Sentences with phrase «by higher foreclosure»
Over on my Sacramento Blog, I've been discussing how Sacramento County real estate sales are starting to heat up in a big way, fueled by high foreclosure rates and huge year - on - year price reductions.
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Let's review: The first bubble removed at least $ 5 - 10 trillion of wealth from the public via the bailout of the banks and the wealth lost by people who chased home prices higher and then lost those homes to foreclosure or short - sale.
The case advances as foreclosures remain near record highs as a result of the 2008 financial crisis, which was set off by a collapse in subprime real estate financing.
My own father, a person of the highest moral character and integrity was accused of being shady by my abuser because he tried to find us alternative housing when my abuser (although court ordered to pay the mortgage) willfully and vindictively drove it into foreclosure and the kids and I homeless, while he went off and bought he and his spiritual wife a new home.
«The banks by and large have been very rigid and not very forthcoming in utilizing the mortgage modification program, and it's keeping the rate of foreclosures high, especially in our community.»
«IOGA of NY calls on the agency to also determine the full negative impact this delay has had on the state, especially the Southern Tier by examining lost sales, income and property tax revenue; outward job migration and jobs lost to other states; how the higher cost of fuel has impacted business growth in the state; and how many foreclosures could have been avoided.»
For borrowers who don't put 20 % down — which is not a requirement — and are viewed by lenders as higher credit risk, mortgage insurers reduce or eliminate losses by providing protection to the lender in the event of a foreclosure.
The CRL asserts that the recent foreclosure crisis was caused not by low income borrowers, but instead by the greed driven actions and decision making by certain mortgage lenders and brokers; it notes that proposals for raising the minimum credit score requirement and charging higher mortgage insurance premiums up front and annually will obstruct the path to buying a home for some.
The anticipated changes will be felt primarily by would - be FHA borrowers with a low credit score, loan applicants who have experienced a foreclosure, and borrowers at the high end of FHA loan limits.
In an article for Reuters written by Julie Haviv: While low rates and high affordability have helped the housing market gain ground, it has struggled in recent months given stubbornly high unemployment and mounting foreclosures.
«To serve distressed homeowners in the highest capacity, by providing them with the utmost support, professional counseling, and financial advice, so that they may avoid foreclosure and settle their debts, in the most advantageous way possible.»
The Lender Processing Services (LPS) June Mortgage Monitor provided the most recent report last week, noting that «foreclosure starts for loans owned by the Government Sponsored Entities (GSEs) are at an all - time high.
Having a foreclosure will cause severe damage to credit scores and will remain on reports for 7 years, scores could drop by 200 — 400 points depending on how high scores were prior and other information reporting.
Conventional lenders, wary of foreclosure losses, are upping the ante by requiring higher credit scores and increasing fees for borrowers perceived to be high risk.
Another day, more foreclosure news, more bad news at Fannie and Freddie, ho - hum... From a story today at Housing Wire by Jacob Gaffney, we learn that the number of homes with mortgages owned by government sponsored entities (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac entering foreclosure is at an all - time high, and is still increasing.
Unfortunately, the lower scores of African Americans and Latinos are not a surprise, both because of the legacy of discrimination and because these groups have been disproportionately affected by predatory credit practices such as the marketing of subprime mortgages, overpriced auto loans as well as higher foreclosure rates, all of which damage their credit history.
For one thing, these groups are already disproportionately affected by predatory credit practices, such as the marketing of subprime mortgages and overpriced auto loans targeted at these populations.11 As a result, these groups have suffered higher foreclosure rates.12 African Americans and Latinos also suffer from disparities in health outcomes, and as discussed in Section IV of this testimony, health care bills are another source of black marks on credit reports.
To some degree, this can be explained by the fact that the lengthy foreclosure process in many states is slow to clear out the stale stock of defaulted mortgages; however, a quick look at page 11 in our Quarterly Report reveals that the flow into serious delinquency also remains somewhat high by historical standards.
The number of homes threatened by foreclosure today is estimated as high as 8 million, quadruple the number a year and a half ago.
Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida is responding to this crisis by providing high - quality legal assistance and representation to homeowners faced with foreclosure.
In November, NAR's Board of Directors asked us to do four things: Push for loan limit increases for high - cost areas to be extended beyond 2008; make the $ 7,500 tax credit a true credit and not a loan; find ways to push interest rates down by 200 basis points; and help provide solutions to the foreclosure / short sale problem.
Is this a sign of a recovery in real estate, which has been bogged down by a high number of foreclosures over the last several years?
Even distressed property sellers are benefitting from this hot seller's market, with a record - high share of homes at foreclosure auction being purchased by third - party buyers, rather than reverting back to the foreclosing bank.»
Massachusetts's highest court has considered whether a trial court had properly invalidated two foreclosure sales conducted by two large banks.
By avoiding the high costs associated with foreclosures, the Flex Modification will result in significant savings for the Enterprises and taxpayers, and it will provide borrowers who face permanent hardships with a sustainable modification.»
When asked about the role of foreclosures in investments, respondents said that high expectations were created by the media but the reality of the process led to a generally low level of satisfaction.
A foreclosure auction is where properties are auctioned off at a public sale by the Public Trustee (in Colorado) and sold to the highest bidder.
By selling off foreclosures when buyers are increasingly competing to find houses, banks are reaping higher prices.
On September 3, 2013, an interesting letter was sent by Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to the Florida Supreme Court, where the Attorney General reminds the High Court of the Mortgage Settlement deal and asks that Florida courts (i.e., all of those Florida judges out there overseeing the 300,000 + pending foreclosure lawsuits across the Sunshine State) to remember that this provision still exits.
As a means of supporting local housing markets that are depressed by high volumes of foreclosures, the REO - to - Rental initiative requires the properties to be rented...
Florida had the highest foreclosure rate in the country in October 2013, followed by Nevada, Maryland, Ohio and Illinois.
«There are still pockets of the country with high zombie foreclosure rates, and high vacant property rates in general, primarily in the Rust Belt and parts of the Northeast and Southeast — driven in large part by a high share of non-owner occupied vacant properties in those areas.
This is a public foreclosure sale handled online by the county clerk's office (via public auction on the Internet in accordance with Florida Statutes) where the property is offered to the highest bidder.
Florida also had the highest foreclosure inventory as a percentage of all mortgaged homes with 7.1 % followed by New Jersey (6.7 percent), New York (4.9 percent), Maine (3.8 percent) and Connecticut (3.7 percent).
• Seven of the top 10 highest metro foreclosure rates nationwide were in Florida, led by Palm Bay - Melbourne - Titusville.
That's what I've been thinking about as I reflect on my year as president of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ®, a year marked by high unemployment, tight lending, protracted short sales, and, most recently, foreclosure freezes by several lenders.
By state, the highest rates of foreclosure in the first quarter were in New Jersey (one in every 497 properties with a foreclosure filing); Maryland (one in every 820); and Nevada (one in every 857).
Some of the reasons for continued trouble ahead in 2011, are the attitudes formed toward homeownership by first time buyers, the impact of California's own Cap & Tax energy program, past overbuilding of high end homes based on false loan qualification practices, and the large amount of foreclosures banks still have to process.
Given record inventories and continued high foreclosure levels, home prices will bounce along the bottom for a while, at least according to the crystal ball wielded by David Berson, chief economist with mortgage insurers PMI Group.
Other states hard - hit by the foreclosure crisis as well as high unemployment also were found to be difficult for homeless children, including Arizona, California, and Nevada.
What's more, the current estimates by housing experts is that the shadow inventory of looming foreclosures that haven't yet hit the market could be as high as 4 million homes.
By 2011, Flint would have the ninth highest foreclosure rate in the country.