It is reported in the media that the federal government is contemplating a new bailout plan by name “Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010”. Experts are of the opinion that the intended new rules imposed on mortgage lenders, would only add up the indirect cost of mortgages – already having higher pricing – entered [...]
Tax payers enjoy the benefit of tax deduction on the interest they pay on mortgage loans. The tax policies of government help reduce the cost of a home while buying, and millions of tax payers – especially those buying homes from the high-end property segment – are happily making use of this benefit, although it [...]
A recent report issued by New York-based Fitch Ratings, a credit-rating agency, shows that the majority of homeowners that have gone through the loan modification process using the modification program offered by the Obama administration will end up going back into default within 1 year. According to the report, up to 75 percent of loan [...]
A latest report by government auditors has confessed that more than 75 percent of home owners, who went in for loan modifications and reduced monthly mortgage payments, owe more on their mortgage loan, than their homes are worth. Citing February statistics, the report says over 50 percent of an estimated 170,000 distressed borrower-home owners are [...]
Arising out of the foreclosure crisis, there is a new phenomenon causing concerns all around and putting the US government under pressure – Home owners just walking away from their homes, leaving the premises have a ghostly look deserted. This happens in all parts of the country, especially where the foreclosure crisis has hit hard. [...]
The worst is not over yet, but there are signs of foreclosure problem receding – this is how one can surmise the foreclosure activity report for the month of April 2010 released by Realtytrac. In the coming years, millions of American families are likely to lose their homes, once their mortgages adjust. The backlog is [...]
In its latest Report running 189 pages dated 10th February – titled “Commercial Real Estate Losses and the Risk to Financial Stability” – The Congressional Oversight Panel, a “watchdog” committee overseeing the implementation and progress of Obama Government’s foreclosure crisis mitigation programs, has regretted the ineffectiveness of the same. This report which has sent shockwaves [...]
The hassles of short sales have to be overcome to solve the housing crisis. A short sale takes place when a troubled house owner unable to manage the mortgage finds a buyer to purchase the property at a price that is shorter or less than the due loan amount. But to do so the borrower [...]
Recently it has been noticed that taking advantage of the situation some of the mega banks have got involved in short sale fraud and have been accused of the same. This is a new type of mortgage fraud that has emerged just at a time when regulators, legislators and financial experts are discussing means of [...]
US President Barack Obama won a thundering and first standing ovation in the Senate, while making his address on the State of the Union. His remark “it’s time we impose a fee on those biggest banks, which were saved by the bailout of the government” was welcomed with cheers. President Obama made his first address [...]
We want to say thanks to Eureka for making our short sale possible
Roger and Lisa Pringle
Austin, Texas
