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  • Bank Of America Stops Foreclosures Nationwide

    By Chris Largent - Staff Writer
    Bank Of America Stops Foreclosures Nationwide

    Starting this Saturday Bank of America will stop foreclosure proceedings, evictions and sales nationwide for one month in order to review documents that were given to the courts to see if they adhered to various... » more

  • LA County Is The Mortgage Fraud Epicenter

    By Chris Largent - Staff Writer
    LA County Is The Mortgage Fraud Epicenter

    According to federal officials Los Angeles County has become the main "epicenter" of mortgage fraud and ranks No. 1 in the nation in the number of mortgage fraud reports made since... » more

  • Real Estate Marketing Strategies: Prospecting Made Easy

    By Maya Bailey Ph.D. - Contributing Writer
    Real Estate Marketing Strategies: Prospecting Made Easy

    In years gone by, it didn't matter if you actively prospected. The market was good and deals fell easily into your lap. Many real estate agents did well in those years because their inability to prospect was... » more

  • August Posts 7.6% Increase In Existing-Home Sales

    By Chris Largent - Staff Writer
    August Posts 7.6% Increase In Existing-Home Sales

    The National Association of Realtors reported late last week that although August was the second-worst month for sales in more than a decade, sales of previously occupied homes rose in... » more

  • Real Estate Marketing Strategies: 7 Ways "Perfectionism" Stops You from Success

    By Maya Bailey Ph.D. - Contributing Writer
    Real Estate Marketing Strategies: 7 Ways "Perfectionism" Stops You from Success

    Are you a perfectionist? Do you know someone who is? Have you ever wondered if perfectionism is a help or hindrance on the road to success? In my 14+ years of coaching real estate... » more

  • Mortgage Industry In Need Of Reform

    By Chris Largent - Staff Writer
    Mortgage Industry In Need Of Reform

    Special adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama, Paul Volcker, said today that reforming the U.S. mortgage market is the biggest single element missing from financial regulatory reform and further stated... » more

  • August Posts 10.5 Percent Jump In New Home Construction

    By Chris Largent - Staff Writer
    August Posts 10.5 Percent Jump In New Home Construction

    The U.S. Commerce Department reported today that August home construction surged 10.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 598,000 which is the highest level since April of this... » more

  • As Refinancing Slows Home Loan Demand Also Falls

    By Chris Largent - Staff Writer
    As Refinancing Slows Home Loan Demand Also Falls

    Reaching their lowest level since early August, mortgage applications for home loan refinancings fell for a second straight week. With the absence of government support there was optimism for the housing... » more

  • Housing Agency Offers 30-year, 4% Loan

    By Jim Wasserman - Sacramento Bee
    Housing Agency Offers 30-year, 4% Loan

    The California Housing Finance Agency [last] Tuesday announced availability of new 30-year fixed-rate loans for first-time homebuyers at 4 percent interest. The loan program, in partnership with... » more

  • Refinancing Escalates Home Lending Pace

    By Chris Largent - Staff Writer
    Refinancing Escalates Home Lending Pace

    Mortgage Bankers Association data shows that since May more than 8 of every 10 loan requests were for refinancing. With unemployment still high at 9.6 percent and the U.S. housing market reaching for a... » more

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