Foreclosures | Mortgages | Financing
Distressed home sales, which include real estate-owned properties and short sales, continued to trend lower in October 2015. If the current year-over-year decrease in the distressed sales share continues, it will reach the “normal” mark of 2% in mid-2019. …read more
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In case you’ve been living under a rock, or don’t care about such things, the biggest scandal in the sports world right now is whether Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning used human growth hormone (also called HGH) when he was rehabbing from a neck injury in 2011. Now, more about the past of Liam Collins, the man at the center of the scandal, is also coming to light, including reports of Collins getting into some legal trouble in England for real estate fraud. …read more
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As the pre-trial portion of the prosecution of Arron Lewis, the man who stands accused of abducting and killing Arkansas Realtor Beverly Carter in 2014, comes closer to ending, Lewis and his attorney are pushing to have several pieces of evidence tossed out. Lewis also recently changed his plea. …read more
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In light of the New Year, the Appraisal Institute named its newest president. Scott Robinson, of Salisbury, North Carolina, will begin his one-year term on Jan. 1. …read more
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Pending home sales once again struggled to overcome housing headwinds and slightly declined for the third time in four months. And according to the National Association of Realtors’ chief economist, the struggles will continue when spring buying season begins. …read more
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After a recent letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Mortgage Bankers Association released a response from CFPB Director Richard Cordray that should bring some much-needed clarity to the industry on the current expectations for lenders in implementing the new TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclose rule. Click headline to read more. …read more
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By jgaffney@housingwire.com So the British Broadcasting Corp has a website called BBC Capital. Despite the lofty name, it’s mainly dedicated to personal finances. But does the advice stack up? Judge for yourself. …read more
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As the year comes to a close, the residential market is going through its typical seasonal slowdown. But despite the holiday cool down, these 20 markets are still shining through as the 20 hottest markets in the nation. …read more
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Consumer confidence in December beat expectations as more Americans became more optimistic about the current state of the economy and job market. …read more
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Appraisal volume managed to stay afloat amid a winter slowdown, coming in slightly better than every holiday week since 2006. …read more
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