By Dennis Norman, on April 12th, 2010
Dennis Norman
A report published by Lender Processing Services (LPS) analyzing homeowner’s performance on their mortgages as of February 2010 has some data that is encouraging but that data is overshadowed by data that shows the problems int he U.S. housing market are far from over.
Let’s start with the good news…
Delinquencies on home mortgages declined [...]
By Dennis Norman, on January 8th, 2010
Dennis Norman
Today the Federal Housing Finance Agency released it’s “Foreclosure Prevention & Refinance Report for the Third Quarter 2009“. This report gives data on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two-quasi-government agencies that either own or insure most of the home loans in the U.S., including how foreclosure prevention and loan modification [...]
By Dennis Norman, on August 31st, 2009
Dennis Norman
By: Dennis Norman
Recent reports on the real estate market have been pretty encouraging and, in fact, many are suggesting the real estate market has hit bottom or is even beginning a recovery. Some of the current stories I’ve seen are:
Stocks spike on recovery hopes- CNNMoney.Com - ”The report is basically telling us that the [...]
By Dennis Norman, on August 18th, 2009
By: Dennis Norman
There just seems to be no end in site for the sickening numbers of foreclosures we are seeing take place in the housing market. While, from an investors standpoint, it seems like a “positive” in that foreclosures often present a good opportunity for an investor to purchase property at below-market prices however it’s really [...]
By Dennis Norman, on July 3rd, 2009
Dennis Norman
By: Dennis Norman
If you buy a foreclosed home that has an existing tenant in it you need to be sure you are aware of and comply with provisions of the “Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009″. The act went into effect on May 20, 2009 and provides the following protections for the existing tenant:
For [...]