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Home Buying More Affordable Today Than in the Last 20 Years

Buying a home is more affordable today than in the last two decades, this according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI). NAHB/Wells Fargo HOI data shows that 75.9 percent of all existing and new homes sold in the fourth quarter of last year were affordable to families earning …

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About 50,000 Maryland Homes have been Foreclosed Since 2006

Based on the data of CoreLogic – a leading provider of real estate information and analytics, close  to 50,000 homes in Maryland have been foreclosed since 2006. Since January 2006 – the last days of the U.S. housing bubble, about 49, 600 homes in Maryland have been foreclosed by banks or mortgage servicers. This means …

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From the Ashes of “House of Cards Collapsed”

During his recent State of the Union address, President Obama said these are  the facts: “In 2008, the house of cards collapsed. We learned that mortgages had been sold to people who couldn’t afford or understand them.” President Obama proposed a plan that would give responsible homeowners an opportunity to refinance their mortgages. As mortgage …

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Foreclosure Processing Timelines Continue to Increase, RealtyTrac Reports

The average days to foreclose is up to 348 nationwide; over 800 days in New York, New Jersey and Florida, this according to the 2011 year-end foreclosure report released last Thursday by RealtyTrac. A total of 2.69 million foreclosure filings – including default notices,  scheduled auctions and bank repossessions – were reported this year. The …

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