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Shadow inventory unleashed could be good for business
The federal government holds more than 1.7 million properties considered “shadow inventory” properties that many fear could disrupt the housing market if they were suddenly unleashed on the market. To the contrary, tn today’s inventory starved market, the opposite could be true. The shadow inventory could level the playing field for buyers.
Short sale scammers still making the rounds
RAE CATANESE - If you've been struggling with your mortgage payments, miss a few and then get a call from an "investor" claiming a desire to buy your
Property taxes rising with booming home values in Silicon Valley
It was inevitable. For homeowners, the cost of higher home values is higher property taxes. In Silicon Valley, where the tech economy has pushed unemployment levels down to 6.6 percent,
DeadlineNews.Com’s offsite National Mortgage Settlement coverage
DEADLINE NEWSROOM - DeadlineNews.Com is committed to following the National Mortgage Settlement with stories appearing here and elsewhere. Our National Mortgage Settlement coverage here, on DeadlineNews.Com, is bolstered by
Is the residential real estate inventory shortgage real?
For the past few months there has been a steady stream of reports that the real estate marketplace somehow has an inventory shortage. This simply isn't possible when at
First-timers, existing homeowners driving the housing recovery
Forget the golden goose investor-element that's helping fuel the housing recovery. Potential buyers? Your fence sitting days are numbered. Many investors are largely bottom feeders (buy low, rent and or
Who will get the real mortgage crisis profits?
The stock market has reached new highs, home sales are soaring and interest rates are in near record lows. All this suggests the end of the housing crisis is
How long will the Fed buy mortgage-backed securities?
VANGUARD - Amid reports of reduced consumer prices and a spotty job market, the Federal Reserve's upcoming policy meeting likely will grapple with the question: How long should
California’s home prices at highest level in 5 years; competition intensifies
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS - Strong sales in higher-cost coastal regions and heated market conditions drove home prices in California to the highest levels in March since May
South SF Bay Area market remains short on supply; sales mixed, prices rising
"For sellers, stick with the comparables and don"t be overzealous in pricing your property. For buyers, get yourself pre-approved for a mortgage before you start looking and be
4.2 million Independent Foreclosure Review-related payments up to $125,000 begin today
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD - Payments to 4.2 million borrowers are scheduled to begin today April 12 following an agreement reached by the Office of the Comptroller of the
Holy Sacramento!
Remember when Sacramento was one of the hardest hit cities in the nation during the housing crisis? Now, with the nation's largest drop in homes for sale, Sacramento, CA
Gen Yers buying homes sooner than expected in Silicon Valley
Generation Y or Gen Y, also known as the Millennial Generation, is poised to be the next big demographic to enter the housing market. Gen Y elders are already
April is ‘Fair Housing Month,’ for good reason
Welcome to National Fair Housing Month. On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968, an expansion of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The
Infographic: Housing is back, baby!
The housing recovery is here to stay, according to a survey of some 330,000 ActiveRain members who say 2013 will prove them right. The surveyed real estate agents said: •
