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Housing Crisis: New Rules Hit Mortgage Servicers

The nation’s five largest banks service about half of all mortgages, but recently they have been selling those servicing rights to so-called “specialty servicers,” like Ocwen and Nationstar, whose stocks have been soaring. These companies specialize in delinquent mortgages. The … Continue reading

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Banks to Pay $8.5 Million in Robo-Signing Settlement

“We support the new approach because it expands the number of borrowers who will receive payment, speeds the delivery of those payments, and will provide support for homeowners still struggling to make payments and encourages continued community stabilization efforts and … Continue reading

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Builders Bump Up Thanks to Drop in Existing Home Supply

Sales of existing homes are recovering slowly, but a drop in supplies of those homes is pushing confidence among the new home builders to a six year high. There are just 2.1 million existing homes for sale, which is a … Continue reading

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Housing Alert: Short Sales May Be in Big Trouble

As lenders plow through a backlog of over five million delinquent mortgages, short sales are becoming an ever more popular escape route. A short sale is when the bank allows a home to be sold for less than the value … Continue reading

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As Foreclosures Ramp Up, New Roadblocks Ahead

Fraudulent foreclosure practices, a.k.a. “robo-signing,” uncovered now nearly two years ago, opened a new wound in the foreclosure crisis that was in the process of healing. At big bank mortgage servicers and in courts in many states, the foreclosure process … Continue reading

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REGION: Officials warn against fraud in face of massive mortgage settlement

Following a blockbuster mortgage settlement with five major banks earlier this year, prosecutors and real estate professionals met up in San Diego on Thursday to warn against fraud artists who might exploit the accord in order to scam distressed homeowners. … Continue reading

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Bank of America Offers Principal Reductions to 200,000 Homeowners

A select group of struggling mortgage borrowers are about to get an offer that sounds too good to be true. Executives at Bank of America say they will begin mailing 200,000 letters offering certain customers mortgage principal reduction. “If people … Continue reading

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As Foreclosures Stall Again, Warnings of Housing ‘Paralysis’

In an unexpected reversal, both newly started foreclosures and finalized foreclosures dropped precipitously in February. So-called foreclosure starts fell 15.2 percent month-to-month. Foreclosure sales, the final stage of the process (not sales of already bank-owned properties) fell 19 percent month-to-month, … Continue reading

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Foreclosures on the Rise Again

After a year-long reprieve from rising foreclosures, the numbers are going up again. One in every 624 U.S. households received a foreclosure filing in January, up 3 percent from the previous month, according to a new report from RealtyTrac.  Foreclosure … Continue reading

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Median home price falls in Southland

The Southland’s housing market is flooded with cash-rich, bargain-hunting investors snapping up distressed homes and dragging down overall prices — but their presence also indicates the market could be nearing bottom. At $260,000, the region’s median home price was only … Continue reading

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