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Foreclosure Payouts to Homeowners

Will the Foreclosure Payouts Really Help Homeowners in south Florida? $25 billion seems like a lot of money to go around but don’t think it is really going to help too many homeowners in south Florida. A large chunk will go to 750,000 people who have already lost their homes- but they will get less than $2,000 each. A nice little present, but it’s not going to change anyone’s housing situation. Another one million homeowners who are underwater are expected to get a principal reduction of around $20,000. Again, is that going to ...

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Are loss-share lenders gouging us?

Noelle Nikpour November 27, 2011 In the wake of the recent real-estate meltdown, the borrower of a nonperforming loan called his lender with promising news: “I have a buyer looking to make an all-cash offer for my Florida property. Will you meet with us tomorrow?” The lender’s answer: “No.” Disturbingly, this implausible response is not uncharacteristic of lenders who exploit FDIC loss-share agreements by seeking to foreclose on nonperforming loans, even when prudent business judgment calls for short sale or loan modification solutions. By perverting the terms and spirit of loss-share agreements, these lenders ...

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Bank of America Offers Homeowners $20,000 to do a Short-sale

Following the example of Chase Bank, Bank of America, the nation’s largest mortgage servicer, is offering Florida homeowners up to $20,000 to short sale their homes in an effort to get them off their books. This offer from bank of America was sent out via email to select Florida Realtors earlier this week outlining basic details of the plan. There are some strict conditions, however, regarding eligibility and investor participation. The short sales must be submitted for approval to Bank of America before Nov. 30 to qualify. The homes must have no ...

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Facing Market Realities

Nate Towne is well aware of today’s unforgiving real estate market trends. At least he now has an unbiased opinion of the value of the Madison, WI house he is trying to sell. The house went on the market ‘by owner’ for $250,000; when Towne relocated and had to list with an agent, the price rose to $259,000. Towne was one of four winners in ForSaleByOwner.com’s “Is Your House Priced Right?” contest, which invited homeowners around the country to submit short essays explaining what they thought their houses were worth, and ...

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New federal refinance plan shuts out homes too far underwater, may help few in Florida

By Kimberly Miller Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Updated: 10:58 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 Posted: 9:28 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, 2011 Recognizing the shortcomings in his once-heralded refinance program for struggling homeowners, President Obama asked Thursday for a revamp of the 2009 plan that has helped fewer than 840,000 borrowers nationwide. The Home Affordable Refinance Program, or HARP, was created to encourage more homeowners to take advantage of record-low interest rates by allowing borrowers to refinance even if they owe up to 25 percent more on their loan than their home is worth. Interest rates have continued to drop since the plan’s debut, with Thursday’s ...

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Foreclosure Crisis – Another Wave Of Foreclosures To Hit South Florida

How to rescue the housing market: Foreclosures!

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — If the Obama administration really wants to save the housing market, it should speed up the foreclosure process — not prolong the inevitable, experts say. Four years into the housing crisis, the real estate market is still teetering on the edge. The Obama administration has tried one program after another to stem the tide of foreclosures with limited success. And it is continuing to look for ways “to ease the burden on struggling homeowners,” though no new initiative is imminent, the White House said this week. But some ...

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Foreclosures Continue to Rise Causing Strain on the Economy

Foreclosure Rate Continues to Decline

Foreclosure Rate Continues to Decline Foreclosure activity has fallen to its lowest level in over three-and-a-half years, according to RealtyTrac. The number of foreclosure filings in July was 35% down on the same month last year. 212,764 properties received either a default notice, auction notice or was repossessed by the lender. This means that for 10 months in a row foreclosure filings have been coming down. Still, this is one out of every 611 housing units- just in that one month. “It appears that the foreclosure processing delays, combined with the smorgasbord of national ...

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Chase Bank Offering Money for Short Sales

In their desperation to get non-performing loans off their books, banks like Chase and GMAC are offering incentives to homeowners to do a short sale. “Cash for Keys” is where the banks, like Chase, will pay the homeowner $3,000 has been around for awhile for deed-in-lieus but now the banks are encouraging more and more homeowners to do a short sale and offering a financial incentive! The banks have too much inventory and too many more properties still coming into foreclosure over the next 4 years, so they are looking at other ...

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Banks Still Using ‘robo-signers’ in Foreclosure Cases

According to Reuters, many major mortgage lenders are are still taking short cuts in the paperwork they prepare and file in foreclosure cases! When this problem surfaced last year, it led to a moratorium on foreclosures and the major foreclosure mill in south Florida dissolved as the banks were forced to stop using it. It is hard to believe that banks are resorting to the same tactics again. According to Reuters, there are at least six people who have each signed thousands of mortgage assignments in recent months. Their job is to ...

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Foreclosure Defense and Robo-Signers in Hollywood

Sales Volume of Single-Family Homes Up in Broward

Sales of previously owned single family homes in Broward County are up in June, while condo sales were down slightly. Summer is typically a busier time for single family homes as families want to move in before the new school year begins. Unfortunately, the increase in home sales is unlikely to continue. High unemployment, stricter lending rules and continued delays in processing foreclosures are preventing any recovery in the short term. Sales Volume of Single-Family Homes Up in Broward is a post from: Florida Foreclosure Help in Hollywood, south Florida short sales Related posts:Short Sales ...

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