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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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Federal Reserve Board Pushes for Foreclosure Alternatives

In a white paper entitled “The U.S. Housing Market: Current Conditions and Policy Considerations” that was released last week, Federal Reserve Board calls for alternatives to foreclosures. “While the total stock of REO properties is difficult to measure precisely, perhaps one-fourth of the 2 million vacant homes for sale in the second quarter of 2011 …

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Foreclosures Will Continue to Hammer Home Prices in 2012, Inside Mortgage Finance Says

According to Lender Processing Services, Inc., a leading provider of data and analytics to the mortgage and real estate industries, reported that as of November last year, 6.26 million properties were 30 or more days delinquent or in foreclosure. The data and analytics provider added that as of November of last year, 2.11 million properties were …

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