REO News Watch http://reonewswatch.org The Bleeding Edge of REO Foreclosure News Wed, 22 May 2013 12:03:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://reonewswatch.org http://reonewswatch.org/wp-content/plugins/cbnet-favicon/icons/favicon-60.ico REO News Watch Dallas-Fort Worth home foreclosure postings down almost 40 percent this year – Dallas Morning News http://reonewswatch.org/dallas-fort-worth-home-foreclosure-postings-down-almost-40-percent-this-year-dallas-morning-news/ http://reonewswatch.org/dallas-fort-worth-home-foreclosure-postings-down-almost-40-percent-this-year-dallas-morning-news/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 12:03:09 +0000 Alex Tripp http://reonewswatch.org/dallas-fort-worth-home-foreclosure-postings-down-almost-40-percent-this-year-dallas-morning-news/ Image: “GEDC0184 s” by mpeake
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Dallas-Fort Worth home foreclosure postings down almost 40 percent this year
Dallas Morning News
So far in 2013, Dallas-Fort Worth area home foreclosure filings have dropped almost 40 percent from the first six months of 2012. And the number of homes threatened for forced sale by lenders next month is 43 percent below levels from a year ago.

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]]> http://reonewswatch.org/dallas-fort-worth-home-foreclosure-postings-down-almost-40-percent-this-year-dallas-morning-news/feed/ 0 3 big banks nearly halt foreclosure sales after U.S. tweaks orders http://reonewswatch.org/3-big-banks-nearly-halt-foreclosure-sales-after-u-s-tweaks-orders-2/ http://reonewswatch.org/3-big-banks-nearly-halt-foreclosure-sales-after-u-s-tweaks-orders-2/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 07:00:43 +0000 Alex Tripp http://reonewswatch.org/3-big-banks-nearly-halt-foreclosure-sales-after-u-s-tweaks-orders-2/ Sales of homes in foreclosure by Wells Fargo & Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc. ground nearly to a halt after regulators revised their orders on treatment of troubled borrowers during the 60 days before they lose their homes.        
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]]> http://reonewswatch.org/3-big-banks-nearly-halt-foreclosure-sales-after-u-s-tweaks-orders-2/feed/ 0 3 big banks nearly halt foreclosure sales after U.S. tweaks orders http://reonewswatch.org/3-big-banks-nearly-halt-foreclosure-sales-after-u-s-tweaks-orders/ http://reonewswatch.org/3-big-banks-nearly-halt-foreclosure-sales-after-u-s-tweaks-orders/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 01:58:48 +0000 Alex Tripp http://reonewswatch.org/3-big-banks-nearly-halt-foreclosure-sales-after-u-s-tweaks-orders/ Sales of homes in foreclosure by Wells Fargo & Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc. ground nearly to a halt after regulators revised their orders on treatment of troubled borrowers during the 60 days before they lose their homes.        
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]]> http://reonewswatch.org/3-big-banks-nearly-halt-foreclosure-sales-after-u-s-tweaks-orders/feed/ 0 Homeowners receive nearly $2B in foreclosure settlement – Chicago Sun-Times http://reonewswatch.org/homeowners-receive-nearly-2b-in-foreclosure-settlement-chicago-sun-times/ http://reonewswatch.org/homeowners-receive-nearly-2b-in-foreclosure-settlement-chicago-sun-times/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 21:05:22 +0000 Jules Grace http://reonewswatch.org/homeowners-receive-nearly-2b-in-foreclosure-settlement-chicago-sun-times/
Homeowners receive nearly $ 2B in foreclosure settlement
Chicago Sun-Times
Last year, the Attorney General's office participated in a $ 25 billion nationwide settlement to address “allegations of widespread robo-signing” of foreclosure documents and “other fraudulent practices banks employed while servicing loans of struggling …
AG Kilmartin: $ 150 million in foreclosure settlement relief sent to R.I. borrowersThe Providence Journal
Illinois Homeowners Receive $ 1.8 Billion in Relief from National Foreclosure …eNews Park Forest
Report shows National Mortgage Foreclosure settlement brought more than $ 61 …KyForward.com
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]]> http://reonewswatch.org/homeowners-receive-nearly-2b-in-foreclosure-settlement-chicago-sun-times/feed/ 0 Report: Sold-To-List Price Ratio Confirms Stories of Bidding Wars http://reonewswatch.org/report-sold-to-list-price-ratio-confirms-stories-of-bidding-wars/ http://reonewswatch.org/report-sold-to-list-price-ratio-confirms-stories-of-bidding-wars/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 15:55:47 +0000 Jules Grace http://reonewswatch.org/report-sold-to-list-price-ratio-confirms-stories-of-bidding-wars/ Last year, some analysts were speculating the large supply of REOs and shadow inventory would keep the market depressed, but instead, the market is dealing with a lack of inventory available for sale, ProTeck Valuation Services noted in its May Home Value Forecast (HVF). “[I]n reality the shortage of housing inventory has lead buyers to bid more competitively against one another leading to significant home price increases and tighter housing conditions,” said Tom O’Grady, CEO of Pro Teck.
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]]> http://reonewswatch.org/report-sold-to-list-price-ratio-confirms-stories-of-bidding-wars/feed/ 0 FHA policy shift leaves many condos ineligible for financing http://reonewswatch.org/fha-policy-shift-leaves-many-condos-ineligible-for-financing/ http://reonewswatch.org/fha-policy-shift-leaves-many-condos-ineligible-for-financing/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 11:01:25 +0000 Jules Grace http://reonewswatch.org/fha-policy-shift-leaves-many-condos-ineligible-for-financing/ Is FHA intentionally targeting condominiums, trying to exclude hundreds or thousands of them around the country from qualifying for financing under its mortgage insurance program? FHA officials tell me absolutely not.

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]]> http://reonewswatch.org/fha-policy-shift-leaves-many-condos-ineligible-for-financing/feed/ 0 Mansfield and Massachusetts Sees Significant Decrease in Foreclosures http://reonewswatch.org/mansfield-and-massachusetts-sees-significant-decrease-in-foreclosures/ http://reonewswatch.org/mansfield-and-massachusetts-sees-significant-decrease-in-foreclosures/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 05:57:35 +0000 Jules Grace http://reonewswatch.org/mansfield-and-massachusetts-sees-significant-decrease-in-foreclosures/ When it comes to foreclosures, Mansfield and the state are enjoying a drastic decrease.

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]]> http://reonewswatch.org/mansfield-and-massachusetts-sees-significant-decrease-in-foreclosures/feed/ 0 State to boost counseling for homeowners facing foreclosure – The Star-Ledger – NJ.com http://reonewswatch.org/state-to-boost-counseling-for-homeowners-facing-foreclosure-the-star-ledger-nj-com/ http://reonewswatch.org/state-to-boost-counseling-for-homeowners-facing-foreclosure-the-star-ledger-nj-com/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 00:57:20 +0000 Alex Tripp http://reonewswatch.org/state-to-boost-counseling-for-homeowners-facing-foreclosure-the-star-ledger-nj-com/
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State to boost counseling for homeowners facing foreclosure
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com
“This funding is critically needed to help families facing foreclosure find the right solution,” said HMFA Executive Director Anthony L. Marchetta in a statement. “This money enables HMFA and its participating housing counseling agencies to continue to …
Christie Administration Receives $ 1.1 Million to Support Foreclosure …RealEstateRama (press release)

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]]> http://reonewswatch.org/state-to-boost-counseling-for-homeowners-facing-foreclosure-the-star-ledger-nj-com/feed/ 0 Foreclosure fear? Grand Rapids pastors to pitch state program offering millions in free help http://reonewswatch.org/foreclosure-fear-grand-rapids-pastors-to-pitch-state-program-offering-millions-in-free-help/ http://reonewswatch.org/foreclosure-fear-grand-rapids-pastors-to-pitch-state-program-offering-millions-in-free-help/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 20:03:14 +0000 Jules Grace http://reonewswatch.org/foreclosure-fear-grand-rapids-pastors-to-pitch-state-program-offering-millions-in-free-help/ Mary Townley of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority speaks about the partnership between the state and churches to promote A Step Forward, a program for people in danger of losing their homes, on Monday, May 20, at Oakdale Christian Reformed Church.

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]]> http://reonewswatch.org/foreclosure-fear-grand-rapids-pastors-to-pitch-state-program-offering-millions-in-free-help/feed/ 0 Behind the mortgage settlements from the housing crisis http://reonewswatch.org/behind-the-mortgage-settlements-from-the-housing-crisis/ http://reonewswatch.org/behind-the-mortgage-settlements-from-the-housing-crisis/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 14:56:40 +0000 Jules Grace http://reonewswatch.org/behind-the-mortgage-settlements-from-the-housing-crisis/ Banks have paid less than half the $ 5.7 billion in cash owed to troubled homeowners under nearly 30 settlements brokered by the government since 2008, delaying help to the millions of victims of discrimination and shoddy lending that epitomized the housing crisis, according to a Washington Post analysis of government data.

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