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• B of A: Home Prices Have Bottomed but No Quick Upside Either

  Home prices hit bottom in the first quarter, but will remain flat for the rest of this year and into next, according to a new forecast from Bank of America/Merrill Lynch. Speaking at an American Securitization Forum conference in Washington this week, Read More... Posted Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:57 AM by Jonathan Taylor | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Industry, Seller Information, Community Information, reo, Bank, Short Sale

• Nonbanks LOs Superior to Bank LOs?

  Is there really much of a professional difference between loan officers who work for a bank versus a nonbank? I'm not picking sides, but recent comments to this column suggest that nonbank LOs feel they are better equipped to serve the consumer – Read More... Posted Monday, April 02, 2012 1:30 PM by Jonathan Taylor | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Announcements, Industry, Community Information, Bank, Mortgages

• Pending Home Sales in California Climb

  The future is looking better in California as pending home sales increased in February for the second straight month, according to the state association of Realtors. After two consecutive months of declines, equity sales made up 51.1% of home sales, an Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 28, 2012 9:10 AM by Jonathan Taylor | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, For Sale, Buyer Information, Seller Information, Community Information, reo, Short Sale

• B of A Hoping for a Boom In its Short Sales

  Bank of America is striving to make the short sales process more efficient with a stated goal of dramatically increasing the number of these pre-foreclosure transactions this year. Short sales are a "big focus for us," the head of B of A REO Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 27, 2012 8:47 AM by Jonathan Taylor | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, For Sale, Industry, Buyer Information, Community Information, reo, Bank, Short Sale

• HousingPulse Survey Reveals More Investors Pursuing Short Sales

  03/26/2012 By: Esther Cho Enter your email to receive Daily Email Updates: Investors are making it a practice to endure through obstacles that come with the price of short sales and pursued them at a greater pace in February compared to previous months, Read More... Posted Monday, March 26, 2012 10:55 AM by Jonathan Taylor | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, For Sale, Buyer Information, Seller Information, Community Information, reo, Short Sale

• FHA 'Short Refi' Program Gets an Extension

  The Federal Housing Administration has revamped a little used program for refinancing underwater conventional loans, and extended its "short refinance" program until the end of 2014. Lenders have completed only 840 short refis since FHA rolled Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 21, 2012 12:50 PM by Jonathan Taylor | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Community Information, reo, Bank, Short Sale, Mortgages

• Buy and Hold is a GREAT option in this Market!!!!!

  Single-Family Starts Down, Multifamily Jumps Builders pulled back on the construction of single-family homes in February but forged ahead with multifamily starts, according to new government figures released Tuesday morning. <SCRIPT language="JavaScript1.1" Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 21, 2012 8:54 AM by Jonathan Taylor | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, reo, Bank, Short Sale, Mortgages

• More pressure on the Bank of America!!!!!

  Bank of America Signs on to California's Principal Reduction Program www.dsnews.com Bank of America has agreed to participate in Keep Your Home California’s principal reduction program, the California Housing Finance Agency announced Wednesday. Read More... Posted Monday, March 19, 2012 3:21 PM by Jonathan Taylor | 0 Comments

• One More Reason Banks Needs Shortsales!!!!

  Fed Study: Overpriced Foreclosures Hiking REO Carrying Costs 03/16/2012 By: Carrie Bay Appraisers, lenders, and investors appear to be routinely overestimating the values of homes prior to foreclosure, especially in the weakest housing markets, according Read More... Posted Monday, March 19, 2012 10:09 AM by Jonathan Taylor | 0 Comments

• Time to Buy!!

  Sales in California Up in February, Median Prices Down 03/16/2012 By: Esther Cho Home sales in California showed signs of improvement for February compared to the previous month of January and year before in February 2011, according to data from the California Read More... Posted Monday, March 19, 2012 9:35 AM by Jonathan Taylor | 0 Comments

• Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives (HAFA) Program

  Page Content If you can't afford your mortgage payment and it's time for you to transition to more affordable housing, the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives (HAFA) program is designed for you. HAFA provides two options for transitioning Read More... Posted Friday, March 16, 2012 9:03 AM by Jonathan Taylor | 0 Comments

• A Long-Seen Latino Wave Finally Here

  WASHINGTON--The wave of Hispanic homebuyers that was promised just before the market crashed is finally ready to storm the market, according to a new report from a group of real estate professionals dedicated to increasing ownership among Latinos. <A Read More... Posted Friday, March 16, 2012 8:22 AM by Jonathan Taylor | 0 Comments

• Tip of the Week: Scam targets distressed homeowners

  Scammers are calling homeowners, offering to help save their homes by filing an application for them for the Keep Your Home California program, bilking the victims of as much as $900. Applying for help from Keep Your Home California, from phone calls Read More... Posted Thursday, March 15, 2012 11:28 AM by Jonathan Taylor | 0 Comments Filed under: Short Sale, Mortgages, assistance

• More reasons to focus on the Short Sale market!!!

  Freddie Sees Short Sales Rise, Will Increase Incentives 0 Freddie Mac reported a 16% increase in short sales last year and wants to boost the use of this foreclosure alternative by increasing the fees it pays participating servicers. <A HREF="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/ManagingReo.com;sz=468x60;pg=ros;pos=13;tile=13;ord=17953323?"><IMG Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 14, 2012 8:44 AM by Jonathan Taylor | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, For Sale, Announcements, Buyer Information, Community Information, reo, Bank, Short Sale

• Foreclosure Activity Continues to Fall

  Short Sales love ‘em or hate ‘em they are here to stay. Come and align your self with Vista Funding to take advantage of the fast approaching short sale wave. Foreclosure Report from Sean O’toole Foreclosure Activity Continues to Fall Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 13, 2012 10:15 AM by Jonathan Taylor | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate Attachment(s): Charts.pdf