Association. Bears Stearns (NYSE [more...]

Date: 2007-06-21 06:00:55
Blog: The Daily Reckoning Aus...

Beware Countrywide Home Loans

Countrywide Home Loan’s problems continue as accusations of predatory lending practices continue to be reported by the media ... in the process of refinancing your home and want to avoid predatory lenders and learn how ... Information:Beware Mortgage Pitfalls Can Bankruptcy Stop Foreclosure? Beware Option Adjustable Rate Mortgage [more...]

Date: 2007-09-04 01:13:08
Blog: Mortgage Refinance Info...

The Sub-Prime Mortgage Mess in W.Va.

"Wall Street has staggered under a national explosion of subprime adjustable rate mortgage foreclosures," ... a survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association. "Since 2001, some of America’s biggest out-of-state ... that a loan may be "predatory." Author Kate Long follows up on her Gazette piece with a segment [more...]

Date: 2007-10-03 12:19:40
Blog: Lincoln Walks At Midnig...

We feel your pain (in our bottom line)

This is a public service announcement that you're going to start seeing on TV in July, and which may run for as long as three years ... Loans, Washington Mutual, Bank of America, Option One Mortgage Corp., Chase, Citi, EMC Mortgage ... the foreclosure process this year, that's a $30 billion tab for lenders. These ads are designed to get people [more...]

Date: 2007-06-28 19:47:16
Blog: Inman News Blog...

Silky Pals Foreclosing on Homes

He swears to help those poor folks in New Orleans. Once he finds out who they are, of course ... if he ponies up some cash to help them out. EDWARDS' MISERY MONEY: INVESTS IN N.Y. FORECLOSURE ... up with mortgage payments or are still fighting foreclosure proceedings in court. Edwards [more...]

Date: 2007-09-14 12:34:43
Blog: JammieWearingFool...

As Foreclosures Mount, Candidates React to the Credit Crisis

With mortgage foreclosures at historic highs, Democrats and Republicans are fighting over a political issue that could have major implications in ... to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. Clinton also wants the government to impose new disclosure ... slump.Both the White House and Democrat leaders in Congress agree that something must be done to stop [more...]

Date: 2007-09-04 23:49:00
Blog: ForeclosurePulse Blog...

Today's Housing Bubble Post - Record Foreclosure Pace

U.S. Mortgages Enter Foreclosure at Record Pace,The number of Americans who may lose their homes because of late mortgage payments rose to a record ... , as they find it more difficult to sell the property or refinance into another loan, said Doug Duncan, chief [more...]

Date: 2007-06-14 18:39:13
Blog: Seeing the Forest...

Foreclosure Committee Report

Thanks to the many Lomonders who attended the City Council meeting Monday evening, August 27th ... Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University–”Understanding Mortgage Foreclosure Trends ... about and understand the impact foreclosure is having in parts of Lomond. We do not want empty [more...]

Date: 2007-09-11 19:28:18
Blog: lomondonline...

Mortgage Bankers Assn: new foreclosure record hit, Ohio not named as one of the drivers

Does anyone else roll their eyes when they see these headlines about new records being made for the "number of mortgage loans that have entered the foreclosure process"? Why roll eyes? Well ... survey, a seasonally adjusted 0.65% of loans on one- to four-unit residential properties entered [more...]

Date: 2007-09-06 14:39:45
Blog: Writes Like She Talks...

New Foreclosures Up In 47 States

Since there have not been many new threads in here the last week or so. http://rismedia.com/wp/2007-09-07/ne...-in-47-states/ The 2nd Quarter National Delinquency Survey, released recently by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), shows that mortgage loans entering foreclosure have increased in 47 [more...]

Date: 2007-09-10 18:05:06
Blog: Tampa Forums - Powered ...

How to Save Your Home from Foreclosure

Thanks to fierce competition among lenders, a dizzying array of mortgage options, and government policies to encourage home buyers, ... has been accompanied in many countries by record foreclosure rates. Just a couple of missed mortgage ... of the home doesn't cover your loan balance, and a foreclosure hits your credit like a freight train [more...]

Date: 2007-10-03 20:00:00
Blog: wikiHow - The How-To Ma...

Let the Market Cure the Market

Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey has this to say: .. ... will actually end up in foreclosure, and the market is having difficultly pricing this uncertainty ... mortgages in America are in the subprime sector. As a total of all mortgages, foreclosure rates are 0.6 [more...]

Date: 2007-08-17 09:17:09
Blog: Blogs for Bush: The Whi...

Debt Foregiveness Legislation

House Moves to End Taxation of Forgiven Mortgage Debt The House was heading toward easy passage Thursday of a bill designed to soften the tax burden ... through foreclosure, sale or a restructuring of their mortgage must count that amount as income and pay ... , the foreclosure or sale does not generate enough money to pay off the loan, and the remainder [more...]

Date: 2007-10-04 20:49:58
Blog: dribin's Affordable Hou...

California Foreclosures Up 200% From Last Year

The 2nd Quarter National Delinquency Survey, released today by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), shows that California mortgage loans entering foreclosure have reached 25-year highs ... prices and an increase in housing inventory to the grim foreclosure situation in California [more...]

Date: 2007-09-07 17:04:56
Blog: YubaNet | News and Info...

Subprime Bailout

Here's a controversial topic: Subprime bailout? $120 billion. Want to pick up the check for every homeowner who got saddled with a risky mortgage? ... payments on adjustable rate loans will force 1.1 million homeowners into foreclosure over the next ... their mortgage. But economists and industry experts say the cost of a bailout would be significantly [more...]

Date: 2007-04-16 15:23:00
Blog: The J-Walk Blog...

California Foreclosures Soar 200% Compared To Last Year

The 2nd Quarter National Delinquency Survey, released today by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), shows that California mortgage loans entering foreclosure have reached 25-year highs ... prices and an increase in housing inventory to the grim foreclosure situation in California [more...]

Date: 2007-09-07 00:45:15
Blog: Life, The Universe ......

Mortgage Fraud Addicts of the Empire State

Poor mortgage fraud. It still doesn’t get the big eyeball. What does a white collar crime have to do to get real paparazzi action? ... in efforts to pump up the volume. Mortgage fraud rode that one too, right into foreclosure land ... or brain dead, into grist for the mortgage mill, more and more wacky loan products and derivative [more...]

Date: 2007-08-11 00:43:29
Blog: Blogger News Network ...

The responsibility of mortgage brokers and other front-liners in the foreclosure fiasco

A quick note: I am a mortgage broker and banker so I wear both hats. I consider myself in the group below. Seth Godin wrote a great post the other day simply titled “Responsibility” that focused on one key question: “Are you responsible for what you market?” His answer was a resounding yes based on this premise: marketing works [more...]

Date: 2007-06-22 06:52:48
Blog: BloodhoundBlog: Real e...

Demonizing The Mortgage Industry

In today’s Chicago Tribune, Steve Chapman points out the hypocrisy that has been exhibited by many on the left in response to the problems in the ... to offer anything much more than the typical 30 year fixed rate conventional loan. When the mortgage ... sub-prime mortgage industry and the increasing number of foreclosures on such loans: In the old [more...]

Date: 2007-08-26 18:26:20
Blog: The Liberty Papers ...

The economy: The big unknown in 2008

If I sit back and worry about what could happen in 2008, I don’t worry about Iraq. I worry about the economy ... this is. From MSNBC: The number of residential mortgages going into foreclosure hit a record ... of borrowers with weaker credit histories. Foreclosure rates were highest in a handful of states where [more...]

Date: 2007-06-28 09:14:21
Blog: eyeon08.com » Covering ...

The Government-Created Subprime Mortgage Meltdown

by Thomas J. DiLorenzo The thousands of mortgage defaults and foreclosures in the "subprime" housing market (i.e ... policy that has forced banks to make bad loans to un-creditworthy borrowers. The policy in question is the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), which compels banks to make loans to low-income [more...]

Date: 2007-09-08 01:32:43
Blog: Populist Party...

U.S. Setting Dubious Economic Records

The Fed’s Beige Book was released yesterday afternoon…although the Fed should rename the book ‘Lilywhite Book’ on account of what’s printed inside ... delinquency survey, showing the number of mortgage loans entering foreclosure in the second quarter has set another record. 286,000 loans going into foreclosure, if you want the exact number. Every [more...]

Date: 2007-09-06 23:25:09
Blog: The Daily Reckoning Aus...

N.Y. FORECLOSE FRENZY

By KATE SHEEHY August 22, 2007 -- The nation's housing foreclosure crisis has walloped Manhattan with a vengeance this summer - as the number of ... , but the subprime mortgage foreclosure wave has finally hit New York," one industry source said ... racked up a 126 percent increase in its number of foreclosure filings from July 2006 to July [more...]

Date: 2007-08-22 17:45:59
Blog: CRIMES AND CORRUPTION O...

Wacky Real Estate News: Housing Bubbles & Prostitutes

In the strangest news story I’ve ever read about the housing bubble, CNN tells us about a couple in New York that transformed their house into a brothel. Apparently, both were in the mortgage business, working for Myles Mortgage Services, and were facing foreclosure [more...]

Date: 2007-09-11 23:28:25
Blog: Real Estate Investing F...

Transcript: Bernanke on Mortgages, Foreclosures

Economy NPR.org, September 20, 2007 · Testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S ... , I am pleased to appear before you to discuss the origins of the problems in the subprime-mortgage ... some possible legislative options for addressing these concerns. Recent Developments in the Subprime-Mor [more...]

Date: 2007-09-21 15:25:19
Blog: CRIMES AND CORRUPTION O...

California Real Estate Market Waning As Wealth Evaporates

In California, real estate is (or was) king.  We’ve noticed something interesting on morning walks around the Hollywood Hills…  About a year ago, ... the national average. Unlike most of the mainstream press, Levy isn’t as worried about foreclosures ... in their mortgages, i.e., they owe more to the bank than their house is worth. Or, secondly, buyers [more...]

Date: 2007-09-05 03:34:40
Blog: The Daily Reckoning Aus...

Lenders facing 'traffic jam' of renegotiated mortgages

Article -- US mortgage companies are being overwhelmed by the large numbers of homebuyers who need to renegotiate their loans to avoid default, ... foreclosures, experts say. Mortgage servicers, the operations that collect loans, say they are having trouble making profits because of record levels of late payments and delinquencies. Litton Loan Servic [more...]

Date: 2007-10-05 00:19:04
Blog: BRUEN/BENSLEY Credit Un...

SubPrime 'traffic jam' affects Mortgage Lenders

US mortgage companies are being overwhelmed by the large numbers of homebuyers who need to renegotiate their loans to avoid default, creating a & ... foreclosures, experts say. Mortgage servicers, the operations that collect loans, say they are having trouble making profits because of record levels of late payments and delinquencies. Litton Loan Se [more...]

Date: 2007-10-04 13:14:10
Blog: Scoopit / Published / N...

In Case You Missed It ...

GOOD AFTERNOON, WASHINGTON. Here are some headlines to end your day ... » CAPITOL HILL: "Panel Says Iraqi Forces Not Ready" .. ... Jets Scrambled to Intercept Russian Aircraft" Guardian ... "New Mortgage Foreclosures Set Record ... at D.C. Improv: Highbrow, Low Blows" Entertainment FOR COMPLETE LISTINGS of ReadExpress.com's daily [more...]

Date: 2007-09-06 21:37:12
Blog: Express: A Publication ...

Should You Follow An Investment Strategy If It Makes You Uncomfortable? I Say Never

Yesterday’s post about the down market stirred up a lot of angry comments because I encouraged the person to get out of stocks if they are scared ... . If you are investing in stocks right now and you’ve been up late at night the last several nights ... when those houses go into foreclosure and suddenly those mortgages aren’t worth much at all. Who’ [more...]

Date: 2007-08-17 18:30:59
Blog: The Simple Dollar...

Massachusetts Senate Proposes Mortgage Fraud Protection

According to the Associated Press, Massachusetts yesterday endorsed legislation in its Senate to help homeowners faced with the prospect of foreclosure, and to put a stop on fraudulent and harmful practices by the mortgage industry ... opportunity to avoid a foreclosure auction and require borrowers to educate themselves to risks [more...]

Date: 2007-07-24 16:23:27
Blog: Real Estate Investing F...

Foreclosed House’s Forgiven Debt = Taxable Income

QUESTION:             Recently, I lost my home to foreclosure because my adjustable rate mortgage took off and I was not able to keep up with the payments.  I have heard that there are tax consequences for losing a home in foreclosure ... that there are tax consequences when you lose a home to foreclosure.  When you borrow money to purchase a home [more...]

Date: 2007-09-25 18:17:47
Blog: Thoughts About Law, Bus...

'I Hadn't Planned to Lose Everything': Congressional Hearing on Predatory Lending

The U.S. House of Representatives' Financial Services Committee held a hearing Thursday night in Minneapolis on the subject of mortgage foreclosure ... McCollumn, D-Minn., state Attorney General Lori Swanson, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman, and Minneapolis ... was served with a foreclosure notice. "I was planning to sell the house anyway because it had [more...]

Date: 2007-08-08 22:14:13
Blog: Minnesota Monitor ...

ForeclosureRadar.com - like Zillow with vertical market research utility

ForeclosureRadar's new UI mashes up foreclosure data parsed by properties in the various stages of default - Notice of Default, in auction, ... . Then, real estate professionals can really mine these data... for example: Mortgage brokers ... foreclosure data that tend to clump in neighborhoods. Seeing ForeclosureRadar's maps, I realize [more...]

Date: 2007-08-13 23:45:43
Blog: TRANSPARENT REAL ESTAT...

Bush’s Bailout

Bush’s Bailout Sep 1st, 2007 by marc President Bush outline a plan today that would help bail out hundreds of thousands of borrowers who have been unable to pay off their mortgages. CNN says: Foreclosure rates have soared over the past year as homeowners struggle to pay off loans that have become more expensive as they mature. Many [more...]

Date: 2007-09-01 00:44:54
Blog: The Van Der Galiën Gaz...

Edwards’ Firm Involved In "Predatory Lending"

From his fans at the Washington Post: Edwards Says He Didn’t Know About Subprime Push By Alec MacGillis and John Solomon Friday, May 11, ... business while he worked there, becoming a major player in the high-risk mortgage sector Edwards ... foreclosure filings rose to 1.2 million in 2006, an increase of 42 percent. At the same time, the drop [more...]

Date: 2007-05-11 16:26:23
Blog: Sweetness & Light...

Uh Oh… “Katrina George” Will Speak About Housing

President George W. Bush will propose reforms on Friday intended to help homeowners with subprime mortgages avoid default, ... foreclosure, the Wall Street Journal reported from a briefing given to a few newspapers. So if a borrower ... the properties they can’t pay for? Lenders who took unwarrented risks and pocketed vast profits face [more...]

Date: 2007-08-31 08:34:01
Blog: Daily Pundit...

Foreclosures: A Call to Action

Paul Krugman has a recommendation for policymakers: Foreclosures: A Call to Action, by Paul Krugman, Money Talks: In today's Times, ... to avoid foreclosure. What's happening now, however, is that many borrowers who would in the past ... so as to avoid foreclosure, are now stuck. Their mortgage has been "securitized" — sold off to third [more...]

Date: 2007-08-06 23:05:00
Blog: Economist's View...

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