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HUD Stepping Up Sales Of Delinquent FHA Loans
HUD selling off thousands of delinquent mortgages insured by the FHA.
Forecast For Steady Growth But No Home Sales Boom
US real estate market still facing headwinds in 2013…
Make The Most Of Zillow’s Foreclosure Database
A free service allowing consumers to retrieve information on 1.2 million homes that are either in the foreclosure process or owned by lenders…
Lenders’ Weird Requests Is No Cause For Alarm
The best cure for underwriting anxiety is a two-part remedy…
Timing Is Everything When Locking A Home Loan
How lenders set their prices and why this will surprise you…
Short-Sale Purchases Can Easily Fall Apart
As thousands of would-be buyers have discovered, short sales can be a long shot…
Why No Subprime ‘Criminals’ Have Gone To Jail
Lending policies can fuel or avert housing bubbles…
Mortgage Giants Predicting Growth In 2013 Home Sales
The Mortgage Bankers Association expects purchase loan originations to grow by 16 percent this year…
Things You Should Know About Mortgage Insurance
The straight skinny about Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI)…