Tag: REO
The Big D and the Real Estate Dilemma’s it Can Create
As a real estate agent, you probably think you’ve seen it all. Today, there are always scenarios that can create myriad issues for you...
Delaware Offering Free Assistance to Families Facing Foreclosure
The Delaware State Housing Authority and the Delaware Attorney General's Office partners up periodically to co-sponsor informational workshops on home foreclosure for families. Free...
Agents Still Gotta Know REO’s in this Low Inventory Market
Even though the inventory of foreclosed residential properties is low compared to what that inventory was during the height of the housing bust, there are...
HAMP Helped Millions, but Falls Victim to Abuse
The Home Affordable Mortgage Program (HAMP), which helped millions keep their homes in the wake of the housing crisis, had fallen victim to abuses as...
Underwater Homeowners Will Need to Hold Their Breath a Little Bit...
A problem that continued to plague the real estate industry during the first quarter of 2017 is a large number of properties in the...
Back from the Brink: How Buyers Can Get Back into the...
When the housing bubble bust nearly a decade ago, millions of Americans who had been buoyed by inflated property values came crashing down to...
Bay Area Bid-Rigging Scheme Leads to Conviction for Real Estate Investors
Just when you thought it couldn’t get stranger, the continuing saga of a post-Financial Crisis real estate market has taken another turn as some...
Bank of America Plays Dirty, Get Punished with $45M Fine in...
Years in the making, Bank of America was recently fined $45M for improperly handing a residential foreclosure proceeding in California that lead to a...
Struggling Seniors Find Reverse Mortgage Relief Through Gov’t Fund
The Illinois Housing Development Agency (IHDA) just launched a Reverse Mortgage Assistance Program for seniors with reverse mortgages avoid foreclosure. This program, funded by...
Are You Cut Out to Conquer Short Sales?
As more markets start to report an uptick in the number of BPO orders (broker price opinion) that eventually could turn into short sale...