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Recent California Foreclosure Report Gets a Second Look

Posted on February 21, 2012 in Foreclosed Homes

Specifically, the report took a look at roughly 400 foreclosures in San Francisco County from January 2009 to November 2011 and examined them for errors, irregularities, and other signs of fraud or flaws in the process. Approximately 84% of home foreclosures reviewed contained what the report called ?clear violations of law?, and nearly 66% contained at least four violations or questionable

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Federal Approach to Foreclosure-Into-Rental Plan Has Copycat in New Jersey

Posted on February 16, 2012 in Foreclosed Homes

Sometimes good ideas are copied by others – which is not necessarily a bad idea. In this case, the federal government’s plan to convert thousands of government foreclosures into rental properties through a partnership with private equity investors is being copied (in a manner of speaking) by New

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Dont Expect the Foreclosure Settlement to Fix the Foreclosure Process

Posted on February 14, 2012 in Foreclosed Homes

The apparent lack of meaningful enforcement mechanisms in the deal is one glaring omission that many are beginning to notice now that the public has had a week to digest the terms of the settlement. One of the main reasons why the settlement occurred in the first place was because the states threatened to launch a tidal wave of probes, investigations, and – ultimately – indictments against five major lenders due to widespread [...]

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Foreclosure Investors Prepare to turn Foreclosure Properties into Rentals

Posted on February 8, 2012 in Foreclosure

The rental market has become red-hot over the past year because so many people are moving around the country looking for work – and do not want (or can’t afford) to buy a house. Hence, demand for rental properties has gone up while existing home sales have continued to

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Federal Foreclosure-into-Rental Program Picks Up Steam

Posted on February 2, 2012 in Foreclosure

The proposal – which would sell foreclosure homes, often in bulk, to private investors from government inventory – is set to go live in the “near term”, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency. According to reports, the two government-sponsored enterprises will allow pre-qualification for investors and third parties who want to bid on foreclosure properties owned by the government. This effectively opens the doors [...]

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Want Terrific Deals on Foreclosure Properties? Check Out These States

Posted on January 26, 2012 in Foreclosed Homes

The foreclosure market in the U.S. is absolutely saturated with great deals and steals - namely in the form of hundreds of thousands of home foreclosures priced well below fair market value.

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Tons of Opportunities and Potential Pratfalls for Foreign Real Estate Investors in the U.S.

Posted on January 19, 2012 in Foreclosure Market

Real estate agents and foreign entrepreneurs alike should be cautious and well-prepared when digging into local real estate for some of the best deals in the

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How to Use Google Maps When Looking for a New Home

Posted on January 17, 2012 in Foreclosure Listings

If you are considering purchasing a new home or investment property outside of your area, Google Maps should be your new best friend. Never before has it been easier to take the address of your desired property and obtain information in regards to surrounding businesses as well as potentially seeing a satellite view of the home from the street.

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Fannie Mae CEO Michael J. Williams Resigns

Posted on January 12, 2012 in Finance

Barely three and a half years after the federal government bailed out mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the CEO of Fannie Mae, Michael J. Williams, has called it quits.

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How Home Staging Helps Sell a Home

Posted on January 10, 2012 in Homes for Sale

Trying to sell a home, or thinking about it in the near future? If so, you have somewhat of a challenge ahead of you, as today’s housing market is definitely a buyer’s market.

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