Daily Archives: April 9, 2012

Housing Scorecard Points to Stability in Market

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 By Kerri Panchuk • April 6, 2012 • HousingWire.com The Obama administration’s housing scorecard for March shows mortgage delinquencies down over last year and home prices unchanged and remaining at historic lows. Homes sales dipped slightly while refinancings rose compared … Continue reading →

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Monday Morning Cup of Coffee: Banks Prepare to Report 1Q Earnings

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By Justin T. Hilley • April 9, 2012 • HousingWire.com A look at stories across HousingWire’s weekend desk, with more coverage to come on bigger issues: Banks will begin to report first-quarter results on Friday. Bank stocks shot up 24% … Continue reading →

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Obama Administration Scorecard Gives Patchy Results, Delinquencies Down

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04/06/2012 By: Esther Cho, DSNews.com The Obama Administration released its March Housing Scorecard Friday, which had patchy results but did show delinquencies on a downward decline, while modifications continue to help struggling homeowners through reduced monthly payments. The scorecard is … Continue reading →

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Morning Radar: California Mulls New Housing Tax

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HousingWire.com, April 9th, 2012 HousingWire’s Morning Radar takes a look at what’s trending across the Internet. California mulls new housing tax Good Monday morning! Allow Morning Radar to quash any of that good feeling left over from Easter to point … Continue reading →

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Real Estate Watch: Control Emotions when Selling

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Michael Estrin, Bankrate.com, March 16th, 2012 The greatest hindrance to the sale of a home can be a seller who is seized by emotion. Home sellers who allow emotions ad sentimental attachments to overtake them during the sale process run … Continue reading →

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Foreclosure Surge

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Alex Veiga, The Patriot Ledger, March 16th, 2012 Foreclosure activity surged last month across about half of the nation’s states, as banks tackled a backlog of homes with mortgages that had gone unpaid yet remained in limbo due to delays … Continue reading →

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Credit Scores Rising, LTVs Dropping on New Mortgages: Report

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04/06/2012 By: Carrie Bay, DSNews.com Mortgage lenders remain cautious in terms of credit quality, down payments, and valuations, as evidenced by the findings outlined in the new Origination Insight Report generated by Ellie Mae. The company found that the average … Continue reading →

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