Q. I am in default on 12 jointly-owned properties that I am trying to liquidate as part of a divorce. All of my properties are currently worth less than the mortgage balances, due to the tough real estate market. I am aware that I will likely be taxed for the amount of the mortgage I [...]
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Short Sale vs. Foreclosure
November 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
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Abbey able to encourage new mortgage lending
May 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
A recent report has suggested that the Spanish owned high street bank, the Abbey, is in the unusual position of being able to encourage mortgage loans customers rather than turn them away because it is not experiencing the same difficulties as British lenders when it comes to securing finance for its mortgage lending operations. British [...]
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Fed actions may aid borrowers
March 18th, 2008 · No Comments
The central bank’s efforts to improve the flow of money through the nation’s gridlocked financial system should help large banks and investment companies, but any immediate benefits for homeowners and homebuyers are far less likely, according to Jeff DerGurahian, senior vice president of capital markets at Metrocities Mortgage in Sherman Oaks, Calif.
“This (action by the [...]
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Feds to Unveil New Mortgage-Help Plan
February 12th, 2008 · No Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) — At-risk borrowers with all types of mortgages, not just high-cost subprime loans, could be eligible for help under a new plan involving six big home lenders.
The plan, called Project Lifeline, will be announced Tuesday by the Treasury Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, said a person familiar with the [...]
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Will your lender let you do a short refinance?
January 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
A mortgage broker has an idea for reducing foreclosures: Encourage lenders to forgive debt. So far, the notion hasn’t gained traction.
Jeff Lazerson, founder and president of the online brokerage Mortgage Grader, believes that some foreclosures could be prevented if delinquent borrowers could refinance their loans, but with some of the debt forgiven. This type of [...]
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