Real Estate, Residential, US Real Estate

NAHB Dismayed With Obama Jobs Speech

By Donna S. Robinson | September 11, 2011
A press release from the National Association of Home Builders has expressed disappointment over the jobs speech delivered on Thursday evening by President Obama. The speech touched on a number of ideas for trying to create more jobs, but the housing market, a crucial part of the U.S. economy was not even mentioned. Housing is […]
Featured News, Mortgage, Real Estate, Residential, US Real Estate

Fed Study: Garnishing Wages Could Reduce Mortgage Defaults by 30%

By Donna S. Robinson | September 8, 2011
A "Working Paper" documenting a study of mortgage default has determined that two possible options for reducing mortgage defaults would be to increase the required down payment to 15% or garnish the wages of defaulting borrowers. The study, written by Juan Carlos Hatchondo, Leonardo Martinez, and Juan M. Sánchez, looks at an aggregate of data […]
Market Watch, Mortgage, Real Estate, Residential, US Real Estate

Two Thirds Of Potential Foreclosures Are Prime or FHA Insured - The FED

By Donna S. Robinson | September 6, 2011
Last week the Federal Reserve held a policy forum in Washington, DC called "The Housing Market Going Forward, Lessons Learned From The Recent Crisis". At this forum Fed Governor Elizabeth A. Duke gave a presentation entitled "Rebalancing The Housing Market". While much of the presentation centered on the current discussion of how to get housing […]
Featured News, Mortgage, Real Estate, Real Estate Investing, Residential, US Real Estate

Residential Real Estate Industry Cringes As Dodd-Frank Era Begins

By Donna S. Robinson | September 4, 2011
The financial regulatory bill known as Dodd-Frank, named for it's two main congressional proponents, Chris Dodd and Barney Frank, has begun to kick in. The bill is more than 1,000 pages in length, and will address virtually every corner of the residential real estate industry. Virtually no one in the industry will avoid the impact […]
Mortgage, Real Estate, Residential, US Real Estate

Federal Housing Finance Agency To Sue Big Banks Over Toxic Mortgages

By Donna S. Robinson | September 3, 2011
The New York Times is reporting that the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, is planning to sue more than a dozen big banks for misrepresenting the quality of mortgages that were sold at the height of the housing boom. The suit alleges that the banks who packaged and sold […]
Featured News, Home Builders/Developer's, Mortgage, Real Estate, Real Estate Investing, Residential, US Real Estate

Atlanta Development Authority Announces $50,000 Down Payment Assistance

By Donna S. Robinson | September 2, 2011
The Atlanta Development Authority has announced that they have new mortgage funding available beginning September 1st of 2011, until April 15th of 2012. Read the press release here. This new program is funded through the Federal New Issue Bond Program. It aims to make mortgage funding available to home buyers who meet specific qualifications. One […]
Mortgage, Real Estate, Real Estate Investing, Residential, US Real Estate

National Mortgage Complaint Center Issues Warning On U.S. Housing Market

By Donna S. Robinson | September 1, 2011
The National Mortgage Complaint Center, a consumer advocacy group that tracks and responds to complaints in the U.S. residential mortgage market, is warning of further declines in the U.S. housing market. The group is asking the congress to immediately introduce legislation to restore buyer tax credits. But unlike the original buyer tax credit from the […]

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