Real Estate Resource, Residential, US Real Estate

Free Florida Foreclosure Seminar by Stopa Law Firm

By Allison Halliday | June 15, 2011
A well-known foreclosure defense attorney who is already representing several hundred homeowners in Florida, is to conduct a foreclosure seminar in Tampa Florida, and will give free representation to five Floridians of his choosing.   Mark Stopa, of Stopa Law Firm, will hold the free seminar at 11 am on Saturday, June 25. It will […]
Real Estate, Residential, US Real Estate

Rental Scam Hits Des Moines Area

By Mike Wheatley | June 10, 2011
Dozens of homeowners in Des Moines, Iowa, have been given a nasty surprise by one of the latest real estate industry scams to hit the area. The homeowners were left bewildered after answering the door to strangers with rental lease agreements for their properties in their hands, claiming they have just rented out their homes. […]
Real Estate, US Real Estate

Scandal of Forced Placed Insurance Emerges

By Allison Halliday | June 7, 2011
It’s estimated that thousands of homeowners have been ripped off with forced placed insurance, and they will be interested to know that the National Mortgage Complaint Center is beginning a national initiative to try to put right this scandal.   The watchdog is asking homeowners to contact them on their website, NationalMortgageComplaintCenter.com as they want […]
Residential, US Real Estate

Reality Hits Home as Peggy Tanous Faces Foreclosure

By Allison Halliday | May 16, 2011
Reality star Peggy Tanous seems to have it all, but the truth is she’s already following in the footsteps of other Real Housewives in facing foreclosure, and is currently in dispute with three banks in an effort to try and keep her home in Irvine, California. PNC Mortgage, US Bank National and the BAC Home Loans Servicing are trying to get a foreclosure, but Tanous is fighting back with her own lawsuit as she believes the banks haven't honored a loan modification agreement.
Real Estate, Residential, US Real Estate

Zillow: 28 Percent of U.S. Homeowners Are Now Underwater

By Tavis J. Hampton | May 9, 2011
The percentage of homeowners with negative equity has increased to 28, according to Zillow, a website listing and property-value estimate website.  Those homeowners, said to be “underwater”, accounted for 22 percent last year, but home values have fallen 8.2 percent over the past 12 months. Zillow says home prices dropped 3 percent in the first […]
US Real Estate

Cities Start to Feel Real Estate Slump as Taxes Slide

By Tavis J. Hampton | March 31, 2011
Property tax fluctuations are always behind the real estate and mortgage lending markets, but the decline of property values is now starting to catch up with the taxes, leaving many cities, towns, and villages in a serious bind. With lower property values, residents will expect their municipalities to cut their taxes.  That could mean more […]
US Real Estate

Settlement May Force Banks to Allow Short Sales

By Tavis J. Hampton | March 30, 2011
A settlement of a case involving absurdly poor paperwork by banks may force the banks to allow severely delinquent homeowners to find relief through short sales.  In a short sale, the homeowner is allowed to sell the home for less than the amount owned on the loan.  Normally, a short sale requires the permission of […]

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