DeadlineNews.Com » Issues http://www.deadlinenews.com News that really hits home! Mon, 20 May 2013 02:50:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 DeadlineNews.Com’s offsite National Mortgage Settlement coverage http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/05/19/deadlinenews-coms-offsite-national-mortgage-settlement-coverage/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/05/19/deadlinenews-coms-offsite-national-mortgage-settlement-coverage/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 02:50:02 +0000 Broderick Perkins http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=16181 DeadlineNews.Com offers a one-stop spot for National Mortgage Settlement news that really hits home.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/05/19/deadlinenews-coms-offsite-national-mortgage-settlement-coverage/feed/ 0 Mortgage reform targets foreclosure abuse, mortgage servicing failures http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/05/17/mortgage-reform-targets-foreclosure-abuse-mortgage-servicing-failures/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/05/17/mortgage-reform-targets-foreclosure-abuse-mortgage-servicing-failures/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 13:00:11 +0000 Broderick Perkins http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=16143 Foreclosure abuse prevention and mortgage servicing failures are the targets of a major set of new provisions in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's overhaul of mortgage regulations.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/05/17/mortgage-reform-targets-foreclosure-abuse-mortgage-servicing-failures/feed/ 0 Smooth moves prevent identity theft http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/05/12/smooth-moves-prevent-identity-theft/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/05/12/smooth-moves-prevent-identity-theft/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 13:00:17 +0000 Special Report http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=16042 Moving can be an overwhelming and distracting experience that creates opportunities for enterprising criminals to steal your identity.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/05/12/smooth-moves-prevent-identity-theft/feed/ 0 Cluttering up the American Dream http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/29/cluttering-up-the-american-dream/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/29/cluttering-up-the-american-dream/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:00:39 +0000 Special Report http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=15763 A rigorously documented book paints a troubling picture about the American culture of clutter: costly but unused "master suites"; children who rarely go outside; stacks and stacks of clutter; entire walls devoted to displays of Barbie dolls and Beanie Babies; garages so packed with household overflow that cars have to be parked on the street.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/29/cluttering-up-the-american-dream/feed/ 0 Is the residential real estate inventory shortgage real? http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/27/is-the-residential-real-estate-inventory-shortgage-real/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/27/is-the-residential-real-estate-inventory-shortgage-real/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:00:43 +0000 Peter G. Miller http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=15720 A steady stream of claims that the real estate marketplace somehow has an inventory shortage can't be true when, at the same time, there is an annual increase in the number of distressed properties for sale, properties typically sold at a discount.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/27/is-the-residential-real-estate-inventory-shortgage-real/feed/ 0 First-timers, existing homeowners driving the housing recovery http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/26/first-timers-existing-homeowners-driving-the-housing-recovery/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/26/first-timers-existing-homeowners-driving-the-housing-recovery/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:00:59 +0000 Broderick Perkins http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=15797 Investors are officially no longer the big kids on the block as existing homeowners and first-timers whittle away at low housing inventories. The housing recovery also comes with homes that take less time to sell, amounts paid over the asking price that are rising and homes that are flying off the shelves.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/26/first-timers-existing-homeowners-driving-the-housing-recovery/feed/ 0 Who will get the real mortgage crisis profits? http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/26/who-will-get-the-real-mortgage-crisis-profits/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/26/who-will-get-the-real-mortgage-crisis-profits/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:00:03 +0000 Peter G. Miller http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=15719 The stock market has reached new highs, home sales are soaring and interest rates are in near record lows, but with weak employment gains and declining household incomes much of the public thinks the economic recovery is a myth.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/26/who-will-get-the-real-mortgage-crisis-profits/feed/ 0 Pause for the clause; a little something extra for sales contracts http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/24/pause-for-the-clause-a-little-something-extra-for-sales-contracts/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/24/pause-for-the-clause-a-little-something-extra-for-sales-contracts/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:00:37 +0000 Robert Aldana http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=15685 Even in a sellers' market as hot as it is today, contractual risks lurk, but there are ways sellers can contractually protect themselves. Take a pause to consider special clauses that are necessary in today's housing market.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/24/pause-for-the-clause-a-little-something-extra-for-sales-contracts/feed/ 0 How long will the Fed buy mortgage-backed securities? http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/23/how-long-will-the-fed-buy-mortgage-backed-securities/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/23/how-long-will-the-fed-buy-mortgage-backed-securities/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:00:47 +0000 Special Report http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=15657 Amid reports of reduced consumer prices and a spotty job market, the Federal Reserve, in the next policy meeting, must grapple with the question: How long should the Fed stick with its easy monetary policy, including the ongoing purchase of billions worth of bonds and mortgage-backed securities?

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/23/how-long-will-the-fed-buy-mortgage-backed-securities/feed/ 0 $70.1 million in counseling funds to help 193,000 families http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/22/70-1-million-in-counseling-funds-to-help-193000-families/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/22/70-1-million-in-counseling-funds-to-help-193000-families/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:00:11 +0000 Special Report http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=15647 More than $70 million has been awarded to 30 state housing finance agencies, 17 HUD-approved housing counseling intermediaries, and 72 community-based NeighborWorks organizations to provide counseling to families and individuals facing the threat of foreclosure and its long ordeal.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/22/70-1-million-in-counseling-funds-to-help-193000-families/feed/ 0 California’s home prices at highest level in 5 years; competition intensifies http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/18/californias-home-prices-at-highest-level-in-5-years-competition-intensifies/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/18/californias-home-prices-at-highest-level-in-5-years-competition-intensifies/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:00:29 +0000 Special Report http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=15629 Strong sales in higher-cost coastal regions and heated market conditions drove California'’s median home price to its highest level in March since May 2008, while inventory shortages continued to stifle home sales, according to the California Association of Realtors.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/18/californias-home-prices-at-highest-level-in-5-years-competition-intensifies/feed/ 0 South SF Bay Area market remains short on supply; sales mixed, prices rising http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/17/south-sf-bay-area-market-remains-short-on-supply-sales-mixed-prices-rising/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/17/south-sf-bay-area-market-remains-short-on-supply-sales-mixed-prices-rising/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:00:46 +0000 Broderick Perkins http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=15604 "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 persistent," says Carl San Miguel, SCCAOR president.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/17/south-sf-bay-area-market-remains-short-on-supply-sales-mixed-prices-rising/feed/ 0 Jekyll-Hyde real estate agent force closes deal http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/15/jekyll-hyde-real-estate-agent-force-closes-deal/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/15/jekyll-hyde-real-estate-agent-force-closes-deal/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:00:32 +0000 Broderick Perkins http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=15495 There's something both benevolent and sinister about this real estate agent. You'd like to join him in a cup of tea, but you wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alley. The seller could enjoy his services, but the buyer is likely to wind up quite remorseful.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/15/jekyll-hyde-real-estate-agent-force-closes-deal/feed/ 0 Housing discrimination against gays, transgenders, families, marital status alive, too well, legal in most states http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/14/housing-discrimination-against-gays-transgenders-families-marital-status-alive-too-well-legal-in-most-states/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/14/housing-discrimination-against-gays-transgenders-families-marital-status-alive-too-well-legal-in-most-states/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 19:00:53 +0000 Special Report http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=15549 Housing discrimination because of sexual orientation is legal in 38 states and because of gender identity in 44 states. Harassment complaints because of race, national origin, disability, sex, and having children in the home are up 35 percent. Change is long overdue.

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]]> http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/14/housing-discrimination-against-gays-transgenders-families-marital-status-alive-too-well-legal-in-most-states/feed/ 1 4.2 million Independent Foreclosure Review-related payments up to $125,000 begin today http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/12/4-2-million-independent-foreclosure-review-related-payments-up-to-125000-begin-today/ http://www.deadlinenews.com/2013/04/12/4-2-million-independent-foreclosure-review-related-payments-up-to-125000-begin-today/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:00:14 +0000 Special Report http://www.deadlinenews.com/?p=15469 Independent Foreclosure Review-related payments of up to $125,000 to 4.2 million borrowers are scheduled to begin April 12 following an agreement reached by the feds and 13 mortgage servicers/lenders.

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