Archive for January, 2012
Short sale, foreclosure, other debt forgiveness beyond 2012 could cost you tens of thousands of dollars
It may not be the end of the world, but in 2012, when the Mortgage Debt Relief Act (MDRA) of 2007 expires, it will end one of the greatest money savers available to distressed homeowners. MDRA is a federal tax [...]
Video: Mortgage modifications by the numbers
This four-part video series offers a step-by-step approach to a mortgage modification. The series offers a look at the host of documents you'll have to complete, need-to-know background
HAMP program enhancements offer modifications to more underwater homeowners
It may be impossible to reach every struggling homeowner, but the Obama Administration's upgrades to Making Home Affordable programs should increase the number of homeowners who need help. For
SF Bay Area map parody draws controversy
More DeadlineNews.Com Offbeat News Facebook users are floating a spoof of a San Francisco Bay Area map, perhaps meant as a joke, but it could be offensive to some
Personal, financial investment returns make short-term rentals ever more popular
ASHLEY HALLIGAN - The short-term rental market - largely seconds homes and vacation rentals - is alive and well, thanks largely to online portals thrusting this unique form
Mortgage rates up this week
Year-end housing gains helped boost interest rates this week. The average interest rate on 30-year fixed rate mortgages (FRMs)rose to 3.98 percent, with an average 0.7 point for the
Housing takes back seat to economy in State of the Union Address
President Barack Obama heavily laced his 2012 State of the Union Address with comments about solutions for the nation's economic malaise, but he gave housing the short shrift. Housing
Mortgage lenders offer states $25 billion for faulty foreclosures
The five largest U.S. mortgage lenders have offered a $25 billion settlement proposal that could make it easier for some struggling homeowners to avoid foreclosure and have their
Government-mandated down payments would block creditworthy home buyers
CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE LENDING - As federal regulators consider setting down-payment standards on new mortgages, a new study shows such rules could push 60 percent of creditworthy borrowers
Home Sweet Superbowl Archive
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Postal Service adjusts mailing services prices for 2012
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE - Effective today, it will cost just a penny more to mail letters to any location in the United States, the first price change
Why a strategic default is never strategic
JOY BENDER - San Diego short sale real estate agent Joy Bender has launched a campaign to educate high-end homeowners on the alternatives to strategic default. A strategic default
Spoofers record Casey Anthony’s ‘Second Vlog’
And so it begins, life as Casey Anthony will live it. Source: YouTube See the real Casey Anthony "first vlog" A real second video? (Enjoy the commercial.) video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Is
Banks tightening squeeze on consumers
HSBC offers a zero-interest rate, GM affiliated credit card and after 15 months the rate only jumps to 9.99 percent -- provided you don't hit a financial bump
Another week of record-low (yawn) mortgage rates
The eighth record-low week of mortgage rates in a year doesn't amount to a hill of beans in the land of high unemployment, tight lending standards and weak
Sensible Solar: What to consider before plugging into the sun
Now that there's a confirmed, true appraised value boost associated with solar panels installed on homes, more homeowners are using sun power, but they need to know how
Will fixed mortgage interest rates drop to 2 percent?
Remember back in 2009, at the height of the housing bust, when the U.S. Treasury suggested lenders offer modifications with interest rates as low as 2 percent? We do. The
California Democrats urge Obama to use special powers to appoint permanent FHFA director
More than two dozen U.S. House of Representatives Democrats from California are asking President Barack Obama to make another end run around stonewalling Republicans, this time for the
Fair Housing Act a memorial to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT - On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which was meant as a follow-up


























